lajshdlfjhasldjfhasl. DUDE IF ONLY IT WERE THAT EASY THIS YEAR.
however, i must state that 75% of the presents for my fam are kitchen-related. canister sets, hand mixers, electric carving knives, cook books, and of course, a santuko knife set so i don't have to cut tomatoes with plastic steak knives every time i go home...
I have come to enjoy lists. It ensures that people get things they genuinely want. So I get some stuff from lists, but then other things that aren't. I like being creative, but the lists take some of the stress off, just in case they aren't uberthrilled with their creative surprises.
I personally love Gift Cards above almost all else, since they are essentially the gift of shopping. Shopping = quality time wandering around and talking to friends in my world, so this is good.
I am jealous of your bus. I did some Xmas shopping today and instead of my normal bus route, I had a lot of walking. :)
i love the availability of lists. luckily i was pretty much able to think of REALLY GOOD (and inexpensive!) gifts for my family this year, w/o the aid of lists. but, i had just recently been at my mom's house, so i had a couple of ideas of things that she'd like to have...i see my sister all the time, and they're the kind of people that don't need anything, but i noticed they're still using my mom's old crockpot that has a duct-taped electrical cord (and i got a wicked deal on a fancy programmable one), etc etc. for me, though, parents are typically very hard. and neither of my parents would provide a list even if i asked, i don't think...it's just a crapshoot, i guess, unless i get a moment of genius
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I kinda feel you on both ends... My uncle sent out an email list of about 5 CDS, 8 DVDS, and several books he wanted along with a disclaimer that anything not on the list but by the same musician or author are probably things he already has, so don't buy it. At first I thought it was kinda rude, and then I thought about it and realized he was the easiest person to shop for
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DUDE IF ONLY IT WERE THAT EASY THIS YEAR.
however, i must state that 75% of the presents
for my fam are kitchen-related. canister sets,
hand mixers, electric carving knives, cook books,
and of course, a santuko knife set so i don't
have to cut tomatoes with plastic steak knives
every time i go home...
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{glug{
come visit me and we'll drink. lots. on me. really.
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I personally love Gift Cards above almost all else, since they are essentially the gift of shopping. Shopping = quality time wandering around and talking to friends in my world, so this is good.
I am jealous of your bus. I did some Xmas shopping today and instead of my normal bus route, I had a lot of walking. :)
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dude, that is brilliant beyond words...
it's like... i've never thought of it like that before...kickass!
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ps. califia left a bottle of rum. ho ho hurl!
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