Community Chat

[DiAnne]

I shop all year for Christmas gifts.  Some I buy locally and some on-line.  I have to mail most my gifts so I have to be done about 2 weeks before everyone else.  I have my gifts all bought and wrapped.  I need to make the cookies in the next couple of weeks and then get everything in the mail.  I also make cookie plates for neighbors and friends. 

[gidgetgh]

I'm kind of all spread out. I've ordered from 4 or 5 different vendors on Etsy. Two local gift shops, Talbots, Amazon, Bath and Body Works. Toys R Us for my husband's grandson and a few food type items from QVC for the neighbors. 

[terrier3]

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@sunshine 919 wrote:

Happy Saturday everyone.  I find myself purchasing more gifts locally this year.  A few years ago I purchased most of my gifts from the Q, especially for my grand kids.  This year I purchased a couple NFL items from HSN for my son and daughter in law.  But I am shopping locally.  What about you?

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I shop locally too...even for things like Alex & Ani bracelets for my best friend who collects them.

I have done a LOT of "shopping" at estate sales and I put together baskets for special people. My cousin loves Depression glass and I always get her some estate sale pieces. This year I got her a large cake plate in the poinsettia pattern, along with Italian cookies from a local bakery, a cooking magazine subscription and the BEST- a Christmas brooch to pin in the plaid ribbon on top (she LOVES holiday jewelry).

[MomCat]

The trend right now is online shopping.  Not exactly the most economical, but online retailers have such great marketing skills it makes people feel like they have the best deals.  It's actually more fun this time of year to shop locally.  I am lucky to have many very nice storefronts, large and small, nearby and a flexible schedule to go to them. 

[snappyfrappy]

We have a Big Lots and Target in our town. That's it for shopping. I'm in my 80s, so shopping from the Q and Amazon works best for me. There's almost nothing one can't get from the big A.

snappy

happy Thanksgiving

[Pearlee]

I like to shop for really unique items at arts and crafts shows, which means locally.

I only go to the really good ones, mostly juried although some not, for one-of-a-kind things.  Plus, I really like to support artisans and craftspeople - it's a tough businss for them.  I'd "rather give it to the little guy (or gal)".  I was at one earlier today in fact.

I'm not buying any gifts from QVC, and little for myself any more except for the one brand I like here. The no-more-shipping-refund policy has done me in.  It's just too costly. 

Besides, when I see gifts at the arts and crafts shows, I'm almost certain the person I buy for will like it.  I choose very individualized gifts for people that they usually end up loving (ditto for greeting cards - very individual to the person's likes/tastes, etc.).

[Mominohio]

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@terrier3 wrote:

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@sunshine 919 wrote:

Happy Saturday everyone.  I find myself purchasing more gifts locally this year.  A few years ago I purchased most of my gifts from the Q, especially for my grand kids.  This year I purchased a couple NFL items from HSN for my son and daughter in law.  But I am shopping locally.  What about you?

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I shop locally too...even for things like Alex & Ani bracelets for my best friend who collects them.

I have done a LOT of "shopping" at estate sales and I put together baskets for special people. My cousin loves Depression glass and I always get her some estate sale pieces. This year I got her a large cake plate in the poinsettia pattern, along with Italian cookies from a local bakery, a cooking magazine subscription and the BEST- a Christmas brooch to pin in the plaid ribbon on top (she LOVES holiday jewelry).

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Best ever gifts are 'pre owned'! I collect a number of things, as do my family members, and we are all excited to get something vintage for our collections. Husband likes old cars and tools, and I have a vintage Pyrex addiction that just won't quit. My kid usually finds the best Pyrex pieces for me for holidays.

[Puzzle Piece]

I buy locally - a large city has a lot of locally. 

[Blahblahvampemer]

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@Pearlee wrote:

I like to shop for really unique items at arts and crafts shows, which means locally.

I only go to the really good ones, mostly juried although some not, for one-of-a-kind things.  Plus, I really like to support artisans and craftspeople - it's a tough businss for them.  I'd "rather give it to the little guy (or gal)".  I was at one earlier today in fact.

I'm not buying any gifts from QVC, and little for myself any more except for the one brand I like here. The no-more-shipping-refund policy has done me in.  It's just too costly. 

Besides, when I see gifts at the arts and crafts shows, I'm almost certain the person I buy for will like it.  I choose very individualized gifts for people that they usually end up loving (ditto for greeting cards - very individual to the person's likes/tastes, etc.).

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I've gone to at least 30 shows and 50 shops/galleries in three states, and I've picked up everything from a $10 angel ornament that I adore to a piece of pottery from an artist that's in the Smithsonian. Luckily there are at least one or two good shows a year in even the smaller towns.  Then there's Etsy.  A favorite potter posted new pieces today, and I grabbed up two items in a heartbeat, and I'm expecting a custom piece next week.  If it's not handmade in this country, I'm not really purchasing.

I just wish I had more options locally.

[Bellabutterfly]

I have finished all my Christmas Gift Shopping.  I am happy and pleased to say "Everything was purchased online".  Most of the shopping was done while in my "Bathrobe"!

Everything arrived in perfect condition...Everything is wrapped and that which had to be mailed out, went in yesterdays UPSP Mail.

Delivered all my charty gift donations the last were delivered Friday 11/14  

I am happy for once, being well ahead of the game.