Week 15- Overpriced ties

We're going back home for Christmas this Wednesday, home being three homes now as we take Nancy to see all our parents. Hopefully this trip will be calm and uneventful, unlike last time. I've got nearly everyone's Christmas presents, thanks to the wonders of internet shopping. Well e-bay mainly. I went a bit nuts yesterday bidding for a tie for my dad and ended up spending nearly thirty quid on it even though my budget was a tenner. Who spends thirty quid on a tie? Dad doesn’t even wear ties as he spends most of his time underneath the bonnet of car.