How much?

Elliesmum

Quite a few - don't quite know how many so will do a count. I try and average £5 a head. This doesn't include hubby, DD, MIL or nieces or nephew. BUT I challenged myself at the beginning of the year after being on the pigsback thread to try and get christmas for free this year.

I have over £150.00 in piggy vouchers for Boots which I will use on the 3 for 2 gifts. I've managed to get my nieces presents for free this year using £10 codes and nectar deals during the year.

I have £30 in nectar points which will buy me all the wine presents I need and I have some pressies left over from last year..............!

This thread has prompted me to do an inventory check - once I've done that I'm off shopping to Boots.

EM xx

babes21

Don't buy for too many people, but here's my list:

* Mum & Dad: £60 - £80
* Bf: £100 or so
* Little sis: £30
* Nephew: £30
* Younger sister who's 18: £20
* Friends baby: £10 - £15 (don't buy for her anymore as don't see her too often, so just buy for the baby instead)
* Friend: £20

Think that's about it.

jamtart6

• Mum £70
• Dad £70
• MIL £70
• FIL £70
• SIL £30
• Grandad £50
• OH's Grandparents £20
• OH's Auntie £10
• OH's Uncle £10
• OH's cousin £20
• OH's other cousin £20

• Friend 1 £20
• Friend 2 £20
• Friend 3 £15
• Friend 4 £10

The friends presents never cost that much, but are always "to the value of.." that amount

Just noticed, my own dear family seem to be neglected compared to OH's cousins, aunties and sisters!!! We only buy for the main family really and a few friends...

Oh and of course my darling OH who will set me back a fortune this year again!!

Emmacw

Immediate (ish) family only but thats still:

OH - 50-100 + 20 for stocking
DD1 - 80-100 + 20 for stocking
DD2 - 80 - 100 + 20 stocking
MIL & FIL 20-30
Mum & st/dad 20-30
Dad & st/mum 20-30
1st Bro & SIL 15-20
3 x their kids 20 total
2ND Bro & SIL 15-20
3 x their kids 20 total
BIL & SIL 15-20
4 x their kids 20 total
step bro & SIL 5-10
2 x their kids 10 total
step sis & BIL 5-10 total
1 x their kid 5
gran 5
OH gran 5

So thats 30 for immediate relatives :eek: and 3 for OH/DD1/DD2

If we have our usual family gathering I then have to factor in my aunt & uncle, her 2 kids plus their hubbies and their 3 kids (9 extra)

Then there are close friends x 2 familes each with 2 kids. Think I'm going to give them a miss this year as its all getting too much and the budget I have does not allow for much in the way of a good pressie.

I don't do craft, or cooking and I'm not imaginative so bargains it has to be!

Needless to say I start shopping for Christmans in the January sales! Only way I can do it. Think I'm almost 1/2 way now so not bad.

Need to go shopping again me thinks before I go back to work!

Emma

Angelraesunshine

1. DH ~£80
2. DD1 ~£50
3. DD2 ~ £50
4. DS ~ £50
5. Mum & stepdad ~ £50
6. FIL & wife ~ £30 (has to have £20 postage to spain on top)
7. sister ~ £20/£30 (has no kids)
8. Sister & Partner ~ £15 (has kids)
9. sil & partner ~ £5
10. Nan ~ £10
11. Neice1 ~ £25/£30
12. Neice2 ~ £25/£30
13. niece/nephew (not born til Nov) £20
14. friends kids x3 ~£15 total
15. great aunts and uncles x 6 (handmade gifts from children) £10 total

looking around the £450 mark will have close to £150 in vouchers & survey money that will go to it by xmas

Sallys_Savings

Here gos..... eventhough it says an amount next to the person I have not necessarily will/have paid that amount if I have bought in a sale/car boot etc. If you understand what I'm trying to say lol But its what the pressie is worth

OH £50
DS1 £150
DS2 £150
DD1 £150
DD2 £150
My father £30
My fathers lady friend £10 actual spend £4
Brother and sister in law £20 actual spend £12.50
Nephew one and two (£30 joint) actual spend £15
Brother and sister in law £20 actual spend £12.50
Niece £15 actual spend £6.49
Brother and sister in law (£30) actual spend £12.50
Sister and brother in law (£20) actual spend £14
Three nephews £15 each
Nephews girlfriends (as they will be there when giving pressies out) £4 cost me £2
Sister in law and brother in law £40 actual spend £15
Two nephews £15 each
Niece £15
Brother in law and sister in law £20
Nephew £15
Four close friends £5 each
Childminded children £5 each
God daughter £5
Sons girlfriends x2 £10 each actual spend £4

44 pressies!!

