Heather in OK Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Please. I do like last minute shopping. I do not like having to wait on money in order to even do the shopping. *sigh* Everyone I know is finished or has done a bulk of their shopping. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Haven't done a thing. Just realized there are 10 days left. EEK! Getting on it this weekend. Amazon is my friend. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Just finished shopping for my kids, but that's it. Nothing for dh or other family. Our tree isn't up either. Does that make you feel better? :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Dh just today received his Christmas bonus, allowing us to buy the bulk of our presents, umm, now. :glare: But, I'm ceaselessly thankful that he receives it. This weekend will be my shopping time, methinks...:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in OK Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Amazon is my friend. I'm planning on doing a bulk of the gifts there. Hopefully enough that I'll just have to get out to buy stocking stuffers. Does that make you feel better? Not that you have your kids bought for. :lol: I have nothing. Zero. Zilch. All because we don't have the money yet. So aggravating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Of course I have not started. It is only the 15th so I have T E N more days. In fact, I have to purchase an outfit for a shindig that begins in about 22 hours. Plenty of time to find the perfectly gorgeous attire. When my children were younger and wanted specific gifts, I was much more organized and tried to be finished by end of first week in December. None of them are really into Christmas anymore beyond putting up a tree, riding around to view light displays, visiting with friends, and doing some sort of charitable project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I got an early start this year. We started Saturday;). Dh just ordered the kids' presents last night. I still have at least half of my list left. I still have 10 whole days! I don't really have to be done until Christmas Eve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 We just started on Tuesday and we still have MUCH to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*~Tina~* Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Please. I do like last minute shopping. I do not like having to wait on money in order to even do the shopping. *sigh* Everyone I know is finished or has done a bulk of their shopping. Ugh. Dh just today received his Christmas bonus, allowing us to buy the bulk of our presents, umm, now. :glare: But, I'm ceaselessly thankful that he receives it. This weekend will be my shopping time, methinks...:D Same boat here...doesn't help that the kiddos give me the daily countdown on remaining shopping days :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Haven't done a thing. Just realized there are 10 days left. EEK! Getting on it this weekend. Amazon is my friend. :) We did a lot on Amazon (ordered about 1 am Wed morning), which I got today. BUTBUTBUT, one item was opened with something taken out. :glare: I've already got the return underway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in OK Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 doesn't help that the kiddos give me the daily countdown on remaining shopping days Yes, here too!!!! They keep asking me when I'm going to go shopping. Last night we were supposed to go do our family shopping (I take two, dh takes two. The two I have shop for Daddy and the sibs dh has and vice versa). Had to put that off for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 We ordered ds's gifts with the last paycheck. Dh won't get another until next week. I don't know how much we'll have for gifts. We may wait and buy our gifts after another couple of paychecks (he's been out of work most of the year, so we're playing catch up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarreymere Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Haven't started yet either. We don't budget a lot for Christmas, and we don't live in an area with a lot of shopping choices so it looks like I'll be at Walmart a day or two before Christmas again this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Quick - do that Amazon order. I just did a huge one a couple days ago and the goods are already rolling in. One Target run and I should be good to go. :willy_nilly: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 No, I hate waiting, I will finish up this weekend and have food gifts yet to make, but plan to do that as well. I've been buying stuff for a few weeks here and there. I bought gift cards today that needed to be bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Nothing done yet. Dh loves to Christmas shop so I have to wait for him to take time off. We keep Amazon in busienss around the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I have not started yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akmommy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I had older DD pick up the panda pillow pet she spotted at wal-mart for younger Dd, the panda nut, but that is it we're closing on the sale of our house and moving next week so Christmas will be last minute this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 We've done most of the shopping. However, I haven't lifted a finger to get started on making stuff to hand out to teachers and ship to out-of-state family and friends. Neither of my kids will actually have another lesson or class with any of those teachers before Christmas. And I have no plan for getting gifts to any of those folks. So, you know, that's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Well, last year, dh and I started our Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve. Our first stop was a parking lot to meet someone from Craigslist. We actually did rather well -- we were able to get everything we wanted and get it in one day. This year, sorry, Heather -- I couldn't do that again this year. But, you will be fine!:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I usually shop earlier but I just finished all shopping this week. I had to order a few things early for one place only offered free shipping until the end of November and Black Friday brought amazing deals that we could not pass up. I placed my last Amazon order for the year yesterday. Now I am just waiting for the calls that relatives did receive our gifts in the mail and I can relax and enjoy the rest of theholiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tara~ Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 ohmygosh...I always feel like I am the only one who has to wait until the very last second..not just because of procrastination, but because we simply do. not. have the money yet. my mom sent money a month ago so I got some stuff then, last night I took the kids stocking stuffer shopping (they buy/fill for each other). I still don't know what hub and I are doing, or when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca VA Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Just had to come up with two gifts for a party my husband and I are going to tonight. No time to shop, so I dug up two DVD sets that I never watched or even opened (nice ones, including the "Romance" set that Amazon was selling) and wrapped them in Christmas paper. I just hope someone's husband doesn't get the "Romance" set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I started last week and one more quick run should do it. I want to finish shopping and wrapping by the end of this weekend so I can RELAX and enjoy our time off next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I almost started hyperventilating just reading your post title! ;) I am almost done but I really don't enjoy last minute shopping - this is much more last minute than I usually am and it's keeping me awake at night. If I could access everything that is available on amazon.com (I'm in Canada) I would be a very, very happy shopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsmomma Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Oh, HUGE HUGS! Maybe ya'll can concentrate on what you CAN do? Snickerdoodles cost me about 50 cents to make a huge batch-- using ingredients most pantries already have. There's lots of other snacks/treats ya'll can make using what you already have-- those make great gifts too! They also really put everyone in a great mood! Make ornaments or decorations using whatever you have around the house/nature. (pinterest has awesome ideas) These make great gifts for the kids to give eachother OR to the family! See what can be done for free. I took a star wars tshirt my youngest son outgrew (but LOVED this shirt!). I made it into a decorative pillow for his bed. Turned an old pillow sitting into the closet that never gets used and gutted it for the filling on his pillow. It's under the tree now-- he will go nuts for it and it cost us nothing but 10 minutes of cutting/sewing. I also used some old star wars wrapping paper from my son's birthday party and used it to decopage a trash can we already had but wasn't being used. Free! For my middle son who is OBSESSED with dogs, I found some awesome photos on dogs on the internet, printed them all on my printer in black and white. I painted some frames we had sitting in the garage all black to match, and framed them. My son has been asking for dog art on his walls for 2 years. he's finally getting them, and we already had all the supplies, so it was essentially free. We traded some wii games that my kids hated with a neighbor for some other "new" wii games. Cost us noghting, but both families will wrap them up as gifts for the kids. Were letting my son sign up for the free World of warcraft (something he's been begging for for YEARS). Up to level 20 (i think) is free, after that is paid. part of his "gift" is that we will pay for January's or February's membership, $15 -- when he gets to that level of needing a paid membership. Watch christmas cartoons/movies! Make a big batch of popcorn and make it a family night. We do jingle bell jaunts too. AFTER we put the kids to bed, we will wake them up by shaking jingle bells and yelling JINGLE BELL JAUNT!!!, and throw them in the car, in their pajamas. Give them candy canes and hot coco, and we go look at the christmas lights around our neighborhoods while listening to Christmas music. **My kids look forward to this ALLLLL year! We also check out what free holiday things the local churches are offering. One church just a few bloks away has a huge nativity display where they show thousands of nativities from all over the world. Free, and they give cookies and cider to the visitors. Play games! when it's cold and dreary outside, it's easy to get in a funk if you start thinking too much. LOL I pulled out our family games and the kids have re-discovered some favorites. Sorry I rambled. LOL Just cheer up and it WILL work out! Sometimes I have to keep repeating to myself, DO YOUR BEST AND LET GOD TAKE CARE OF THE REST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I've started shopping but I'm not done yet. I still have to buy at least one more thing for each of my kids, plus stocking stuffers and a new stocking for the youngest. We're getting our tree this weekend, but we wait on that on purpose, because we like to put it up closer to Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathersage Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I started and finished last night. Just gifts for my daughter, no gifts for any adults this year. Unless maybe I can find regiftables in my basement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Well, I have the shopping done, just not the wrapping. I hate wrapping and I'm no good at it, so that's why I'm procrastinating. I have until Thursday night though...so I'm good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Well, I've been done since before Thanksgiving. But I have problems.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Before today, I had purchased one gift for Christmas. I've been busy this morning. The internet is my friend. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I did it on Monday. Nothing is wrapped yet. (Except for various presents my kids had my help wrap that are presents for the teddy bears in the family) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyB in TN Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Nope, haven't bought anything yet. I usually spend an hour on Amazon and get it all bought at one time. It looks like I've procrastinated long enough that I'm going to have to venture out and shop. Yuck. DH and I are planning to run out and knock it all out this evening. Maybe we'll have a glass of wine first to make it a little less dreadful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashfern Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I haven't because our refund from the state still isn't here yet. :glare: My mom is sending me money so I can get gifts for the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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