Nope i started after last christmas, people might think its mad but come christmas time you will be sitting back laughing as you don't have to get into debt or rush about.
"Its not how long a star shines, what is remembered is the brightness of the light"
I really cant understand why more people dont do this, if you start early and buy things in sales or in deals then you save yourself money. Why spend full price on something when a few months before you could have got it for half the price? and also the main issue is come christmas you actually have money and over the year have saved money by not spending loads in the first place.
At the moment i have things like body shop cubes, rrp £6 sale price £1.80, Mr men mugs rrp - £8.99 sale price £1.99 lots of me to you things, rrp between £2.99-8.99 sale price £0.50 - £3.
When you look at the saving you make by doing it, people who don't are mad :P
"Its not how long a star shines, what is remembered is the brightness of the light"
I'm hoping to give everyone homemade gifts this Christmas, so yep, I've already started.
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
WOW, I haven't even gotten passed tomorrow in forward planning Christmas just seems so far away, it'll probably creep up on me n I'll be getting the last presents and cards Christmas eve
I sorta buy things as the year goes on. I've bought a couple of things in the summer sale for my friends bf cos i'm going to visit them just before christmas. I am hoping to do most of my holiday shop in the States when I visit, but i've put away money for that.
yep ive started! The most irritating thing is when people buy the thing youve bought them!x
There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you.
But there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.
I aint no abacus but you can count on me.
Nope I am a mad dash around the shops on Christmas eve girl!!
When we lose twenty pounds... we may be losing the twenty best pounds we have! We may be losing the pounds that contain our genius, our humanity, our love and honesty. ~Woody Allen
Is a chocolate muffin loving glitter ball
Yup! I was better at it when i had a house thus somewhere to store it. Currently im in the in laws basement so dont have the space to store stufff. I wrap and label everything ahead of time too (and make a list so i can know what i gave to people!!!)
Until probably this year, I have genuinely had the problem of not knowing who I'll still be friends with come Christmas time, so wouldn't know who to buy for this early :p
#BPD problems
Also, we did a secret santa in my friendship group last year, to keep costs low :)
Isn't this a tad too early like, how all do people know what people will want come December? Like an age reducing, light emitting, electric green toothbrush could have been invented by then and they'd be stuck giving people socks.
I tend to only buy for the kids, and my parents...my parents tastes dont change that much in 6 months and the kids i dont spend a ton of money on anyway so doubtful id be able to pay for whatever the latest trend is. (Plus i pay shipping on anything i buy since i have to send it to england) Im a boring aunt that gets them useful things or stuff suited to their style ^^;
I have few presents I need to buy, but if I see something through the year then I'll get it then.
A lot of people wait because they might be wanting to buy nice gift sets, which tend to only appear around Christmastime. And if they have kids then they need to wait because if they buy something in May then the child will probably have lost interest come December!
