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What did you get for Christmas??
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Here's all got this Christmas. Very satisfied.
A travel grooming kit from my friend
A Sack Boy doll. One of my favorite video game characters.
Georgia Trapper hat. (Go DAWGS)
American Eagle Trapper hat with headphones built in
A new GPS for my car
$20 PSN Gift Card
$25 iTunes gift card
$50 Best Buy Gift Card
Toblerone Chocolate (Love them)
Steve Jobs biography
Britney Spears: Femme Fatale Tour Blu-Ray
American Eagle Cologne (Smells so good)
Nintendo 3DS with Super Mario 3D Land
And the best for last, a Xbox 360 250GB with Kinect
A travel grooming kit from my friend
A Sack Boy doll. One of my favorite video game characters.
Georgia Trapper hat. (Go DAWGS)
American Eagle Trapper hat with headphones built in
A new GPS for my car
$20 PSN Gift Card
$25 iTunes gift card
$50 Best Buy Gift Card
Toblerone Chocolate (Love them)
Steve Jobs biography
Britney Spears: Femme Fatale Tour Blu-Ray
American Eagle Cologne (Smells so good)
Nintendo 3DS with Super Mario 3D Land
And the best for last, a Xbox 360 250GB with Kinect
I don't understand why people give cash as a gift. Are the recipients of cash all students, or are proper adults with jobs also getting cash? It seems like such an awkward gift for an employed adult to receive from family or friends.
Me? I got:
- BlackBerry Playbook (which is the only thing I asked for).
- $25 gift card to the movies.
- Toronto Maple Leafs coffee thermos.
- 1 or 2 more things coming soon from my parents.
I'm 31, and no longer interested in receiving gifts.........or giving them, really. I bought my parents a 47" flatscreen TV, but I would have bought them that at any time. I only bought it for them for Xmas to follow social convention.
And it's so awkward buying gifts for other people if you haven't put much thought into it. Please don't feel the need to buy me something just because you feel that it's required (e.g. most gift cards). I'd rather not exchange gifts simply for the sake of doing so.
Me? I got:
- BlackBerry Playbook (which is the only thing I asked for).
- $25 gift card to the movies.
- Toronto Maple Leafs coffee thermos.
- 1 or 2 more things coming soon from my parents.
I'm 31, and no longer interested in receiving gifts.........or giving them, really. I bought my parents a 47" flatscreen TV, but I would have bought them that at any time. I only bought it for them for Xmas to follow social convention.
And it's so awkward buying gifts for other people if you haven't put much thought into it. Please don't feel the need to buy me something just because you feel that it's required (e.g. most gift cards). I'd rather not exchange gifts simply for the sake of doing so.
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I don't understand why people give cash as a gift. Are the recipients of cash all students, or are proper adults with jobs also getting cash? It seems like such an awkward gift for an employed adult to receive from family or friends.
Me? I got:
- BlackBerry Playbook (which is the only thing I asked for).
- $25 gift card to the movies.
- Toronto Maple Leafs coffee thermos.
- 1 or 2 more things coming soon from my parents.
I'm 31, and no longer interested in receiving gifts.........or giving them, really. I bought my parents a 47" flatscreen TV, but I would have bought them that at any time. I only bought it for them for Xmas to follow social convention.
And it's so awkward buying gifts for other people if you haven't put much thought into it. Please don't feel the need to buy me something just because you feel that it's required (e.g. most gift cards). I'd rather not exchange gifts simply for the sake of doing so.
I'd rather get cash than gift cards for sure. At least you can do whatever you want with cash.
our family typically doesnt exchange cash of any kind. the closest thing to cash we get on christmas is everyone in the family exchanges envelopes with cards filled with a few scratch tickets.
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I didn't get anything from anyone but I did get myself a Kindle Fire after selling my iPad.
I'll post what I bought other people.
Mom - Teavana Shizuoka Green Tea Set - $80
Dad - Tools and a set of work gloves (more pictures but you get the idea) - he had his tool box stolen =( - $70
Sister - Mr. Coffee K-Cup Coffee Maker - $80
Brother - eternlgladiators macbook with justice league decal - $375
Boyfriend - California Angels 59/50 hat, and kinect
I win in gift giving this year!
