who do you buy for?

[OutOutLetItAllOut]

how many people do you buy for?
i ( we) buy for..
3 kids
each other
my folks,
his
my grandparents, 2 sets,( 4 people)
his grandparents.
my sisters and hubbys, ( 4 people)
4 aunts and their partners, ( 8 people)
mate, hubby and 3 kids
mate and hubby
mate, wife and 2 kids.

Too many people - we've got to cut it down this year

2 dcs
my parents
grandad
9 nieces/nephews
3 auntie/uncle/uncle
2 friends

and that is about half of what we used to buy,
we have seriously cut back in recent years

1 DS
each other
my parents
his parents
my siblings
his siblings
my BIL
his BIL and SIL
8 nieces and nephews
about 4 sets of friends plus their kids (bottles of wine, small kids gifts etc)

2 dcs
dh
parents
MIL
SIL x2

BIL x2
4 nieces
2 good friends of mine
dcs of said friends x 2
2 teachers
staff at kennels

2 kids
MIL & her dp
My dad & sister
Each other
My best mate

There'd be more but dp's brother & dad never bother with us so I'm giving up the pointless spending on them when they never even think to send a card.

4 dc's
mum
dad
brother
sister
dp
his 2 dc's
4 best mates
their 10 kids

I have 28 people to buy for & then my 2 dc's .

mum & dad
DS
PIL
my gran
my grandad
3 friends
1 friends daughter
each other
next door neighbour
DH's cousins children (2 of them)
pets (3 of them, sad i know, but spend about £3 on each)

We do a 'round robin' in my side of the family, so between my Dad, Sister, Brother and me we buy for one person to the value of £50.

Partners of these also go into a separate round robin.

Then I have my Mum and her partner, the Inlaws, Step-inlaws, DHs brother and DCs of a few friends.

Trying to get the others to do a round robin, too as it saves so much money and, to be honest, none of us are really bothered about presents, we just do it out of habit!

Oops, then of course there is DH and our 2 DCs!!

3 daughters
husband
my mum
dh mum and dad
my granny
my brother and sil
8 neices
1 nephew
dh brother and sil
my cousin and her 2 dc
friends children- 9 in total
My goodness I did not realise it was that many!

Only buy for the kids in the family now and make a fuss of everyone else on their birthdays. Much easier.
Have also stopped buying for friends' kids as kids get so much anyway one more little thing (which i have scrimped and searched for) isn't going to be missed let alone played with.
Make life easier and enjoy Christmas for what it is meant to be - being together as a family and having fun!

Hardly anyone!

2 DCs
My mum and dad
3 nephews

Though will do a wee stocking for DH and am making one of my sisters a home made present this year.

we have reduced our list by half...
but

3dcs
pils
grand pils x 3
uncles x 2
my 3 brothers
auntys x 2
godson
cousin and her partner

then i do the secret santa at work
and dh buys his boss and 2 colleagues at work coz they are very genorous with us and dcs

2dc
My mum
My gran and gramp
My 2 uncles and one auntie in law
My auntie, uncle in law
their 3 children
My sister
and dp brother and SIL

But me and dp don't buy each other no money.

Ds,dd and foster d
Each other
Mt Mum and Dad
MIL and FIL
1 child from dhs side (we do kris kindle)
My brother
Ds teacher
My best friend (she's also my kids godmother and buys them FAB presents every year)

Think thats about it.

Mum and her husband
Neice and 2 Nephews
my 3 children
Mil/Fil
Partner

oh and godparents

DH
DS1 and 2

mum, dad, nan and grandad

friends
1 male friend
5 female friends

4 DCS
DD1's boyfriend
DS1's football manager (as he comes out of his way to pick ds up when dh is working)
1 DH (only something small tho)
Mum
Sister
BIL
Nephew
Gran & her husband
MIL
FIL
Step MIL
SIL
BIL
Childminder
2 x neighbours children
my cat (sad I know)
my best mate
secret santa at work

I hate wrapping tho!

2(3) DCs
each other,
my parents,
my Grandparents,
kids teachers

Hardly any.

DD
DH
My Dad (and his girlfriend if she comes for christmas)
And that is it.
My DH sticks a cheque in a card for his 2 neices and 1 nephew.
My DB and his family live abroad so we don't bother.

Don't buy for my friends or their DCs anymore.

But I do buy table presents for Christmas lunch - not a present for the table of course.

Oh, and the dog, cat and horse.