Do You Do Your Christmas Shopping Early?

i m not christian but i like to celebrate christmas . before one month i m go to shop and buy some gifts to my friends and also taking new dresses for me and my family . One month before christmas i will buy all the things .

I try to get my shopping done early, because when I fly home for Christmas from school, there isn't much time to get any shopping done - just a few days. I start in September or October and get most of it done. I have six people in my immediate family, plus friends to shop for. I usually have one or two people left to shop for when I get home though, so I have to quickly find something to get them! It's kind of hectic, but as finals approach when I'm up at school, I don't have time to finish my shopping. December is a pretty hectic month!

I started my Christmas shopping for 2009 on December 26, 2008. I shop early for Christmas.

I like to enjoy the Christmas season for what it's meant to be, so I start my Christmas shopping early and then when the season rolls around, we can spend time as a family.

I often wondered if the direct sales outfits, like Avon started advertising for Christmas this early in year was in a sense a way of doing a service to the customer. By starting your shopping earlier in the year, you can spread it out more and thus not bust your budget when the Christmas season rolls around.

I have never liked to shop. I did buy a christmas prescent the other day. Happen to be in walgreen & saw something i knew a friend would like.I give the kids money now because i can't get out & shop like i use to. I buy the grandkids things but they get so much i ususally put them some money in a savings account i have started for them.

I actually bought quite a lot when I visited my daughter in the States earlier this year. The sales were incredible and so I bought many small Xmas gifts for family and friends. I hate the rushing around now although I did enjoy it when I was younger. I like things organised and don't multi task easily now that I am older. I enjoy cooking for all my children and grands if any are on the Island. It is wonderful to be together and worship together

I think doing Christmas shopping at November isn't early. And I do it during that month. Though it is a "ber" month, people are not that mindful of the coming christmas thing.

I try to get it done early because if you leave it too late there will be nothing left! One time i left it till 24th December and boom there was nothing at the stores i asked them if they had like backup stock or anything but they didn't and they were closed for Christmas so i was left without presents^^.

I have been trying every year to do it early. I never succede but I have a plan now. Some time soon I am going to start. What I will do is make a list of everyone to buy for. I will buy one gift every now an then up untill I am either done or its christmas. The idea is to get shopping done by november. SO even buy a gift every week or every other week. Also I have been putting money back for christmas. So I buy everyone else's gift early but then use the saved money to shop for my son at the last minute. THe problem is finding where to hide the gifts.

Even when I start early, Christmas can still be a little bit overwhelming ...especially if family and some friends visit for the holidays. But I actually do start early, as a matter of fact I start shopping right after Xmas because there are MAD sales, in all the stores.

By doing some of these things early, it really eliminates that last minute shopping frenzy. This year I have even started making some of the larger design changes that I would like to have in place for the holidays [exa: painting and different window treatments].

Most years there is always some big project that I undertake 'way to late' in the season, this year I am hoping I will have all of it done ... so that I can really enjoy the season and family to the fullest...8o)

WE always SAY we are going to shop early but dont end up like that sometimes it has been Christmas eve before we fet around to it .
But I do love CHristmas have to get yard and house ready in Nov. for it take SIL a long time to get outside done! you can see some of the pics of our Decorations in my profile!