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What did you *give* for Christmas/Hanukkah/Holidays?

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Elmo Dukat

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I noticed a few posters mention in the Tell us about your presents thread that most of the joy of Christmas and the holidays for them came form *giving* gifts, rather than receiving them.

I'm a giver, as well. So this is a thread for you tell everyone what you gave others for Christmas!

To my fiance:

Skilsaw table saw
Platinum wedding band (though he can't wear it until the wedding lol)
Halo for PC
Nikon Coolpix camera, camera case

To his kids:

DVDs - Napolean Dynamite, Donnie Darko, V for Vendetta
Games - Sims 2 Pets, Call to Duty 2 Disc Ed. for PS2, Tony Hawk's Proving Grounds for PS2
Scarves
A vanilla reed diffuser
A gigantic ceramic travel mug
A hair crimper
An iPod speaker set
Candy

To my mom and stepdad:

A Hamilton Beach 6-cup coffee maker with no carafe (dispenses from a push-button)

To my grandma:

An English-themed gift basket I put together, with English toffee, crackers, tea, and cheese (she's proud of her brit heritage)

To my little sisters:

A classic Colorforms set (I played with these myself as a kid, up until I was about 7 or so - they're 3 and 5, respectively).


What did you give for Christmas and the holidays?
 
To my dad: special edition box set of American Gangster

To my son (not as Santa): Guitar Hero for Nintendo DS
2 books (Bone and Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
a Wii 2000 points card
a Wii Sports pack

For gift game at work: A book on the history of swear words :D

For 2 of my son's friends: a Webkinz
Nintendo Wii remote skins

For my son's cousins: a Wii 2000 points card each

:techman:
 
Girlfriend: Herb-filled hot/cold body wrap/pad/pillow thingies. You either microwave them or freeze them and they are literally filled with dried herbs so they smell like unicorns and rainbows. I also did up a stocking for her full of little things she likes. I think stockings are the best part of Christmas and I wanted to show her how I roll.

Mom: Same herb pad thingies as above, also a candle.

Brothers: Work out shorts.

Sisters (and sisters-in-law): Candles, slippers and lotions in various amounts.

Nephew: Transformer

Nieces: Plush animals

Step-father: Candle (shrug, the guy likes candles)

Grandmas: Candles

Friends got various things like calendars, body sprays, wine, more herb-filled pad thingies(they really do smell like sunshine and stardust) artisan soaps, bobble-heads, etc.

I went a little overboard this year actually. My move back up to Oregon is going to be hard on the savings account.
 
We got Olivia a big bag of balls that are supposed to go in a pool of sorts designed for balls, a Fisher Price walker/cart thingie and a sit down piano.

I got Cel (my wife) a safe for our documents and precious memories. I still have a Wii Fit on layaway for her.
 
For mom- some cosmetics from Ulta, a teapot (she collects them), a cross-stitched picture ( here; and two handmade necklaces.

For dad- two Curious George toys (he collects them!), socks (he wanted them), and a cross stitched picture of antique cars.

For my sister- yet another cross-stitched picture ( Cute! and handmade jewelry, and a big Ulta gift set.

For her husband and son- T-shirts, chocolate, and coffee.
 
My Dad got a Watch, Pen and Keychain Torch as part of a set.

My Mum got a book and chocolates, and will be getting a memory card for her camera.

My Sister got a DVD, a comic and a Swiss Army knife.

And my Brother got a DVD.
 
Mom and Grandmother- My sister and I went in together and got them each a digital photo frame. I loaded about 75 pictures of my sister's kids on them.

My sister's kids- A Radio Flyer wagon. It has cup holders, juice box holders, fold down seats, and extra cargo space. I also got them each a matching dinner plate, bowl, cup, fork, and spoon. My niece's has a snowman theme, my nephew has a penguin theme.

My in laws- Mario Kart for wii and a few extra wheels.

My sister-in-law- A set of four cracker spreaders and four bowls to match.

Her husband- A pair of gel gloves for his motorcycle.

My brother-in-law- A set of four cracker spreaders and four bowls to match.

My 8-year-old niece- A silver necklace with a heat shaped diamond pendant, and a Lil WebKinz white mouse.

My 4-year-old niece- A silver necklace with a butterfly shaped pendant, and a music/jewelry box with the little ballerina inside.

My husband- A bluetooth and a sawzall.

My siblings and I agreed years ago to not buy gifts for each other.
 
For my wife:
Cherished Teddies: Lizzie and Darcy (from Pride and Prejudice)
Cherished Teddies: George the Knight
Cherished Teddies: Fairy Godmother (from Cinderella)
Cherished Teddies: Marian (from Robin Hood)
Boyd’s Bear: Gizmo Clown
Hamilton Collection: Going Going Gone Yankees Bear
Hamilton Collection: Homeplate Hero Yankees Bear
I Love Keane Teddy Bear
Keane: Perfect Symmetry UK CD/DVD set
Circle of Friends DVD
Will and Grace season three
Rachael Ray’s Big Orange Book cookbook 2008
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip…with Recipes!
Say Anything….DVD

For my sister-in-law:
Murder She Wrote: The Complete First Season
Princess Mononoke DVD
Halloween DVD
Howl’s Moving Castle DVD
The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian score
Spirited Away DVD
To Kill A Mockingbird DVD
Supernatural Season One Companion book
Highlander: The Complete First Season
Highlander: The Complete Second Season
A Charlie Brown Christmas book
Star Wars The Original Trilogy DVD

For my mother-in-law:
The Cosby Show: Season Four
The Cosby Show: Season Five
Moonlighting: Seasons One and Two
Same Time Next Year DVD
Sugarland: Enjoy The Ride CD
Sugarland: Love On The Inside CD

For my father-in-law:
Hawaii Five-O: The Complete First Season
Red Green: 1999 Season
The Goodies DVD
The Sting DVD
Millennium DVD
Cool Hand Luke DVD
One Fine Day DVD

For my mother:
A digital camera with memory card

For my father:
two pairs of pants from the Bass Pro Shop

For my brother:
Metallica So What book
Beer Around America book
Do You Believe In Miracles DVD
 
I got my dad a book (about Warren Buffett); everybody else got gift cards.

