It's almost Thanksgiving, which means that it's almost Christmas, and my children STILL have not given me Christmas lists for themselves OR their children OR their significant other if they have one. What is WRONG with this picture! I'm asking them to tell me what gifts I can shower them with!! How can they NOT be eager to tell me???? ***** Yes, we're a wish list family. And I start asking sometime in August. Seriously, I do. Because it takes me that long to get any feedback. I like to have SOMETHING to work with by Thanksgiving. I absolutely will NOT go out on Black Friday and join that frenzy........and no judgement if you do...I'm just saying it doesn't work for me. But what I WILL do is take advantage of the online deals that are always splashed all over on the web on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Some great savings to be had on things. But I can't take advantage of those fabulous deals if I don't know what they want!! Sometimes, I swear, I'm going to stop hounding them for lists, and buy them can openers and socks, lightbulbs and jockstraps...maybe that way they'll get the point that a list is IMPORTANT!! :twisted:
I think you've got a good idea at least for the adults. I had to laugh thinking of my children if they opened their gifts to find jock straps or can openers! As it is, I just send cash. All of my children, grands and great-grands live to far away and shipping prices being what they are, it is cheaper, and they can get what they want. It's not near as much fun though.
I like it when my kids, nieces and nephews make wish lists. The problem the last few years has been getting them to write them! I think it is because they are all so spoiled that they already HAVE everything they want! We are slowing reverting to small, homemade gifts that actually mean something ...
My two daughters have no problem handing out gift lists but the grandsons are not cooperating this year...I think I will use the jock-strap idea on them, that should make the wish list easier to come up with.
Ronni I have the same problem. I ask my kids what they want each year and have a heck of a time winkling a list out of them. They say I should surprise them but it isn't that easy is it? I'd much prefer them to TELL me what to get as it makes everything so much simpler.
Eileen, yes! My reasoning is that they KNOW I'm going to get them something, whether they give me a list or not. But wouldn't they rather have something they actually want or need, as opposed to what I get which may or may not actually be useful to/wanted by them? I figure I'm saving them work! If I know beforehand, then THEY won't have to spend time returning the item! To me it's a no-brainer! Clearly they are of a different mind.
In my family while we celebrate Christmas we don't really do gifts. There's a kind of silent agreement that no-one buy for anyone else. This only includes adults though, there are kids now so of course they will be getting a visit from Santa The only Christmas presents I enjoy getting now are socks and jocks for next year!
I told Family should have White Elephant Christmas. Nothing new. Bought at garage sale or Goodwill. Niece thought it was good idea. She got married 2 weeks ago. Jacket I wore at Wedding 25 cent -Goodwill. And it looked good.
That is wonderful koszta kid. Very funny though...... I have a Christmas list on my fridge every year. I never get what I want from it. After the holiday I get what is on my list.... This year I only have one thing on my list....There is only one hubby that lives in my house with me. Do you think I will get my list? ----------------------------- Christmas List SILICONE TWEEZERS TO TAKE THE HOT TOAST OUT OF THE TOASTER WITH. ------------------------------ Do you think SHOUTING will help?
We give the parents money and they can either put it towards something that the children need or want or what 50 dollars can buy. They buy their own presents too...I was too tired of taking things back to the store after Christmas when things are so picked over....I give them the money at Thanksgiving. My husbands parents would rather have money and my parents are both gone now. We don't give gifts to anyone else but we do make a nice donation to a charity before Christmas.
Christmas shopping done, looking forward to starting decorating, we have to start early, earlier each year since as most of you know we go all out, and add new items every year. Folks are still viewing my 2013 utube, which we just looked at for motivation ourselves. LOL
SusieQ07...is there a link for youtube you can share? You can private message me if you want. I wish you lived close to us. We are donating our Carriage and horse decorations and they are picking it up from our driveway today...It is just too hard getting the snow off of things outdoors and I want it easier for my husband.
I dont have a lot of money to spend, and I never know what to get anyone. So this year, like I did last year, Ill be making edible gifts. Truffles, chocolate tarts, cookies etc
I would rather have an edible gift...no popcorn balls Bip? I have an easy recipe and they have always tasted pretty good...
The only ones what get Christmas gifts from me are the grandkids. And they're gettin' too old for me to be able to find what they want or like, so's I give 'em a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. They seem to like that right well. For you folks what ain't in the USA, old Ben's portrait is on the $100 bill.
