Christmas Shopping

[Graleyne]

Well I finally got started. Just exactly WHEN did My Little Pony stuff get so expensive? $6.19 for ONE pony!

Have ya'll heard of Magnetix? My son is really into them this year, but they are expensive too. $48.88 for a 200 piece set of plastic things with magnets in them. He is also into Bionicle - they are actually pretty reasonable.

I spent $259.05 and got next to nothing. I haven't bought anything for my 13 yr old daughter yet. Have no clue where to even start with her. She is one of those types that already has everything.

I am trying to hurry and get it done. I don't want to have to fight the crowds this year.

[cariblonde]

good thinking i always wait until the last minute then i have to run around and i never have enough money to buy everyone what i want to get them

[Graleyne]

I think next year I am going to start in March. I am going to use tax refund money and then stash it all. That way I have Christmas AND birthday presents already bought. LOL

[chachi]

I wish I could start my Christmas shopping. We are just broke now since just coming back from Vacation. I will be starting in November

[Erin]

We don't have kids yet, but we walked through the toy section at Target (to get to the Nintendo Wii stuff ) and I was amazed at how many toys there are and how expensive they are. My kids are getting wooden blocks to play with!!!

I get my little teenage cousins iTunes gift cards.

Also, just FYI if any of you have kids begging for iPods, they just changed the models but there is nothing wrong with the "old" ones and they will be all over ebay for $50. Or you can even get refurbed ones from Apple for a lot less than a new one.

[autumn star]

I too have started and very glad that I have. My son wants anything Power Rangers and my daugther wants anything to do w/medical stuff and another American Girl doll. We bought them a combo gift - an awesome Karaoke Machine that has a colored tv on it and they can see themselves sing.

[cataholic]

My sons are 15 and 20. I can tell you the older they get the more expensive the presents get. When they are little they are not too picky about clothes but when they get to be teenagers, they only wear certain brands of clothes and shoes. And the video game systems and games are too high. And they always have new systems coming out with new games. I bet we have spent thousands of dollars on those games. I haven't even started shopping yet.

[Graleyne]

Oh the games. My oldest is DYING for a Nintendo DS. $129 for the little pocket sized game system, then $50 each for the games.

[adorame]

My boy's want Nintendo Wii games, and they are expensive too. I have 4 boy's and that's all they want are games games and more games! Last year that was their Christmas gift, The Wii with 4 controllers and 3 games, Unfortunately they had to wait till March to get it. They would sell out so fast! We did get them clothes and stuff too. I am without a clue this year! I was thinking of a trampoline but I just don't know!!

[Bizzymammabee]

I am normally done the end of Sept. I hate dissapointed kids and long lines...lol. I am starting a bit late this year because we spent so much on our Disney Vacation which was the biggest part of the kids xmas. I am totally scaling back this year. My kids have everything under the sun. There are still things that they haven't played with from last year. It's a bit disgusting. So this year I am scaling very very low. I got my little guy the VSmile Enhanced Learning System and five games that go with it. He loves video games and these will help him learn so it's a win win thing no matter which way I look at it that was about $200. I want to get him one more game that he wants for the XBox 360 and that is all she wrote. My sisters, bil/sil and parents will want to get him stuff too. My 11 year old wants clothes...what else. My 8 year old daugther wants My Sims for the Wii and maybe another game or two and I can get her some clothes too. We just pretty much adopted my 15 year old Nephew and he of course wants clothes. I told hubby that I am so not spending like a loon this year...to this he just rolled his eyes at me and said yeah sure.

I am admant though that it has to be low budget. I don't have the cash after spending so much out in FL....we did all the parks with the kids.

Toys have gotten way too expensive and they want it and then two days later they are bored with it. Maybe I should just give them a big brown box and they would be happiest with that...lol.

[Superstarkba]

Originally Posted by Graleyne

I think next year I am going to start in March. I am going to use tax refund money and then stash it all. That way I have Christmas AND birthday presents already bought. LOL

Good idea!! But my tax return is going towards a car, if I can save it..lol

[chachi]

Originally Posted by Bizzymammabee

I am normally done the end of Sept. I hate dissapointed kids and long lines...lol. I am starting a bit late this year because we spent so much on our Disney Vacation which was the biggest part of the kids xmas. I am totally scaling back this year. My kids have everything under the sun. There are still things that they haven't played with from last year. It's a bit disgusting. So this year I am scaling very very low. I got my little guy the VSmile Enhanced Learning System and five games that go with it. He loves video games and these will help him learn so it's a win win thing no matter which way I look at it that was about $200. I want to get him one more game that he wants for the XBox 360 and that is all she wrote. My sisters, bil/sil and parents will want to get him stuff too. My 11 year old wants clothes...what else. My 8 year old daugther wants My Sims for the Wii and maybe another game or two and I can get her some clothes too. We just pretty much adopted my 15 year old Nephew and he of course wants clothes. I told hubby that I am so not spending like a loon this year...to this he just rolled his eyes at me and said yeah sure.

I am admant though that it has to be low budget. I don't have the cash after spending so much out in FL....we did all the parks with the kids.

Toys have gotten way too expensive and they want it and then two days later they are bored with it. Maybe I should just give them a big brown box and they would be happiest with that...lol.

Me too. We just got back from Disney Oct 6th. I am very budgeted this year. Plus My Daughter has so much that she doesnt play with now

[Bizzymammabee]

Originally Posted by chachi

Me too. We just got back from Disney Oct 6th. I am very budgeted this year. Plus My Daughter has so much that she doesnt play with now

I normally lose my head and spend a few grand at Xmas. There is no few grand this year to spend since we did Disney. A family of five plus I also took my two younger sisters...talk about spending.

Xmas is my most favoriet time of year. I love to shop for everyone and get them goodies I know they will love. But alas this year they will get stuff on a much much smaller scale...rather miniscule if you ask me Odds are they won't even miss the crap. It's just the working mother's guilt that gets me spending...ooh and my alter ego the shopaholic loves to chime in as well.

[scrappysmom]

i started last weekend we have 3 more to buy for 2 new grand babys and my daughters boyfriend shes been with him for 10 months now i shopped at toys r us and spent 127.00 for 2 babys and a diego talking doll for my grandson i guess you c an program it it comes with a disk to program on your computerhes into diego and my youngest daughter wants stuff for her apartment shes moving out next summer .still have 7 adult kids to buy for.so its gonna be tight this year.

[furby2000]

My Little Ponys are expensive and so are the Littlest Pet Shop stuff that my daughter is in to... I had her do her list last weekend and will begin shopping for her soon. FYI Target is having free shipping on alot of toys right now and Amazon has free shipping after $35 most of the time. I get most of the big stuff thru them..