Want a really cheap christmas

elona

I have just spent most of the day with youngest daughter aged 12 who wanted to choose birthday presents for her twin sisters herself. Also had to get present for another sister to give one of them as she did not have time to go out.

We got what we wanted but "my feet are killing me!"

Murtle

wow there are some lovely stories on here about nice christmas surprises, and not so nice christmas surprises. I have to give a list to my family of things I want....I get moaned at for months, never know what I want and as soon as christmas is over I realise the things I really do need!! Ah well, I have numerous gifts that I don't want/need - I just store them if I think they will have some use or pass them onto people who could use them!!! Not sure about this year, but have been trying toreduce the cost year on year!! I'm off to check the ingredients for home made bits and bobs!!!

beachbeth

ginger_nuts wrote:

aliasojo wrote:

yea that was a serious present .one year she gave me a cup and saucer in a box .I suspect it was one she had been given as a present and didnt want . She earns twice as much as me but she is so tight with money and always crying poverty.There is money saving and there is mean ,and she is mean. I would rather get a card than one of her presents .

If this was me I would say to her that we shouldn't bother struggling to buy presents for each other any more and just send a card. This way she won't give you any more naff presents and you have one less present to buy too. I have made similar arrangements over the years with relatives whereby we only buy for each others kids and not each other etc. There's nothing wrong with cutting down like this. No point arguing with her about how much she earns, just agree that you are both broke and can't afford it.

Yorkielass

Does anyone know of any of charities etc which do the same sort of gifts as Oxfam unwrapped? Think it's a fantastic idea and OH's probably going to get his parents a goat for Christmas - he never knows what do get them and thinks his mum at least will like the idea. Just wanted to know if there were any other things like this so we've got the full choice of things before we decide. Cheers

moggins

I've told DH that I want a sewing machine for christmas but I don't think he believes me

Bogof_Babe

I had an excellent pre-Christmas present yesterday from DH. He bought me a new ironing board cover, and fitted it too!

Who says we women are hard to please?

Anne_Marie_2

Bogof_Babe wrote:

I had an excellent pre-Christmas present yesterday from DH. He bought me a new ironing board cover, and fitted it too!

Who says we women are hard to please?

Think that you should get him to try it out, just to make sure that it has been fitted properly, am sure you wouldn't want to ruin his handywork!

Murtle

Yorkielass wrote:

Does anyone know of any of charities etc which do the same sort of gifts as Oxfam unwrapped? Think it's a fantastic idea and OH's probably going to get his parents a goat for Christmas - he never knows what do get them and thinks his mum at least will like the idea. Just wanted to know if there were any other things like this so we've got the full choice of things before we decide. Cheers

there is the RSPCA

http://www.rspcagiftbox.com/site/c.ciJJK3PNJrH/b.959939/k.B668/How_It_Works.htm

for any animal lovers out there you want to buy for.

pavlovs_dog

WORLD VISION

similar to oxfam unwrapped, but a sightly wider selection IMHO

Curry_Queen

Murtle wrote:

there is the RSPCA for any animal lovers out there you want to buy for.

You might want to check out this thread in Discussion Time before handing over any of your hard earned cash to the RSPCA