I'll post what I bought other people.
Mom - Teavana Shizuoka Green Tea Set - $80
Dad - Tools and a set of work gloves (more pictures but you get the idea) - he had his tool box stolen =( - $70
Sister - Mr. Coffee K-Cup Coffee Maker - $80
Brother - eternlgladiators macbook with justice league decal - $375
Boyfriend - California Angels 59/50 hat, and kinect
I win in gift giving this year!
I guess I was just taken aback by the volume of gifts and the casualness of your comment, "Had a pretty good christmas". Any one of those single gifts would have floored me. That's all
Glad you had a fun day, though!----------
So envious of your beautiful mandoline, hand mixer, and kitchen torch! I fully expect to see some beautiful ratatouille and some fantastic soups. And if you want to make me some crème brûlée, I wouldn't be too upset
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I had a fun Christmas as well!
Spice Rack:
Soprano Ukulele
Black Sweater (not the exact one, but close)
Big Bang Theory Quotes Calendar (LOVE THIS!)
And a few other odds 'n ends that I couldn't/didn't try to find pictures of
Great Christmas, and my family loved their gifts! I had them do a scavenger hunt that included ordering word clues, deciphering a password to open a locked PDF, and determining the location of their gifts from a mysterious location
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Mac Mini for the kids.
Good:
- liking Lion so far
- quick, quiet, typical Mac build quality
Bad:
- didn't recognize wireless mouse (non-apple) during startup, so to get it running I needed to find a USB mouse
- Did software update and some iCloud keychain error wouldn't go away without some crazy tweaking
Amazing:
- no optical drive, right? No worries, put a MS Office disk in my MBP, shared that drive, and install Office wirelessly in about 10 minutes with ZERO issues. Amazed at how simple that is.
Good:
- liking Lion so far
- quick, quiet, typical Mac build quality
Bad:
- didn't recognize wireless mouse (non-apple) during startup, so to get it running I needed to find a USB mouse
- Did software update and some iCloud keychain error wouldn't go away without some crazy tweaking
Amazing:
- no optical drive, right? No worries, put a MS Office disk in my MBP, shared that drive, and install Office wirelessly in about 10 minutes with ZERO issues. Amazed at how simple that is.
thats awesome!
Santa was waaayyy too kind to me this year .. i also got a 70-200 2.8is II as well as a 24 1.4L
santa was awesome to both of us
You're not alone. I didn't get anything either and in fact, I'm trying to KEEP the things that I already have, after an abrupt change in finances.
Got a stand for my MacBook.
Apple Wireless Keyboard.
Magic Trackpad.
a Northface Sweater
a Polo Jacket.
An iPod Nano
a couple watch cases for said Nano.
Xbox Points.
Xbox Controller charging stand.
Socks.
A trunk organizer for all my golf gear.
Very Sexy for Him Cologne.
a Fossil Blazer. (extra comfy)
had to exchange a couple things in the pic cause they didn't fit.
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I use this cologne, too! My sister works at VS, so she gets it for me every year for my birthday, hah
christmas is not about getting present, it about joy and love from family & friend. The joy of happiness is priceless.
The Obol! I bought this for myself, my mother, and one of my roommates, as we all hate soggy cereal.
My new favorite shirt Peter Parkour. Spider Man is my favorite super hero and there is an inside joke between my friends and I about parkour.
A random assortment of personal care items, a few gift cards, a 366 day comic calendar.
And the joy in my heart as I helped distribute presents at my local elderly Health Care Center where I had my first internship. There is no better feeling than seeing their faces light up when you walk into the room, especially the ones who's family members can't/don't visit them over the holidays.
My new favorite shirt Peter Parkour. Spider Man is my favorite super hero and there is an inside joke between my friends and I about parkour.
A random assortment of personal care items, a few gift cards, a 366 day comic calendar.
And the joy in my heart as I helped distribute presents at my local elderly Health Care Center where I had my first internship. There is no better feeling than seeing their faces light up when you walk into the room, especially the ones who's family members can't/don't visit them over the holidays.
Santa hates me because I am deaf so I got NOTHING for Christmas!
That's not a reason to put you on his naughty list...