The family gets together at Thanksgiving. We draw names for Christmas, so yes, with only one gift to buy, my shopping is done. We started this a few years back, and its worked out nicely. Takes alot of the pressure off of the holiday. In fact one year, there were no gifts. We all got together for a nice dinner and a great time. Not good for the local merchants, but nice for us.
The secret to carefree Christmas shopping: Go into the closest store half an hour before closing on Christmas Eve and ask "what's left". There are far fewer confusing choices that way!
The family gets together at
The family gets together at Thanksgiving. We draw names for Christmas, so yes, with only one gift to buy, my shopping is done. We started this a few years back, and its worked out nicely. Takes alot of the pressure off of the holiday. In fact one year, there were no gifts. We all got together for a nice dinner and a great time. Not good for the local merchants, but nice for us.
The secret to carefree
The secret to carefree Christmas shopping: Go into the closest store half an hour before closing on Christmas Eve and ask "what's left". There are far fewer confusing choices that way!