Christmas Gifts... what are you wishing for and what have you bought

In my opinion Christmas is not all about the material items. However, I imagine most of us like something, whether little or big, simple, bought or homemade.

What type of items have you bought for others so far and what Christmas gift(s) are you wishing for . :)


So far I have bought Lavender body wash for a family member, box of liquer chocolates and 3 boxes of Russell Stover chocolates (decently priced at Walmart ;) ) to distribute to neighbours and a few family members. Most of my purchases will be gift cards (that is what they requested) and a mix of homemade treats and store bought chocolates, candy etc.

As for myself.. . I would like a gift card for hair salon or a mall gift card. Chocolate would be nice too. :)

$$$ for me.

$$$ for others lol

So far, I have bought a gift certificate for my parents to one of their favourite restaurants, beeswax candles and nice soaps as little hostess and "thank-you" gifts, chocolates, a sweater, and for Mom, I "adopted" a variety of heirloom seeds into the Seeds of Diversity seed bank. When you do, the donor's name (or the gift recipient's name) is permanently listed by the seed variety you choose. Something different that I think she'll like! I'm also going to "adopt" a donkey for Dad to support the Donkey Sanctuary of Canada. :tongue:

What I want is what I'm getting this year - to spend Christmas in Nova Scotia with my family. It has been 15 years!

I havent bought a single thing yet... but I did ask dh to buy me that Prada perfume I want so badly (want it but cant bring myself to spend over $100 for a bottle of it).

The kids havent told me what they'd want, and I never sat down yet to figure out what to buy family and friends, so I'm gonna sit tight and wait until something like a good sale or snowy christmassy weather and decor inspires me to start my shopping.

The stuff I've bought so far are for hubby: a pair of jeans, two sweaters, underwear, earphones, Fringe 4 DVDs.
For best friend: two Christmas ornaments, two boxes of her favourite tea.
For sister in law: a pair of handknit socks and a Christmas ornament.

For myself, the only thing of my wish list is an iPad mini.

I haven't picked up anything yet, but I don't need to pick up many gifts. I purchased a nice adjustable dumbbell set for DH for our anniversary this summer, but it was pricey enough that it covers his birthday and Christmas gift as well. I'll pick up a few stocking stuffers for him, my brother and brothers girlfriend. As for my mom, the gifts I've purchased for her over the last several years can still be found in her bathroom cupboard (lotions, bath bombs, etc.) so I'm a little stumped at what to get her this year. Then all that is left is our nieces and nephews, we are all heading on a hot vacation in March, so i'm thinking a little spending money for the trip might be a nice idea for them.

On my wishlist this year is a mitre saw :)

Picked up:

For the Nieces - Target clearance deals on crafts.
Make your own headbands; make your own rings; make your own bracelets etc.
All over $10+ but got under $5 (some were even under $3)
Glue Glitter on clearance from GT for $1 a bottle
2 HUGE @ss bottle of glitter for $2.99 from Value Village (will last a life-time).

For the Brother in Law - Target Clearance Deals on car maintenance
He is obsessed with cleaning and maintaining his car. Target had all kinds of cleaning products and materials to clean with on clearance for under $2. I bought a pack of cloths $2, cleaning brush under $1 and others.

For me.... $$ please. Buying a new house in the new year and need all the help I can get ;)
Or a g/c to get my hair did :D

I've been dropping hints to DH and DS that I really need splash guards for my bike so that I can continue to use it when the weather is not so nice....either that or they can buy me a new car, lol.

I haven't bought anything yet. I'm terrible coming up with gift ideas :redface:.

Not bought anything yet besides dvd's for the kids stockings.
I am buying them a laptop to share. They are always asking to use mine, they need it for school and the computer in the basement they use is near death. That is all they will get besides stocking stuff.

I like jewellery, perfume, money for shopping and spa certificates so I can get my hair done. Hopefully something along those lines, maybe a charm for my bracelet I got for my birthday, but I doubt it.

the hardest person to shop for is DH

DD (2) and DS (6) are the easiest - they want one of everything in the Toys R Us catalog, Target catalog and Walmart toys catalog.

Me? I have wayy too much perfume I honestly have no idea what i want/need - I prefer saving money and using it on the kids instead - but I love spoiling DH for christmas cuz it's the one time in the whole year we buy gifts for one another that costs more than $20, lol. Mother's Day/Father's day - card, flowers. Birthdays are just cake and dinner... so when it comes to Christmas, we splurge........ the only hard part, is figuring out what to get.

well I've already received my gift from DH.. "Pearl" is sitting on the counter in my kitchen.. still waiting to be used.
as for myself..
there's only one thing I want.. if you know me well enough on here.. you know what it is..
anything else.. is just stuff.
as for those I shop for.. well its just dh and my kids. nothing extravagant this year. mostly needs. a few wants.

I love giving things that will make people happy and make their eyes light up. I love being thoughtful and knowing what you'd love or what you need and getting it for you, and love even more when I can get it at a great price.

