What have you bought or what are you buying for everyone?

[hiddley]

Mother. Tens machine. Bought.
Father. Aviator hat (he's a farmer so gets cold). Bought.
Sister. Chrome pen. Bought.
Brother. Nothing. (He lives in Canada and won't be home this Xmas so we sort of have a mutual agreement where we don't bother unless we're going to be together). Not bought.
Friend's children. Sweets and girly stuff for her teen. Bought.
DD. Nike hoodie and bottoms, sapphire earrings. Bought. Trainers, still to be bought. Fragrance, will let her pick out on 26th.
I don't have a partner or PILs to buy for. No grandparents either.

Spunbodge I can help her remember where her house is, I know the village well.

Justabadwife

We have brought them all up to share and think of the less fortunate and the island has guest villas. DC1 will certainly be having people to sups there!

DP - £50 limit - beautiful 'blueprint to alternative music' print he's been hanging his nose over, t shirt from The Office US (which is our fav show to watch together)
DM - turntable with USB
DF - couple of books (Brian Cox and Sapiens), something to do with running/boxing but not sure yet.
MIL - white company pjs
FIL - book in his native language
PIL - leather keyrings embossed with 'nan' and 'grandad' in their native language
BIL - £20 limit - chilly's water bottle
DP's god children - Starbucks reusable cups, bracelets, Starbucks Xmas tree decoration
DP's aunt - Joules scarf
DP's uncle - wine aerator
Cousin - money (he's 17)

Oh bloody app formatting 😡

Dd2 13 - socks and knickers, beauty organiser, blue tooth shower speaker, coz-e-nail bar, Dan and Phil ticket, laptop, laptop bag and mouse, set of make up brushes, pack of 10 chokers, portable power bank, leather card safe purse, sprocket (joint with dd1), Superdry smellie set, unicorn colouring book. Stocking is mainly full of make up and some other bits and pieces.

FIL & MIL - bottle of Merlyn between them. Not sure what else to get them yet.

Dad - long sleeved rugby top, x2 shirts, x2 ties. Need to get him a sudoku book.

Aunt & uncle in law - M&S prosecco and chocs gift set.

Dh - pants and socks, echo, egg nog, Flashdance tickets at local theatre, fur lined hoodie.

Nephew 1 - bat man dunno pop, iron 1-3 on DVD.

Dd1 16 - socks and knickers, beauty organiser, coz-e-nail bar, Dan and Phil ticket, hi top style novelty slippers, Jack Wills smellie set, laptop, laptop bag and mouse, leather card safe purse, ravenclaw teeshirt, sprocket (joint with dd2). Stocking is mainly make up with a few other bits.

Nephew 2 - football novelty slippers, football laptop tray.

Uncle in law - personalised man cave sign for his shed.

Nephew 3 - middle earth shadow of war ps4 game.

Mum - pair of boots, Chloe love perfume, chocs.

Aunt in law - scarf.

Ds 10 - socks and pants, Amazon dot, ark survival, call of duty, David Beckham smellie set, digital video camera, electronic Chewbacca mask, fishing for floaters, five nights at Freddy's scare game, giant whoopee cushion, home alone colouring book, minecraft annual, monsters Inc monopoly, play doh dentist, red wireless Xbox one controller, remote control Porsche, skate 3 Xbox game, small stretch Armstrong, table top football, tripod for camera, watch, Xbox legend hoodie, Xbox one controller keypad. Stocking full of things like slime, back scratcher, top trumps etc.

Nephews girlfriend - Jack Wills gift set.

All I have left to get is a pair of jeans each for dd1 and dd2, a few more stocking fillers for ds, something for my aunt and uncle, SIL and her partner, niece, sister and neighbour.

Off in to town on Thursday so hoping to finish everything off then.

30 sleeps to 🎅

Where, where are my bloody paragraphs?!

Crumbs - it may be an idea for you to keep a notebook with details of your family/house/village/aga in for you to refer back to before submitting future posts. Might stop those inconsistencies

She's too busy adorning the sheep in Christmas lights for the Christmastide nativity. Alternatively, she could get the housekeeper (the one who looks after the imaginary children) to make a spreadsheet up for her. Unless of course the imaginaryhousekeeper is too busy shagging the imaginary gardener that Crumbs has employed to look after her imaginary mothers garden as a Christmastide gift. What I want to know is with Crumbs throwing all the money in her imagination around why is she knitting mittens in the winter sitting room for the poor children? Someone with the money in her imagination she claims to have would surely have the wool from the sheep (which are adorned with Christmastide lights) woven by a professional and made into proper mittens? Those poor children could have unicorn sheep mittens after all.

Have not bought a thing yet, am proud of that-it’s still November for goodness sake!!

I get off lightly for present buying this year as everyone has gone and died. 😭 GPS and DF. We have a huge extended family but I only send vouchers to my Dnephews and some cash to DHs nieces. Then we buy stuff for each other.

