Have you ever gotten yourself a Christmas present?
By bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
Holiday, Florida
December 11, 2010 2:22pm CST
this year for the first time i think ever, ive gotten myself a christmas present. Mostly i figure ive had such a bad time of it lately and everyone else in the family is likely going to be here for many more xmases. so, sorry to say, that im jipping them a little in lue of using some of the extra ive made this month and some of what ive saved to buy me a xmas present.
and its something ive been wanting a long time. A printer!! and it scans, etc. my son wanted to get me one but couldnt afford it. got me a little step stool and chair that ive had my eye on. Then a couple weeks ago, he said mom, ive found this great deal online for only 74 dollars, printer scanner, wireless, you can take it anywhere. if i was you, id get it for a xmas present to yourself....lol. so, i figured up my $70. from online earnings, and said yep, order it. today, he set it up for me and im so happy. now i can scan some of my old photos
so, have you bought yourself a xmas present lately? or ever?4 people like this
31 responses
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
19 Dec 10
Honey, I don't wait for Christmas...any time I buy something, anything at all, it's a gift to myself.
I usually get gift cards for my online earnings so I use those to buy my clothes and sometimes things for the house and also DVDs.
It's great to spend my earnings like that and it gives me a feeling of pride. Congratulations to you on getting your printer.
Merry Christmas!!
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
21 Dec 10
I always feel that my gifts are not good enough for my grandkids...especially when they receive beautiful, expensive gifts (several each) from their other grandmother who is wealthy. So last year I gave them a card to share between them...$50 bucks worth between the 2 of them.
They did not use it so now it has expired. That tells me for sure that my gifts to them are meaningless so I won't bother any more.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
6 Feb 11
oh my. they must have everything. mine do also from their other side, but,i still buy some small thing and give them. so they will know i do care and my son will know i do what i can. 
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
21 Dec 10
Merry christmas to you to girl. you are so wise. i sent a couple of gift cards to some of my kids i had earned them online and felt that was good enough even tho i feel guilty for spending more on me, but they had their days growing up when i only bought for them and not myself
@imurbigfan (12)
• Philippines
12 Dec 10
Wow, that was a nice thing happened for you. In my case, i haven't bought bought a christmas present lately. tsk.. I have no money for now. My allowance in a scholarship has not been release yet. So sad for me.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Dec 10
im so sorry. hope someone will get you something nice. maybe if you do enough on line during times you are not doing school work you can buy something next year if you can manage to save
@imurbigfan (12)
• Philippines
13 Dec 10
yeah i do hope so.. but i am currently earning very low on line. any recommendations. anyways, would you give a gift if i was your neighbor? :D
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
26 Dec 10
i rarely buy myself anything.it usually goes into the house one way or another.
makes me angry occasionally,but if things have to be taken care of,what can you do tho..
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
11 Dec 10
hi bon, good for u. I'm glad u got u one. I would get me something but i don't knowof a thing i want. Guess i have everything i need. My wants are few anymore.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Dec 10
usually im like that. but lately since internet and tv is all i do mostly my son thinks i should have what i can to make it all better. 
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
12 Dec 10
I agree. Wish everyone could have whatever they want to make things better.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
13 Dec 10
i wish that for you to. do they celebrate xmas there? its mostly buddist, right? or muslim?
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Dec 10
hope so. well, the pic of coco here is from 3 yrs ago. but shes still pretty much the same. wish my looks would hold up like that
tukay is quite lovely to. dont you think? 1 person likes this
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
6 Feb 11
coco is the same. shes so fat yet still looks cute. im so fat but if i ate like she does for her size id be 400 plus, lbs. who knows though. maybe thats what she is in doggy lbs. 
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 10
Hi Bunny
Yes I have bought myself Presents as my Ex Husband never really did, so I used to buy for the Children and him and then a little something for myself
But I am so happy that you have your Printer
I have got one of those that Prints scans and copy's but I need one because of the Cards I design and make so it is necessary for me to have one lol
Good on you Girl
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Dec 10
thanks. im planning on possibley using it to print out postage if i start selling things or swapping online. 
@dawnald (85139)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Dec 10
Practically every year I buy myself at least some small thing. Gets me in the mood, somehow...
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
15 Dec 10
this has certainly made me more ready for xmas. i'll tell you. @quinnkl (1667)
• United States
17 Dec 10
Unfortunately as a mother of a son, I get myself gifts often. I "reward" myself with a book I want or something I want each year. This year (with the help of Christmas cash gifts included) I am putting extra money in and finally getting myself a kindle. I am a book lover and have never thought I would give up actual books for a kindle, but they are SO convenient. So I am getting one for myself to carry with me to read whenever I have to "wait" for people or appointments etc. An expensive gift for myself, but we all need to do something special just for ourselves sometimes (instead of getting what we "need" as opposed to what we "want")!!