I need to get buying a few more pressies (I know what I want for most people but just need to get lots of bits on ebay first )

Good luck everyone!!!!

sammy_kaye18

Ok I have quite a few people to buy for..................my mum (£30 - tiggy hamper) , my dad (£30) , my step mother (£10 - pamper hamper) DONE , my sister (£10 - baking hamper), DONE. my step sister (£6 - movie night in hamper), my step brother (£6 - movie night in hamper), my niece (2 years) (£10 - toy and clothes) , my niece (2 weeks)(£10 - toy and clothes) , my sisters bf (£10) , my grandmother (£10 - tea hamper), my grandfather (£10 - comfy hamper), male cousin (aged 6) (£10 voucher), male cousin (aged 4) (£10 voucher), female cousin (aged 16) (voucher - £10) , male cousin (3 years) (£10 - toy) female cousin (1 year) (£10 toy), auntie, uncle (joint tescos card £25), mother in law (£30), father in law (£20) , sister in law (£10 - pamper hamper), DONE. sister in laws partner (£10), nephew (10 years) (£20), nephew (5 years) (£15 game) niece (4 years) (£20 dress up toys), friend (£10 - booze), her son (aged 3) (£10 - toy), then theres my bf (£200), his son from previous relationship (bf buys for), our son together (£250)

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so 30 people in total i seem to spend about £815 on presents for them all!!!!!!!!!!!!! In all fairness alot of mine is hampers and everything ive picked up has been reduced or is in the sale so th guides ive given are rough higher estimates, then i have 5 pets to buy for (3 dogs and 2 cats) and im taking part in 3 swaps on the OC boards.

Lizalu

OH: £120
OH's daughter: £100
OH's son: £100
OH's Mum: £30
OH's Dad: £20
Mum: £25
Dad: £25
Brother1: £20
Brother2: £20
Sister1 : £20
Sister2: £20
Granny: £15
Seceret Santa (work): £10

13 people..... wow that's a lot of money, might be rethinking all this........
Then there's OH's daughter's friends - maybe £5 each for four of them. Maybe some other token gifts to OH's nephews and nieces (6 in total) as we'll be spending Xmas day with them.

postingalwaysposting

not many here ~

number ~ person ~ amount roughly ~ spent so far
1 ~ mum ~£130 ~ £106.39
2 ~ brother ~ £50 ~ £50.61 ~ done
3 ~ sister ~ £50 ~ £5.50
4 ~ bil ~ £25
5 ~ mums oh ~ £25 ~ £3.50
6 ~ best friend ~ £50 ~ £25.38
7 ~ best friends mother ~ £25 ~ £0.00 but have items
8 ~ work ~ £25 ~

totals ~ £380 ~ £191.38 :j

now they are all done except smellies for mum, more for my best mate and her mum, bottles for work and vouchers for sister, bil & mums oh

icecubequeen

I have been saving away this year, in hope I wont have to spend too much out of my own pocket to fund xmas. I have been saving up vouchers from online survey sites that I have earnt, boots advantage points, nectar points etc to use for buying gifts. I have a pot of £100 of my own money, which can be dipped into if I really need to, but am trying just to use gift voucher and reward points to fud this xmas.

I spend the following:

OH £100
Kids x 2 £100 each
Mum £100
Grandad £50
Mother in law and partner £20 each
Sister in law £20
Best friends x 4 £20 each
Friends children x 4 £10 each
Family friends x 4 £10 each
Work collegues - usually a box of chocs to share round office £4
Daycare centre my children go - usually a box of choc for nursery workers £4

Think thats every1, so total of £678.

At mo I have the following saved to spend:

£80 argos vouchers
£60 woolworths vouchers
£124 Amazon evouchers
£10 M&S voucher
£20 arcadia vouchers
£10 Boots voucher
£60 leisure vouchers
£30 tesco gift cards
£16 luncheon vouchers
£15 Halford vouchers
£89 boots advantage card
just over 3000 points on my nectar card equivilant to £15 in argos

total = £486

So at mo just under £200 short, will have to dip into my £100 pot and try and scrape together some more vouchers or sumthing from sumwhere, determined not to spend anymore of my own money :rotfl: