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Default Christmas Shopping - 12-22-2005, 07:39 PM

I dont know about you guys, but I hate buying presents for others during the holidays. Seriously, wtf is the point of having all these sales, discounts, free shipping etc if you cant spend your money on shit that you want. I always have extra money during the holidays and i have to fuckin slum it the rest of the year by ordering off the value menu at McDs and taco bell and living off ketchup and mustard packets at work, so why shouldnt i spend my money on shit that i want now when its on sale? If i just let people buy me stuff, i end up getting coupons, clothes that are too small, CDs and some gift cards to places i never shop at. 3 years ago i gave my gf of 4.5 years a jacket, sweaters, shoes, a clock from Ikea that she wanted and she didnt give me shit. I also got her a pair of sapphire earings. Its the same every year: i helped my mom and sister get a car this one year, help them out of debt and take them out to eat all the time. when the holidays come, they give me a bunch of shit for not being able to afford presents for everyone. I just came home with 3 large bags of shit that i bought for me from best buy, target, and anchor blue. when i walked in, the first thing i hear from my family is "oh shit what did you get us?? dont tell me, youll ruin christmas." fuck you guys, this shit is mine! im in my room now buying shit thats on sale from amazon, overstock and whatnot. i just got season 1 of that show "Milenium" for $15 on overstock.com last night. I think the holiday shopping rules should be reversed. everyone should spend on themselves and thats it. I'll take them out to the movies and dinner this year....maybe - thats it.
  
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Default 12-22-2005, 07:44 PM

Its your money, spend it how you want to. I never break the 50$ limit on a person.
  
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Default 12-22-2005, 07:57 PM

Sounds like you need to tell your friends and family to fuck off.
  
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Default 12-22-2005, 07:57 PM

lol oOo:

I usually give my parents and brother shit they really like

I built my brother a PC last year(he was 12 then) and he was so happy. That made it all worth it.

I buy myself what I want the rest of the year, Tis the season for giving ya selfish fuck


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Default 12-22-2005, 08:03 PM

I've been kind of cheaping out the last couple years, so i thought id go nuts this year.

spent about 90-100 each on my dad and mom, sister, and a lady friend.

everyone else can plzdie:


  
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Default 12-22-2005, 08:06 PM

I still dont know what to get, Gift Cards rule!!
  
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Default 12-22-2005, 08:06 PM

I spent a lot of money christmas shopping, got a lot of stuff for my best friends, but my brother is going to get spoiled, spent the most on him. no lady friend this year, so i dont have to waste money.


  
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Default 12-22-2005, 08:09 PM

only really big spending I did was getting a lady friend of mine a heart shaped diamond necklace. but I hate it when you put all your time and effort in them and in the end all they want to be is 'just friends' loney:
  
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Default 12-22-2005, 08:11 PM

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I've been kind of cheaping out the last couple years, so i thought id go nuts this year.

spent about 90-100 each on my dad ..... and a lady friend.
Tony always knows what to get me
I buy cheap gifts with value. My dad just bought a digital SLR so I bought him an inexpensive book on learning digital photography and Photoshop. Cheap with meaning is the way to go.


  
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Default 12-22-2005, 08:37 PM

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only really big spending I did was getting a lady friend of mine a heart shaped diamond necklace. but I hate it when you put all your time and effort in them and in the end all they want to be is 'just friends' loney:
ask her to be "friends with privleges"...
  
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Default Re: Christmas Shopping - 12-22-2005, 08:46 PM

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I dont know about you guys, but I hate buying presents for others during the holidays. Seriously, wtf is the point of having all these sales, discounts, free shipping etc if you cant spend your money on shit that you want. I always have extra money during the holidays and i have to fuckin slum it the rest of the year by ordering off the value menu at McDs and taco bell and living off ketchup and mustard packets at work, so why shouldnt i spend my money on shit that i want now when its on sale? If i just let people buy me stuff, i end up getting coupons, clothes that are too small, CDs and some gift cards to places i never shop at. 3 years ago i gave my gf of 4.5 years a jacket, sweaters, shoes, a clock from Ikea that she wanted and she didnt give me shit. I also got her a pair of sapphire earings. Its the same every year: i helped my mom and sister get a car this one year, help them out of debt and take them out to eat all the time. when the holidays come, they give me a bunch of shit for not being able to afford presents for everyone. I just came home with 3 large bags of shit that i bought for me from best buy, target, and anchor blue. when i walked in, the first thing i hear from my family is "oh shit what did you get us?? dont tell me, youll ruin christmas." fuck you guys, this shit is mine! im in my room now buying shit thats on sale from amazon, overstock and whatnot. i just got season 1 of that show "Milenium" for $15 on overstock.com last night. I think the holiday shopping rules should be reversed. everyone should spend on themselves and thats it. I'll take them out to the movies and dinner this year....maybe - thats it.
I was feeling bad for you until you mentioned that you lived at home. Still, pretty shitty that they're sucking you dry. My family has always been just the opposite. They don't ask for shit and tell me not to spend money on them. I want to buy them stuff and never know what to get them.
  
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Default 12-22-2005, 09:18 PM

i know exactly what you mean tho man, fuckin xmas is so commercialistic nowadays, i would honestly rather that no one got me anything, that way i wouldnt have to get anything for anyone...

and its not like i dont care about these people, or that i think they dont deserve to get presents or material objects or whatever, but i just hate all the pagentry and shit, and when its all over, after all the presents have been selfishly and feverishly opened...what does it all come down to? do you love your family any more or less? no...

i think all the crazy gift giving is centered all around children

im getting to hate little shit children more than anything to the point that i am contemplating not passing on my name just to avoid having to raise one or two of the little shitheads...good luck not booting your kid out the window nyck when it gets past 12 months
  
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Default 12-22-2005, 09:22 PM

I no longer believe in a Santa Claus.
  
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Default 12-22-2005, 09:28 PM

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im getting to hate little shit children more than anything to the point that i am contemplating not passing on my name just to avoid having to raise one or two of the little shitheads...good luck not booting your kid out the window nyck when it gets past 12 months
Responsible parenting takes care of that.


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Default 12-22-2005, 09:29 PM

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I built my brother a PC last year(he was 12 then) and he was so happy. That made it all worth it.
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