Are you done or have you just started buying Christmas presents? How much money approx. do you spend?
952516
I'm just getting started, I usually spend way to much, but this year I'm cutting back. It has gotten way out of hand. I think everyone has lost what the meaning is.
486728
I planned on keeping it simple....but I overspent.\n\nYou could take any part of the gifts I got my girls as one gift.\n\nI got everyone a rhinestone heart key chain with their first initial on it $5.99 a piece including engraving.\n\nI got everyone rhinestone hairpins at clair's boutique for 8.50 a piece.\n\nThen I got them something more personal. My matron of honor got a VERY nice collection of L'occtane lotion and soap.$75\nAnother got a magnolia spa candle from L'occtane.$25\nAnother got a box of godiva chocolate $20\nAnother got a bunch of collectors stuff from napoleon Dynomyte $20\nAnother got a new lotion collection and lip gloss from bath and body works $20\n\nLike I said, any one of those things will work. Just make sure that about the same is spent on all the girls to be equal (The maid of honor is a little different).\n\nYou could also do matching necklaces, make up bags, tee shirts, mugs, flasks, bracelets, or even manicures.....depends on how well you know your girls. Good luck and happy gift hunting.
743252
Exactly how i feel. Everywhere i go People ask me what i want. Last year i was all into the gifts but it seems in the last year i just value having my family together more than any gift. I am tired of hearing about presents. I just decided to tell my family to give the money for my presents to a charity.
700562
Maybe once you get out into the shops looking for pressies you will start to feel the Christmas spirit a little bit, get yourself off to Asda I've just bought 2 trendy polo shirts for my friends fellas for £5 each, some nice junky jewellery for my niece and a top and I have change from £20, they have tons of nice stuff at low prices for Christmas gifts, all under one roof and with the money you save you can treat yourself to a nice dress or top, go on spoil yourself, hope you feel a bit more Christmas's soon, be happy and good luck.
768191
When my kids were younger, they got a LOT of presents from Santa - they would be allowed to ask for one big and one small present, and anything else they got was a bonus.  \n\nThe other presents would be little toys from the pound shop or Christmas sweets, as well as things like bath stuff and hair accessories.  They would always get books and things like jigsaw puzzles as well.\n\nNone of these things were expensive, could be picked up at various stages during the year, but always created a huge amount of excitement and mystery.\n\nThis year I have one child who has asked for a Wii, and the other two want upgrades on their mobile phones.  That's about it.  \n\nThe Wii will be more in the way of a family present, and I still make a point of buying books as well.  \n\nThen at the last minute, I'll probably splurge out on a heap of stuff for everyone, because that's usually what I do!\n\nHappy Christmas!
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.
855700
Dollar store was a good point they have mugs with candy in them.. 1 dollar each for every memeber spending about under 20 bucks?\nI am sure your family would understand times are tough...\nAnother idea if your good at baking...make some brownies or cookies. Buy some christmas decorated tins again at the dollar store and some of that party tissue paper to make it look a little fancy when they open it. \nCan't go wrong with sweets for the sweet tooth.
869303
I think a better question would be "What should I GIVE for Christmas?" If you don't know what you want, obviously you already have much more than you need. Maybe you should think of giving some of it away to people who need stuff and be happy with whatever somebody decides to give you.
944488
Why not save your money till Christmas and buy a gift that they haven't outgrown?
757201
depends how spoiled they are..  some parents spend thousands of dollars on Christmas presents for their kids..  in my opinion, a hundred bucks each is plenty..
880970
Haha, good thinking about saving money!\nMe and my friend are going for the same thing, and what we are doing is baking a HUGE batch of different varieties of christmas cookies.\nAfter tying them in cute sacks with ribbon, it looks cute yet obviously time-consuming! The ingredients don't cost much compared to the amount of sacks of cookies you get from it, and since i am doing it with a friend, we are even splitting the costs!\n\nway to hit two birds with one stone :)\n\nelle.moon
804679
Oh Honey I know what you mean. We had to cut down on gifts big time this year.The giveing of gifts is out of control,and the costs are outragius. You children I would say yes to getting for,but the rest you have to cut down on. I too know the true meaning of Christmas And do undrestand what you'r saying\nOh well we have both vented and I hope you feel a little better...I do (LOL) Happy Holidays to you and yours.
738631
Not yet. But I have a question for you...\n\nIt's my birthday on christmas, do I have to \nbuy gifts? Or is it the thought that counts?\nBecause people nowadays feel\nunappreciated when they recieve nothing \non holidays and I don't grow money trees.\n\nps.\nI'm only 14.
914949
Me too.  My family has decided not to "do" Christmas this year.  By that I\nmean buy lots of useless presents for each other.  We are going to \ncelebrate by spending lots of time together and eating great meals.  Not\nall of them prepared by me!!!  I'm looking forward to it.
1165161
Christmas presents and everything else respectively.\n\nand it's not worth it.
315510
Whenever I buy gifts, I buy things that I would want for myself, whether they be cheap or expensive.  What you're doing is fine, but if you're doing it 'coz you expect the same in return, that's wrong. Buy the gifts from the heart, not for show and don't expect the same in return. Not everyone is the same, but do your bit and don't worry about others. Pretty hard to do, but don't stoop as low as others, keep doing your bit....
968220
Im trying to understand this question...\nI buy christmas presents for families that wouldnt have christmas if i didnt...I shopping for 23 kids and their parents, i feel they need something to...Will also be buying stuff for christmas dinner for the families...