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Christmas "Lists"

Do you give your DH a true Christmas list of things that you want?  DH gets frustrated this time of year, because he says I'm really hard to shop for.  He still has no idea what to get me for Christmas and asked me to give him a list of things that I want.  I've done this in the past and he just buys everything on the list (making me feel bad, because he spent so much money on me).  So now I need to make a list....  (Any suggestions?)
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Re: Christmas "Lists"

  • Well if he has a history of buying you everything on the list I'd go ahead and put everything you could ever want on there and see what happens - new car anyone?
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  • I asked for some kitchen stuff, a new pair of Uggs, some DVDs, makeup and some clothing too. 

    It may take some of the fun out of Christmas but DH and I have a budget we spend for each other.  I like it because then no one ends up spending a ton.  We have always used this system and works really well for us.  

     

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  • Yeah, we always set a budget too... he still spends more than that... but it's his "fun money" so it is not straining our budget or anything like that...  The only thing I can think of is a Nordicware Bunt pan (a really pretty one, lol).  I'll have to keep thinking I guess Smile 
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  • My DH does the same exact thing!  However, if it's not on the list I will not get it!  He says I'm hard to buy for but I'm really not.

     

  • No list this year.  I gave him a few vague things that I wanted, but I like for him to get creative and he is usually pretty good.  We gave ourselves a limit so we will see what he came up with!
  • Funny, we may be the only people in that world that don't buy for eachother... I mean I picked him up a set of beer glasses and he will get me something little like a few new books or something, but that's it. We have a lot of nieces and nephews to buy for so the budget is always tight.

    If he gets your everything off your list.. Make it a great list:)

     

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  • I usually can't think of anything I need, but I'll tell him one or two things I really want. He is actually a really good shopper, he'll remember things I picked up and looked at in stores and stuff.
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  • I always ask for gift cards to Kohl's, JcPenney, Bed Bath & Beyond & also my hair salon.

     

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  • I grew up in a "list" family, so I always give a list.  To keep it a bit of a surprise, I try to give broad categories of things.  My list to FI this year:  a medium sized sweater from NY & Co. (I know I like pretty much all their sweaters, so he can't go wrong), a new wallet, a knife sharpener for my favorite high-quality kitchen knife, a cd (more "fun" for him to buy than an itunes gift card, plus I have a cd player in my truck I use on long trips), concert tickets (for a show I know that he wouldnt' love to go to), etc.  I think requests for gift certificates for massages, mani/pedis, etc. are always good too.
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  • I am a list-maker for everything BUT Christmas presents I would like. I have no idea what DH is getting me but I think since it's our first married Christmas we are both buying gifts for "us" - and then a few for each other, haha
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  • I make a list for my family, and while DH usually sees it, he generally doesn't buy from it unless it's something I've really been talking about.  He's pretty good about trying to get creative with my gifts.

    My dad, on the other hand, sounds like your DH.  He'll take my mom's Christmas list and go out with it like it's a shopping list.  She always gets so mad at him (lol) and has to constantly remind him that it's a wish list, not a shopping list.

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