Christmas Shopping Question...

Catalina Island Bound

Does your DH help you out with any of the shopping??  I would say Brian throws out suggestions, but the actual shopping end of it, he has no part of.  (I suspect having worked retail his entire career has a bit to do with it.)

Just wondering about others. 

niuchick21

Yes and no.  He's not good with suggestions, but he will go with me if I want him to.  He also does his own shopping (he buys presents for my family and his family all by himself).

AprilJT

My DH always says that he is going to help but I do everything.  But I don't give him much of a chance to help to be totally honest with you.  I had all my Christmas shopping finished the Monday after Thanksgiving and most of it before Thanksgiving.  I did sit him down at the computer and show him what I was going to get the people he drew out of his families grab bag so he could at least say no.  I think everyone knows that I do all the shopping, I got a letter addressed to only me from his grandmother thanking me for her birthday gift.  (I made her a photo book on shutterfly).  I really don't mind though.  I like doing it, and the huge upside (to me at least) is I wanted a Kindle so he told me the other day to go ahead and buy it as my present from him.  Yay!

LadyBird9

Not at all.  Drives me crazy.  I'm like - this is YOUR sister, what do you mean you don't have ANY ideas?  LOL... something I am just gonna have to get used to I guess!

nataliejp519

Hahahhahahaha - NO!    Jordan is totally not a shopper or coming up with gift ideas type of person.  He'll occasionally pick up a gift card if I specify from where for him.  I don't mind too much though

electracity

My DH does absolutely NO Christmas shopping with the exception of my gifts.  Although since I was going to the mall on Sunday he asked me to picked up one of my gifts "since I was going to be there anyway".  No big deal, it's one of those things he gets me every year so it's no surprise anyhow.

I buy all gifts for my side of the family as well as his and just sign his name.  It's no secret who does all the shopping since shopping has not been one of his strongest suits ever.  Even thouogh I tell him exactly what "we" got everyone, I swear he's as surprised as the recipient when the gift is opened. 

sarlah

I'm trying to remember if he's been helpful in the past, and I honestly can't remember.

This year no on both counts. He had zero suggestions and I've gotten everything - granted I did solely online shopping, so it wasn't like I was going store-to-store looking for stuff, but it would still be nice if he could have done something to help. Maybe I'll make him wrap the gifts

Mistym05

Since I am usually so incredibly busy with school DH used to do some of the shopping, but his year since I am graduating he didn't start and told me it is my job... Thank gosh for online shopping because I hate crowds of people with a passion. We made a list of things we need to get people and he helped with that so at least I have an idea of what to get everyone.

FutureMrs.McC

No, he does nothing. No ideas and no help. He shops for me. Usually on the 23rd.

sarlah

FutureMrs.McC:

No, he does nothing. No ideas and no help. He shops for me. Usually on the 23rd.

This is how my brother & my dad are also! lol. I don't think I've ever mentioned this here, but one year my dad waited until Christmas Eve to shop (my mom did/does 99% of the shopping, but my dad always got us 1 thing from him) and I ended up getting an electric keyboard. wtf. I had never touched a keyboard or piano and never showed an ounce of interest, but I was genuinely surprised and acted excited for a few weeks, then put it away. 

I've also always had to help my brother & dad with ideas for my mom because they are clueless. Thank God my brothers gf just tells him exactly what she wants, otherwise I would be helping him with that also.

zsmama

The shopping is mostly up to me.  DH will go with me on shopping trips but they usually consist of me picking something out and him saying "yup, I like it, good idea."  He does his own shopping for me though, but I'll give him lots of suggestions.

loririck

Not very much.  He picked up a few gift cards yesterday but that's about it.  I shop for the kids, his parents, etc...  

natalie115

I put him in charge of his brothers' and his dad's gifts. I'll help him with ideas for names he drew, but he at least has to go with me to get it. He likes to help shop for my two cousins and uncle because we always get them funny gifts. He'll go with me if I ask, but I usually do one or two trips by myself so i can pick up stuff for him.  

Mrs.N.H.

Yes. He gets the stuff for his family I get the stuff for mine and we both pick the nieces and nephews presents together. DH loves Christmas shopping.

Lisa7

Christian's idea of getting everyone gifts is gift cards, which is fine. But he used to do that every freakin year! So now we do all together but I usually throw out the ideas

kingpepsisgirl

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  That's a joke, right?

Jillybean2880

zsmama:

The shopping is mostly up to me.  DH will go with me on shopping trips but they usually consist of me picking something out and him saying "yup, I like it, good idea."  He does his own shopping for me though, but I'll give him lots of suggestions.

Pretty much this exactly...but it's more like I get him roped into going on one big shopping trip to finish up or get the bulk of our gifts.  But before we started dating, he only exchanged gifts with his dad (who has since passed away) and brother so really the gifts we exchange are more my gifts (my family) anyway.  I'm just greatful to have some company fighting the mall crowds.

slevesquemut

I am physically unable to go shopping with DH.  I tried a few times, but it's horrible.  I think it's funny, because I'm the type of person who rushes through the store so I can get out of there, but he doesn't even have that much patience.  Usually after about two minutes, he gets frustrated and goes to sit in the car.  This is why I shop alone, and let him pick up his own gifts.

slevesquemut

Lisa7:

Christian's idea of getting everyone gifts is gift cards, which is fine. But he used to do that every freakin year! So now we do all together but I usually throw out the ideas

This is Jeff exactly!  What got really funny was the year he bought cards from one restaurant for his father and both his brothers.  And then they all got us the exact same cards for the exact same restaurant, for each person!  It was a big gift card exchange for one place!

katers1279

I shop for my family on my own (but most of it is bought online anyway) and I go with him to shop for his family.  I go with him just to keep him sane.  He HATES shopping and if he went alone, he'd end up buying nothing because he wouldn't want to go into the stores.

KristenCR

Kev is not good at all in the crowds so he doesn't go shopping alone unless I give him a very specific description of what he's supposed to get, and I have to deal with him being grumpy the rest day.  Thanks to wishlist.com we don't have to brainstorm about what we get people, but I'm the one picking everything out, and he's always so offended when I accidentally refer to what "I" got people.