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What's on YOUR xmas list?

157 replies

xMrsAx · 01/09/2022 20:44

I can never usually think of anything nice to get off DH (who always asks what I want and I can never usually think of anything). What's everyone asking for this year? x

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DrBrennerFan · 01/09/2022 23:09

A miracle. No I’m not joking. My duvet covers personally made up.

MayISuggestSomeThickCutSteakChipsToGoWithThat · 01/09/2022 23:30

New pjs and a onesie
Slipper boots
Snow fairy shower gel and bath bomb
Soap and glory
Towelling bathrobe
Pernod
Cross stitch
Nice thick woollen socks
Hat scarf and gloves and fingerless gloves for at home if it's mega cold
Jumpers
Lounge wear
New pilllows preferably feather ones

Starlitexpress · 01/09/2022 23:33

Perfume... Happy with a sample set
Cookbooks
Books in general
Frank Green print of the Church I was christened in (bit niche)
Always happy with lovely soap/lotion/body stuff

Dh Happy with golf vouchers and me getting more Cookbooks to play with!

Hawkins001 · 01/09/2022 23:35

£250,000
And time travel or parallel universe adventure.
Would be nice, that said.

An upgraded tablet that's around 2 gig ram, as the ones I have are ram buffer is jamming.

A collection of saucy adult toys for both partners to use, including the magic wand etc.

ytrewq1 · 01/09/2022 23:35

I had such a special, wonderful time each Christmas as a child.

I appreciate that this is an unpopular opinion but I think that Christmas is for children and find it bizarre when adults 'ask' for something. If I want something, I'll buy it.

OnTheRunWithMannyMontana · 01/09/2022 23:38

I don't want anything. It's all just "stuff" stuff that none of us really need.

I really don't want anything to open from any of my family, they are all struggling with cost of living and I'm not yet. If I want something I will buy it for myself. I am so uncomfortable with the thought of my family going without to buy me some crap I could buy myself.

Catmuffin · 01/09/2022 23:45

A tea towel with strawberries on and a wall calendar so far. I love home made soaps from etsy but I've got loads so will try and use those first. Maybe a box of yankee tea lights that I use as bathroom air fresheners.

Hawkins001 · 01/09/2022 23:57

I do like e.g. Items with bee pictures on them, e.g. Cups, stationary, folders etc

Hawkins001 · 01/09/2022 23:57

And honey comb imagery

Mydogatemypurse · 02/09/2022 00:03

Id like a nice candle

MotherWol · 02/09/2022 07:17

A wool blanket for the sofa
Board games
nice peanut butter
a cocktail notebook to write my own recipes in (Etsy)

MissyB1 · 02/09/2022 07:38

Molton Brown shower/bath gel
warm pjs
kimberly biscuits (not on sale in UK, need to be ordered from Ireland)
Book - Miss Marple 12 New Stories

dudsville · 02/09/2022 07:42

@MotherWol , which peanut butter is that please?

LadyCatStark · 02/09/2022 07:53

I don’t have a list but I’d like a (cheaper version of a) Dryrobe.

AuntieMarys · 02/09/2022 07:55

Harry Styles tickets

YourLipsMyLipsApocalypse · 02/09/2022 08:02

ytrewq1 · 01/09/2022 23:35

I had such a special, wonderful time each Christmas as a child.

I appreciate that this is an unpopular opinion but I think that Christmas is for children and find it bizarre when adults 'ask' for something. If I want something, I'll buy it.

In our house it went like this:

Me: I really want a zoom lens for my camera but they're quite expensive.
DH: that's your Christmas sorted then.

It's not like I wrote a letter to Santa or anything 😁

ytrewq1 · 02/09/2022 09:39

@YourLipsMyLipsApocalypse so you didn't 'ask' for it then. Not applicable.

caringcarer · 02/09/2022 10:09

I'm hopeless at thinking of stuff I want because I really don't want stuff. I like a bunch of flowers. I used to like jewelry from DH but I never wear it so seems a waste of money. I find as I have got older I need and want less. My adult kids start asking me now and get cross with me if I don't tell them things but I know they don't have much money, far less than me,

DinosaurOfFire · 02/09/2022 10:24

My list so far:
Dolls in the range I collect (Rainbow High and Shadow High, @RicherThanYew Its nice to see another doll collector on the thread!)
D and D source books
Pc games- I really would like Stray, and a few others on my wishlist.
Accessories for my PC and my desk
Art materials- Alcohol markers, specialist papers, etc.

YelloCar · 02/09/2022 10:31

ytrewq1 · 01/09/2022 23:35

I had such a special, wonderful time each Christmas as a child.

I appreciate that this is an unpopular opinion but I think that Christmas is for children and find it bizarre when adults 'ask' for something. If I want something, I'll buy it.

You know you’re still able to have a special, wonderful time as an adult? It will take nothing away from the children to do so. It’s not a ‘them or us’ situation, you can have both.

Cuwins · 02/09/2022 10:34

I also think that the idea that Christmas is only for children takes away some of the joy of giving. As a child/teen I loved picking out a present that I knew my mum/dad/gran would love. This often involved asking them for some ideas as I wanted it to be something they would really like. One of the best parts of Christmas Day for me was handing out the presents I had brought people and watching them open them. Now as an adult I still really enjoy this.

dudsville · 02/09/2022 10:48

I agree, i love Christmas. There's nothing i need. I ask for things i can buy, of course, but i like putting up a tree and seeing presents under it. Surprises aren't often things I want so are a waste. We have several friends who, like us, do not have children, and some are single and find the holidays a little saddening, and it's nice to have special meals and a little gift exchange.

Ponderingwindow · 02/09/2022 10:53

good markers
eyeshadow palette
Probably some lego

Ponderingwindow · 02/09/2022 10:58

ytrewq1 · 01/09/2022 23:35

I had such a special, wonderful time each Christmas as a child.

I appreciate that this is an unpopular opinion but I think that Christmas is for children and find it bizarre when adults 'ask' for something. If I want something, I'll buy it.

Our child requested that DH and I start getting stockings too. She wanted that to be part of our Christmas morning fun. So now we make sure to come up with things put inside. Use getting gifts apparently enhances her Christmas magic.

TheSummerPalace · 02/09/2022 11:01

I really don't want anything to open from any of my family, they are all struggling with cost of living and I'm not yet. If I want something I will buy it for myself. I am so uncomfortable with the thought of my family going without to buy me some crap I could buy myself.

We are having a secret Santa this year among the adults, because of this - max £20 per head. Children excepted and couples buy each other whatever they want! I don’t know what I want from DH. I might ask for a fleecy jacket - I can’t stand driving in a coat in the winter, but OTOH, it’s cold in the car at first or filling up with petrol!