Soror Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I found Christmas gifts for dh and I on Prime early access. (I just ordered my own gift) I'm getting a Vitamix after 10+ yrs of wanting one and years of using a janky one. I'm getting dh a massage gun. He would love a massage every day if we'd do it so anything that makes that easier is a big win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 You are adults, you don’t have to wait for Santa to come in Dec to get what you want with your own money 🙂 use your new items and enjoy 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 You can use the Vitamix to make soup. Now is the time for a warm bowl of soup. 😄 It would be hard to wait all the way to Christmas to use a new Vitamix after waiting ten years! And, of course, if your husband needs a massage gun, he needs it now, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Open them and get something else for Christmas 😉 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 13 minutes ago, Hilltopmom said: You are adults, you don’t have to wait for Santa to come in Dec to get what you want with your own money 🙂 use your new items and enjoy Well.... that's what I think we'll see if I can convince dh. He'll of course want me to open mine early but will want to wait on his. 16 minutes ago, Indigo Blue said: You can use the Vitamix to make soup. Now is the time for a warm bowl of soup. 😄 It would be hard to wait all the way to Christmas to use a new Vitamix after waiting ten years! And, of course, if your husband needs a massage gun, he needs it now, right? I've been so patient! I love soup--- And yes, I think he needs it too! 1 minute ago, kristin0713 said: Open them and get something else for Christmas 😉 LOL, um that was all of my budget on us plus some of my personal money so we'll just do stocking stuffers and call that good! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Hey, Soror, which massage gun did you get? If you don’t mind my asking. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Umm, do you have cats? You might need to be very careful about the Vitamix box. It’s apparently the best box ever. Just ask the Canadian middle aged lesbians. Their cats held their Vitamix hostage for months. (Vitamix eventually sent them an extra box, which did not dissuade the cats from the One True Box, but they eventually sent a second Vitamix, so the poor lesbians could have their Vitamix. Also they sent them a cat tree.) 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I say open early and shift Christmas day to doing an activity together. 🙂 We're not celebrating on actual Christmas this year, due to work schedules, so our celebration may be a few gifts early or late and making ornaments during the two hours everyone is awake/home on Christmas day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Open your gifts early, but make an event of it - a nice meal, quality time together, opening gifts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I would more enjoy looking forward to having the things for a couple of months and then opening them on time than I would starting to use them early and becoming habituated to them before the holiday, so I voted to wait. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 The real question is whether I should also buy a Vitamix. Ugh, why did you point out this sale. I never look at stuff like Prime early access, and ignorance is bliss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Enjoy them as soon as they arrive! Why wait? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 19 minutes ago, GailV said: The real question is whether I should also buy a Vitamix. Ugh, why did you point out this sale. I never look at stuff like Prime early access, and ignorance is bliss. Yes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Terabith said: Umm, do you have cats? You might need to be very careful about the Vitamix box. It’s apparently the best box ever. Just ask the Canadian middle aged lesbians. Their cats held their Vitamix hostage for months. (Vitamix eventually sent them an extra box, which did not dissuade the cats from the One True Box, but they eventually sent a second Vitamix, so the poor lesbians could have their Vitamix. Also they sent them a cat tree.) LOL. I just have one, thanks for the heads up 🙂 1 hour ago, Indigo Blue said: Hey, Soror, which massage gun did you get? If you don’t mind my asking. I got one but am going to return it as I found another with a better price and more reviews. 34 minutes ago, GailV said: The real question is whether I should also buy a Vitamix. Ugh, why did you point out this sale. I never look at stuff like Prime early access, and ignorance is bliss. Sorry! I don't usually shop either but I had some things already on my list. 38 minutes ago, 73349 said: I would more enjoy looking forward to having the things for a couple of months and then opening them on time than I would starting to use them early and becoming habituated to them before the holiday, so I voted to wait. You're no fun! (just a note as I feel guilty my present is so much more than dh's--- last year I got him a huge (by our standards) gift and we don't usually do big things-- that and I've been wanting one for ages and mine doesn't work well I finally sprung for it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 I also found myself a new phone. We were just looking last week as dh has been harassing me for ages. Mine randomly doesn't work. I may or may not get messages. It locks up. And then I found some tennis shoes. I've been looking over 6 months for shoes and have bought and returned a couple of pairs and tried on dozens. No high hopes these will actually work but they were a good deal so I guess we'll see, thank goodness for free returns. Honest I'm not a big shopper but had multiple things I'd been shopping for or needed to shop for so now as good a time as any. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 If you save the boxes, you could enjoy them now and then get a giggle by wrapping them and reopening them day of. Or else make Christmas a full day of Vitamix meals and massages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 If these things are useful now, use them now. Then get some token gifts to open on Christmas day. I like the idea above of incorporating both items into the Christmas celebration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Soror said: LOL. I just have one, thanks for the heads up 🙂 I got one but am going to return it as I found another with a better price and more reviews. Sorry! I don't usually shop either but I had some things already on my list. You're no fun! (just a note as I feel guilty my present is so much more than dh's--- last year I got him a huge (by our standards) gift and we don't usually do big things-- that and I've been wanting one for ages and mine doesn't work well I finally sprung for it) I have never heard of a massage gun but now I'm thinking I might need one. The extra $20 off coupon certainly makes it a good deal (at least according to the prices posted on camelcamelcamel). Everything else I've bought so far was items I had waiting in my cart to see if they would go on sale (sadly none of them have) but I bought them because I signed up for the free trial and by using to slow shipping the free digital credit stretches my budget a bit farther. BUt yes, those are such practical items, I see no sense in waiting till Christmas to start using them. Edited October 12, 2022 by cjzimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I also voted to use them now and don't wait for Christmas. We got a good deal on a massage gun and bought one but only used it once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I think it depends on the person. I could open mine now and not be upset at all that I didn't have a gift on Christmas. But I also know that isn't what everyone is like. Some people would be really upset that they had nothing on Christmas. Dh got a crazy crazy deal on a massage gun last year for me. I had him return it as I HATE mechanical massages. I probably should have just given it to my dancers. I vote open and get more use, only if it wouldn't upset you or dh on Christmas morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 That gun looks nice. I’m sure they give a good massage if you have sore muscles. I wonder how they work on trigger points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I love my Vitamix a lot and use it multiple times a day, so I say go for it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) DH has a massage gun. He has a Flyby. He looked at some of the ones like you linked with all the heads, but realized that he only wanted the one that's like a slightly large golfball. Seriously, we use this several times a week -- he lays on the floor and I go up his back -- and it's ALWAYS the ball. BUT he wasn't looking at this particular sale -- at the time he bought it, the extra-head-models were more expensive. So the Toloco you linked may be great. And maybe y'all will like some of those extras. Edited to add that I'm definitely Team Don't Want Massage Gun Massages. But he loves it. Edited October 12, 2022 by GailV 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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