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[Grildon Tundy]

Is your gifting circle a pinpoint or the Large Hadron Collider?

Some people buy for no one; some buy for anyone they can throw a gift at.

I buy for my immediate family (parents, nieces and nephews, siblings. Siblings-in-law count as immediate family, imo). I've got close friends, but
I don't buy for them. I'd rather buy them drinks when we go out.

Curious what youse alls' gifting strategy is.

 

[AJUMP23]

Immediate family and I get my employees a starbucks card.

 

[Celcius]

not buying any gifts this year

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Immediate fam and extended fam. Immediate fam get the good ones.

Extended fam gets candy/chocolates and a modest gift card. The younger people get an Amazon card. The older people I google map whichever grocery stores or mall is near their house and buy that for them.

Our fams go all out too. We've always done the spiderweb of gift giving where you buy a gift for every person. I'm done my Xmas buying and got a pile of boxes of stuff to give out. I thought this was the way Xmas gifts was supposed t be so later in life when I'd hear some fams do a Kris Kringle thing where you draw a name and just buy one fam member a gift, I was like whoaaaa! So if you get a bum gift from that person thats it?

I never purposely buy stuff for myself for Xmas. I buy whatever I need throughout the year when I find it at a good price. So for Xmas time, I wont bother getting anything unless it so happens I need something and find it on sale.

 

[ssringo]

Immediate family all my adult life. Unfortunately I had to make an exception when I my Dad got remarried to include his second wife since I'm eating dinner with them and all. The rest of her family get a smile and some light conversation.

 

[Brazen]

We buy gifts for the young ones in our extended family. Other than that, we have a big family gathering Christmas eve, smaller intermediate family on Christmas Day. The kids have a blast opening presents, us all spending time with each other, and everyone takes time to celebrating/honoring Christ singing Christmas songs.

Around a decade ago we stopped buying for each other, as adults that is, when it was nothing but money, gift cards, or stuff that never gets used. Instead, we all chip in for a good Christmas dinner/breakfast, sending cards through mail to show thoughtfulness/caring of each other, and just enjoy each other's company during this time. But gift-giving? A mutual realization that if we all just continue getting each other cash/gift cards, we'd basically be at the same ends just the same as to not participating at all in the corporate marketing of the whole ordeal that has become. Kids need presents though.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Immediate family on my mother’s side, we have a sorting game where everyone gets randomly assigned to make a gift to another member of the family. This way each one only has to buy one present. We’ve been making this for years to save money, make things easier, and avoid buying tons of useless stuff. Only the kids would get presents from everyone, but at this point there’s only one kid left, all the others are in their 20s.

On my father’s side we rarely see each other for various reasons, so basically no gifts.

I will get a gift for each of my parents of course, and some friends and colleagues. And my lover, of course.

 

[Hrk69]

Only gifts for myself, fuck family

 

[Hudo]

No one. I will take a walk (maybe it will snow again...) on Christmas Eve, like every year.

 

[IDKFA]

My close family and strangers.

Regarding strangers, my household will buy children's toys, put them in shoeboxes and donate them to orphans who would normally go without on Christmas.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

There's only me. Like literally only me. So don't give a shit anymore.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Only immediate family. Kids will get 1, max 2 presents each (I am lobbying for 1 to my wife). Will buy something for my wife.

 

[kanjobazooie]

Just nieces and nephew. Everyone else can buy their own gifts.

 

[FunkMiller]

Only the kids.

We all long ago decided that it's much more fun to buy them the presents, and spend the rest of the cash on getting together for meals, drinks and parties. Christmas is a lot more fun that way!

 

[Mr Reasonable]

I buy a token gift for some family members and get my girlfriend something for us to do, tickets, etc.

We don't need stuff and buy the things we want through the year anyway.

 

[Ikutachi]

Coworkers.

 

[Punished Miku]

$5 on the girlfriend this year.
$180 on the cats this year.
$160 for the niece.

 

[12Goblins]

wife and dogs

if you resent that I didnt buy you a gift for xmas I need you out of my life

edit I also send my lil brother few hundred on steam. this yr might get him a steam deck

 

[WhiteWaterM00se]

Serious question. I see these articles claiming in the US and Europe we are spending near an all time high on gifts.

It doesn’t feel like that to me. For myself, this is my lowest dollar amount spent on Xmas gifts in years. Now, I am saving for a larger expense, which does factor in. But still, is anyone else in this same situation? Or are you spending like crazy this holiday? “Doom spending“ as some are phrasing it.

Please let me know your thoughts.

 

[thefool]

Parents, bro, nieces. Single right now so that's it, Gf/wife if that wasn't the case

 

[Trogdor1123]

Kids, wife, neighbours, parents, mother and father in law, nieces and nephews.

I think that’s it…

 

[Trogdor1123]

Serious question. I see these articles claiming in the US and Europe we are spending near an all time high on gifts.

It doesn’t feel like that to me. For myself, this is my lowest dollar amount spent on Xmas gifts in years. Now, I am saving for a larger expense, which does factor in. But still, is anyone else in this same situation? Or are you spending like crazy this holiday? “Doom spending“ as some are phrasing it.

Please let me know your thoughts.

This year is about normal for me. That being said, we usually spend well more than normal. Christmas is a big deal in our house

 

[GymWolf]

A toy for my dog and something for the 2 sons of my best friend.

My family really stopped buying gifts for christmas many years ago.

 

[Pagusas]

immediate family (spouse, dog and cat).

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Serious question. I see these articles claiming in the US and Europe we are spending near an all time high on gifts.

It doesn’t feel like that to me. For myself, this is my lowest dollar amount spent on Xmas gifts in years. Now, I am saving for a larger expense, which does factor in. But still, is anyone else in this same situation? Or are you spending like crazy this holiday? “Doom spending“ as some are phrasing it.

Please let me know your thoughts.

I'm spending less this year, but that's because I changed careers and went down in pay, so I'm probably not the norm.

 

[WhiteWaterM00se]

I'm spending less this year, but that's because I changed careers and went down in pay, so I'm probably not the norm.

I am buying a new home next year and opening a side Business, so I don’t think I am the norm either. But, still I am curious.

 

[Alex Anderson]

Parents, brothers, a few friends, niece, nephew.

I play the ticket games at the bowling alley on Wednesdays. I have uh more inventory of the stuff i can sell on ebay than there is demand. So I have tons of extra tickets to put toward angel tree kids and the toys for tots box at the bowling alley that had nothing in it after a few days. I went to dollar tree and got a few cheap dolls and jenga games to toss in there too.

*pats self on back*

Oh oh, I have all ten spots on the high score list of the Nerf Arcade machine, lol. I wait for the friday night, saturday night crowds to lower the target score then rack up the easy bonuses.

 

[Dark Star]

Myself of course. I like Christmas electronics and musical instruments deals

Immediate family/ nephews

Girlfriend. Something sentimental, cute

if I get invited to a Christmas party then I’ll bring a white elephant gift or whatever. Starbucks gift card is appropriate

I would never gift my coworkers or boss lol screw them

 

[Putonahappyface]

Myself, girlfriend and fourteen year old neice. I used to buy my two nephews Christmas presents, but they're in there twenties now so get nothing.

 

[Putonahappyface]

.

 

[Tams]

No one anymore.

I don't expect anything anymore either, so I feel no guilt.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Stopped doing gifts forever ago. It’s so much better.

 

[Mossybrew]

Just my kids and two nieces.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Between my wife and I, we buy for the following:

Each other
My dad
My mom
Her mom
My sister
Her sister
Her brother-in-law
My brother-in-law
Her neice
My nephew
My best friend
My DND group
Her coworkers (i don't know how many tbh)
Her aunts (two of them)
her uncle

 

[YukiOnna]

No one, we don't celebrate it.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

No one.

Life is fucking expensive and not getting any better. I don't have time nor money to buy gifts for others. Being around family and friends during during the festive period is a gift enough.

You want a smart watch? Go fucking buy one yourself.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

A girl that I like.

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[Jayjayhd34]

I've been dressed grinch outfit since the first Dec what do you think

 

[haxan7]

Spent about $3500 so far on myself. Had a big black friday.

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Buncha Scrooges in here

 

[GutsOfThor]

Me, myself and I.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Kids - yes
Wife & me - no

Mom/Dad - sometimes
Brother 1 - sometimes
Sister in law - sometimes
Niece - yes
Nephew - yes

Brother 2 & family - no

Mom/dad inlaws - yes

Work team below me - yes

Friends - sometimes

Pretty much it

 

[Thaedolus]

I dunno man I put money in the bank account and the wife takes care of the rest.

 

[NahaNago]

Parents, siblings, nieces, and sister in laws. Only half of my nieces since I found out my sister either throws away or gives the gifts away that we give to her kids.

 

[thief183]

Myself and my Girlfriend, no-one else. My family is the same, we enjoy stay together and that's it.

 

[Happosai]

For the past few years only for my wife and her Mom (who's like a Mom to me). Usually give out some surprise gifts to those around us every Christmas too.

 

[DeafTourette]

My daughter, my best friends, my daughter's mom, my siblings...

Though this Christmas might not be possible without a job.

 

[Billbofet]

My kids, my mom, and my best friends. Nothing over the top. Wife and I don't even exchange.