Hardest person to buy for on your Christmas list?

MermaidMermaidpicky7,871 postsJoined Aug 11, '05View profile Messagepicky

Dec 5, '05 · 11:45 AM2,318

"Trees are up and the stockings are hung, but no presents under the tree. Is it just me, or is everyone getting harder to buy for?"

...quote from dbuck on another Lounge thread (THANKS for the Question!)

So who's the achilles heel on your holiday shopping list? The person who has everything or the person who says s/he doesn't want anything? And are you a last minute shopper, scurrying only hours before the shops close for the last deal? Or are your presents already 99% wrapped?

And what's your take on holiday shopping? Dream come true OR Wake me up when it's over?

I'm not even going to ask about holiday cards... :floor:

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inlovewithGBBeach LoverNewnan, Georgia65 postsJoined Apr 15, '05View profile MessageBeach Lover

Dec 5, '05 · 11:53 AM#2

I like the new avatar Mermaid! But the hardest would be my oldest sister, I dont know why but things just dont look like her, or maybe it is because she is so glamorous, nothing in my budget looks like her!!!! But we draw names every year, so MAYBE I dont have to buy for her, or maybe I do!!! ;-)

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kathydwellsDarlene is my middle name, not my nicknameLacey's Spring, Alabama13,303 postsJoined Dec 20, '04View profile MessageDarlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Dec 5, '05 · 11:53 AM#3

So who's the achilles heel on your holiday shopping list?

My DH....this is our 17th Christmas...what do you get someone after that many years??? To make things worse, our anniversary is this Wednesday...AND his birthday is in January. It is tough. I have a couple of ideas.

And are you a last minute shopper, scurrying only hours before the shops close for the last deal? Or are your presents already 99% wrapped??

I am last minute ALWAY'S...and every year I say I am going to get better, but I never do.

And what's your take on holiday shopping? Dream come true OR Wake me up when it's over?

Wake me up when it's over!!!!

audie

audiefartblossom10,946 postsJoined May 15, '05View profile Messagefartblossom

Dec 5, '05 · 12:04 PM#4

i think our parents are the hardest ones to buy for - i have resorted to money and gift certificates. i guess i could do them like i do my nephew - and just buy everything ! i have this problem of getting him everything i see, i love that little booger sooooooo much, and he is soooooooo spoiled by his aunt audie.

MermaidMermaidpicky7,871 postsJoined Aug 11, '05View profile MessagepickyAuthor

Dec 5, '05 · 12:24 PM#5

Hi Steeleing4! Nice to see you around!

Merman is my hardest to buy for. He is an engineer so I don't understand anything that he likes. I'm useless around power tools and computers and anything of a mechanical nature. Plus they make me yawn. :funn:

So what I give him is "permission." It's his favorite thing ever.

You know, permission to get his own *(&)*& gift. 😀

ktschris

ktschrisBeach FanaticSt. Louis1,877 postsJoined Nov 18, '04View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Dec 5, '05 · 12:24 PM#6

KD, what is a "DH"?

MermaidMermaidpicky7,871 postsJoined Aug 11, '05View profile MessagepickyAuthor

Dec 5, '05 · 12:26 PM#7

KD, what is a "DH"?

Technically, it stands for "darling husband" but this time of year it could stand for "damm husband" as well. Depending on if he comes through with the Christmas pressies! ;-)

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seagroveloverlittle sugarSt Louis Missouri2,984 postsJoined Jan 12, '05View profile Messagelittle sugar

Dec 5, '05 · 12:42 PM#8

I'm pretty sure that would be "damn husband" for KTSCHRIS........ :lolabove: oh you know I luv ya :wub:

dbuck

dbuckBeach FanaticKY3,966 postsJoined Jun 2, '05View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Dec 5, '05 · 1:31 PM#9

My MIL. But all males are hard to buy for.

I have a great stocking stuffer idea. :idea: Tide-To-Go pen. They really work. I dribbled coffee on my off white sweater the other day, didn't have time to go home and change, ran into Wally World and bought one of these, hoping for the best. They really work, so now everyone I know is going to get one for Christmas. Great for men to keep in their briefcase too. :clap_1: I love things that work as advertised. 😀

bsmart

bsmartbrainAtlanta, GA.1,390 postsJoined Aug 19, '05View profile Messagebrain

Dec 5, '05 · 1:46 PM#10

My parents and my sister. Although I am very close to them, one would think that this would make it easier to buy gifts for them. However, it is very hard to buy for someone that you are really close to because you look at each potential gift, and criticise it highly. I ask them what they want and I get, "oh you do not have to get me anything," or "I do not know." So this year its a sweater for dad, some kitchen gadgets from Williams-Sonoma for mom (favorite store), and a sweater for sis. I was able to pry out of them, what they really wanted.

