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When do you do your Christmas Shopping?

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edited November 2013 in GP Moms
Pick when you start your Christmas shopping :)
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When do you do your Christmas Shopping? 32 votes

Year round
12% 4 votes
Start a couple months before in like Sept/Oct
21% 7 votes
Let me get through Thanksgiving firsf/Black Friday or Cyber Monday
46% 15 votes
I am a procrastinator and wait until the last week/Christmas Eve
15% 5 votes
SS
3% 1 vote

Re: When do you do your Christmas Shopping?

  • I started early this year and just kept collecting things in our guest bedroom closet.

    and then after our failed IVF cycle all I wanted to do was shop so I made it productive shopping (after I bought several expensive items for myself) and bought christmas presents!

  • I try for year round but always end up starting in Sept/Oct :) we only have a couple things stashed in our closet but it is nice to know we have some stuff already.
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  • I try to plan ahead, but just never can.  And usually end up in the last 2-3 weeks before Christmas.  I do most of my shopping online.
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  • I usually get most of my gifts on Black Friday then sprinkle the rest of the buying until Christmas. This year, we started budgeting and planning better and I have a set amount saved aside. I have made my plan yesterday by looking at the Toys R Us Black Friday ad online since most (about 90%) of my purchases are bought there. I should be done shopping for everyone that day and have all the presents wrapped by the time I go to bed that night. 

    Let's hope the plan sticks!

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  • I voted SS .... If I see something before the holidays that is a perfect gift, I'll get it and save it until Christmas.  Otherwise, I might do some before Thanksgiving and some after it jsut depends on what our plans are for the months of Nov/Dec.
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  • I'm a procrastinator however this year I have a plan. I'm going to do half this month and half next so it doesn't all hit us in one month.

    I started yesterday. I bought 'myself' a home decor piece I'd been eyeing and since I had a $10 off and 15% off coupon I couldn't resist. lol

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  • @ream02 haha I love that the first gift you bought was for yourself!
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  • I usually don't start until late October to early November. I've been shopping a lot lately to get out of the house, so I'm already almost done. :)

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  • I guess we usually do all our shopping sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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  • I usually start on Black Friday, but this year I'm making a lot of stuff, so I'll be starting sooner.
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  • Since I am not working, I have started early this year so it's not as much of a stress on the budget.

    Grandparents are just about done, SIL and her s/o are done, my brother and SIL are done, and I'll be finishing up one BIL this weekend. I still need to buy for another BIL and his s/o, as well as my step dad's birthday (on Xmas), but that will be in December.
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  • Oh, and DS is just about done. I scored big time at consignment sales. I'm on the hunt for possibly some puzzles or a specific shape book. I have about $11 left to spend for him.
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