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The Grey Elf
Grey Havens
Dec 23 2014, 9:46pm
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Tis the Season of Giving
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For anyone comfortable sharing personal info on their holiday habits, how many and to whom do you give presents this holiday season? Please select every option of the following that is true. (Sorry, last option fell out of order.)
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BlackFox
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Dec 23 2014, 11:30pm
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We have a tradition in our family that instead of giving each other gifts (which we may not end up liking), everybody gets themselves a gift (chooses something they know they like/want/need).
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Dec 24 2014, 5:37am
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We've kind of drifted into that,
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at least Uncle Baggins and I. The gifts work out much better that way.
Our family tradition when I was younger was that everyone would have a wish list, and my mo would coordinate with all the givers to makes sure there were no duplicates. It worked beautifully as long as she was doing it. But nobody wanted to take over the chore once she was unable to. The extended family is about 20 people, so we finally (mostly at my instigation) began only giving within the nuclear families and to the kids.
We also had a thing about "shopping in the basement store" which would result in a present called "an it". If you said, "This is an it," it meant that the recipient wasn't obligated to like it or keep it, since it was just a mathom from the basement.
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 24 2014, 3:34pm
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My wife has two of everything so I just give her a nice bouquet of flowers.  She's happy happy - I'm happy..
We do buy presents for the younger grandkids. 
But the rest of us buy a single cheapie, jokie, gift for an adult exchange which we put into a nameless pile.
Then we choose a yearly Santa to pass them out and some trading at the end is allowed. It’s lots of laughs and nobody has to join the War of the Merchants in ernest… 
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Annael
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Dec 24 2014, 3:41pm
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We do Secret Santa in my family
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Adults all draw one name and give a nice present to that person. But we also all contribute to stockings, and sometimes those little stocking stuffers can be pretty awesome (nice earrings, etc.).
The children all get presents from everyone.
I also exchange gifts with my BFF's family; I'm an "aunt" to her kids (all grown now). They never understand why I leave & go have Christmas with my family of origin - and in fact, after my folks are gone I'll probably celebrate with them instead.
I bake a special cranberry bread every year in small loaves that I give out to other friends (and a big loaf for the family to have Christmas morning).
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sevilodorf
Tol Eressea
Dec 24 2014, 4:12pm
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unless you're really young (under six) you won't get anything but cash or a check from me. I take the grandchildren ( there is a fourteen year gap so the activities vary) to several holiday events like concerts, light displays and parades. Too much stuff in their lives as it is.
I'm paying for tickets to the last party in February for my daughter and oldest granddaughter. My mom decided she would stay with the younger kids this time.
(This post was edited by sevilodorf on Dec 24 2014, 4:15pm)
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zarabia
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Dec 25 2014, 3:13am
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I used to really enjoy x-mas shopping
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I loved trying to find just the right gift. But between a wonky leg making mobility an issue, and my sister's kids being grown and hard to buy for, I've given up and just do gift cards - usually Fandango cards so they can go out to the movies instead of waiting for dvd's as they usually do. I sometimes buy something for my friend's kids. They are little and enjoy getting a present from "Auntie Zarabia", whatever it is. I wasn't able to this year - messy RL - but maybe next year while they are young and easy to please. 
My baby puppies got brand new beds. They are allowed on the couch and such, but they still love to cuddle up in their beds.
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