Christmas Shopping!

Re: Christmas Shopping!

• Laurakat81 member

  August 2012

  Not a chance! LOL

  My SIL had ALL of her Christmas shopping done about two weeks ago and even had Halloween costumes ordered for her kids. She's a little OCD. 

  I wait until the very last minute...always. 
  

  
  

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• mgh2008 member

  August 2012

  Wow, that's impressive.  I usually save my shopping for the very last minute, like christmas eve shopping.  I am the worst at picking out gifts for my dad and fil.  They are hard!

  Bahamas for Thanksgiving sounds awesome! 

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• sammer818 member

  August 2012

  I haven't even thought about our anniversary yet and that's in September!!! My Christmas shopping will not commence until December. I could only dream of being organized enough to start shopping this early. I'm so very envious of you.

  
  

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• LLPtobe member

  August 2012

  I wish! I always say I'll start early, and then never do. Not that I wait until the last minute, per se, but I definitely do the majority of my holiday shopping between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We also have a TON of family birthdays during that time of year so I do it all at about the same time.

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• jenn0021 member

  August 2012

  Wow you're motivated! I never start my Christmas shopping this early but last year I did start working on gifts in September. All my gifts last year were DIY so I needed time. I plan on doing something similar this year so I better at least start researching and figuring out what to give. Thanks for the reminder!

  
  

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• MeganS313 member

  August 2012

  I should add that my DS's birthday is in 10 days...so we tend to buy several things and then put some back for christmas etc.  My nephews are 7 weeks older and 20 months older...so I tend to buy duplicates for them and my DS and look for them when I look for DS's birthday.  It helps me spread out the dollars as well

  

  
  

   

  
  

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• kread8 member

  August 2012

  I am so impressed...and jealous!

  I try to start early but then DH gets all up in arms about our budget and tells me to do it all in the same month (December).

  (and pretty envious of your trip to the Bahamas... I wish we had a vacation planned sometime soon!!!)

  

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• sloannmark member

  August 2012

  I actually may start soon because I heard Labor Day sales are actually better than Black Friday!

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• MrsLenau09

  August 2012

  Yay, glad I'm not the only one! lol Congratulations on starting your shopping early and checking things off your list!

  My mom always buys out of season to save moolah, so I've started doing that, too. I have one niece and three nephews and DS to buy things for, so when Target had their sale on toys (+ coupon in their ad) in like February or March, I went for it! Spent like $10/each kid. Awesome. So I'm finished with them and just need parents, DH, and one other gift to be completely finished. Now that I'm a SAHM, I might actually get to go Black Friday shopping for the rest! But I've also found fun, handmade things on etsy, so we'll see.

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• lsuhoneybadger member

  August 2012

  Wow, that's impressive! Every year I try to start early and I usually do good about getting a few things, but I always seem to end up doing the bulk of shopping the few weeks before Christmas.  That is awesome you are already working on your list!
  

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