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gopiscrap

(23,757 posts)
Fri Nov 17, 2017, 01:02 PM Nov 2017

Christmas poll

if you buy Christmas presents, do you buy presents for:


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just nuclear family
3 (33%)
nuclear family and relatives
1 (11%)
the above plus friends
2 (22%)
all of the above and co-workers
2 (22%)
all of the above and neighbors
0 (0%)
everyone you know
0 (0%)
just myself
0 (0%)
no one
0 (0%)
other
1 (11%)
I give to charity instead
0 (0%)
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Christmas poll (Original Post) gopiscrap Nov 2017 OP
You left out pets only.... LakeArenal Nov 2017 #1
Just kids. (n/t) Iggo Nov 2017 #2
We don't celebrate Christmas ... frazzled Nov 2017 #3
I'm Buddhist, but ... left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #4
Just nuclear family crazycatlady Nov 2017 #5
Nuclear family, in-laws and anyone sharing Christmas Eve/Day with us Maeve Nov 2017 #6

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
3. We don't celebrate Christmas ...
Fri Nov 17, 2017, 01:34 PM
Nov 2017

but out of friendship or courtesy to those who do, we give gifts to the following:

1. The maintenance guys in our building (fairly substantial checks).
2. The newspaper deliverer (some cash in a card).
3. Husband's office staff (wine or foodstuffs or something personal).
4. We bake three or four kinds of cookies to put on the doorsteps of neighbors on our floor.
5. When our kids were growing up, we had them give small presents to their good friends.

As for family, we celebrate Hanukkah and at this point buy gifts predominantly only for our grandchildren and grandnieces (no boys in the family!). Off to the toy store soon.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
4. I'm Buddhist, but ...
Fri Nov 17, 2017, 02:34 PM
Nov 2017

I buy gifts for a couple close friends.

My two remaining siblings are right wing evangelicals who long ago told me
I'll be burning in Hell while they party in Heaven.

So, no gifts for them ~ although I do send them each a "Happy Holidays" card.

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)
5. Just nuclear family
Fri Nov 17, 2017, 02:57 PM
Nov 2017

If friends want to exchange gifts, I let them pick out a piece of jewelry that I made but is not yet listed in my Etsy store.

However, with friends I'd rather just go out to dinner.

Maeve

(42,281 posts)
6. Nuclear family, in-laws and anyone sharing Christmas Eve/Day with us
Fri Nov 17, 2017, 03:00 PM
Nov 2017

Which includes pets. And a few friends and/or business associates who give us gifts...

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