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[Marienkaefer2]

We.don't buy gifts either. We make extra donations to our.charities. I like shopping for the kids on the Salvation Army Angel Tree. I usually pick two kids, and it's so.much fun shopping for what they would like. That's where I get my Christmas gift shopping joy.

[Black Cat Back]

I don't buy gifts for Christmas. I'm of the Jewish faith and Hanukkah really isn't about gift giving (in its truest sense). I used to give gifts to friends who celebrated Christmas and was happy to do so, but they would never even give me a card. So i stopped.

If I celebrated Christmas and had a family, I would give one nice gift for each person and ask that we each make something special for each other, be it something in writing or a gift that was hand made.

That's just my take.

[Kachina624]

I only buy for my sister; all my other close relatives are gone.

[croemer]

On 11/22/2014 DARING GREATLY said:

I don't buy gifts for Christmas. I'm of the Jewish faith and Hanukkah really isn't about gift giving (in its truest sense). I used to give gifts to friends who celebrated Christmas and was happy to do so, but they would never even give me a card. So i stopped.

If I celebrated Christmas and had a family, I would give one nice gift for each person and ask that we each make something special for each other, be it something in writing or a gift that was hand made.

That's just my take.

How sad that your kindness was not returned.

[sidsmom]

Nope. Nada. Zilch. Our family stopped doing that looooong ago. Though I'm buying myself several nice things since they're on sale...woot!

[Kalli]

I never was a shopper anyway. Now that the kids are older, I give mostly money or gift certs. It makes my life so much easier. I can go to a mall and enjoy the atmosphere, pick up some stocking stuffers and go home.

-Kalli

[september]

I too, spend more of my time at the mall, getting gift cards, picking up stocking stuffers, or chocolate...and getting things for myself. And then there is lunch, and Starbucks!

I have almost nothing to wrap anymore. I think I've been using up the same gift wrap for the last 3 years!

[luvmyteddy4]

Not one. That's okay though, trying to train my kitties to type on the computer, they are almost there but they keep picking stuff they like!

[september]

Hildegarde, sometimes my trips out to "shop" are just excuses to get myself peppermint lattes!

[Mistic]

We draw names. Set a $$ limit. Buy one gift. Get one gift. That's enough for us. My gift has already been bought, and sent. I got it done early this year. Not everyone in the family is so good at "getting it done" on time, so we draw names in JULY!

Yes, we have a few procrastinators. LOL