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Do you make a wish list or like to be surprised?
So I know it's not very romantic and kind of takes the element of surprise out of Christmas... but DH and I have both had enough years of struggling to come up with the perfect gifts. So we're using MyRegistry.com (the same place we used for our wedding registry, except now we both have our own) and we each have a whole wish list of things to choose from. 
WDYT, is it better to make a list and get what you really want or would you rather be surprised (but potentially have to deal with returns)?
WDYT, is it better to make a list and get what you really want or would you rather be surprised (but potentially have to deal with returns)?
Re: Do you make a wish list or like to be surprised?
Both...I'm okay with it not being 'romantic'. LOL Dh will ask for ideas and I will give him specifics. He does also just do things on his own, and for the most part, has been successful. He would be fine if I wasn't happy with something and needed to return/exchange. He wouldn't want me to keep something that I wouldn't use.
I made a list because H asked me for one. I put several expensive things so he won't be able to buy everything from the list within our price limit. That way at least their will be the surprise of which list items I get.
H gave me a list but it was all video games and movies. I don't mind getting 1 or 2 of each but I am not going to buy him 10 video games, so mostly I don't shop of his list.
DH asks for a list, which is good because he's a terrible gift giver and a last minute shopper. Thankfully he knows this and asks for the list.
We're ok with both. MIL had us make an Amazon Wish List not only because its much easier for her and doesn't need to worry about shipping (she lives 5 hours away thru the mountains and bad snow) but she doesn't like to give cash for Christmas when she can avoid it. We usually save her presents for later and call her when we open them up since they can't be with us and vice versa
DH and I are usually good at surprises. He asks for a few simple suggestions (yoga pants, one of those DIY home improvement books that seem to know every question you're going to have) and comes back with some great surprises. DH tends to buy everything he wants so I end up getting him sport teams hoodies, music dvds, etc.
Family, we usually ask for Lowes gift cards for our projects and ask my 2 brothers what they want...so all in all its a good mix up.
H gives me a list and I give him one. Since there are multiple things on the lists we're still able to surprise each other. We usually trade lists in early November because our lists double as birthday & Christmas lists. (Our birthdays are 12 days apart at the end of November and beginning of December.)
We give my mom a list too because we exchange names for our immediate family (11 adults). She becomes the keeper of the lists so we all call her to ask what so and so have on their list.
I have an Amazon wish list and I post things I love on Pintrest with the hopes that my sister will relay some of my favorites to Mom and Dad... My parents still go over board with shopping for us for the holidays, but I would rather they find things that I don't have to return so it's a more pleasant experience for all involved. SO and I know each other well enough that we can pretty much shop with out a list.
I think a wish list for adults is the best way to go. There is nothing saying that I'm going to get exactly what is on my list, I put way to much on the list, so I'm usually still somewhat surprised by what I get.
I meant to say ditto to this post.
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