I can't believe others had started shopping for Christmas?

well, guess there are people who doesnt want to get trapped in the christmas rush.. if i only have money and lots of money, i guess i would be buying chritsmas presents now too.. though there would be a lot of big discounts and on sale items during christmas season, the malls would be very crowded by then.. but i dont have the money to buy it ahead of time.. so guess i just have to deal with the traffic, and busy malls by december!hehe

I think it's really advisable to start shopping now since stores and malls will be pretty crowded on December or late November. Prices could also go up on those months since some people abuse the opportunity. Some on the other hand drop their prices to attract customers. And yes there is such a thing as running out of stock for a certain thing we want. Hehe. It's just like going on a new adventure, we should always come prepared and armed with what we need. Usually when the "ber"-months come in, people feel the Christmas fever already. Hehe.

I will start and complete my Christmas shopping in November not wait until the streets are busy in mid December. I won't decide on food until December I think so it will be as fresh as possible. I think that prices go up every week and so doing shopping sooner rather than later is a great idea. Many people get stressed with last minute Christmas shopping but that won't be the worry I have this year. Good luck with your Christmas shopping. Christmas is a popular and important event in my home country.

I have already started shopping for Christmas. I will pick up stuff when i am out shopping i usually think oh so and so will like that. Then buy it and put it away from Christmas. And i will also pick gifts up in the sales. The reason being is that i have five children to buy gifts for. Also it is one of my sons birthday 4 days before Christmas so i like to be all done for Christmas by the beginning of December so i can then concentrate on his birthday. But i do wait to get food till about a week or two before hand.

Since I am not a big shopper, I always tend to put my Christmas shopping off. I have relatives and friends who do it all year long and are always ready for the holidays early. I envy them, but cannot get myself to jump in there and do it! So true about not being able to find what you want the closer to the holidays it gets! So, I should start my gift shopping now, but probably won't!

if i had the money i would have been done by now. in years past when things were better for us money wise i always had my christmas shopping done by october. the reason being is that i hate being in the stores when they are crowded and you have to stand in long lines. that to me is not fun. but i barely got any done this year and i am fretting over how i will be able to finish as i am trying to pay off my credit cards and not add more to them. it is a struggle.

Well, not for food...but I do shop for christmas all year 'round. Just not in grocery stores, or other commercial places...garage sales, flea markets, ebay...that's where most of our gifts come from if we don't make them ourselves. Food is bought late November through December (depending when the sales are, and based on what we have in our pantry at home -- which usually isn't alot, but all the same). It kinda annoys me to see christmas stuff already in stores, in October. I'm looking forward to Halloween, I don't wanna see Santa Clause!

I always start Christmas shopping in October. I hate shopping in crowded stores. although, because of the economy I really don't think the stores will be too crowded this year. I went to Costco the other night and its usually very crowded at night and it was empty. I live in America and Christmas is a big deal in my family. Alot of people have big celebrations at Christmas time. There are alot of Christmas parties going on, we like alot of people celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Christmas is all about family getting together. What part of America do you live in that you don't see people having big festivites for Christmas?

I'm so sorry for coming in so late. I'm too late to answer this question now, as the Christmas for year 2008 has already passed and Christmas for year 2009 is still far away.

Well, I don't especially go Christmas shopping, but... if I see something I think someone would like for a present, it gets bought! As for Christmas cards, quite often I will have some left over from last year - have even bought some on sale once; just after Christmas! Another thought comes, this is developing into a pretty long thread... so hands up... anyone following the myLot guidelines and reading all sixty odd posts before adding their response? Have to admit, I've read the first ten and then the ones on this page! Oops! Will someone give me a slapped wrist? :-o

yeah some country like Philippines have already christmas and decoration.in germany different world some has christmas 24 in the evening coz they follow the old style.they even put christmas tree during 24 of december after church.

My husband and I give the older grandchildren, and our children money in a card for Christmas. The 2 (as it is now), great grandchildren still get presents. I shop year round for items that would make not only Christmas gifts, but other gifts for other ocassins as well. Buying on sale is the way to save, especially shopping a few days after the mad rush Dec. 26 - I never go shopping that day, unless I am spending Christmas back home in my small city of origin.

Went into work the other day and one of my colleagues said his mrs had already finished her christmas shopping and had done most of it throughout the year. I haven't even started yet. Expect i'll leave it till the last few days before the big day. It's normally a rush, panic buying session in any shop going just a few hours or so before christmas. Have decided this year to be a little stricter with myself though and armed with my bank card and laptop I plan to do most of my christmas shopping online through cashback sites which should hopefully make the whole experience a little less hassle and hopefully work out a little cheaper too. As for the shops in my home town at the moment...they've had their decorations up since the beginning of last month. In my opinion the whole christmas season is becoming so comercialised it's losing it's magic. I've noticed this more and more as i've grown up. Used to really enjoy it as a child...couldn't sleep xmas eve night because I was too excited for santa to visit. Nowadays I look forward to the roast dinner but the hassle of buying presents and people rushing about just scares me.

hi bebs! me too, i've started shopping for gifts this christmas. i dont want to join other people in their christmas rush. but for foods, i dont buy it ahead of time. i just buy it the day before christmas but at an earlier time. take care! stay happy

I have not bought any food for Christmas yet, but have started buying presents. I like to buy them early as got my son's and daughter's birthday presents to buy as well as they are both close to Christmas, and would be too expensive to buy everything in one go.

Here in the Philippines, as soon as Ber-months come into action, you can expect us Pinoys to do big withdrawals and get a big time shopping. Christmas is highly valued here, probably, our religious culture has taught us so.

Omg I know whatyou mean. I work at a store in the mall and have had people coming in for christmas gifts montths ago. Anytime anything went on sale theyd be like, this will be good for christmas. I cant believe they started so early. I mean its good to grab the merchandise when its on sale, but I really wouldnt want to get gifts this early. God knows if they will like it, or possibly even fit into it by the time christmas comes along, as if we were speaking about clothes.

Actually with so many outlets of big Supermarkets sprouting here and there the probability of running out of stocks is very minimal. People will probably run out of money but supermarkets will not run out of stocks. The risk of last minute shopping though are prices getting higher and too many people are in the shops and oh the heavy traffic that will kill much of your time so my hubby would complain why I'm doing last minute shopping. I've started buying pastas, and fruit cocktails actually! The ingredients would be the last I'd buy. But the gifts I've not started maybe by next week I would do so I can start wrapping them. I have promised to myself Bebs that this time I will not do as the past years. I did last-minute shoppings in the past Christmases although I promised each time not to do. I was unable to fulfill my promise though. But now I certainly will not repeat the past mistakes. I will shop and finished it before the month of December comes.

If i could afford to i would shop thruout the year for christmas. one year i might do that. see something i like for a certain person and then grab it and then on to the next person lol.

Here in Canada most people start in about November it seems. I usually start around this time of year or earlier. It spaces out the cost of buying the presents easier, I find. I started this year back in September this year. Just because I found something I knew the person would like.