Christmas Shopping ranting

[42]

So is already the 2nd of December and I still haven't got gifts for my parents or five of my siblings.

I hate shopping. Normally I have all of my gifts purchased on-line by Thanksgiving.

This year, I just can't seem to make any decisions on what to get people.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

My wife has handled shopping for me for the next year. My birthday/christmas/hannukah/kwanzaa/valentines/fathers day/anniversary present was allowing me to spend hundreds of dollars on a digital camera.

However, we still have to take our kids out to get each other something.

[Faster Master St. Pastor]

Thats whats cool about being a minor, you don't really have to worry about that kind of stuff.

[Nessa]

My shopping for our three kids and family was finished before Thanksgiving. My husband's gifts from me will soon be ordered.

As for neighbor and friend gifts -- my husband makes candy every year. Caramels, toffee, truffles. He even tempers the chocoloate. He bought specialty chocolate at the local bakery supply store, an 11 lb brick! This means I don't have to do holiday baking, and that's fine with me.

[MPlease]

I've decided to skip Christmas this year and go straight to New Years due to my wedding on the 22nd, so I don't have to buy presents for anyone except my sister and her husband since I got their name in the family exchange. Although there is a max spending limit on that gift of $15 so I'm in pretty good shape.  

[MsFish]

I finished my Christmas shopping before black friday.  (Unless you count the copy of Elantris I bought that day, so I guess I finished *on* black friday.)  However, I decided to get ambitious and *make* several presents this year, and that's been eating my writing time for the last two months, because I bit off way more than I had time to chew.  But on the upside, I'm hoping to finish today.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

I always shop on the 15th of Dec...
Its more exciting...

[fuzzyoctopus]

I don't mind the shopping, it's having so many people who are impossible to buy for that drives me up the wall. At least I still make it easy for the parents by giving them a 'christmas list' on request; they don't make it that easy for me.

[Mr_Pleasington]

I've found that having a wife that loves shopping has relieved me of my gift-buying duties.

Sure, it means I don't have to go out into the sweaty throngs of holiday shoppers, but, oh!, the checkbook...

[The Jade Knight]

I haven't boughten anything.  Time to get on Amazon!

[Spriggan]

I'm actually done with everything now.  Yea EBAY!

[The Lost One]

First, let me say that I hope 42 at least knows what to get me as I already have his Christmas present.

Second, I finding that Christmas shopping is changing for me since I became a parent. My wife bought lightsabers for my three-year old son and I can't wait until Christmas to play with them. My wife is getting a little tired of telling me to wait until Christmas. I think I might be able to get her to relent as we really need lightsabers now.

[scAri]

You're all nuts! I haven't even begun to think about any of this yet... I'm used to shopping on the 23rd.  

I'm guessing none of you have finals.

[42]

First, let me say that I hope 42 at least knows what to get me as I already have his Christmas present.

I would if you would have sent out a Christmas Wish lists or at least registered at a store like everyone else in the family.

[Spriggan]

He should be easy to shop for 42, after all he's a lawyer, he wants the souls of the damned since they make him stronger.