to feel annoyed when people say what they "are getting" for Christmas?

[LilyPotter]

I hate, hate, HATE this business of shopping lists to prescribed expectations.
I keep hearing kids (and adults) say "I'm getting this" or "I'm having that." and parents running themselves ragged trying to get exactly what their kids have ordered in case they're disappointed (or, more likely, throw a big strop) on the day. What happened to the element of surprise?
And while I'm ranting, shouldn't it be "what she gave me for Christmas", not "what she bought"

DD's birthday is 16 Dec. She had her party yesterday. I've just realised that yet again I will have to take back some of the stocking fillers I bought her.

I should know better by now - in the past I've just left Xmas shopping until after her birthday but tbh it would have been very useful to know what other people were buying her for her birthday.

DH often does this. Goes down the town mid-December and impulse buys for himself half the stuff I've already got him. No excuse of a birthday, either.