Do you know what you are getting people for christmas,only a few months to go

@jugsjugs (12967)
August 7, 2010 11:32am CST
I can say hand on heart that i only need to get my mum and her boyfriends present and my friends childrens presents.I have gift vouchers to get my childrens and i know what they want,my four boys want an ipod touch each and i have more than enough to get those and mt daughters are unsure what they want.My friend is really happy as this year she has also got vouchers and she said this is the first year her christmas has been paid for before it get here.Now that is what i call organised.
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@juryse (752)
• Philippines
8 Aug 10
I'm getting my kids Nintendo Wii. My mom a new phone. I'm planning to be a little thrifty this year. =)
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@AutumnGold (1056)
7 Aug 10
Hello Jugsjugs. I haven't given Christmas a single thought, we are still in the summer months and the last thing I want to do is start thinking about winter. I'd like to be more organised and get my shopping done earlier this year...when I say early I mean the beginning of December, that's when Christmas usually crosses my mind.
@jugsjugs (12967)
7 Aug 10
I left everything until December of last year and it was all a bit of a mad rush to sort out who was going to have what aswell as getting their gifts to them.I am sure this year that things are going to be alot less stressful.I am unable to get out to go to the shops,so i tend to sort out the gifts from home and have them all delivred.
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7 Aug 10
I usually order my Christmas presents online, it saves hanging around in packed shops full of stressed out people. I hope you have a nice stress free Christmas
• Philippines
7 Aug 10
I have always wanted an iphone 3g for a christmas gift but really having a hard time saving because I have so much obligation :ie like paying bills and some debts. LOL. But maybe next year I would have a better chance of having my dream phone. Just like anyone else, I am also busy coping up with today's work. :D good luck on your mission. :D i think ipod touch is cheaper now because there are a lot of my friends in US who sends like 10 or 12 itouch to sell it here in our country (Philippines).
@jugsjugs (12967)
7 Aug 10
Lol i think that you are not the only person that wants one of those,i do aswell.I just want to be able to sit back and enjoy this christmas,as last year was all done in such a rush,as all we had was other things to sort out.I am looking forward to this year as it is all sorted and no worries.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
7 Aug 10
Just wishful thinking though. I wanted to get my Dad that Magic Sing device or whatever do you call that. He isn't a great singer but he loves to sing. I'd have to ask our neighbors to understand just in case. And I wanted to get my younger brother a new cellphone or a PSP Player. For my older brother, another cellphone so he can communicate with us. He's a missionary priest so he's assigned to a remote area. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will have the financial means to buy all those. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
8 Aug 10
It's always great when you have the means. I wonder how many people you're shelling out those gifts for. They seem to sound many! I hope you'll be wrapping something for over here!
@jugsjugs (12967)
7 Aug 10
I thought that if i started early then i could be alot more organised.Last year was soo stressful trying to get all the presents aswell as getting them wrapped up and taken to the people they were for.I think that this year i will be able sit sit back abit aswell as enjoy christmas.
@sender621 (14889)
• United States
7 Aug 10
Often i can make a good guess at what I may be getting for Christmas. if someone asks me what i would like and I give them a suggestion and hear nothing more about it, the chances are that's what I am getting from them. I try to ask surprised even if I am not.
@jugsjugs (12967)
7 Aug 10
Alot of people tend to tell me what they want,aswell as me knowing what kinds of things that they like.I think that this year will be alot less stressful as last year,as i am not doing all the shopping at the last minuite aswell as ordering loads of things,having to pay all at the same time.
• United States
7 Aug 10
I cannot even think about Christmas yet. I have no clue how were going to do it this year! 3 kids, AAAHH! Stressful thought. My kids are young but old enough to know so they wouldn't understand if Santa couldn't bring them something so I have to figure out something for them. Hopefully it will happen...
@jugsjugs (12967)
7 Aug 10
I know what to get the children,so i have got alot of vouchers to buy their presents with.This year i will not have to panic as it is all done.I did not get chance to really enjoy christmas last year as we had soo much upset before christmas.
• Philippines
9 Aug 10
It will be four months ago I think, before Christmas. I do not have plan now, as I am busy looking for money for my mother's eye operation. That is I guess the best gift my mother can ever received. At present I am looking for money for my fathers medicine. He have diabetes and in need of medication. My younger brother's second semester are just around the corner too I need money for that one too. I really need miracle now and I hope miracle passed by my life. If I had passed those challenges, that is only the time I am will be thinking about christmas.
• United States
8 Aug 10
I think I know. It's not too hard.... gift cards for everyone but the kids they get one decent toy , pj's & that's about it.
