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99Forever

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6. You should feel blessed.

Reply to ddeclue (Original post)

Fri Dec 23, 2011, 03:20 PM

Dec 2011

To some of us, we don't even have the option. It would be wonderful to have meaningful work that paid enough that I could afford to complain about the time I used buying gifts for the ones I love. To say nothing of what it would do for my self-respect.

Just an alternate perspective.

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Finally done Christmas shopping.. I hate it... [View all] ddeclue Dec 2011 OP

"christmas shopping" is a personal choice lol. just say no as nancy used to say nt msongs Dec 2011 #1

There is a rub there, though. LiberalAndProud Dec 2011 #3

Hard yes, but it can be done. I'm at about year 10 of not Christmas shopping. Life goes on enough Dec 2011 #4

agreed. It is hard to stop the shopping when kids and teens involved. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #5

Well I let my fingers do the shopping online and finished a while back. All I got last southernyankeebelle Dec 2011 #7

Yeah but try explaining that to your family who are expecting gifts... ddeclue Dec 2011 #11

A one word solution to the Christmas shopping problem - mysuzuki2 Dec 2011 #2

I actually did cheat and buy two of these because my mom is impossible to shop for. ddeclue Dec 2011 #12

You should feel blessed. 99Forever Dec 2011 #6

I understand. I was unemployed at Christmas in 2008 and 2009. It sucks. nt ddeclue Dec 2011 #13

I usually get something small for me and my husband's coworkers. woodsprite Dec 2011 #8

I am going to put my fair share into the economy at my local mall this SecurityManager Dec 2011 #9

Go Christmas shopping in the early morning Kingofalldems Dec 2011 #10

What I find sad about Xmas shopping is... Odin2005 Dec 2011 #14