Getting Started Early

[Phaneuf3]

For brother/sister/brother in law just called them up and said basically: we have no money and we know you have no money. no christmas presents this year.

for parents, i'll probably get some construction paper, white glue, macaroni and magic markers and make them some art.

[millhouse11]

power tools are always awesome.

[Nufy]

I'm taking my family, My Dad and my Mother in Law on a 7 day Cruise to Mexico in January...

I think I'm covered.

[zukes]

Donations to the Human Fund for all.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Phaneuf3

For brother/sister/brother in law just called them up and said basically: we have no money and we know you have no money. no christmas presents this year.

for parents, i'll probably get some construction paper, white glue, macaroni and magic markers and make them some art.

Ahhh....to be 5 again. A simpler time.

[MattyK]

I wrote up a little web application that's pretty much a gift registry. People in my family log on and add gifts to their own wishlist. Then they can go to other people's lists and mark items 'bought' so nobody else goes out and buys the same thing.

Worked wonders for the last five years. Only weak spot is my parents, who only add five or six things to each of their lists, and there's five kids (including in-laws) buying presents for them. Gee, I wonder what you're getting, mom? *sigh*

[jammies]

Originally Posted by Eastern Girl

Have you asked them what they want?

What are you, some kind of rabble-rouser? All you accomplish by asking people what they want is raising their expectations. Then they get all disappointed when it's another velvet Elvis.

[Cactus Jack]

When I saw the title "getting started early," I was thinking that you got up to drink at 8am today. Hahaha
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Buy Bubblers

[Dion]

Mine is almost done so here a few ideas i used when buying mine.

Books and DVD's are a good thing.

Gift certificates to their favourite store.