RudyjohnRudyjohnSoWal InsiderChicago Area7,736 postsJoined Feb 10, '05View profile MessageSoWal Insider

Dec 5, '05 · 1:56 PM#11

My MIL. But all males are hard to buy for.

I have a great stocking stuffer idea. :idea: Tide-To-Go pen. They really work. I dribbled coffee on my off white sweater the other day, didn't have time to go home and change, ran into Wally World and bought one of these, hoping for the best. They really work, so now everyone I know is going to get one for Christmas. Great for men to keep in their briefcase too. :clap_1: I love things that work as advertised. 😀

Yesssssssss, they REALLY do work!! Like magic!! They even get smashed blueberry stains out!!!

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Miss KittyMeow47,011 postsJoined Jun 10, '05View profile MessageMeow

Dec 5, '05 · 2:08 PM#12

I guess that would be Mr. Kitty. He is always so generous and unique in his gift giving that I always feel he gets the short end. He wants a new smoker...I think he called it an "egg"? Maybe I could surprise him with a lot at Alys Beach this year! HA!

P.S. I am thinking of buying a treadmill or eliptical for him. Anyone have pros/cons for them? Good brands vs brands to avoid?

Edited Dec 5, '05 · 2:11 PM

Dabell

DabellBeach FanaticNew York471 postsJoined Sep 15, '05View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Dec 5, '05 · 2:10 PM#13

HBO.com!

MermaidMermaidpicky7,871 postsJoined Aug 11, '05View profile MessagepickyAuthor

Dec 5, '05 · 2:11 PM#14

I guess that would be Mr. Kitty. He is always so generous and unique in his gift giving that I always feel he gets the short end. He wants a new smoker...I think he called it an "egg"? Maybe I could surprise him with a lot at Alys Beach this year! HA!

Get him a Green Egg, Sueshore! My brother has one and it is so good it would turn a hard-core vegetarian into a meat-eater. No Joke! Pork chops in the Egg are incredible...yummmmmmmmmmm :wub:

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LandlockedBeach FanaticAlabama3,216 postsJoined May 16, '05View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Dec 5, '05 · 2:20 PM#15

Get him a Green Egg, Sueshore! My brother has one and it is so good it would turn a hard-core vegetarian into a meat-eater. No Joke! Pork chops in the Egg are incredible...yummmmmmmmmmm :wub:

I want one of those.

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Smiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined Nov 18, '04View profile MessageSoWal Expert

Dec 5, '05 · 2:22 PM#16

Although I am not on my own Christmas list, I am probably very difficult to buy for. I have everything I want or need, I try to be a minimalist, and I hate the idea of giving because you "have to." The coolest gifts I receive are things that are personal and meaningful, if only in thought, to the person(s) giving them. One of my most treasured gifts was a poem written by a friend. I would take a drawing, poem, or a hand written note, or thought over any material gift every day of the week.

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LandlockedBeach FanaticAlabama3,216 postsJoined May 16, '05View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Dec 5, '05 · 2:25 PM#17

I agree, man. Although I do appreciate some things. But I am so particular about things that I'm probably a real nightmare to shop for. Unless its a new fishing rod. There's always success there.

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kathydwellsDarlene is my middle name, not my nicknameLacey's Spring, Alabama13,303 postsJoined Dec 20, '04View profile MessageDarlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Dec 5, '05 · 2:25 PM#18

Although I am not on my own Christmas list, I am probably very difficult to buy for. I have everything I want or need, I try to be a minimalist, and I hate the idea of giving because you "have to." The coolest gifts I receive are things that are personal and meaningful, if only in thought, to the person(s) giving them. One of my most treasured gifts was a poem written by a friend. I would take a drawing, poem, or a hand written note, or thought over any material gift every day of the week.

And it doesn't surprise me at all that you would say that SJ. How kind of you. I wish everyone would think like you do. The world would be a happier less frantic place this time of the year!

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LandlockedBeach FanaticAlabama3,216 postsJoined May 16, '05View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Dec 5, '05 · 2:29 PM#19

And it doesn't surprise me at all that you would say that SJ. How kind of you. I wish everyone would think like you do. The world would be a happier less frantic place this time of the year!

Wal-Mart would like to poke him in the eye for saying such words. 😀

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kathydwellsDarlene is my middle name, not my nicknameLacey's Spring, Alabama13,303 postsJoined Dec 20, '04View profile MessageDarlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Dec 5, '05 · 2:35 PM#20