Who has started their Christmas Shopping already?
823854
I don't usually either, but this year for some reason I'm more in the mood to start now.  Maybe cuz I don't want to rush at the last minute, and I keep seeing everything they have out in the stores already.  I bought one thing so far, my daughter likes the crayola color wonder books and markers, and I saw a little travel size one I never saw before.  I thought it would be handy, and snatched one now before I never see them again cuz there were only a few of them.
891801
I have sang christmas songs in the middle of summer ad all my friends think I am wierd but I dont care and yes I also have since I was little get up early and check my christmas stocking and put everything back before my parents or my boyfriend have gotten up. Also I have been that person who peeks at her presents before christmas just to see what I have gotten.
930892
yeahh \nlike omg!\ni cannot wait after thanksgiving\nit's a shopping day for me\n:))))))))
769719
Yes i am! As soon as I see the first holiday ad in the newspapers, i know christmas is here! So its become a crass, commercialised holiday that everyone exploits, but you gotta love it. It's the most wonderful time of the year!
883984
Oh god yes. I am going for a brand new job, moving into my boyfriend family home until we move into our newly bought flat and I haven't got the time/money/patience or 'jolliness' in my heart for christmas!
933414
This is why I always do all my Christmas shopping early. The earlier, the better.
926832
I think any time after the 1st December is fine. November is too early!\n\nMind you all the shops have been decorated for Christmas since Novermber the 1st. So no wonder people start early.
749457
on the 21st of december - winter starts
23340
You know you seem to have based your idea of a good Christmas on what you received.... What did you give?\n I received three very thoughtful gifts and spent the day with my two oldest granddaughters,husband, daughter and son in law and could not have been a better day.
742637
Yes I think we have.  Instead of celebrating the birth of our Lord, Christmas has become so commercialized & materialistic.  It is all about who can spend the most or get the best gift.  And we put ourselves into so much debt for things we can not afford, just to impress others or for whatever the reasons.  Christimas items have been put into stores in early August.  The bottom line...money.
812046
No...I haven't started at all, and I'm dreading it..  I have too many people to buy for and sadly, not a whole lot of money.\n\nHere's your Christmas hug 25 days early...  *hug for Angel*
855674
This year, my husband and I decided to do most of our shopping online. That way, we wouldn't have to deal with all the crowds, the pushing, the shoving, etc. We made a plan of what we would buy and for whom, and it ended up being a theme this year to get everyone's gifts (except the kids' toys) through a charity or organization. So far, we have given to Beads for Education (they make beaded items to sell to raise money for girls in Kenya to go to school) Autism Speaks, the ASPCA, Jamestown Museum (they raise money for their archaeological research in Jamestown, Virginia) Big City Mountaineers (they take inner city kids camping, fishing, ect.) Breast Cancer Research (we bought items through Avon...100% of their profits go to the research) the American Cancer Society, College of the Atlantic (they "adopt" whales to people for a year, and the money goes to research on finback whales) World Wildlife Foundation, The Make a Wish Foundation and the USHS. It feels good to give to these organizations who could use the money more than my sister needs a new pair of cheap wal-mart earrings, and you can still get something in return to put under the tree. There are soooooo many more organizations out there that need help, and now is a good opportunity to pitch in. Not to mention that I'm almost done with my christmas shopping, and I didn't have to leave my computer....plus, if you have family members that won't be here this Christmas, you can have something shipped directly to them. My daughter even got into the spirit, and cut a foot of her hair off to give to Locks of Love....and she's only 8 years old...I'm so proud of her for being such a good person.  So, as for being "ready" for the upcoming holidays... I'm about halfway there (I still haven't decorated the house) But I took this opportunity to perhaps give others ideas that would "pay it forward" this year. Good luck to everyone!
807472
I have done both but this year I am seriously thinking of doing the gift card thing again at Best Buy...I won't be able to get presents until next Friday so I sure do not wanna have to go out and shop in the mob!
981107
I found a great website with really original gifts, try \nwww.findgift.com\nIt's enat - lots to choose from, I did ALL of my Christmas shopping in about 2 hours!
289182
have u done a search yet?
942197
Amazon has put it easy for you to choose , they sorted all the best selling Christmas gifts at one place , have a look : http://astore.amazon.com/xmas-20\nthey have all kinds of good Christmas gifts
892333
no...I started awhile ago.  I dont like waiting until last minute because its too hard to find the things your looking for.