So far my purchases and planned purchases are:

BF:
Body care products (3 bottles of Nivea lotion, 2 Nivea bodywash, chapstick, a Neutrogena Men gift pack of face stuff I bought at the end of last Christmas)
Wireless Mouse (trackpad on his laptop SUCKS)
Candle that smells manly (to get rid of the dorito and pizza stink his room permanently has acquired)
3.3 cu ft mini fridge (he has expressed how much he wants one)

BF's sister:
Gift basket including:
Shampoo, conditioner
Chapstick
3 double-ended Almay eyeliners and 2 Almay eyeshadow palettes (that include primer!)
Neutrogena face wash
2 Clean and Clear bodywashes
Garnier face cream
Bath and Body Works lotion
Rocco's Healing Balm (works on top of tattoos and other body mods, as well as all-purpose for any other ouchies)

BF's parents and grandmother:
Swiffer Wetjets, one for each household. They both have laminate and wood throughout their homes so it's useful all over the house for both.

My sister:
Revlon nail sticker thingies
3 Almay eyeliners and 2 shadows.

Need one more 'big' thing for her. Might get a Philips Ladyshave.


Mom and Dad:
Hamilton Beach coffee maker. Has a single serve side and a pot, they have previously used two separate makers with both functions but it'll be nice to get rid of the extra machine and have one that actually works all the time and isn't temperamental.

Mom:
Mini of her favorite perfume
4 Almay concealer sticks that also have treatment gel on the other end.
Will probably get her a gift card for the plant store or something also.

Dad:
Buying him a Philips shaver with the $20 coupon. Still deciding which one to get.
Will probably also get him either some slippers or some holiday nuts.




Can't wait! All together my end total will probably be under $200 (most of what I bought was dirt cheap and on clearance) which is fantastic.

My wishlist is just little things. I know I'm a real adult now because I've asked for underwear for Christmas.

Seeing as Yule is cancelled in our household this year, I am not getting anyone anything.EXCEPT, I will be getting a GC for DH from his favorite tattoo store.
As for me, I have my eye on a black diamond snake bangle.

I'm still trying to finish my nephews super Mario blanket..lol. My dad is helping me construct my own wooden bead loom so I can make my grandmother a coronation street keychain. Then I'll be making my sisterinlaw a hello kitty keychain. My brother is going to get a cross stitch of link from the legend of Zelda a link to the past holding up one of the cocou chickens...just a joke between us about that, lol. We have tonnes of Crayola gifts for my niece and nephews, monster high makeup, and dolls and iron man things.. the kids are done but my parents are going down to buffalo for black Friday and are going to get them some clothes. I told my parents I'd like some dmc embroidery floss, wildfire beading thread or other little crafting products from the hobby lobby. I'm easy to shop for these days..pretty much everything I get gets turned around into a gift for someone else down the road, lol.

Not wishing for a thing because we don't have the money to buy anything this year. It sucks but whatcha gonna do. I am looking forward to Christmas Day though as there will be about a dozen of us together for dinner. My brother is coming home from Alberta and a friend is coming up from Connecticut so it will be a good time.

I bought our DD the UGGs she asked for while in Toronto, but she doesn't know about my buying her a pair of those really soft knit pjs (very girly looking), a breadmaker....no idea what to get her hubby or mine....perhaps a joint gift for them of down pillows, although I still want to get SIL something personal...perhaps a very nice set of cuff-links...I'm thinking of getting hubby a ticket for a Raptor's game if a good team is in town this winter, the flight and hotel room...But having mentioned that to 'the girls' on our weekend in TO, they suggested we all set the guys up with tickets and hotel rooms for a guys' night out! Apparently there's a package deal with MDG (?) beer that includes tickets (but not very good ones), a Raptor's toque, hot-dog and drink, and something else....all for a very reasonable price...my niece is looking into it...But we also think just buying good tickets would be better....

For our grandson: the Playmobil Pirate Ship, and likely the junior chemistry set for his age at Scholar's Choice, which is nice since my hubby's a chemist...We're only allowed 2 gifts for him, so I'm still thinking.....

As for me, I lost my drop cultured pearl earrings, so I've hinted for a new pair for Christmas...

I know that the Christmas a long way, but I usually due to cost savings buying gifts much sooner, especially during the Christmas fever, time of delivering gifts on the internet are usually prolonged.
Looking for a cheaper company, who make for me a special embroidered patch, in large format. I plan to design it first and send my project the company. You know maybe some cheap companies from canada or necessarily, where through interent i can order such thing?
Edit:
I think i have found: http://quality.e-patches.ca
They have very low prices. I have send him one project 20th of August and today they delivered to me nice embroidered patch.

I'm hoping for a side-by-side quad but I don't think that is going to happen. DH usually surprises me so we'll see.

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Originally Posted by TaraF

Not wishing for a thing because we don't have the money to buy anything this year. It sucks but whatcha gonna do. I am looking forward to Christmas Day though as there will be about a dozen of us together for dinner. My brother is coming home from Alberta and a friend is coming up from Connecticut so it will be a good time.

