September is here - so who's done their xmas shopping??

[mumclaire]

DH is telling me I'm absolutely mad but I've started to make my 'what I'm buying people' lists - hopefully so I can spread the cost a little - so please reassure me that I haven't totally lost it and I'm not the only one

Starting thinking about stockings so you are not alone

sounds sensible - its not that far away after all.

i haven't done - i dont generally like christmas.

I am doing some of mine tonight through the "studio" catalogue. I cannot cope with christmas shopping in the shops its just too harassing!

i start mine in the next fortnight. dd2 birthday was at the weekend, generally once thats over i start with the xmas shopping. am usually done by end of november

About to order the turkey tomorrow.

Bought 18 bottles of wine, in JS's wine sale. They will go into the garage.

Do your children like going to "see" Santa. My two boys are really scared of going in the grotto. Is that normal? They are 2 and 3.

pmsl. No bloody way!

Yes, definitely, DS already has a small cache of stocking fillers. The only thing I have to remember is a) where I hide them b) I don't duplicate.

And they were bought this week btw.

Oooooooooooo Christmas cake thread, it needs doing

Oh yes and bought two gifts this week.

I am seriously putting my fingersw in my ears and shouting "lalalalalalalalalalalalala".

It's SEPTEMBER! AAaaaaaaerrrrrrggghhh.

anyone got any good ideas for £5 presents for adults - we made that our limit last year, but i don't think anyone was bowled over by their candles or diaries!

Lidls were doing 4 inch remote control speedboats this week. Always good for a bloke in the bath who has everything I say.

they are 3.99

lalalalalalalalalalalalalalala!
I usually do the shopping two weeks before christmas [disorganised emoticon]

Brill - I feel loved
and apologies to those who are offended by this thread
Back to those lists - I like the £5 idea but I always feel bad when people buy us more expensive stuff - how do you get round this....

have a cupboard full of extyra back up £5 gifts? just make sure you know whats in them lol.

UCM i'm going to Lidls - that sounds fab!

mumclaire - it was a mutual agreement with our extended family, but they got all creative - or in the case of bil illegal by copying cds! i plan to make fudge and so on, but then never do.

Luckylady, you have to be quick. Link here to the latest special offers. They seem to do something and don't do it again for another year.

Nooooo, tell me it's not christmas anytime soon.
it's on the same date every year but it still catches me out.

fingers in ears...not listening, not listening ....argghhhhh!

Am nearly there! Just DD2 and DH - I know what I'm getting him, just need to pick it up.

Ds birthday is 19th December so this I was determined to do it a little earlier to try and spread the cost. I have bought one thing for dd although she's a bit tricky as it will be her 1st Christmas at 7 months old. I've bought ds birthday presents bar a few little bits and bobs and I think most of his Christmas stuff is done too. I have only got a fw stocking fillers so far but add to them whenever I can.

I ordered my turkey today.

I've started buying presents!
I buy a little each month to spread the cost.