Christmas Shopping?

@cessy_08 (306)
Dublin, Ireland
October 13, 2015 4:37am CST
Just wondering if you guys started with your Christmas shopping already?
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• United States
13 Oct 15
No I have not and there will be no Christmas ( I mean purchases) this year..things are too tight.
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@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
14 Oct 15
Well to spend time with family is the most important thing during Christmas :)
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Oct 15
No I haven't as I don't buy gifts. I either give money or gift cards. I only have five to buy for, so I can wait until the day before Christmas to get the money and gift cards. I do buy something for my ex husband, but he is the only one. I may buy gift cards for my grandsons that live in Missouri, but that will be it. We used to buy for each other, but once our daughter moved away to another state, then we stopped buying for her and the grandsons. I don't give a lot of money either, as I just can't afford to do all that much since money is very tight right now.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
14 Oct 15
@cessy_08 My grand kids prefer money now that they are older, so they can get what they want. My grand daughter will spend hers right away, where as my grand son will save his for things that he wants. He has saved a lot for things that he wants as my son and daughter-in-law won't buy them for him, as he is old enough to work and earn it himself.
@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
14 Oct 15
Giving money and/or gift cards are quite common these days and it is really practical. Because you allow the person to have the freedom what they want to do with the gift they received. I find some kids these days prefer to receive money and they save it up so they can buy the toy/gadget that they want.
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@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
14 Oct 15
@rosekiss That is really good! At least he knows that in order for him to buy "expensive" things for himself, he needs to save to buy it himself!
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@allknowing (135823)
• India
15 Oct 15
I am already at it. I have this party for the poor kids each year for which I need to organise a lot and that includes online shopping
@allknowing (135823)
• India
15 Oct 15
@cessy_08 There will be 100 kids and a few neighbours.
@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
15 Oct 15
@allknowing That is a big party! Good luck to you! :)
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@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
15 Oct 15
Good for you! How big is the event?
• Preston, England
17 Oct 15
I bought one present, as it is a book I get at discount every yearly update from the society I'm in - a pub guide. I get a copy as a present for a family friend too. Other presents wait until closer to Christmas.
@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
17 Oct 15
That's nice! What book did you buy?
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Oct 15
Never until December!
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Oct 15
@cessy_08 I live in New Zealand, what I call a crowd is probably quite different from what you call a crowd.
@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
15 Oct 15
Do you do it online? I can't imagine squeezing with lots of people in the shopping centers to buy gifts! I remembered a time we were doing last minute shopping and I saw people "fighting" over an item. Crazy!
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@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
17 Oct 15
@valmnz Yeah probably :) I used to live in Melbourne for 3 years and the crowd is not as bad as compared to Asia. It is probably the same there, too?
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• United States
13 Oct 15
No, I only buy two gifts other than for the dog and my husband, no big rush.
• United States
14 Oct 15
@cessy_08 She gets Frisbees, tennis balls and elk antlers.
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@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
14 Oct 15
@AbbyGreenhill Whoops! I thought the dog was a male! Sorry pretty girl! *pat*
@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
14 Oct 15
Aww so cute! What did you buy for the dog? I assume it is the cute fella in your avatar? :)
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
14 Oct 15
No, shopping for Christmas is not yet a priority in my list.
@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
14 Oct 15
But do you do it usually? Or you don't believe in gift giving?
@sofssu (23662)
14 Oct 15
No, not yet. I have started making some Christmas gifts though.
@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
14 Oct 15
Cool! Do you plan to give homemade presents? :)
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
17 Oct 15
No, not yet, way too early, unless I stumble unto something and like it.
@sherryeb (580)
• Duncan, Arizona
13 Oct 15
I shop for Christmas all through the year, so I have a little money to spend on fun things during the holidays.
@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
14 Oct 15
I think it is a good approach to buy things little by little so your budget don't go over the roof in a month when you buy gifts :) Do you wrap them as soon as you buy?
@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
13 Oct 15
Good gosh no - I do not do Christmas! I do not do christmas shopping!
@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
13 Oct 15
Why not? Is it something you don't believe in?
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• Calicut, India
13 Oct 15
Nope, not yet planning to have some new Games to enjoy my vaccation
@cessy_08 (306)
• Dublin, Ireland
13 Oct 15
Cool! What kind of games would that be? Good for you that you have something to look forward to! :)