September is here - so who's done their xmas shopping??

[mumclaire]

DH is telling me I'm absolutely mad but I've started to make my 'what I'm buying people' lists - hopefully so I can spread the cost a little - so please reassure me that I haven't totally lost it and I'm not the only one

[DarrellRivers]

Starting thinking about stockings so you are not alone

[Tortington]

sounds sensible - its not that far away after all.

i haven't done - i dont generally like christmas.

[12lbnaturally]

I am doing some of mine tonight through the "studio" catalogue. I cannot cope with christmas shopping in the shops its just too harassing!

[LadyVictoriaOfCake]

i start mine in the next fortnight. dd2 birthday was at the weekend, generally once thats over i start with the xmas shopping. am usually done by end of november

[BreeVanDerCampLGJ]

About to order the turkey tomorrow.


Bought 18 bottles of wine, in JS's wine sale. They will go into the garage.

[12lbnaturally]

Do your children like going to "see" Santa. My two boys are really scared of going in the grotto. Is that normal? They are 2 and 3.

[pooka]

pmsl. No bloody way!

[UCM]

Yes, definitely, DS already has a small cache of stocking fillers. The only thing I have to remember is a) where I hide them b) I don't duplicate.

And they were bought this week btw.

Oooooooooooo Christmas cake thread, it needs doing

[BreeVanDerCampLGJ]

Oh yes and bought two gifts this week.

[pooka]

I am seriously putting my fingersw in my ears and shouting "lalalalalalalalalalalalala".

It's SEPTEMBER! AAaaaaaaerrrrrrggghhh.

[luckylady74]

anyone got any good ideas for £5 presents for adults - we made that our limit last year, but i don't think anyone was bowled over by their candles or diaries!

[UCM]

Lidls were doing 4 inch remote control speedboats this week. Always good for a bloke in the bath who has everything I say.

[UCM]

they are 3.99

[francagoestohollywood]

lalalalalalalalalalalalalalala!
I usually do the shopping two weeks before christmas [disorganised emoticon]

[mumclaire]

Brill - I feel loved
and apologies to those who are offended by this thread
Back to those lists - I like the £5 idea but I always feel bad when people buy us more expensive stuff - how do you get round this....

[LadyVictoriaOfCake]

have a cupboard full of extyra back up £5 gifts? just make sure you know whats in them lol.

[luckylady74]

UCM i'm going to Lidls - that sounds fab!

[luckylady74]

mumclaire - it was a mutual agreement with our extended family, but they got all creative - or in the case of bil illegal by copying cds! i plan to make fudge and so on, but then never do.

[UCM]

Luckylady, you have to be quick. Link here to the latest special offers. They seem to do something and don't do it again for another year.

[onlyjoking9329]

Nooooo, tell me it's not christmas anytime soon.
it's on the same date every year but it still catches me out.

[handlemecarefully]

fingers in ears...not listening, not listening ....argghhhhh!

[expatinscotland]

Am nearly there! Just DD2 and DH - I know what I'm getting him, just need to pick it up.

[AbbyLou]

Ds birthday is 19th December so this I was determined to do it a little earlier to try and spread the cost. I have bought one thing for dd although she's a bit tricky as it will be her 1st Christmas at 7 months old. I've bought ds birthday presents bar a few little bits and bobs and I think most of his Christmas stuff is done too. I have only got a fw stocking fillers so far but add to them whenever I can.

[BreeVanDerCampLGJ]

I ordered my turkey today.

[PersonalClown]

I've started buying presents!
I buy a little each month to spread the cost.