How many people do you buy Christmas presents for?

[pinkksugarmouse]

I only have DH & DD to buy for plus DD’s 20th birthday on the 29th of November. And I know this sounds mad but I actually got presents for my hamster Lucy too.

I have heard of people buying for cousins, a dozen nursery or school staff, the postman/woman, binmen…sounds like a lot of work. No judgement on here please stay nice! 🤞

About 27. I buy for a few close friends, siblings (and their spouses), nieces / nephews / god children and parents. Plus our kids and each other. It's a lot! I try and buy throughout the year and get stuff in sales if I can. I actually buy quite a bit in the January sales and then keep it for the next year.

15 humans , 1 dog and 2 cats . I also give the postman money and the dog groomer gets a tin of sweets and an extra tip .

Looks like I will be giving something to one more. Still presents for 3 people (one of them a furry) but have decided to put some money in a card for our regular postman too.

I’m finished with shopping. I bought for…

DH
x2 DC
Sister
BIL
x3 Niece/Nephews
Dad
Stepmother
Nan
MIL
x2 Secret Santa

I also buy the presents for myself, DH and DCs from my dad and he gives me the money.

13 family members eg siblings and parents

Our 4 children

Teaching assistant x 2

1 teacher

2 nursery staff

Milkman (box of biscuits so easy!)

My 2 DS's
7 nieces and nephews
DH
Mum
Dad
Mil
Fil
1 x aunt
DH's grandma
4 x teachers

So 20 roughly and that's the slimmed down version!

My two daughters 21 and 20

DH and I do some Christmases and not others. It depends what we have bought prior to Christmas. This year, we have just bought a caravan and lots of gear so only doing a stocking each.

DH
2 DCs
DSis
2 SILs
Aunt/uncle - shared present
3 friends (box of biscuits/chocs)
9 DCs of friends, £20 limit each
Afterschool staff
Teacher, usually a contribution to a gift card

Immediate family and one close friend.

15 ish
only close family and 2 friends.

About 55.
crazy looking at that number!
we both have large sets of families and both our parents divorced and remarried so we have step parents, step grandparents, siblings, nieces and nephews in addition to our biological ones… thanks parents!
Haven’t started yet this year except one thing for a friend. Just had 2 of the dcs birthdays so now that’s all done I’ll write my list at the weekend.

(one of them a furry)

Do you mean a pet?

Dh, 2dcs, my mum, dh's parents (he sorts that with his sister), secret Santa at work, secret Santa for dh's extended family (we do a £5 charity shop present for his sister and her partner and kids which is always entertaining!)

I will get something small for my great-niece and great-nephew as it's their first Christmas. We stop buying for nieces and nephews at 18, and haven't bought for other adults in the family for years.

Oh and something small for my two LSA's at work

13 adults.
2 cats.
1 dog.

DH,
Ds1,
Ds2,
My mum,
2x neighbours token gift because the buy for DC.
1x teacher token gift

That's all we buy for 👌

12

I'm cutting back this year and not buying for colleagues.

So 10 - my 2 DC, DS1's GF, Mum and Dad, brother, SiL, niece and nephew, the dog.

I've just had a count definitely 15, plus 2 secret santa gifts.
DH
4 DC
1 DM
3 DN
1 DSis
1 DB
1DSIL
3 DF
Plus possibly DHs family but for various reasons may not buy this year, if we do it's another 8 gifts.

We stopped buying
for aunts, cousins, friends DC and neighbours a long time ago.

Roughly 50.
Dh, Dd , Dd birthday (In Christmas week).
3 DPs, 8 siblings and 6 spouses
10 DNiece a/nephews
A number of DAubts/Uncles on both sides and 3 cousins in teens/20s.
Our 4 lovely neighbours

I no longer buy for school. (Late teen Dd).

I do though need to buy for my team at work (7), and a secret Santa thing for the larger division party.

All in, roughly 50. And it has been culled over the years. As has my cards list.

So far,I've sorted 4 (and that doesn't include the 7 I need to send overseas yet).

Dh
Ds1
Ds2
Niece
Nephew x 3
God daughter
Mum requests no gifts so take her out for a meal
Sometimes get my friend a gift if I see something I think she'll like

3 kids
DH
Token gift for my parents
Hairdresser
Nail Tech
School Teacher
3 Friends
1 secret santa
Goddaugter
2 friends kids
Brother

I need to cut down 😳

I've just checked on my nerdy Christmas spreadsheet and it's 31 people.

Mix of adults and children.

Mostly family and a few friends and their children. 2 people at work.