to ask you what you want for xmas so I can pretend I want it too?

[Morphene]

because I haven't got any clue. Literally no ideas at all.....and people are going to ask me what I'd like, and I'm just going to sound like an idiot saying, "I don't really want/need anything" just like I do every year.

So please tell me what you want so I can pass it off as my own opinion....

DVD of The Handmaid's Tale

The Unexpected Truth about Animals by Lucy Cooke

A bench peg and anvil, hammers and a hearth with a fuck-off big blow torch. And an extension to put it all in.

Perhaps go for experience type things such as membership of an art gallery, cinema tickets, theatre tickets, spa voucher, train tickets for a day out, restaurant voucher, haircut/colour etc.
Or go for practical things that you will always need and then when you do want to treat yourself you will have some spare cash to spend. Or go for more upmarket versions of things that you use all the time like posh shower gel, shampoo, food stuffs etc.

If you have enough 'stuff' then ask for experiences instead - vouchers for the cinema, restaurants, spa treatments, cookery course, etc.

DH and I one year asked for everyone to get us Halfords vouchers and we then bought ourselves a couple of good bikes in the New Year.

A diffuser thing to fit on my hairdryer.

Great minds @Abetes

Vouchers to get the car cleaned X times (can never quite bear to pay to get it valeted myself but it's a job I hate)

floella what ARE you planning with that lot?

I'm hoping for a dishwasher and Blue Planet 2 on Blu Ray.

A bike! I actually want a bike! I don't have one...and I want one....that's perfect!

We also don't own any kind of games console as a family...I'm wondering if they are any good in general?

A pottery course
A massage voucher
Any homewares from Anthropologie
Spa day
Sheepers slippers
A Bob Ross painting kit
Nice photo frame
Fancy/good quality/pretty stationery
Cath Kidston oven gloves
Crinkle cut knife

Amazon dot
Stretchy lace thingies so I can just toe my shoes off without having to bother undoing laces
Clothes steamer as I hate to iron
Dark choccies with nuts
Lemon scented soap
A new fuzzy dressing gown as mine is v old and ratty now and the new fuzzy ones are so soft/cozy
Lush bath bombs
An orchid (only plant I dont kill and its quite fun seeing how DH will wrap it...)

New lined crocs
Chocolates
Nice bottle of wine
Rum/ vodka/ whisky but not gin. I dont like gin
Amazon vouchers to get books on kindle or some cds

BOOKS. Enough books to make a book fort in which I could live. Disclaimer: this would not take many more books to achieve.

Hand dyed top for spinning, my favourite tea from Fortnums (cheesy I know but it's my faaaavourite), rose and violet cremes, a new laptop, a personal trainer, some skis.

@seatoski Stretchy lace thingies so I can just toe my shoes off without having to bother undoing laces IS THIS A THING???? Where can one obtain such a thing????

A larger tank for my Giant African Land Snail
A laptop that'll run my games
An Amazon Echo Show
Quirky socks
Black ponte leggings from BonMarche (they're the best!)
A halogen oven
A monthly cheese delivery subscription

Have already bought myself earrings from DH. Amazon vouchers for kindle always go down well. Quite fancy some Bose earphones

HermionesRightHook
Join me in my book fort...look for 'silicon shoe laces' on Ebay and pick a colour

I wouldn't have thought to ask for one but (4?) Christmases ago I was given a pottery oil burner / crucible thing that uses tealights.
It's a pretty object that should last forever, it lights and perfumes the room and is great for getting rid of cooking smells which are obviously particles suspended in the air (sprouts anyone?!). No smoke or smuts because the crucible stays above the flame.
With good quality essential oils (I love real lavender/fresia/honeysuckle and hate artificial) I've ditched the Glade!

Morphene Get a dressing gown with a hood. They're the best.

Socks. Seriously. I want some really nice ones rather than supermarket cheapies for a change.
Some decent embroidery scissors, preferably with a case.
Chocolates.
Amazon vouchers so I can buy Kindle books.

There are so very many things listed here that I don't know anything about...

Is there a games console that would let my DD play a game that involves exploring a jungle?

I would buy one if games like that exist....

I want an overlocker and 3 hours a week sewing time

A big bottle of Chanel Coco Mademoiselle or the travel one that I can keep in my bag
Really comfy pyjamas
Champagne truffles
Asos voucher
Silver earrings or bracelet (or both!)
A nice smelling candle