Christmas is coming! 2007 - merged thread

sammy_kaye18 · 7 April 2007 at 1:08PM

Ok so dont all shout at me - i know its April.

Is anyone else here on the organized chirstmas site?? I am and must say im already ahead of myself.

*Ive got a tescos food stamp book already started - my first year doing so
keeping fingers crossed that i keep it up.
*Pigsback saving me boots vouchers towards gifts
*4 Baskets ready to be filled as hampers
*projects underway for homemade gifts - perfecting shortbread as we speak.
*various items and freebies stashed in my gift closet

Is anyone else already ahead of themselves?? I normalyl wait until my sons (26th May) and bfs birthday (21st June) has passed then i start on Xmas gifts but this year i just seem to be really ahead.

earthmother · 7 April 2007 at 1:25PM

Yep, for once I am ahead - and I intend to stay that way, lol

I have 4 children's presents to get (don't want to buy too early on those as the kids in question are old enough to have changed their minds by then), and then apart from some baking and card/cracker making nearer the time, we're already done.

I've even got some 2008 birthday presents stashed away (will be an expensive year as middle son starts school, and youngest starts at nursery, so I'm trying to get ahead where I can)

Edit - make that two presents to buy - just found something on a sale sheet that won't go out of favour for the other two, lol

emg · 7 April 2007 at 2:42PM

aww I was only thinking yesterday that this board just isnt the same without lots of christmas threads on it!

I have done nothing so far but look forward to hearing how organised everyone else is.

:xmassmile

MrsTinks · 7 April 2007 at 8:07PM

hehehe jingle bells jingle bells da da da da daaaaah...

i have started the christmas presents already too... to the extent that i am crocheting a few things for people (only just taught myself how to do that

) and i have tesco stamps, £20, and somewhere on the christmas savers thread it says how many vouchers i have

nickj_2 · 8 April 2007 at 10:11AM

you lot really need to get out more , or seek help !

arnie&caseysma! · 8 April 2007 at 10:33AM

Talking of Christmas and hamper baskets I was in Au Natural the other day and all their baskets were in the sale and most had a further 30% off aswell! Some big baskets for not much money at all.

earthmother · 8 April 2007 at 12:12PM

nickj wrote: »

you lot really need to get out more , or seek help !

Well, you see - we sought help here at the MSE forums - that's why we're so organised, lol.

And we do get out more - bargain hunting!

I've said it before, but - whilst being this organised is admittedly a little 'sad' in many peoples eyes, it means that rather than spending November and December trekking around the high street with the hordes of Christmas shoppers getting stressed because we can't find the perfect present, and then spending January and February panicking about how to pay for it all, I can spend the run up to Christmas enjoying the season and doing lots of fun stuff with my kids, and know that come the new year I won't have created any debt to worry about.

pinkfluffybabe · 8 April 2007 at 12:52PM

nickj wrote: »

you lot really need to get out more , or seek help !

Nice :rolleyes:

Anyway, I haven't bought any actually gifts yet, but I have £105 of gift vouchers (frasers, boots, whsmith, debenhams) put away for gift buying all of which I got free from Pigsback, Ipsos, Consumer Pulse and Shell Pluspoints.

I've made a little bit of money on ebay, which has been put away for Christmas, plus my £2 coin collection which equates to about £100.

Also, I am in a Christmas savings club in work, with which I have about £110 put away.

I think one of the best things I have learned from this site is about being prepared for Christmas, and making use of different sites like Pigsback and Quidco.

So when I do come to buy, I won't be struggling to get it all out of one wage :A

Lillibet_2 · 8 April 2007 at 5:50PM

See my sig for Christmas savings, all ahead of plan so far;) Also am knitting some pressies this year, 1 finished, one in progress & plans for at least 5 more! Got a couple of little gifts & am stock piling suitable freebies for my sons stocking & have a notepad of ideas for other things. It's nice to know I'm not alone!:D

MrsTinks · 8 April 2007 at 6:02PM

Get out more? NAH! We get out plenty

And come december/january it won't be us fretting over the cost of presents, the fact that no matter what then everyone seems to eat more over christmas and they certainly drink more! Well all bar a few presents are taken care off, and my voucer collection is growing and I will have enough tesco stamps to pay for all the food and wine

So... who needs to get out more

bigpaws23 · 8 April 2007 at 6:12PM

I bought my cards in January for 50p, have a perfect shortbread recipe that stays in the freezer for over a year happily, (as I discovered when I was sorting out my freezer the other day LOL!)

I have an ongoing Christmas card list and present list written, so I sort of know what I am getting for people and I often stock up on some of the Lidls things like crayons and stationary or kiddies.

I *try* to save £15 per month, but it usually ends up getting swallowed by the MOT or car tax or some other thing that I forget to budget for.

bigpaws x

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