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anyone else started thinking about . . . . . . . . . (wait for it) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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lucysmam · 09/09/2008 19:56

Christmas??

Or am I getting a bit ahead of myself thinking about taking a small amount out of my budget each week & buying something each week for someone?

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TheArmadillo · 09/09/2008 19:57

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

tortoise · 09/09/2008 19:58

That is my plan too.
The only way i can see me affording anything.
Will start once DD2 goes to school full time in about 3 weeks!
Also have DS2's birthday on the 10th Oct to buy for.

coppertop · 09/09/2008 19:58
Lizzylou · 09/09/2008 19:59

Better to budget! Otherwise it's just a massive pain and you end up stressed.

I've got a few bits for the boys when I've spotted a bargain ie. when Woolies had the Playmobil plane at half price.

Mind you, I do then end up forgetting that I've got stuff!

BarcodeZebra · 09/09/2008 19:59

I work in the book trade. We've been thinking about Christmas for months now.

It's why I HATE it.

trumpetgirl · 09/09/2008 20:01

I usually start buying stuff now. But for the last couple of years I have either lost all the stuff I started building up, or simply forgotten about it!
So, this year I'm gonna do the mad last minute rush thing!

SammyK · 09/09/2008 20:02

Yes I have I have several presents wrapped up and put away, I buy one each week and wrap it, means I can relax in December while everyone else is stressing out.

MaureenMLove · 09/09/2008 20:03

Smug of Smugville here! I started a Christmas club with my neighbour in November last year! Been religiously putting a bit aside every month. Not a lot, on a monthly basis, but it's added up nicely. I will get a cheque on 1st December and shop, shop, shop!

Nappyzoneneedssleep · 09/09/2008 20:04

we went to toys r hell tonight and i started thinking .........

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lucysmam · 09/09/2008 20:06

pmsl TheArmadillo & coppertop!! & trumpetgirl!! you actually want to do the 'headless chicken' thing?!

SammyK, I wish I was that organised! Thought I was doing well starting thinking about it now! & Maureen, that's my plan for next year. Since I'm actually feeling like this year will be relaxed by starting now!

I just wondered whether anyone was so organised as to actually start early

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lucysmam · 09/09/2008 20:07

Nappyzone, ToysRHell hey? I love that place!! I'm usually the grown up who presses all the singing toys then giggles like a child when they sing to me

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SalBySea · 09/09/2008 20:08

yip I usually buy presents for people between now and end nov. I cant wait, first chirstmas in our own place, first christmas as a wife, last christmas as just the 2 of us (baby due in april)

bring it on

nickytwotimes · 09/09/2008 20:09

We start saving at the end of August every year, then we don't need to splurge. I prefer to do the buying in November though. Feels nicer. You can tell I've only got 1 kid, right, lol!

JuneBugJen · 09/09/2008 20:10

Yes (ick)

Bought lots of cheap stuff in AUGUST (OMG!) from Cath Kidston sale to send to folks in Canada. They still think all that crap is great.

SammyK · 09/09/2008 20:11

ToysRHell is only a pleasant experience when your little darlings can be strapped in a pushchair, or you can leave them with nana and sneak in there without them!

Nappyzoneneedssleep · 09/09/2008 20:12

lucy my dh was like that tonight - he then persisted on arguing with me that our nearly 2 year old needs the ultimate rail and motor thomas deluxe set! i lost! I give up!

WingsofaAngel · 09/09/2008 20:14

I got a couple of things the other day. Something for ds1 which was reduced.
I find it better to budget that way.

kittywise · 09/09/2008 20:14

Our local oxfam had christmas cards in the window when I went passed today

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lucysmam · 09/09/2008 20:15

SalBySea, that was me the year before last! We were very poor n had a $hit tip for a house because of work still happening to it, but it was brill!! Enjoy the peace, it'll not last but you will get to play with lots of toys next year

Is anyone making anything? Just out of interest, as I was thinking about making some bits for family

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lucysmam · 09/09/2008 20:17

needs? the ultimate rail & motor thomas deluxe set!! my oh would love him! he wants a scalextrix (sp?), for our lo, of course

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Eddas · 09/09/2008 20:19

i told you people don't like talking about it

as you've probably gathered by now i've started I've been saving anyway by setting up an e-savings account and direct debiting a set amount over each month [smug git emoticon]

This'll make you all laugh, i've even bought ds's birthday presents already and it's not til april

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lucysmam · 09/09/2008 20:31

wow Eddas! Talk about organised! My lo's is January . . . best get to the shops

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notcitrus · 09/09/2008 20:35

I'm thinking about it because of organising who will be where. We always have BIL1+SIL1, me and MrNC, and FIL+MIL together somewhere, often with SIL2.

We should have plenty of room assuming our loft conversion is done by then (should have been done end July, still not watertight...).
So the provisional plan is they all come to us.
However since last year, SIL1 and SIL2 have had babies and mine is due any minute!

I think having them all come to me, butcher delivering food, and generally relaxing, is the best solution... None of us take presents seriously - we tend to have lists on Amazon and MIL loves buying random stuff from charity shops/markets, on the grounds that we get to unwrap stuff and it's a surprise.

Actually we used to circulate lists by email and then drink enough at dinner that we'd have forgotten what we asked for by the time we unwrapped them, but we're a bit more measured now!

PinkTulips · 09/09/2008 20:44

am giving myself til mid october to get all the baby stuff as when dd was born in jan i didn't have a thing as we'd never gotton around to picking up stuff, this baby is due the beginning of feb and any money we have after xmas will be needed for dd's birthday.

mid october i'll go on a spree and have 90% of xmas stuff bought by mid november

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