When do you start Christmas shopping?

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As above ^^

I want to make a start soon. I like to feel organised and love to get it all done by th end of November. I hate shopping and would rather not spend December shopping 😂😂

My Oh thinks it’s too early. He doesn’t panic like me. 🙈

I'm about halfway done by now :)

Do it! DH always thinks it's too early until about 23rd December. This year I am having everything wrapped by November unless I need to buy fresher things like lush bath bombs.

When it's wrapped I shall be prepping and freezing as much food as possible.

Haha my OH just doesn’t do the shopping. Last year I started early but I think I started too early as I had no self control and ended up buying DS & DD too much over the weeks leading up to Christmas. Have promised myself to set a budget and stick to it this year.

Are lush bombs not meant to be bought too early? 🙈 a couple years ago I bought their bath bombs for some young cousins of mine (children). I don’t see them very often so I bought, wrapped and give them to my uncle to take up to them pretty early. Now I’m sat here worried that they were ruined by Christmas. Here’s hoping they let their children have them early 😂😂😂

I will probably start thinking about mid November, but I don't have a lot to buy. DH, 2 DC and parents.

I wouldn’t buy lush bath bombs too early-if they are left sitting around, they go a bit soggy in the bags and and the bags stain.

I usually start around July but we are going on holiday in October so all Savin been going to that instead.

I'm itching to get started though!

I have 2 November babies so we shop in December for Christmas. We have a seperate savings account that we top up through the year so use this money to buy presents

I think they're OK for 6 months or so but I obviously want them as fresh as possible! Someone from lush said that they go off and don't work as well so the fresher the better and don't collect them.

already done!

I started in August.

All the little ones are pretty much finished, I just have a couple of items in price watch that I still need to order. Probably about half done for adults.

Already started buying for dd! I love it! 😁

look out for thrush and other nasties with lush products. My dd used to love them but can't use them now.

I'm usually starting about this time, but can't afford it this year, so will be saving to do a last minute shop.

I've made a good start. The one's I've bought are wrapped and tagged. DP thinks I'm odd, I think I'm organised.

Waiting for last bits to arrive. Wrapped what i have. Going to start buying food bits october, and get cards sorted. I am really early this year. But i hate stressing and worrying about it plus im in pain so the thought of shopping is a no no. Ive bought mostly off ebay and wish.

I start around the beginning of September. DC birthdays are August and no later birthdays so I start picking up bits for DC, I have a few stocking fillers and a couple of small presents already.

Food, I get a few things to put away over the next few weeks and then buy things at the Christmas market 😁

If I left it to DH he’d be wondering why we have no food. I do leave presents for ILs to him though.

I buy throughout the year whenever I see something someone might like, especially in sales, etc. Then I hide it away like a demented present buying squirrel.

It's great though....spreads the cost out through the year, you can make the best of sale prices and no last minute rush for presents.

I'll probably get everything bought so far out of the hidey hole soon to list it all out and figure out what is left to buy.

I see the season opening with the trade village at Burghley Horse Trials, where I start picking up things I see. I probably start actually seeing who is left to do and actually planning at some point in November.

Ive made a good start this weekend. I like to look out for the sales and play a little game with myself to buy everything at some sort of discount. The shops tend to do a range of special offers and discounts over the next few months, so I make lists and then watch and wait. Dd7 wants a kindle paperwhite, so im waiting for amazon black friday but will periodically check in to see if they are discounted in a flash sale. It sounds a bit sad, but it makes for a cheaper Christmas. And yes to being finished by December. December is for fun not shopping.

January.

I start getting toys in the summer sales. Don’t buy food until December.

I mean I don’t buy food until December, not that you shouldn’t!

I have started but not done much yet. I will have finished by early December.

End of august. That's only 4 pay days until Christmas.

Thanks all. This afternoon I have ordered a couple bits for the kids. Internet shopping ftw.

I also picked up a half price hand bag in Sainsbury’s for a relative. Need to do Christmas on a budget this year. Considerably less money to spend this year! 😬

Thanks for the info on lush products. Never actually used them myself (eczema sufferer and I also hate the smell of the shop 😂)