Well, what should I have done? My dad is the only one who told me what he wanted. For the rest of them, gift cards are the only logical option. :)
 
In our family, we don't really give each other presents at Christmas anymore. However, we do provide food for our feast. I provided some fresh bread and biscuits.

I was however able to give my mum a copy of LOST series 4. Now if only she'd watch the other 3 series I got her in previous years...
 
At this point, my parents are still kind enough to let me sign on with their gifts to the rest of the family, so I really don't have to do a lot of shopping. But here's what I got for them:

For my dad--The When We Left Earth DVDs. He never got to watch the whole series when it was on, but he's a huge space program fan, so he was very surprised and happy with this.

For my mom--The new David Cook CD, and from the Yankee Candle store, a Christmas tree-smelling candle, a candle cup, and a candle snuffer.

(Though she got more items, it added up to about the same as the DVDs once you figured in the sales on everything.)
 
I gave a very "special present" to all those posters who have suddenly vanished during the holidays. He he he :evil:
 
I gave my family DVDs. To my sister, the first Brendan Fraser "The Mummy" movie, in hopes of getting her to watch something with no screeching preteen girls in it when I have to take care of her. Fortunately she's a big fan of this movie too, so my plan ought to be successful.

I got my dad a DVD of the original "The Producers" comedy, and my mom the first volume of a show called "Perry Mason", which I am aware of only because of Raymond Burr's connection to the original Godzilla movie. But I happen to know that she likes the show a lot, which is obviously why I chose it.

In the house where I live at school we had a "Secret Santa" gift exchange, and I gave to my friend the movie review book Mike Nelson wrote shortly after MST3K ended. She talks about movies a lot and has about the same sense of humor as I do, so I think she'll like it.

I sent a stuffed panda doll to one of my friends who I met at school in Berkeley, but has moved back to her home country of China. She loves pandas and "dolls with large heads", or so she tells me.

To the girl I like in Japan I sent two movie posters, both of movies she likes a lot (Lord of the Rings and Monty Python & the Holy Grail). Also, a package of somewhat funny little toys of household pets in zombie form. She likes zombies and has a number of pets, so I think that's appropriate.

And that basically used up all the money I had, so nobody else got anything.
 
We still haven't mailed out Xmas/Hannukah cards, so you can bet the presents haven't gone anywhere either!

We tend to give gift cards--Costco, Target, Starbucks--but avoiding Circuit City and Best Buy for right now.

We did get our little nephew some blocks made in Germany. We were trying to avoid toys from China or toys painted with paint from China. Hubby wanted to get the boy something noisy (he doesn't always get along with his brother, the boy's father).

A friend who just got a house is getting her favorite booze (more as a housewarming), while her boyfriend is getting a jar of gefilte fish. Yeah, he was curious as to what it looked/smelled/tasted like and was frustrated by my inability to describe it.

We gave a friend/classmate/study-partner of mine a significant amount of money to go towards a new laptop since his is suicidal. He almost refused it--well, he did repeatedly try to refuse it.

Hubby and I don't give gifts to each other--we "allow" each other to get what each wants during the year (especially if it's on sale at the time). Hubby wanted a set of nail guns for around the house and putting up new tirm around all the new windows we're slowly installing--but he got that over a month ago. He bought me some blouses and jeans, but again, that was cause they were on sale and I needed some nice blouses and jeans.

I really don't understand those (usually women) who are given whatever they want during the year, then bitch if their husbands don't bend over backwards for holidays, birthdays, or anniversaries. Geez! It just seems so ungrateful. To buy, buy, buy because a spouse is willing to get you anything is just taking advantage of their generosity--it's just wrong.

Oh, and our credit cards get paid in full each month. The only continuing debt is our mortgage, one car, and our student loans. The last three we'll likely try to pay off next year since the interest rates, while not high, are far more than the interest on savings accounts.
 
To my dad:
A new hardcover book that chronicles Yankee Stadium's history and it contains tons of never before seen pictures. A really nice book if anyone is interested in that type of thing.

To my mom:
Three Dennis Lehane books. He's a favorite author of mine and now a favorite author of hers!

To my sister:
Four young adult mystery novels.

To my aunt:
A Star Wars TPB comic and a Flogging Molly CD.

To my various friends:
Funny Games
Good Night and Good Luck
Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
Come Closer by Sara Gram
Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman

Edit: OH, and of course many generous donations to the Human Fund.
 
I gave my Dad a GPS and my Mom a watch.

My wife:
- a couple of silver rings
- a neck massager
- Chanel No. 5
- tickets to The Sound of Music
 
mom and sisters each a hand-made hand bag $20 with bath and bodyworks body shampoo $5, pampered chef utensil $7, body luffa $1.
dad- Barney Fife thermometer $18.00, car vacc. $25.00
Nephew- Star Wars Light Saber $12.00, Bionicles $8.00
Niece- Sock Monkey $8.00 dvd $10
Nephew #2- batmobile, $22.00
Niece # 2- Breyer horse $8.00, dvd $10
2 brothers in -law gift bag with 2 bottles wine $8, 2 pack bar-b-q sauce $5.00, John Wayne DVD $5
close friends no gifts this year instead a $2.50 Obama Christmas card from Target with personal note inside.
zero credit card debt paid it off this year!
 
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