I've just started doing mine. I want to beat the Christmas rush from last year. I was a procrastinator and left my Christmas shopping till the last minute last year. Never again will I do that. Shopping and getting through the busy mall is frustrating let alone being able to find a parking stall.

i don't have any shopping to do...all i know is that they've started up with x-mas stuff WAY too early this year. i went to jcpenney last weekend and they had all these wreaths and friggin x-mas music playing over the loudspeakers. all that, and thanksgiving hasn't even come yet!

Mod, please.

I haven't finished from last year!

1/2 done with Yule shopping/gift making

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

This radio station was playing Christmas music on Halloween. I said....damn at least wait until the day is over with

AnckSuNamun said:

2 stations here are playing them now 24 / 7

I always wait until the last minute too. It is waaaay too early for me.

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Mach said:

Oh yeah, they're on top of things now

I just get cards so i can leave it to the last minute.

I like to get all my shopping done in one day. That's getting harder to do every year, though.
Truthfully, I loathe Xmas shopping and only really celebrate the holiday out of obligation to my family.

I will say, I think Xmas needs to stay in storage untill after halloween.

What? Is it 2 weeks before Christmas already??

Last year my mom and I made these gift baskets with Ghiradelli Chocolates and other things she ordered and gave them to everyone. It saved a lot of shopping time since everyone got the same thing. I'm not sure if we'll do it again this year. Everyone seemed happy with them though. You can never go wrong with chocolate right

2the9s said:

AnckSuNamun said:

you sure can't...can i get some????

i can't stand going to the malls during the holidays, it makes shopping so frustrating. You got these obnoxious people who don't know how to say excuse me and their kids are running all over everywhere stepping all over your shoes pulling down clothes. i think i had the most laughter in the parking lot one time after i gave a lady the finger....another couple of cars were vying for a parking space and i remember a woman literally stopping her car and rolling down her window to curse the other driver out!!!

i think i feel the most sorry for the customer sales people at the counters....the people who give them the most hell i remember one time a lady just didn't flat out know if she wanted this gown or not...she didn't pay any mind that there was A LONG LINE behind her....it was crazy.

i especially can't stand when "i'll be home for christmas" comes on over the loudspeaker, no matter where i'm at, or what mood i'm in, that song depresses me and makes me want to just have a fit in the middle of floor crying...

missfee said:

People get fuckin' crazy at Christmas I wonder what toy will be the new Cabbage Patch doll.

My wife bought a doll that we're saving to give to my daughter as a stocking-stuffer.

Does that count?

men are ridiculously hard to shop for

emm said:

emm said:

my dad definitely isn't. he's one of the rare folks out there--he doesn't mind if you don't get him a present. being with family's more enough than a gift for him.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Dads are definitely the worst.
We have exhausted just about every gift type for my dad.
Clothing, tools, gift certificates to Home Depot...

This year I'm searching for obscure Honduran music CD's.

PurpleJedi said:

Of course

My dad's cool with anything Harley Davidson, John Deere, James Brown, or Corvette related

Don't bring a man with you when you shop. They get bored and whiney

AnckSuNamun said:

already purchased...
your next suggestion??

I started - I'm visiting family next weekend near Liverpool and so it's better than getting the shopping done later and posting it.

luv4u said:

I get bored and whiney when my wife just MENTIONS the word "shopping".

dads but also your sister's second husband. what the heck do you get for that??

AnckSuNamun said:

uggg, you just reminded me...i'd have family members who were super-cheap and would give me nothing but friggin socks, isotoner gloves and boxes of jovan musk every year.