How many people do you buy Christmas presents for?

[Spangles1963]

Just that really. I only have a small family (parents both dead and 2 brothers,one lives abroad,other I have no contact with) so it's only my DD,DGD and son-in-law and best friend. But I admit I've been amazed at the number of people that I know,or have read about that buy Christmas presents for what seems like an incredibly large number of people. Even when I was at college,many years ago,I can recall class mates saying they were buying presents for their second cousins,their next door neighbours,great uncles and aunts as well as the usual parents and siblings.

1. Family only.

Most of my family live abroad and my DH doesn't speak to any of his family so not much buying to do for us! I buy for DH, the kids, my mum, my brother and two close friends.

About 25 I think! Most of them are children though and only smallish presents for most bar family.

I have a large family so about 24. And considering I've gone NC with 6 family members in the past year my bank balance is definitely noticing!

I don't do cards - horrendous waste of resources/money/time.

Only 9 plus DH and two DC. Some friends of mine buy for upwards of 80 people...literally buying for all their friends and including the adults. Utter madness. I also think the people they buy for probably wish they didn't, as they have to buy gifts in return and may not be able to afford it! Consumerism gone mad, if it was up to me I wouldn't buy gifts at all 😂

1. 1 niece and 2 nefews.

1. My DP, my mum and dad, both of my brothers, my step mum and step dad and my brothers girlfriend.

DP does all the buying for his family which is only me and his mum and dad

Including DH and DCsx2 14.

Parents, parent’s spouses, grandparent, siblings, their partners and children. Also including my own children and husband. I’ve never counted it up before!

4 - dh, ds, my mum and dad.

5 - mum, dad, sister, husband, MIL. Plus work Secret Santa if that counts!

17

My DH and our DC
My parents
My DB, his wife & DC
DH's 2 siblings & their partners/DC

It amazes me the number some people buy for

Too fucking many.

Sorry - feeling sore as I just did a big Amazon shop and it's hideous. Massively scaling back next year.

17 - husband, parents on both sides, children, nieces and nephews, hairdresser, close friends

3 adult children
2 partners of above
3 young grandsons
My sister
Daughter of my daughters partner (under duress)
Myself

Stocking for dh and gifts for our dc only. No family either side whatsoever.

8 adults
2 children
1 secret Santa

2 kids, husband, mother, father, step mother, brother, nephew, 3 neices.. so 11 in total. We have a rule in our family that if you have children, you don't get a present yourself. I buy for my family, DH buys for his but gifts are from both of us.

Close family - 10
Godchildren - 3

Family rule is presents till 21 then you finish off with a big one then no more.

Mum & Stepdad
Dsis & bil
Dbro & sil
4 nieces
4 nephews
Bil & wife
Sil & husband
Pils
GG
3 nieces
2 nephews.
Another bil.

Phew.

5 children and DH.

Mum, sister, PILs, four GPs and my best friend.

So, 15. I have cut down a lot.

Nanasue, why don't you want to buy for your daughter's partner's daughters.

We buy for 7 adults (all family) and 10 children (mainly small gifts). Probably do all that for £350.