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That's the best thing, being with all your family. Me, I don't like to plan to far in advance, but I did however in January, pick up a couple (5 to be exact, funny how that number coincides with the number of daughters I have:tongue:) of Coach purses for a steal at the mall. Those will be going to my dd's Other than that, I try not plan any further than 3 months in advance these days. Having said that, dh and I want to go down south again this winter, so if I get a green light from my Dr., we will celebrate Christmas sometime in October...OMG, that's on 2 months away, I'd better get my butt in gear!

I never want anything, just my family with me whenever possible. Sharing a great meal with family and friends is the best gift I could ever get, I know that sounds corny, but it's so true. Doing that brings me more pleasure, watching grandkids full of excitement, plying them with sweets and watching moms scrap them off the ceiling :shrug:, oh the joys :cheesygrin:

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Originally Posted by hollyquaiscer

I never want anything, just my family with me whenever possible. Sharing a great meal with family and friends is the best gift I could ever get, I know that sounds corny, but it's so true. Doing that brings me more pleasure, watching grandkids full of excitement, plying them with sweets and watching moms scrap them off the ceiling :shrug:, oh the joys :cheesygrin:

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I totally get that. Corny as it is, I get it. You want corny?? I casually asked my husband what he wanted for Christmas this year. His response? "The only thing I want for christmas is for you to be healthy." I think when you are/have been hit with a challanging health issue, it really hits home the importance of family. Right now my only goal is being healthy enough to be with family this year. If I can achieve that, well guess what? MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! lol

I always have been the "sappy" one though that loved to just be around family, around the chaos of dinner, sitting for hours on end in a packed living room just talking. THAT to me is Christmas. Give me that. It's all I want. :):icon_rendeer:

I have gotten my daughters (4 &6) about $300 of Lego (for free from amazon.com using swagbucks of course lol...I am blessed to have family in the US who allow me to ship to them!). Specifically, I picked up the Lego Friends pool, beach house, bakery and juice bar sets and the Lego Disney Cinderella Coach and Cinderella castle sets. Plus a free Disney Fairies DVD from my Disney rewards.

I did purchase Hello Kitty stocking stuffers from Target on clearance from last Christmas and 2 Fur Real Friends dragons from the Target toy clearance.

As far as everyone else I am not even started. I am saving up my swagbucks to get my sister's baby gift and a booster carseat for my 6 year old. What ever is left I will use to get the rest of my Christmas gifts.

I am also planning on purchasing a ipad for the family for Christmas but we just switched to TD so we are supposed to get a samsung tablet so now I am not sure if I will even want an ipad...we will see :)

I'm excited for one particular Christmas gift this year... it's what I'm buying my Grandpa. So Grandpa was a farmer, and ALWAYS purchased John Deere equipment. He has everything John Deere, right down to the JD tractor Christmas tree lights & ornaments! He collects all of the model tractors and has a lot of memories that go along with it. I found out while surfing the internet that I can actually buy him a share in the company!! I think it will be a really neat gift to be able to give him a teeny tiny piece of the company he loves so much :)

As for everyone else, I haven't really started thinking about it yet.

:eek: You just gave me a great idea!! A share of Berkshire-Hathaway for our DD!!! She loves Warren Buffett!!
The stock price ($115.00) is normal, but what's the 'certificate fee'? I imagine it's for that fancy certificate, lol, since one doesn't usually receive a fancy piece of paper for just purchasing a stock....something to think about, that's for sure!
Last year I was going to purchase a Disney stock for our grandson, which I should have, since they're not issuing stock certificates now, just certificates of acquisition whatever that means...

Great idea re your Grandpa...he'll be so surprised, and isn't that what Christmas is all about??!!:-)

Yikes. Thinking about Christmas already!! I have not started my shopping. Isn't that what the week before is for??? Ugh. lol. If I left it to DH that would be when the majority of our shopping would happen. I usually start picking things up in October for Christmas but the bulk of my shopping still happens in December.

I normally have very modest "wants" on my list. This year is the exception. This year I am asking for a really really REALLY big gift. You can't buy it in a store though. I just want for my FIL to live to see Christmas 2014. I really want him to be with us at Christmas this year in the house that he built with his own two hands. That's it.

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Originally Posted by Lynn49

:eek: You just gave me a great idea!! A share of Berkshire-Hathaway for our DD!!! She loves Warren Buffett!!
The stock price ($115.00) is normal, but what's the 'certificate fee'? I imagine it's for that fancy certificate, lol, since one doesn't usually receive a fancy piece of paper for just purchasing a stock....something to think about, that's for sure!
Last year I was going to purchase a Disney stock for our grandson, which I should have, since they're not issuing stock certificates now, just certificates of acquisition whatever that means...

Great idea re your Grandpa...he'll be so surprised, and isn't that what Christmas is all about??!!:-)

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Certificate Fee: I think your right, and probably includes an "admin fee" for transferring the share :)

DS and his roommate are getting gift cards for clothing as they both are too cheap to get new ones. DH will probably be getting a bunch of SAXX underwear. He LOVES them. I haven't thought much beyond that.

I will likely buy gift cards since a few family members live long distance. Shipping boxes of gifts is becoming too expensive.