Have you ever waited until Dec. 20 to xmas shop?

[Sinny]

I have had a weird month with some annoying obligations that have delayed my holiday shopping ... until today. I usually have all my shopping done by Dec. 1. I never have waited this late to shop.

So, basically, I am going to be fucked this weekend, aren't I? I am imagining crowds of unshaven bachelor types snatching the last toaster oven out of my hands. What am I in for? Should I have an extra pot of French press before I head out? Have you ever done something this stupid before?

Poll (pole) to follow.

 

[unregistered]

 

[Killswitch]

You'll have plenty of poles following you.


Wait....you normally have it done a month ago accept for stockin stuffers and you have done nothing and are starting today?

Good lord you're fucked woman.

The stores are a madhouse. Youd almost be better off waiting till Monday morning then going full steam for two days.

 

[lemonbread]

It's December 20th!?!? Oh god. I need to buy wrapping paper!

 

[JohnnySavage]

I only have a few people I buy for, and for them I go to CVS the day before and get gift cards.

 

[pete]

waiting until the last few days before christmas is my m.o.
i work well under pressure , and have a knack for finding good parking spots and short checkout lines.

 

[cjh]

I have had a weird month with some annoying obligations that have delayed my holiday shopping ... until today. I usually have all my shopping done by Dec. 1. I never have waited this late to shop.

So, basically, I am going to be fucked this weekend, aren't I? I am imagining crowds of unshaven bachelor types snatching the last toaster oven out of my hands. What am I in for? Should I have an extra pot of French press before I head out? Have you ever done something this stupid before?

Poll (pole) to follow.

I always wait until I get to my father's to get some of the gifts for his family. It's just easier for a lot of irrelevant reasons.

You're screwed if you want popular items. You're not if you're giving quirkier gifts.

Watching the sheer panic as people snatch stuff up is sort of fun.

As you get closer to Christmas, the stores get lonely and sort of melancholy. Like airports on Christmas Day.

 

[Riles]

Good luck!!!! Put your ass kickers on.

 

[silver gurl]

I still have a few things to get done. Today I will just stick to locals, and run in and purchase what I need.
Tomorrow or Monday, I will leave early and hit a few chain stores.
I would never go close to my shopping mall on a day like today. It is probably chaos just trying to get there.
Normally, I have my bigger purchases done by this time and then leave the smaller items to now. There always seems that there can be more buying to be done. Good luck!

 

[phrodeau]

I just stay home and push a few buttons to get everything delivered.

Just like a nuclear war.

 

[jomar]

I've done the 24th thing before and even took in a movie along the way.

 

[Aquagal]

Aquaman won't be home til the week after Christmas, so I can shop Christmas clearance for him!

 

[Bidin~Time]

Since the kids all grew up, I give money. I guess I could give them actual presents but I have no idea about interests and such. So, yeah, money in a festive card.

 

[BotanyBoy]

I do my grocery shopping a day or two before.

I don't normally do gifts except for kids because chirrins right?

Nah for me and my family it was never about getting shit. I didn't realize it till I was old enough to appreciate it but it's the time. It's the time that everyone takes to spend with each other that is the best gift. So when I do get to have Christmas with loved ones, both friends and family I spare no expense in the food/drink/entertainment department.

Sometimes it makes me feel weird/un-M'erican to not view this holiday as "TIME TO GET SHIT!!! YEAAA!!!" and/or "I spent myself into debt until next September, because how much money I spend = how much I love you. " which also happens to be how 14FEB is run for the vast majority.

I love holidays and I also hate how commercialized they have become.....just wish there was something I could do to take all the material/commercialism out of the worst offenders.

I guess that explains why Thanksgiving was always my favorite....can we just have "2nd thanks giving because shitty out." in December? ?

 

[Sinny]

I act like it's not the norm for me to shop last minute, but honestly I do this every year. I buy a few things along the way, but always end up out in the funk this week.

This is where I get creative. Homemade in a jiffy for some people who like such things. I have a hot glue gun and felt, god dammit.

You'll have plenty of poles following you.


Wait....you normally have it done a month ago accept for stockin stuffers and you have done nothing and are starting today?

Good lord you're fucked woman.

The stores are a madhouse. Youd almost be better off waiting till Monday morning then going full steam for two days.

Huh huh, he said pole.
Yeah, I normally have gifts by Dec. 1, and stockings by Dec. 15. I buy locally made candy and roasted nuts for last-minute gifts for people who pop up at parties.

I only have to buy actual gifts for a few people. My whole family does White Elephant gifts (goofy shit, price limit of $15, and easy stuff to get), so I only have to do heavy duty shopping for the kids. Even shopping for three kids is going to be hell today.

For neighbors and friends, I bake my ass off and hand out treats. And also print pictures I took of all of us and then frame them. I already have that part done. For coworkers, it is booze and that is just one stop.

Soooooo wish I could shop Monday, but I have to work every day this week other than Christmas.

It's December 20th!?!? Oh god. I need to buy wrapping paper!

I KNOW. It is fucking Dec. 20.

I only have a few people I buy for, and for them I go to CVS the day before and get gift cards.

Details. What kind of gift cards, and for whom?

waiting until the last few days before christmas is my m.o.
i work well under pressure , and have a knack for finding good parking spots and short checkout lines.

What do you get your wife and ruglet? Who else is on your list?

 

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[spacekowboy]

Got mine done. Still waiting.on one package to be delivered.

