Christmas shopping: who hasn't yet or is late getting started?

[kwitcherkicken99]

I am usually well under way on my Christmas shopping by now - I like to spread it out over a period of time versus pouring out money over 6 weeks.

So far, we've purchased 2 DVDs for the kids... That's it. We never do much shopping anyway, but still, I feel so far behind!

Anyone else in the same boat??

 

[FlightlessDuck]

We usually don't start until Black Friday. Occasionally we will find something before that, but not always.

 

[Becc1]

I am usually doing pretty well with shopping by this point but my DH's work threw a monkey wrench into things this year. At the beginning of the year his company decided to push their quarterly bonuses back by a month. I usually do the majority of my shopping once my DH gets his bonus in mid October, but now since it won't be here until the 19th of this month I haven't been doing much shopping. I am alomst done with my DD though, I got her Lanie from AG when QVC was having their show in September and I've picked up quite a few things for her over the past few months. Girls are always so easy to buy for, my boys are a little tougher, especially my DS15 who still doesn't know what he wants yet.

 

[Hannathy]

I hate shopping early BUT I have bought a few Lego sets for my DS. The Star Wars sets are notorious for selling out before Christmas, having learned this the hard way I now try to buy these quickly-even tho I hate shopping early.

 

[golfgal]

I LIKE shopping during the Christmas season so I don't usually start until Black Friday or later. If I see a deal on something before then, like the Itunes cards Walmart had on sale, I will pick them up though. I don't even know what we are buying for anyone yet. We are contimplating getting a new tv for our basement family room and Target has one on the Black Friday deals so if we get that, we will do that.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

I hate shopping early BUT I have bought a few Lego sets for my DS. The Star Wars sets are notorious for selling out before Christmas, having learned this the hard way I now try to buy these quickly-even tho I hate shopping early.

See I'm wondering if the same will happen with the Harry Potter sets, especially with the movie coming out in a couple weeks... I bought DS the quidditch one as a tester and it went over like gangbusters! I think SIL is getting him the Burrow - I am considering rounding out his gifts from us with Hagrid's Hut, but I'm still not sure. DH won't help (then again, he never does). All I know is that we aren't spending much more than $100/kid.

We really don't spend much on Christmas - DH's family never could afford to, my family didn't see the point in massive spending. It's more about the personal gifts - that they were specially picked for someone.

 

[cepmom]

I am really behind this year...I'm taking a class that is seriously eating up all of my time. I can't even think about Christmas shopping yet. And the final isn't until 12/22 so it doesn't give me much time to shop No class the week of Thanksgiving though so I am hoping to get out the night that I am usually in class to shop.

 

[SCHBR'smom]

I'm almost finished shopping. I wanted to be finished by the end of Oct, but that didn't happen. I have a baby due in a few weeks and there is no way I'm taking a newborn into the Christmas shopping madness. Anything I haven't bought by the time the baby is born will be left for DH to pick up, and he HATES shopping. With 6 kids this Christmas, 2 of them with birthdays within days of Christmas day, we have a lot of presents to buy. It's difficult to do that much shopping and enjoy the holiday season.

 

[Kim&Chris]

By this time every year, I'm about half done. I haven't even started.

I just can't get motivated this year.

I say it every year...but maybe THIS will be the year that everyone gets cash or a gift card

 

[RadioNate]

Haven't started NOT going to start any time soon. DD's bday is 12/1 and I do have 1 thing for that but I'll wait a week or 2 until I get the rest.

Shopping early means I just buy more.

I have some ideas but I'll start actually buying in early Dec. The only exceptions are for things that might sell out. My mom is getting DS a 'hot' item this year that I'm supposed to pick up so it is at our house and I'll likely get that as soon as I can when DS isn't with me.

 

[TheBigBadWolf]

I am generally finished Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving. I normally start shopping the day after Christmas and shop all year long. I don't like the stress of last minute shopping, and I like to be finished with my shopping, decorating, everything except cooking by Dec. 1. This year, I have only bought TWO gifts. I had a dream (nightmare) a month ago that it was Christmas Eve and I was still out shopping for gifts, LOL.

This year, I drastically cut my shopping list from 30 something people to 14. Most of them are getting money or gift cards. There will be no more years with 125 - 150 gifts under my tree(s), no more spending $3000 plus on gifts. I made up my mind last Christmas that I was being ridiculous and it was stupid to buy so many gifts that nobody needed. So far I have been able to stick to my guns. I hope to give my family some nice gifts that they really want, and quality over quantity. I'm asking for gift lists, and if I don't get them, they're getting cash. The younger kids who have everything are getting gift cards.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

"kind of"

I have picked up a couple small things for DD as I find them. I always do most of it after Thanksgiving when I get ideas from family. . I love doing it during the season!

 

[tink20]

I have not bought the first thing. I will definitely NOT be shopping on Black Friday.

 

[indimom]

I really just got started in the last week (and I'm usually done by now except for the name exhanges which we get at Thanksgiving). I work Black Friday. I don't know when I'm going to get it all done.

 

[C.Ann]

No purchased items yet, but I'm not worried... Still plenty of time..

 

[disfan07]

Heck, we celebrate Hanukkah which starts in less than 4 weeks and we haven't done any shopping yet

 

[browneyes106]

I have ordered a few things online but they are gifts they are going to be delievered to some relatives and friends who live outside the U.S.

I will probably do some shopping on Black Friday. I taking a few days off during the first week of December because my cousin is going to be staying with me while he visits relatives so I will probably do most of my shopping that day.

 

[PixieDustandEeyore]

My fiance and I live across country and shop together so im doing shopping around the 21st of December when i see him

 

[Pixiedust34]

I was late with getting started with the shopping, and I'm getting stressed about it! I'm trying to buy a few things here and there, and may have to head out on Black Friday to get caught up with shopping if there are good doorbusters and sales.

 

[hereyago]

I voted other. I don't do Black Fridays. But I did take DD12 out yesterday so she can give me some idea of what she would like. We were out for 3 hours She actually didn't see that much and hasn't asked for much, but she does love to "look" at stuff.

But when I do go out and shop, it will be a one day trip and get if over with.