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Dec 10
that sounds wonderful. i would save for that but ive been trying to get these hundreds of saved books read up ive collected for yrs now that i no longer work. @JenInTN (27514)
• United States
13 Dec 10
Good for you! You deserve it. Everyone should get theirselves a little something. I bought myself an awesome set of thick fuzzy pajamas. I fell in love with them at the store and thought...I'm going to spoil myself a bit and get those. I can't stop thinking about them now..lol...I'm at work thinking about them.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Dec 10
its wonderful when we can make our own selves happy. and isnt that what doctors say we should do? @buggles64 (2709)
• United States
19 Dec 10
I have bought myself christmas presents before, wrapped them and put them under the tree. The last year I bought myself something was a foot massager. I bought it, wrapped it, and then on the tag...I put from my two youngest children. That was in 2004. And wouldn't ya know, I still have it and use it whenever I need to soak my feet.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
14 Dec 10
I haven't bought myself a Christmas gift this year, but I typically am the one that ends up buying my own Christmas gift from my husband and from the kids. However, I do tend to treat myself to a little bit of something for myself when I am out doing my Christmas shopping. This year I got myself a couple of DVDs and also so stuff from Bath and Body Works when I was out with my mother on Black Friday trying to tie up my Christmas shopping for this year.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Dec 10
good for you. thats about the kind of things i got myself in the past few years till this xmas. 
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
29 Apr 11
yep a good idea. ive actually considered asking my kids if i can use the money i send them, for my xmas present from them cutting out the whole silly exchange problem. they are all grown and in different states except 2.
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
13 Dec 10
Good for you!!!! I don't think theres anything wrong with buying yourself a Christmas present. We all go thru tough times sometimes, and I think its good to pamper yourself, I have no shame in saying I've bought myself a Christmas present before, and I think I'm going to buy myself one this year. I found this beautiful ring, it has diamonds around it, and it has a place on it to engrave your names, I'm going to get mine and my husbands name put on it. I've wanted it for a long time, my husband won't buy me anything like that, so I'm going to buy it myself..haha.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Dec 10
good for you. i sometimes wear my mothers ring my daughter got me when i can remember.
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
12 Dec 10
I always buy a Christmas present for myself every year. I figured I deserved to indulge myself during this time of year too. I usually go out and get myself something that I wouldn't dare to buy otherwise. Over the years I've bought shoes, books, games and other things for myself. Usually things that I know that no one will bother to get for me. But I guess it's no big deal because all of my siblings do the same thing so I don't feel too bad about it.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Dec 10
good. i think we need to lighten up as it will help keep us focused on not getting depressed. for a while i was depressed. now im feeling better
@celticeagle (172744)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Dec 10
Oh, I usually do get myself something. I wish I had a printer. That is a great deal! How nice for you. I would love to have a scanner. I have some old pictures I would love to get online so I could send them to people. I usually buy myself some little token of my esteem for myself. Hehehe
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Dec 10
yes its not hard to buy something small but i did what i probably shouldnt and used the money ive been saving for a place for months just in case the gal from NY joined us here again but, luckily that has went way back since she left. back to NY. son has realised he cant live with a child in the house thats way out of hand. so i had it to spare.
@kodukodu84 (1567)
• Malaysia
12 Dec 10
I do always buy myself a Christmas present whenever I can afford before I buy a gift for someone else LOL. Some of the things that I bought as my Christmas present was my notebook 3 years ago and also a replacement for my broken ipod last year.But I was just very lucky to have a bit of an extra money that time. Seems like I will not be able to get something for myself this year because I really don't have much balance in my bank account and very little extra money too Have a nice day to you.
and very little extra money too Have a nice day to you.@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Dec 10
thanks. well, lets hope someone will get you something very nice this year to make up for it dear. 
@rovered777 (649)
• United States
12 Dec 10
Yes, I've gotten many Christmas presents that were in the 50 to 100 dollar price range. But one of the ones that stood out the most and can be seen with this post by me is my laptop. Its cost was 1499 dollars and includes HD sound, DVD and CD RW and many other expansions. This laptop has endured the test of time, as I've disused this system a lot. Its been sent in to the warranty service about four times during the first two years for minor body repairs. But, the CPU and internal drive processing controls work as new. Its been about ten years, and this Dell works brand new.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Dec 10
yes that is a great buy. dell i think is the best. although i bought a sony viao and my daughter still uses it from 5 yrs ago. and never been to repair yet.
@aodoerfer (113)
• United States
12 Dec 10
I have gotten myself Christmas presents, yes! I don't really like to get Christmas gifts from other people, and it makes my husband feel better if I pick out something for myself so I still get a gift. Since deals are great this time of year, it's especially nice. For me, as an adult, getting gifts from yourself is the best way to go!
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Dec 10
there you go. you are right. when i live with or near one of my kids, they about always get me the perfect gifts as they listen to what i really want and/or like