I know this post is going to be an eye roller for many of you, but it is a genuine concern for me. I'm starting to panic a little, because my Christmas shopping is not done yet, and I only have till Halloween to finish it.
I told you that you would be rolling your eyes.
The thing is, I hate the Christmas rush. I used to work in it, so I refuse to shop in it. I find that you pick up better gifts if you take your time looking for them rather than picking everything up a 11:00 on Christmas eve. It's also much more economic if you buy gifts all year round. That way you don't have to worry about running out of money at the last minute.
In the past three years, I have set up rules for myself that all my shopping had to be done by Halloween, and everything had to be wrapped by Thanksgiving, which pretty much sums up what my break is going to be like. This policy has led to both exasperation and relief from my family members. They role their eyes when I ask them to help me move the wrapping paper from the basement to my room. But when they only have four days till Christmas and they are still at work and none of their gifts are wrapped, or they don't know how to wrap gifts, there is always me to come to the rescue.
I have the majority of my shopping done, I just need to get a few more odds and ends, but I will only have one opportunity to do that before Halloween, and that is midterm break. Hopefully, Chicago will have a few shops where I can finish everything.
That is one thing I hate about this town, there is no where to go to get really good Christmas gifts. Yes, Wal-Mart has a lot of different things, but I would rather not do all my Christmas shopping in one store, especially not a Wal-Mart. Call me snobbish if you will, but that is just the way I feel.
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I wouldn't want to buy all my presents from Wal-Mart, either!
You are quite the ambitious shopper if you get all of your stuff done before Thanksgiving. I usually find myself spending my birthday money (Dec. 22) on last minute shopping things from Wal-Mart! Cheap, I know, but it is the thought that counts and I am a college students. Once I have a real job, I will reward my parents more generously for their patience with me all these years!
You are a genius. Buying all of your presents by Halloweeen is so smart. I know I spend SOOOOO much of the first week of Christmas break stressing and shopping till I drop to get all my presents bought, your way sounds much less stressful. Also, you are definitely not a snob. This Wal-Mart is not exactly a plethora of options.
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