The annual What was Hot/What was Not gift tracking thread

[crashbb]

It's not a big deal, I'm just saying I had no idea those were so popular! When we were kids we asked for babies or cd's. Just noting how much times have changed is all. Just making conversation...........

When you refer to those who did buy those things as "keeping up with the Jones", use "Sheesh" to describe their actions, inform us that they have "very little money", and end with a sarcastic twit about not being one of the cool kids you take from "making conversation" to "posting a judgement about those who didn't buy Christmas presents the way that you did".

 

[momto2inKC]

It's not a big deal, I'm just saying I had no idea those were so popular! When we were kids we asked for babies or cd's. Just noting how much times have changed is all. Just making conversation...........

I went back and re-read your original comments and don't get that at all from what you wrote. To me your post sounded somewhat condescending towards those that bought them. Comments like they are 'keeping up with the Jones', spending money *you* know they don't have, then throwing in the old 'cool kids' jab.
I still however find it confusing that you say those things yet your own child has an iPad, which is FAR more expensive than an iPod

 

[FloridaPixie]

Finally relaxing after a day of after-Christmas shopping, eating yummy leftovers and playing animal doctor Barbie with my little one : ).

Hits:

DD5 Leap Pad loaded with tons of games, apps and videos, a Pink Figit (more fun than I thought it was going to be!), La La Loopsy Crazy Hair doll with extra outfits & La La Loopsy Tree House set with small furniture sets, Barbie bunk bed and washing machine/dryer sets, Target Lily Ana (American Girl-type) doll with three outfits with large white horse (also from Target and named Levi, in honor of one of the ponies from the Ft. Wilderness pony ride area), a trundle bed from Target for Lily Ana, animal doctor Barbie set, Tiana doll that twirls in the tub

Me Inexpensive laptop from Walmart's Black Friday sale that my husband and I stood in a crazy line for, hot pink wireless house, awesome Sony camera with a Lilly Pulitzer camera strap (purchased last month so that I could get used to using it before Christmas!), onion chopper from Williams Sanoma that I begged for, Vera Bradley purse, lots of cute Mardi Gras stuff from my cousin because she knows I love Mardi Gras, a 3-section food warmer that I had been eye-balling from my parents, cute flannel jammies from my parents. No misses, I loved and appreciated everything given me.

DH Two Life is Good shirts, a LL Bean jacket, white t's and underwear, 2 long-sleeve Polo shirts for work, tweezers and combs, purple Polo shirt, khaki's, a Quincy, WA (his hometown) sign I found on Ebay, the x-large LL Bean tote with "Daddy" monogrammed on it, a new hard drive purchased a few weeks before Christmas : )

Misses

DD5 Crayola Glow Dome (isn't as cool as shown in commercial!), Operation Game (my five-year-old said it is "too tricky)

 

[aprilgail2]

Not to try and make your feel bad but again.....

I consider the weeks prior to Christmas as the lead up and then the REAL Christmas season starts on Christmas day LOL We will spend this week (school vacation) decorating gingerbread houses, baking cookies, going to view light displays, seeing the decorated mansions in Newport etc. etc. We will finally be able to relax and invite friends over. My decorations will remain until late January. The weeks before Christmas are really too busy for us around here to enjoy it all. It's so funny when I hear people who talk about being so glad "it's over". It's really just begun for us

For us Christmas is the days leading up to and including Christmas day- the day after Christmas its done and over. A few neighbors already took down their outside lights yesterday (including me!). We are cookied out from everyone giving us cookies they baked and I don't want to see any more until next Christmas! I will be taking the tree down either today after work or tomorrow.

The hot things for my DD12 was an ipad2 and a big electric keyboard (which I had gotten from a friend who bought it last year for her daughter who didn't want it for 40.00! She wanted to give it for free but I gave the kid 40.00 since it was her gift from the year before).

I bought a kindle and Uggs for my mom and she is in heaven---she is 83 so I wasn't sure how the kindle would go over but she likes it- my daughter and I prefer the Nook but thought the kindle would be better for grandma!

It was really a great Christmas for us all!

 

[TnTWalter]

kindle fires and 3ds big hits w kids...
surprise hit nerf lazertag....even the grown men were taking turns at big family dinner.


surprise miss just dance 3..

not really miss...but had to hold off on gifting skylander and kanai doll because just had too much and/or would have been lopsided...I spread the piles out to make sure they seem even....have a bag full of 'give later' ... anyone else do this? Luckily have 2 winter bdays and easter. Lol-

 

[pantherlj]

we had our 2nd Christmas with my dad yesterday - a non tech toy that was a gift for the 9 year old that all ages (9-71) are having fun with. It's called Fastrack. I found it at Learning Express - love that store.


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