Lets get started for Christmas 2011

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My progress is zero - so overdrawn I can't afford the sales On a positive note I don't have any credit card bills coming my way and by mid/late January that overdraft should be clear. I'm also going to make alot of my pressies for 2011 and hopefully already have alot of kits etc that I can use.

salnew

I want to join in, as this year was a late minute rush and nightmare, I did manage to make a few presents in Nov which went down really well so i want to be prepared for 2011. i'm going to try and buy a present a month so its not such a big expense.
If any one has any ideas of what type of things to make would be good. this year i made a christmas stockings and put chocolates in them.

7roland8

May I ask a question please, I've recieved some perfume as a Christmas gift. I would like to know if it would be suitable to keep and be regifted next Christmas? Does perfume 'go off'? I really want to reduce what I spend on Christmas next year and I'm planning to do as much regifting as possible and think this would be a good start. thanks for your thoughts.

Woukld think from one yr to the next would be fine.

pinkmami

elysia2003 wrote: »

OK I admit I got it wrong, having see MightnightRaven's new thread. :A

But why so many threads all saying the same thing???

I think we're over excited!!!!:rotfl:

pinkmami

7roland8 wrote: »

Woukld think from one yr to the next would be fine.

I understand its OK if you keep in in a dark place too as sunlight will make it go off.

finaniciallyfitforfortys

CHRISSYG wrote: »

ive just been on boots/superdrug site and ordered a load of reduced price gifts for teachers/dd s friends for xmas 2011. i will just put them in a box untill later this year when she can sort out who gets what .

ive done that too especially as i ended up having to buy presents for my 13yr old daughter as had no money and wanted to buy a load of school friends

Trow

finaniciallyfitforfortys wrote: »

i ended up having to buy my 13yr old school friends

I'm rather hoping there is an 's missing - I had to read it three times to make sense of it!

finaniciallyfitforfortys

Trow- lol brain too tired. my DD who is 13yrs old informed me she had 8 presents to buy 1week before xmas when i was only out of hospital with disc out in back. ended up making mugs with hot choc, marshmallows etc so in sale decided to buy and put away- as 1 presnt she bought cost £10 for starbucks mug!!! only i couldnt walk at time i would have gone back to shops for refund!!!:rotfl:

LolaLemon

7roland8 wrote: »

Re Cards - have gort all mine now for 2011 - used to write them all eraly around Sept and then add personal notes in December before sending/giving - but last year did the basic messages in January before putting them away when all still fresh in my head.

Update
My sister does that - I find it better to keep cards somehwere accessible - then they can be sorted and done early.

id love to do that, but i am rather scatter brained, which is why i put in the trees box, so i would see thema nd not go buy anymore... but i wont this year coming, as i am going to be doing a christmas spreadsheet, telling myself where im putting decorations, cards, presents, etc. along with a running rrp and what i paid for it, so i can see what my overall savings is.
aiming to be super organised this year.

Trow

finaniciallyfitforfortys wrote: »

Trow- lol brain too tired. my DD who is 13yrs old informed me she had 8 presents to buy 1week before xmas when i was only out of hospital with disc out in back. ended up making mugs with hot choc, marshmallows etc so in sale decided to buy and put away- as 1 presnt she bought cost £10 for starbucks mug!!! only i couldnt walk at time i would have gone back to shops for refund!!!:rotfl:

Yikes! You should suggest next year that they do what my DD's friends did - they held their own secret santa, so each had to spend between £5 and £10 on one friend only. It's great if they have a big group of friends. They also club together on birthdays, and everyone gets a good-sized Boots voucher to spend how they like that everone put £5 towards.

I hope that your back is now much better - what an awful time to have back trouble, it's such a debilitating problem.