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
10 Aug 10
I haven't even thought about what I'm getting people for Christmas, I'm not that organized. I know some people that may already have their shopping done for this year, they got it done on Black Friday last year. I have a sister in law that does that, she's good..haha. I don't even want to think about it, for some reason my list is getting bigger and bigger every year.
@dodo19 (48198)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
8 Aug 10
I have absolutely no idea what I'm getting people for Christmas. I have other events coming before Christmas. I have my two niece's birthdays, a very good friend's birthday, as well as my anniversary to think about. I usually just start thinking about Christmas about a couple of weeks before.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
10 Aug 10
I've started with my Christmas shopping heavy duty in this past month. I've been able to find some great deals on things that I wanted to get for my son at the consignment store that my sister works at and it has saved me a ton of money. I also have a pretty good balance of Amazon gift cards and I've been ordering presents here and there from that. In addition to that, I'm trying to put back 20-40 dollars a week back for the shopping that I will do on Black Friday and beyond.
• Philippines
16 Aug 10
Well, i am not yet prepared for Christmas. I think it is still far, besides i do not have a budget for that yet. I also know of a friend who collects gift items for Christmas as early as January. Every time she goes abroad she buys gift items for friends that when Christmas time comes she has already gifts for all that is in her gift list. How i wish i am like that. But you see due to budget constraints, i always buy gifts a day or two before Christmas.
@Torunn (8606)
• Norway
7 Aug 10
Only a few months to go? It's nearly half a year! Far too early to think about Christmas now, it's still summer. :-) So no, I've really got no idea. I'm probably going to either Austria or the UK at some point before Christmas, so I'll get most of the Christmas presents there. I know some people who buy all the presents in the January sales. Very organized and probably much cheaper.
@jugsjugs (12967)
7 Aug 10
I know that it is a way off as yet,but this year i thought i would ensure that i had it all pay and sorted out way before christmas,i even have hampers coming for christmas that i have not done in a long time.I do not go out to the shops,so i have to do alot of the gift hunting from home,but this also saves time.
@ruthsm (222)
• Thailand
7 Aug 10
I haven't thought of Christmas yet. Too occupied of the present. I have lots of things to do between now and Christmas. Besides, I don't give much planning on buying gifts but i do plan on how to make it a more meaningful family celebration. In our family circle, we give simple gifts, sometimes handmade cards only. We start buying gifts in December or even a week before the big day.
@jugsjugs (12967)
7 Aug 10
The last two years i had not been very organised so this year i decided to start early,aswell as finish early so that it was all bought and paid for.Last year was not a very happy christmas as all we had was bad news,so this year no matter what bad news we get aswell as what we have had,we are going to enjoy this one.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
8 Aug 10
we say we are going to do this but so much gets in the way of the best layed plans. WE get ready about a month ahead of time then we still wont be dont early enough now I only buy for my grand daughter and grandson I cant afford any more!
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
8 Aug 10
I think it's about time to be preparing for christmas presents now, even though it's kinda early still?? haha =D Well, i guess early bird catches the worm, and the earlier we prepared for it, the cheaper things are gonna to be.. haha =D PLus, when vouchers are involved, why not use them all right?? hehe ^_^ After all, it's something we earn/gain via some work, and shall not be wasted.. haha =D
@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Aug 10
I pretty much have it figured out for this year. I get my grandson a gift card so he can pick out a game or two on his own. My daughter enjoys crafts so I get her some embroidery or assorted beads for her collection so she has all the colors she wants. And my granddaughter is going to have a baby boy here in a day or so and I will get her something for him.
@quita88 (3715)
• United States
8 Aug 10
Boy I'd say you are organized !I sure am not. Good going ! I just hate to think Christmas is sooo close ! Oh Well, I have three boys to buy for this year too.
• United States
8 Aug 10
I haven't even started making my gifts yet. I did buy a good friend of mine and my husband's a wooden dog house with a tiny stuffed animal dog inside. I had gone to Michael's (a craft store in the area) and saw it. I could not resist. I will be buying my sister and my mom each a wooden box filled with bath salts and small bath soaps. For my dad I have a pic of him holding me as a baby and him walking me down the aisle. I will put that in a frame as well as a copy of the song we danced to on my wedding day. I am not sre what to do for hubby yet (his so hard to shop for).
• Philippines
8 Aug 10
Yea I've been thinking about Christmas lately. Can't wait for the gifts I'll be receiving and not to mention the money I'll be receiving too LOL. I dont know what to give or for whom to give :( I have many friends and I can't afford to give all of them stuffs :(