Do you start now, blitz it on Christmas Eve or squirrel pressies away throughout the year when you find good items?
2007-11-03 12:24:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Well, being sixteen and car-less, I can't usually just get up and go buy stuff without everyone in the house knowing... But I use the fact that my parents are divorced and live on opposite sides of the country to my advantage.
Before break, I shop for my dad with the money my mom gives me, because I live with my mom. During break, my stepmom gives me 40-60 dollars to spend on presents, and I usually end up getting stuff for my real mom. I reverse the presents, and give my dad's side theirs that I bought at my mom's house, and when I get back in January, I give my mom's hers that I bought at my dad's house.
And, please, before anyone berates me about getting a job and paying for the presents myself, my mom won't let me, because she says that my grades will suffer >.<
2007-11-03 12:36:13 · answer #1 · answered by Rae E 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By starting your shopping now, you will not have to part with huge sums of money at once. However, I found that if you start wrapping pressies (to prevent nosey children finding out) you tend to forget what each item is, and what you have already bought. So now you have the dilemma of buying now and finding the best hiding place or buy stuff later.
2007-11-03 19:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by Jonny Reb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do my holiday shopping all year long. When I see a good sale, I grab something then and there.
I still enjoy being out on Christmas Eve. There's so much energy and good feelings.... Even if I believe I have everything bought I can't resist heading to the mall the afternoon/night before.
2007-11-03 19:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I start in August making lists of who and what I think they would like. The key is to stick to it and not stray or you will spend way more when you find something cute later on. I love internet shopping. You can do price checks and find the best deal w/o leaving your home. And if you are not wanting to pay shipping look for websites of stores in your area like Target or Walmart and do some comparissons that way.
2007-11-03 21:18:07 · answer #4 · answered by michelle b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I start going shopping when I know what people want which is usually around early-mid November. Right around now.
I send out an email to everyone who I plan on getting gifts for and ask them what they want and pick out a few things for each person and start buying the following weekend.
I also like to go to the stores that often have sales so I get more but it is cheaper (a bit).
2007-11-03 20:14:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I usually start around late November. I work nights so on my days off I can shop then. Usually I see something on impulse that might suit someone, consider the price - not too cheap but not too expensive either. Is the present useful?
I do this with everyone. I'm working over Christmas, like last year.
2007-11-03 19:35:59 · answer #6 · answered by Zheia 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do it on holiday in the states cos everything is so much cheaper. Though you have to b careful what u buy electrical and dvd's etc
Or do it everytime u go to the shops cos u will always see something and go oh that would be nice for such n such
2007-11-03 19:40:13 · answer #7 · answered by dawn n 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Through out the year. Christmas leaves me broke so I've no money to spend on the sales. Poor me!!!
2007-11-04 07:49:29 · answer #8 · answered by gstar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started already and hope to finish this month. I HATE to shop at the Holidays it's just too busy.
2007-11-03 20:14:07 · answer #9 · answered by texas mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go to Argos on Christmas Eve about 5.30pm and buy everyone a gift token. No one gets dissapointed and I know exactly how much I have to spend.
2007-11-03 19:33:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