DD- presents: play Kitchen, trolley, singing moana doll, giant makka pakka and dolls cot.
Stocking fillers: play doh, crayons, drawing pad, fairy wand, bath toy, happyland figures.

DP- trainers, coat, watch storage box, PS4 game, PS4 light bar decal and personalised collar stiffeners. Maybe an escape room voucher for us to do?

DM- Molton brown hair set, jo Malone gift card, personalised calendar of GD, chocolates, photo frame, handmade Bauble.

DF- Amazon voucher, photo frame, small hamper of Christmas food and wine.

Gran- Personalised calendar of GGD, photo frame, plant.

PIL- book, photo frame, handmade Bauble, chocolates, baileys and beers.

BIL (x4, all teens) - £20

Friends son- Paw patrol fire engine, leap pad ultimate game, noisy dinosaur book.

Mum: new riding tackle for her unicorn
Dad: tickets for a weekend in Neverland
DSis: a pair of ruby slippers
DBro and SIL: a new wardrobe (with a portal to Narnia at the back)
PIL: a new house made entirely of gingerbread
DD: new school books for Hogwarts
DS: a pet Mogwai

Mother: Tickets to Christian Grey's Red Room
She's always had a 'thing' for a bit of rough, so they're always well received.
DD1: Earmuffs made from Phoenix feathers and a stethoscope. At 19, she's the youngest GP ever registered.
DS1: A tank. He's just been promoted to Commander in Chief of the British Army. No more being late for Christmas Eve sups.
DS2: The Lost Treasure of the Sierra Madre
DD2: A condo on Atlantis plus Aga
DD3: Lease on a Hovercraft
DD4: Quality Street
Hubs: Harry Potters cloak of invisibility and a dirty weekend in Skegness.
The Blairs (Darling Tony and Cherie): a course of Ovex from that time No.1 son shit in their bath.

I’ve got most of mine done now. Our poor postie comes groaning along our path
Here goes....
DH - jacket, converse, t shirt
DS (2) - toy car garage and car transporter, stocking
DD (9 months) - wooden activity cube, rag doll, stocking
DM - leather purse embossed with initials
DF - jumper, photo frame, B&Q vouchers
PIL - National trust membership
DSIS - Bluetooth speaker, urban decay palette
BIL- whisky glasses and rocks
SIL - Royal doulton trinket dishes
DNieces (6&4) - Dress, DVD, Book & super soaker each (they are in Australia)
DGM - photo frame & tea towels (requested!)
Best friend - woodwick candle & restaurant voucher
Aunt - TBC! Probably some earrings or a handbag
Aunt & Uncle - hamper from whittards
Children of various friends & neighbours have got either clothes, toys, books or a tenner in a card depending on age!
Gosh now I’ve written it all down it looks obscene!!

I don't think some people are being entirely truthful here.

Who buys ovex as a present??

Courtney DD4: Quality Street

Would that be Mayfair or Park Lane?

Will she get a couple of houses for her birthday ?

Ohhh I do love the idea of a gardener for Christmas, how would one wrap him? I shall ask Rick the postie

I know a local chap called Roger who does a bit of gardening, think I shall buy him for myself, I do love a nice Roger

Crumbs1 Can I be your friend I would love either a Motorhome or an Housekeeper for Christmas? Your choice, I'm not fussy, surprise me

CourtneyLove where did you find the Phoenix feather earmuffs? I’ve been thinking about buying some but I’m worried they’re a bit common now as everyone seems to be wearing them these days. Maybe I should get some Griffin feather ones instead?

I used to have a villa in Atlantis but I sold it last year. The place had really gone downhill since it became the latest ‘trendy’ holiday destination. I much preferred it when it was a hidden gem that only those in-the-know really knew about. I’m sure it will make a good first holiday home for your DD for a few years though.

This thread has made my day

Bad news everyone
I’ve just bought my siblings the following:

www.privateislandsonline.com/search?availability=sale&region=st-vincent-and-the-grenadines&q2=&price_range=0%3A50000000&size_range=0%3A1000

One each. I think I will need to buy them something to go with it though, doesn’t look much. Any ideas?

Dippin

Good choice, particularly loving this: "Staff reside on a smaller island and are available within minutes"

One does of course like to maintain the appropriate distance. How do you you get the hamper of fudge to them at Christmas?

I haven’t thought about that yet, although I’m sure my minions can think of something, I might invest in a small fleet of light aircrafts and a few boats?

Only a small fleet though, I don’t want to go too OTT.

DC1- Tablet, Topman stuff
DC2- Game station, Lego

"DC3"- Moon on a stick
"DC4"- Unicorn herd
"DC5"- Rainbows that follow her around
"DC6"- 50 pence

I'm never quite sure about DC6, I forget how many there are sometimes.