Yes I am a geek...

[Sealy]

So who's started their Christmas shopping?

Yep you guessed it I have!

I absolutely detest the malls During December so I always try to get it all done by then. Got a pretty good start so far. Man though it was a lot easier to shop last year when I did'nt have a 7.5 month old tagging along!

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Sealy
So who's started their Christmas shopping?

apparently everyone else in the entire city.. the malls were SO busy on the weekend... that was awful just going to the store i needed to hit and leave... took forever to get thru the mess of people.. we're talking early november... CRAZY.

 

[Geekbabe]

I'm at toysrus.com and Amazon now.I love Xmas

 

[Sealy]

Originally posted by: baffled2
I'm at toysrus.com and Amazon now.I love Xmas

On line shopping is a good thing! I got all the toys for the kids we buy for at the Bay (Canadian Store). Sure saves going to the toy stores...what a zoo!

 

[SupaDupaCheez]

I finished mine three weeks ago

8yr old daughter
Wife
2 sets of parents
4 sets of grandparents
8 misc relatives (cousins/uncles/aunts...etc)
9 siblings
several friends


Damn......we need to start a holiday that DOESN'T Require spending gobs of money!!!

SDC


PS: I like getting my shopping done early just so I can go to the malls the week before xmas and watch all the procrastinators bitch and whine about the stuff they can't find. Shoving matches at toy stores are the best

 

[CraigRT]

Sealy I didn't know you were Canadian.. cool...

I think online shopping is what I'll be doing more this season... the malls are freaking insane and I dont' really like crowds like that..

 

[Aquaman]

When I start I'll be done in one day

I have to shop for:

Mom & Dad
5 Sisters
1 Brother in Law
1 Niece
1 Nephew



Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[smp]

Damn......we need to start a holiday that DOESN'T Require spending gobs of money!!!

yeah, keep fvcking dreaming.

Christmas... HUMBUG!
Rampant western gluttony and consumerism.
Yes, I do love to buy sh!t for people, when they need something I'll be the first to get it for them if I can and they can't. I revel in the spirit of Jesus on a cross all year round. Christmas is a sham.

 

[IcePhoenix]

Originally posted by: SupaDupaCheez PS: I like getting my shopping done early just so I can go to the malls the week before xmas and watch all the procrastinators bitch and whine about the stuff they can't find. Shoving matches at toy stores are the best

You too?!

 

[Sealy]

Wow SupaDupaCheez You are my hero!! I have: Hubby and Son
BIL&SIL
BIL
Sister and fiance
Mom and Dad
MIL and FIL
10 children of friends
Plus stocking stuffers for all the family

I've got hubby done and son started SIL is done and MIL is in progress and s/s are nearly there got all the toys for the children I know what I'm getting BIL and FIL!

Well that was long winded!

 

[Sealy]

Originally posted by: Yield
Sealy I didn't know you were Canadian.. cool...

I think online shopping is what I'll be doing more this season... the malls are freaking insane and I dont' really like crowds like that..

Yep I am Canadian! Over in B.C.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: smp
Damn......we need to start a holiday that DOESN'T Require spending gobs of money!!!

yeah, keep fvcking dreaming.

Christmas... HUMBUG!
Rampant western gluttony and consumerism.
Yes, I do love to buy sh!t for people, when they need something I'll be the first to get it for them if I can and they can't. I revel in the spirit of Jesus on a cross all year round. Christmas is a sham.

Humbug is right.. i dunno how people could not be humbug after spending all your money on christmas gifts for everyone.

just kidding.. it's a fantastic time of year!!

 

[SupaDupaCheez]

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Originally posted by: SupaDupaCheez PS: I like getting my shopping done early just so I can go to the malls the week before xmas and watch all the procrastinators bitch and whine about the stuff they can't find. Shoving matches at toy stores are the best
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You too?!

Yep....My first time seeing a xmas 'rumble' was waaaaay back in the day:

I was like 10 and was with my parents who were looking to get my sister a first year cabbage patch doll. They found one and placed it in the cart (at Children's Palace). As they were looking around a lady actually took the doll out of OUR cart and started RUNNING to the front to pay for it!!! My Dad put an abrupt 'end' to that with a well placed kick to the lady's foot (which pretty much splayed her out on the floor ). I couldn't believe my eyes.....my old man 'beating up a lady'!!! Funniest damn thing I ever heard. What was even funnier was the lady was kicked out of the store by security (they actually witnessed it)!!! Insanity at it's best.

SDC

 

[Sealy]

I do agree with the comment of Christmas being commercialized...but having said that, I absolutely love buying presents for friends and family! I also love doing all the fun stuff that goes along with Christmas. Like taking the Christmas train in Stanley Park and Go to the show of lights at the Vancouver Zoo. As well as driving around or walking around and looking at the Christmas lights! When we go up to the Okanagan at Christmas to see my family, we always go ice skating at the hockey rink and build snowmen and go toboganning!

Christmas is what YOU make it!

 

[Aceshigh]

It would be nice to get the shopping done early. But I really love christmas shopping during the holiday season. The atmosphere and decorations and music in the malls really puts me in the xmas mood. I do dislike the crowds but I guess thats the price you pay for waiting.

 

[N8Magic]

Not me.

I'm a last minute shopper, and I love it. I thrive on the pressure, and end up getting people some of the coolest gifts, even in spite of the fact that I buy all of my gifts in one day.

This year i'll be shopping on... *looks at calendar* ... December 22.

 

[Aquaman]

What did you get Mucman? I can keep a secret

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Sealy]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
What did you get Mucman? I can keep a secret

Cheers,
Aquaman

Okay I'll tell you...It's a "love" parcell you know with all the "fun" toys in it! Being that he's such a ladies man I thought he'd appreciate it! j/k.

If I told you then I'd I have to kill you!

 

[Evadman]

I started like, 3 months ago. where have you been?

 

[Sealy]

Originally posted by: Evadman
I started like, 3 months ago. where have you been?

I do like getting a head start...but I absolutely refuse to think about Christmas until the leaves are changing and Halloween is over!

 

[bleckywelcky]

The only shopping I do beforehand is if I happen to run across something and think that it might be a good gift for someone. I'll usually get a 1/3rd or so done that way throughout the year. Then I spend the last week packing stuff in. The funniest part is when my dad has done his Christmas Eve runs. Practically no gifts yet and he heads out to all the local stores and the mall sometime during the afternoon and spends the next 6 or so hours buying up as much stuff as he can get. I'm sure the stores love him at that time because he grabs anything in sight that looks moderately interesting saying that if it really sucks, he'll just return it later (although that happens maybe 10% of the time for items that do suck, heh). He then pawns out the gift wraping on everyone else and it is usually finished somewhere around midnight or 1 am, heh.

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