App to keep track of Christmas purchases

[worm761]

What apps do you guys use? I have an Android phone and am wanting something to keep track so I don't go over board. I am pretty sure I will anyway but at least this way I knew it was coming!

I swore I read on here about an app called Santa's bag but when I searched in the Play Store I found a game instead.

 

[Diabolicdesire]

I have the Santa's bag app but I have an iphone

 

[StitchandPooh'sMom]

I also use Santa's Bag but I have an iphone.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I wrote about Santa's Bag in the debt dumpers thread, but I have an iPhone.
The app is by clay pot. That might help in your search.

I also know there are several other shopping organization apps for the iPhone, there has to be some for the android too.

 

[StephMK]

I have an Android phone too and couldn't find Santa's Bag. I use one called Gift List. It's nice because I can put in gifts/amounts/notes - I use notes for the store where I bought it. You can add a budget for each person, list the gifts, and check off the gifts as you buy them. It shows you a total for each person and how many gifts and the amount of money spent towards each person's total.

There is a little bar that shows you how close to your budgeted amount. It even shows 2 of my kids in the red zone because I overspent my budget on them. They both have winter birthdays so when I find more than I plan to give, I save some back for birthdays.

I also added a line item for stockings so I can list everything for those & add up a total for that too. I think it has made things a lot easier because my memory is not what it used to be!

 

[kathy884]

lol -- I use Microsoft Excel (old school).

 

[stacielee]

lol -- I use Microsoft Excel (old school).

Same here! I try to keep all of the Christmas receipts together, just in case we need to return anything, which we usually do.

 

[JamesMom]

I have simply used the "note" utility on my iphone for the last several years. I can make my own categories and manually update the totals as I buy. I also mark when the item has been received to my house because I hate trying to remember if I got a shipment or not. I even mark when wrapped. But now I am curious about this Santas bag app. Thanks

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I have simply used the "note" utility on my iphone for the last several years. I can make my own categories and manually update the totals as I buy. I also mark when the item has been received to my house because I hate trying to remember if I got a shipment or not. I even mark when wrapped. But now I am curious about this Santas bag app. Thanks

You can add photos to notes now too. I love that feature

 

[havaneselover]

You can add photos to notes now too. I love that feature

I hate notes. I don't know why but my notes get erased.

I used to use notes for my shopping list but now I use my shopi.

I love Santa's bag. So easy to use.

 

[disneychrista]

lol -- I use Microsoft Excel (old school).

I was going to say the same.

I do get that having it on your phone helps while you are at the store.

 

[bas71873]

lol -- I use Microsoft Excel (old school).

Me too. I like being able to look back at each year too. I tried santas bag one year but it just wasn't for me.