ChristmasShopping Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 I made up my list this weekend and came up with 38 people we buy for. I better get shopping..LOL
ilikefree Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 Including hubby and our 2 sons, I usually end up buying for 14 family members plus teachers.
momof3luvs1 Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 My list right now is at about 22! We have a lot of kids in the family so we mainly focus on them and then gift the adults who do not have kids. We also have about 6 teachers to buy for and then donations such as the angel tree...
lukesmom01 Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 About 23 family members and about 20 others including teachers and DS's youth leaders at church, and friends. So about 43, and I'm sure I'm leaving someone out. I also have to buy birthday presents for all 23 of the family members too. It is very expensive to be in my family!
Gporter34 Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 I will be buying for approx. 20 people this year.
lukesmom01 Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 Oh yeah forgot about the angel tree presents too and other charity gifts. Don't even know how many that is.
sweetdiggity Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 Dang, I guess I'm lucky, only have 8 people to buy for, well, nine because I always buy myself something. I buy toys for toys for tots each year also, so that's some additional gifts.
dealluvr Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 just me and my two sons.the rest of the family has nothing to do with us
tinkrbel Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 31 friends/family, angel tree gifts, mail person, trash people and the ocassional treats for coworkers. This year I may leave out mail person and coworkers as mail person is retarded about mail delivery and ridiculously afraid of my shih tzu. Coworkers have never deserved treats and this year the infighting has just gone beyond acceptable.
mjohnsonof3 Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 About 35 me and my husband haven't baught for each other in years.
smga1 Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 About 20 plus the Angel Tree. It seems to grow every year.
starbeck96 Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 I have my 3 kids and then aunts, uncles, niece, nephew, and grandparents. Oh yeah I also have my best friends 3 kids. I might do teachers if I can find something reasonable or find a good idea from someone. My BIL just got married a few months ago and his wife has 3 kids. We are not sure if they will come to the Christmas dinner or not so I may have to buy for them also. So in all I have about 18-25, depending if I buy teachers and step nieces and nephew anything. My husband and I don't usually exchange gifts because our anniversary is Dec. 7 and we usually go out to eat and maybe a movie and that is our anniversary and Christmas....lol. Also if we see we don't have the extra money we don't buy for the adults in our families only the kids.
starbeck96 Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 We also do a couple of gifts on the angel tree. We are not able to buy everything on one list, but we try to buy a few things. I usually let the kids pick out at least 1 gift each for the angel tree.
Jen198 Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 Dh and I buy for around 20-23 not including each other...not too bad Oh, and we do 4 toys for tots, 2 girl gifts and 2 boy gifts.
doublehsmom Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 I have 42 people that I buy for, then we also do the gift giving tree at church as well. Thank goodness I have gottadeal or I'm not sure that I could buy for all those people!
amberj365 Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) I'm buying for my family, which is very small. However, this year I'm teaching 4th/5th Language Arts, and I really have NO idea what to get my students for Christmas. I've never taught 9-11 year olds before! What do they like that's cheap but not obviously cheap! :) Edited September 8, 2010 by amberj365
mgmckny Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 I only have around 12 that I buy gifts for, the rest are my team at work and it's usually something like a cup with candy. This year I am cross-stitching ornaments, need like 26--yikes.
SaBell Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 We buy for 20 people. That includes family, friends & charity gifts:holiday02:holiday07:holiday06.
pogiporkchop Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 I started to post a reply and lost track of my counting at 57... looks like I better make THE list tonight :)
sweetdiggity Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 I started to post a reply and lost track of my counting at 57... looks like I better make THE list tonight :) Wow. How do you do it? lol I forgot to mention that 4 of the people I buy for have birthdays in December, two being on New Year's Eve and one the day before. So that's a bunch more gifts I buy.
elena_398 Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 9 in the family We also adopt a family every year through our church.. Provide gifts for all parents/kids and food for christmas dinner. and of course my 3 dogs :)
pogiporkchop Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 I'm still counting this morning... my list should be titled "People to Remember" as some get gifts, others homemade goodies, some just cards, etc. Everybody is counted - kids' classmates (goody bags, of course) and special friends, DD's fellow Scouts (goody bags again) and so on. By later today I should have my list made up :)
racerfan Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 I shop for 12 (DH, DS, DD, 2DN, FIL, DH's Grandmother, 2cousins, child I babysit, and the Angel Tree (at least 1 child for each of my 2 children) I also have to do the shopping for FIL and DH's Grandmother for my kids since they have no idea what to get. Good thing I have already started!!!
jade6700 Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 I think it's about 11 this year plus shopping for the various charities.
pogiporkchop Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 After thinking all afternoon and scratching my list down on paper and counting everyone up the grand total for people I need to remember this year is... 170. Some get actual gifts, others get yummy homemade treats and others may get just a card - but I still have to buy it all :) This includes family, friends, people at school, DH's work, DD's scout troop, GD exchanges and of course charity. I have no doubt, though, that the list will end up being pared down as I go. In some cases it's one gift for a family or group so it's not as much as may appear. How do I manage it? Keeping an eye on here, of course!
Elmck Posted September 14, 2010 Posted September 14, 2010 I think this year it will be about 28 people. Maybe a few more if I can fit it in the budget.
Princess7915 Posted September 14, 2010 Posted September 14, 2010 I buy for about 18. I guess I'm pretty lucky - depending on how you look at it. We have a small family and some family that we are just not in contact with so that shrinks up the list. I don't know what I'd do if I had double that amount to shop for! But I suppose if you've always had to shop for a lot then you don't know any different and it's not a big deal.
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