A few down, lots to go
By Kimberley
@mom210 (9117)
United States
October 27, 2015 7:44am CST
I am happy to report, I have marked a few presents off the list for Christmas. Usually we do not start until the week before Thanksgiving, but this year, I am jumping on it!
I put a mountain bike on lay away for my daughter. I made a large order online and paid for it with a Swag coupon, thank you Swag! Plus I found a couple things yesterday.
Hubby was the easiest, we heat with wood and he requested his present early, a chain saw. Since I like to be warm, I happily ran to the store and got it. He has already chopped some wood, and just in time, it is cooling off fast.
Now, a few off the list and, let's see, tons more to go. We will still be shopping right up until the week of Christmas I am sure, but it feels good to get it started. Have you started yet?
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What a wonderful gift, I know that Katerina 
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I did my 2015 Christmas shopping the day after Christmas 2014. Did all the year's birthday present shopping then too.
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@mom210 (9117)
• United States
2 Nov 15
@ElizabethWallaceI used to do that several years ago, but got out of the habit. That is a good idea.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
31 Oct 15
@ChesneyM That is a riot. I have them all in boxes, ready for shipping on a shelf in my office closet. ??
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
31 Oct 15
@ChesneyM If you pick a day right after the holiday, when there are great sales, you do not need to be organized. You will be finished. Put them in an easy to find place and put reminders on your calendar or set an alert on your phone or computer.
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@thinkingoutloud (6127)
• Canada
27 Oct 15
No I haven't started yet but I will have to be earlier this year. One of my daughters is studying in Scotland for her Master's and, since she is so far away, I will have to ship her Christmas gifts to her. She won't be able to come home for the holidays. So, having to do so will force me to start shopping earlier. I dread it but, on the other hand, it would be nice to finish earlier too LOL
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@thinkingoutloud (6127)
• Canada
3 Nov 15
@mom210 Yes! It's the first time we won't spend Christmas together :( I thought she was going to be able to make a little Christmas over there with her flatmates and others from her program but turns out most of them are flying home to their families for the holidays and my daughter is staying in Scotland. I think a lot of those families are much better off financially than we are because the cost of all that flying is just really difficult. I'll do what I can to set her up with a nice Christmas, though, and I guess we'll be skyping a lot that day!
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@mom210 (9117)
• United States
4 Nov 15
@thinkingoutloud You have a great attitude about the whole thing.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
19 Nov 15
I shop online throughout the year. If I see something that's a good deal, I buy it and stash it. I dislike the crowds at the stores.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
6 Nov 15
You are a woman after my own heart, I just got a present from Amazon (free with my associate sales) today.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
6 Nov 15
The grand-kid's gifts ordered and I assume received already for Santa to put together. I am waiting one del for my husband...I send my nice a check - so I don't have a lot of shopping - we gave all that up when we moved south.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
5 Nov 15
No, I have not started yet, but, I should have. My guess is I will be running around last minute. Maybe I should just go window shopping this weekend and maybe that will motivate me :-). It is great you have already got some sorted out.
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@1creekgirl (41331)
• United States
27 Oct 15
I've only bought a couple, but I've cut my gift list down to three gifts for each person. If three was enough for baby Jesus, it's enough for us. 
Our kids and grandkids (all but three) are grown so they like gift cards and cash. I try to find something personal for the third gift.
Our kids and grandkids (all but three) are grown so they like gift cards and cash. I try to find something personal for the third gift.2 people like this
@mom210 (9117)
• United States
2 Nov 15
@1creekgirl that is a good plan, I may adopt that in the future when mine are older.
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@1creekgirl (41331)
• United States
28 Oct 15
@Marilynda1225 Sounds like our kids. I could never know what to buy the teenagers, but it's still fun shopping for the little ones.
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@Marilynda1225 (82598)
• United States
28 Oct 15
My kids and grandkids (the older ones) are very happy with gift cards and/or cash. The little grandkids still like something to open on Christmas day
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@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
27 Oct 15
I haven't even started to make a list of what we will be getting this year. I might have to make this year smaller than last year due to starting payments for orthodontic care. Once I've figured out how much we can afford I can start thinking about what to get the kids.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
27 Oct 15
You are so far ahead of me its almost funny. When my kids still lived at home I started early. Now I wait to the last minute.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
2 Nov 15
@mom210 I also ask them what they would like - a list for me to pick from.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I'll be buying a few this weekend, if I have the time. This is an extra pay week so I'll use most of my paycheck and a small bit of hubby's towards Christmas shopping. I don't plan to use it all this week, but I saw a few things the other day that I'd like to buy so I will get them this weekend and then save the rest of the money for when I'm out and see some other stuff.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
2 Nov 15
@mom210 Sure is. I did get a few things yesterday. I might go out for some more this weekend. I'd like to try to wait till Black Friday for the deals, we'll see how that goes.
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@mom210 (9117)
• United States
4 Nov 15
@katsmeow1213 I have never gone on black friday, I have done the day after Chrsitmas before, but it has been years. I find the older I get the less patience I have for the whole crowd thing.
@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
2 Nov 15
Sounds as if you got a good head start. I have been thinking about putting up the decorations. I have the kids a few things at the moment nothing big.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
8 Dec 15
@mom210 We put up our decorations this weekend. Now the house is festive.
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@mom210 (9117)
• United States
8 Dec 15
@Shellyann36 We have decorations but no tree yet, our truck is broke down so we are trying to figure out how to get it. We usually get a 12-15 ft one.
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@Marilynda1225 (82598)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I thought I had gotten a good start on my shopping but my items came and I had ordered the wrong size so now I have to send them back for an exchange. 
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@tuttiharris (1338)
• Chattanooga, Tennessee
27 Oct 15
I have got several of mine off the list. All I have left to do is my baking,which I give a lot of gifts of cakes, breaks, and cookies, and candies. Love you
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@tuttiharris (1338)
• Chattanooga, Tennessee
2 Nov 15
Kimberely, we are ordering all of our flooring from Swag that insurance did not pay for. And I thank God for Swag. We have enouigh now to do the downstairs. I thank God for Swag also. Kimberely, have you done Loot?
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