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.

25, all immediate family. Costs a bloody fortune!

DP
DS
DM
DF
DGran
Friend
Friends partner
Friend's 4 daughters (small token gifts)
Friend's DGC x2
Cats

15 in total

Also 25 - all family and I agree it costs a fortune!

Husband and 2 x children.
My parents - they have expressed a wish for consumables rather than "stuff" so it's things like champagne, their favourite toiletries our a groupon voucher for a nice lunch out.
2 family friends (a couple) as they buy for us and our children - this year we got them a box set.
A neighbour who buys for the children - this year a half bottle of champagne and some chocs.
That's it for me.

My husband's parents are dead :(
He gives his sister and her daughter money (they're on benefits and its what they prefer.) He and his brother don't bother getting anything for each other.

We used to have a huge number of extended family and friends to buy for. It got a bit ridiculous ie children of cousins etc. Then I fell out with my sister and she used that as a platform to propose no more exchanges. I have to say it's much easier now to concentrate on just a few people. The only shame is that it was often a reason to meet up with people at least once a year and it doesn't happen so often.

4 work colleagues we all buy each other a small present each
1 work secret santa
4 girls in motorbike club we go to
1Bike club secret santa
2 sons
1 daughter
1SIL
1DIl
8 times £10 in money for grand children
1 DP
apart from DP the average i spend on presents is around 5-19 pounds so not a fortune

Just dh and 2 dc

I've bought for 10x teachers (£5 each), 7x for DHs family (£10 each), 1x for the au pair (£25) and 2x my children (£20 each).

So 20 presents totalling around £140.

We buy for 23 including each other and the 2 dc

Not that many really. "proper gifts" are DH, DD, DS. 4 nieces/nephews. One sister and husband (we alternate which sister). Grandmother. So 10. DH's family don't do presents at all. Then small things/vouchers for cleaner at home and work. Secret Santa for group of friends. Various "hostess gifts" for friends we visit.

About 10. That's children/parents/1 sibling and 2 other small people I am close to.

OMG I forgot my Dad! So 11 proper presents. And about 7 tokens/secret santas.

Husband, kids, parents (but usually I do 1 per couple, varies though), DB and wife, one friend, one 'couple' friend and their kid (my DD1's best friend).. So 11... I expect I'll shell out for some of DD1's other friends but I just don't understand the rules there and who to buy for (she's 6yrs old so can't really tell me much herself except that she wants to buy for everyone.. May do it for her closest friends/where I think it more likely that she will get a present so need to have one back..:/).. Easy this year really as we're doing it at ours and most of the family is abroad so will only have my parents and brother and his wife over.. Normally would also have my grandma, aunts and uncles and cousins and their kids though we also tend to do a secret santa for the adults...

Ah, I forgot great grandma @ £20 and work secret Santa (£5).

So 22 presents @ £165

I shop around throughout the year, start my planning in the summer for the bigger gifts and buy as much as i can from eBay (new with tags stuff)

For the 10x teachers I bought them beauty gifts which are all currently half price and m&s have a great return policy in case they don't like them.

Also husband's family is abroad and from a culture where Xmas isn't relevant so don't need to worry about them :)

6 that’s it.

Dp
Dc x2
Brother and sil
2 nephews
Mum
1 goddaughter
Mil
Used to buy for friends but stopped when we had children as less time and money!

24 this year usually 26 but my brother and I decided to just give to the kids this year (this is the first yearof doing this because he has only recently had his baby). I think if my dhs brothers have kids of their own we would do the same with them. Same with friends.

It's expensive and has stressed me out this year actually so will try and remember to make some alternative suggestions next year!

DH
Niece and nephew (together with their spouses -as in a combined present) and their three young children.
My 5 grown up children get the choice of cash or a selection of various restaurant vouchers that I choose, or gifts to the same value.
Four grandchildren get a sack of presents plus a stocking full of bits (I've made each one a personalised stocking on their first Xmas)
My two youngest DDs still have a stocking too because they say it stops when they permanently move out.
My mum.

1. My dc. I send my teenage nephew and niece cash. We have given up with dh’s nieces as they never thank us, and presents are never reciprocated. Adults on both sides of the family agreed a long time ago not to do adult presents.

And the five siblings, four partners and me and DH pick a 'secret Santa' so I have that to get.

13 family 2 best friends

I start shopped by ridiculously early to spread out the cost.

I have known the daughter for 8 years and have always bought for her, birthday, Christmas and odd gift here and there
She is 15 now and in all the years she has never thanked me or even mentioned anything I have bought her
I know that you don’t give to receive thanks but a pleasant word to me now and again would be good

Hardly anyone

I get stocking presents for DS (16) and his main present is cash.

4 x neices/nephew/Godchild - cash

DH and I just buy token gifts, charity shop books, that sort of thing.

^^ same for one sibling that visits us on Christmas Day (nothing for other siblings/siblings IL)

Foodie gift and charity goat for my parents.

That's it - my best friend and I treat each other to a special meal out instead of presents.

I actually miss the wrapping as that's the fun bit so this year I offered to wrap 50 gifts for a local charity function .