Starting to think about Christmas presents
By NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116002)
United States
November 17, 2018 5:05pm CST
I don't buy for tons of people--just my husband, my parents, my sister, her husband, and my niece and nephew. My husband takes care of his parents and his sister's son.
I already bought my sister's present (an InstantPot) but that's it. I need to figure out what to get everyone else. My husband and my mom are the 2 most difficult ones and it is a double whammy for both because they have birthdays within days of Christmas so I have to come up with TWO presents for them at once. That is always tough.
I normally don't start thinking about this stuff until after Thanksgiving but I want to get going with it a bit earlier this year. I may not buy anything until after Thanksgiving (waiting to see Black Friday sales) but I want to at least have it worked out in my mind what to get everyone.
When do you start thinking about Christmas shopping? When do you actually start to shop?
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@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Nov 18
Ill start shopping at the end of the month.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Nov 18
@NJChicaa Ill do one big gift and stocking stuffers for the other half, and then the dogs will get stockings.
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@NJChicaa (116002)
• United States
17 Nov 18
@thislittlepennyearns I have no clue what to get my husband this year. Last year was easy with the Apple Watch. Apple didn't come out with anything new this year! 
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
17 Nov 18
Actually I already started and hoping with some good Black Friday sales I can finish up.
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@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
17 Nov 18
It depends on where I'm getting the gifts from, if I use wish I will start early because it takes awhile to get here, beside that I go shopping online after Thanksgiving.
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@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
17 Nov 18
@NJChicaa Yeah you can find all kinds of little stocking stuffers on eBay for cheap.
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@sallypup (57888)
• Centralia, Washington
18 Nov 18
That's a lot of folks to give presents to. My husband and I are on the path to thinking about what we're giving each other this year. We have started on our project of writing out nice things about each other- I've figured out 2 out of the five needed!
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@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Nov 18
There are people who start thinking about Christmas presents (and even actually buy them) when the year starts. That's a bit crazy I think. Plus, people won't be able to return the gifts if they don't like them.
While I don't celebrate Christmas, in my family we give gifts on New Years. I usually wait till close to New Years to look for stuff. That's not a good thing of course, 'cause I can end up with no gift for someone...
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
18 Nov 18
This year's Christmas, I planned to have a short list of kids we are going to give presents.
We are in a very tight budget this year because I need to have some operations.
And the only time we can go shop is next month because the boyfriend will be receiving his bonuses.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
18 Nov 18
I have a few things now but I still have a long way to go yet. I am waiting to see what the Black Friday specials will be.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (81997)
• Rupert, Idaho
18 Nov 18
It's good to get a head start on the shopping sometimes! I usually start early in December. I have bought one gift already but I know it might take a month to get here so that's the only reason I did.
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