Heh. Package.

 

[Aquagal]

I do my grocery shopping a day or two before.

I don't normally do gifts except for kids because chirrins right?

Nah for me and my family it was never about getting shit. I didn't realize it till I was old enough to appreciate it but it's the time. It's the time that everyone takes to spend with each other that is the best gift. So when I do get to have Christmas with loved ones, both friends and family I spare no expense in the food/drink/entertainment department.

Sometimes it makes me feel weird/un-M'erican to not view this holiday as "TIME TO GET SHIT!!! YEAAA!!!" and/or "I spent myself into debt until next September, because how much money I spend = how much I love you. " which also happens to be how 14FEB is run for the vast majority.

I love holidays and I also hate how commercialized they have become.....just wish there was something I could do to take all the material/commercialism out of the worst offenders.

I guess that explains why Thanksgiving was always my favorite....can we just have "2nd thanks giving because shitty out." in December? ?

Now THIS, is my kind of Christmas. I would rather eat and drink and socialize with good company and lovies than buy whatever. I want to come to your house so you serve me up the freshest from your land and sea.

In other news, I always forget how much online shopping can suck up here. Companies claiming Alaska isn't part of the continental US. Just look at a map, you're an island! Fucking idiots. Oh and then there is the whole trying to make a buck when they base shipping rates on the amount spent rather than weight.

 

[JohnnySavage]

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Details. What kind of gift cards, and for whom?


...

A lady-friend of mine gets a Massage Envy card. A nephew is into video games, so he gets a Game Stop card. All the other assorted nephews just get a Visa pre-paid card. All my people are grown-assed adults these days. No little people left in the family tree.

 

[Sinny]

I always wait until I get to my father's to get some of the gifts for his family. It's just easier for a lot of irrelevant reasons.

You're screwed if you want popular items. You're not if you're giving quirkier gifts.

Watching the sheer panic as people snatch stuff up is sort of fun.

As you get closer to Christmas, the stores get lonely and sort of melancholy. Like airports on Christmas Day.

I am a quirky gift giver. Local shops in some of the weirder shops in funky Seattle neighborhoods. I am hitting Wallingford and Fremont first. I am lucky to have kids who have well defined hobbies, so they are fairly easy to profile for gift giving.
Something tells me you give great gift.

Good luck!!!! Put your ass kickers on.

Wearing boots and a heavy jacket, ma'am. Should be good for pushing my way through crowds of frantic fuckers.

I still have a few things to get done. Today I will just stick to locals, and run in and purchase what I need.
Tomorrow or Monday, I will leave early and hit a few chain stores.
I would never go close to my shopping mall on a day like today. It is probably chaos just trying to get there.
Normally, I have my bigger purchases done by this time and then leave the smaller items to now. There always seems that there can be more buying to be done. Good luck!

I am with you. No mall!! I never shop in malls because they creep me out like clowns creep me out.
I do have to get a bike pump, though, (not for a gift, because my tire is flat) so I have to go sorta near the mall today. I am thinking about having my partner drop me off and I will fly through the store and he can swing by and grab me when I am done. This is gonna take some doing.

I've done the 24th thing before and even took in a movie along the way.

I somehow knew you would rock this without much effort. I bet you have a nice ass, too. Pics? (A girl can try).

I just stay home and push a few buttons to get everything delivered.

Just like a nuclear war.

We have similar survival plans, should nukes hit.

Aquaman won't be home til the week after Christmas, so I can shop Christmas clearance for him!

Lucky!! What are you getting him?

Since the kids all grew up, I give money. I guess I could give them actual presents but I have no idea about interests and such. So, yeah, money in a festive card.

I can't wait until this happens, when the kids start asking for cash. Less risk. Sort of lazy, but as I age, I become more comfortable with that.

I do my grocery shopping a day or two before.

I don't normally do gifts except for kids because chirrins right?

Nah for me and my family it was never about getting shit. I didn't realize it till I was old enough to appreciate it but it's the time. It's the time that everyone takes to spend with each other that is the best gift. So when I do get to have Christmas with loved ones, both friends and family I spare no expense in the food/drink/entertainment department.

Sometimes it makes me feel weird/un-M'erican to not view this holiday as "TIME TO GET SHIT!!! YEAAA!!!" and/or "I spent myself into debt until next September, because how much money I spend = how much I love you. " which also happens to be how 14FEB is run for the vast majority.

I love holidays and I also hate how commercialized they have become.....just wish there was something I could do to take all the material/commercialism out of the worst offenders.

I guess that explains why Thanksgiving was always my favorite....can we just have "2nd thanks giving because shitty out." in December? ?

My family agrees with this. My siblings and I each buy our kids gifts, but everyone else in the family decided years ago to do White Elephant gifts. It is a competition to see who could come up with the weirdest shit. Last year, we offered up a spaetzle press, a unicorn horn meant to be worn by a cat and three pairs of hand underpants (aka handerpants).

 

[marshalt]

No, I've never done it that early.

 

[spacekowboy]

Also, what's a guy gotta do to get a poll option around here?

 

[TwinkleStars]

Yes and the pickings were slim.

 

[TwinkleStars]

Also, what's a guy gotta do to get a poll option around here?

I hear if you do a webcam show for Garnate, she gets you into every Poll on here. Just ask dolf.

 

[Aquagal]

Lucky!! What are you getting him?

I don't know, that depends on what's on clearance! Heh.