Has anyone else been buying stuff for Christmas yet????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Because I have

I have been getting little bits and bobs for stocking fillers as I see them, and cheapo books.

Can I also recommend one of these £500 bank things , I realise it is better to save in a bank as you get interest, HOWEVER, dh and I have been shoving the odd £1 in every now and then and our Christmas fund can is now neary half full.

Am I:
a) a complete anal saddo or
b) vvvvvv organised and to be admired?

yes tons
but mumsnet were uninterested in a christmas topic so have been keeping it all to myself

a

and

oi enid did you see my thread on your mac? Out next week I think

Have bought neices and nephews pressies and a few bits for ds and dd. Just need to get a main pressie for ds and dd. [smug face needed here]

my kids are having a recycled xmas.

Have started to think about gathering bits and pieces. Am going to order facecloths with names embroidered on for my 3 (when I know what no3 is and can order the right name!).

But this is probably because I am very bored thanks to being 4 days overdue and the summer holidays.

Thank god I'm not the only one. Everyone's been having a go at me as I've nearly completed my lo's xmas shopping and am about to send out demands for family member xmas lists!!!

no did not see oo

have been off for a few days

thanks so much I will be in touch next week re mac

sold £250 worth of stuff on ebay so have a paypal fund

dd1 has a nintendo ds lite and nintendogs
anipals thing
My neighbour totoro dvd
body protector for horse riding

dd2 wants a pink wooden castle (still to get)
stephaine dressing up set
a boy polly pocket
polly limo

they have birthdays in Oct and Dec too so some for that

i've been too...

feel a bit

but justifying it as i'm going to be working full time until christmas and wont have as much time to 'leisurely shop' as i like to!

I have a birthday this month and in October as well, it will be like friggin Toys R Us!

Is is not a huge pain selling on Ebay?

havent bought anything yet but started looking..also have ds 3rd bday in oct and dds 1st in dec. Intend to start buying in a couple of weeks.

i am about to sort out my house and rummage for ebay items.

i have a backlog of sale items still new in boxes, and still have that m&s fort in the loft, so they may get that as a joint present.

dd1+2 are getting restored 80's My Child dolls (restored by me, total cost for each will be between £10-30, depends on what i can source cheaply, and if i decided to sew the clothes myself), dd3 is getting recycled toys from dd1+2, as there is abox of suitable toys in the cupboard that she hasnt seen yet.

yes it is a pain

but worth it for £250

I have tons of crap, will have to sort out, tons of noisy pinging bright toys that give me a headache and I hate with a passion

I need to sell some old toys on ebay to make way for the new as want to buy ds and dd the elc kitchen between them as xmas pressie.

anyone still paying off last Christmas stil?

Defo with you on that one Piffle, that's part of the reason I've startred os early this year so It's spread out and I exercise a bit more control!!!

I used to buy early but learnt from the last 2 xmas with ds when he had a ton of toys I had forgotten I had bought..lol

Absolutely!

I already have gifts for the parents and ILs.

Am saving for the girls as well.

Aha no piffle. Paid it off last month. I am also hoping to start paying for Christmas early but will probably be paying off the next fortnight's holiday so will be difficult.

good grief

I don't even think about Christmas until October. I'm still in summer holiday mode - haven't even got to 'back to school mode' yet

I had to get in back to school mode first iota. Because we won't be getting back until the day before term starts. So I have been busy sorting all that already.

manyana Bozza- I'll be the one in the massive queue for school shoes

i buy things all year round as i see them - is that v sad?
also bought two christmas carol cassettes at charity shop yesterday. i love big church choirs singing carols (but only play them in December - promise!)