Board 8 > On the flipside, what did YOU give away for Christmas?

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perhaps your friends or loved ones are posting their christmas hauls with your present(s) on it on some OTHER website!
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Cash in a card with a handwritten message

To literally everybody I gave to

Does this make me a bad person?
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my heart

but the very next day

they gave it away

Reg posted...

Cash in a card with a handwritten message

To literally everybody I gave to

Does this make me a bad person?

90% of my family does this and I think it's great.

Now I can buy whatever I want!
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davidponte posted...

Reg posted...

Cash in a card with a handwritten message

To literally everybody I gave to

Does this make me a bad person?

90% of my family does this and I think it's great.

Now I can buy whatever I want!

I agree (which is why I do it)

But other internet people I've told this (both this year and when I've done it in the past) have been like 'wtf that's so bad'
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Sadly, nothing for my family again. I just had the Secret Santa stuff prior to Christmas to Prof, obviously if you care you can find it in that topic. Today I bought a VN for a friend of mine online because it's made by the company that did his favorite VN. Trying to get a job for next year and maybe I'll be better then.
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The only downside is that you don't get to actually unwrap anything, but it doesn't bother me.

There are a lot of people in my family, so everyone finds it easier to hand out 6 or 7 envelopes to the adults and older kids rather than keeping track of what everyone likes and finding the time to find and buy them.

Everyone still buys gifts to open for the young kids, which works.
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For me

A chase FNAF funko pop. Incidentally he got me a Ryu chase pop so it evened out.

a Goku statue (thank you Gamestop half off clearance sale + my super discount)

a Zelda art print on a mini canvas

a starbucks gift card

I got one of my best friends a Simpsons art cel that was used on the show

a chun li statue, figure thing

I gave a lady friend a Nintendo Wii. I have a few in storage that I bought for stupid cheap, like 10 bucks, and just gave her one of those >_>. I think I scored some points with that one. She'll never be the wiser!

also got my mom a tablet strap and those dangly thingies you put on glasses so you can wear them like necklaces when not in use
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To answer the topic:

Girlfriend
- Makeup
- Bracelet
- Harry Potter Ornaments

Dad
-Hue Colour Bulb

Mom
- Earrings

Brother
- Gift Card

Sister
- Graphic Novels

Grandma
- Gift Card
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- Sailor Moon Funko Pops
- Sims 4
- Chrom Amiibo (which I didn't know was even a thing until I saw it at the store)
- Wario plushie
- Golden Girls glass

Other gifts that have my name on them but I personally didn't have much involvement in:
- Meowth and Wartortle K-nex toys
- Pikachu plushie
- Pirate toy set
- Autographed photo of the guy that played Nightcrawler
- Keyboard
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Reg posted...

davidponte posted...

Reg posted...

Cash in a card with a handwritten message

To literally everybody I gave to

Does this make me a bad person?

90% of my family does this and I think it's great.

Now I can buy whatever I want!

I agree (which is why I do it)

But other internet people I've told this (both this year and when I've done it in the past) have been like 'wtf that's so bad'

It's not necessarily bad. It's better than buying some random junk just for the sake of buying something but not as good as putting some thought into and finding something that is useful or enjoyable to them

Restaurant gift cards are fine though I suppose
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Wine and liquor.
Food.
Gift cards to restaurunts.
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Dad: Those $200 headphones Digi recommended when they were on sale for $40
Mom: The new Kelly Clarkson album
Brothers: $20 PSN Credit to one, a Japanese movie called Wild Zero to the other.
Stepdad: Arnold Palmer's autobiography written the year he died (my stepdad loves golf)
Stepmom: $20 to Hobby Lobby
Chinese Christmas: I put in a portable phone charger, and my brother ended up getting it
Friends: $15 to Olive Garden, Titanfall 2, Guitar Strings
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I gave away a copy of Ys seven to my friend and he gifted me back Neko para volume 1

Clearly a man with taste
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Reg posted...

Cash in a card with a handwritten message

To literally everybody I gave to

Does this make me a bad person?

exactly what I did

also gave my brother a $100 Steam card
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3 copies of night in the woods
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Girlfriend:
Persona 5
Skyrim HD
Coco Novelization
Hunger Games Mockingjay Pt. 1&2
Life
Ghost in the Shell
Hidden Figures
The Edge of Seventeen
Homemade prints

Mom:
Desktop calculator
Toaster
Cards/Chips/Dice/etc. set
Homemade prints

Sister:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Burnt CD of terrible meme songs
Homemade posters

Girlfriend's Dad/Stepmom:
Wine
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Cheesy wooden wall decal

Friend 1:
Nioh

Friend 2:
Heavy (Team Fortress 2) POP! figure
Comic replica
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I gave one of my coworkers a black Friday Zelda OoT 2DS.

I also got a warehouse box of blind capsule DBZ keychains and gave them away to cousins and coworkers.
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Got my wife:
Wooden Sudoku set
Hand-carved chess set
$50 gift card to an online store with ballet clothes
Ruby earrings

Got my son:
A toy airplane

Got my brother:
SNES Classic

Got my cousin:
Dead Cells

I'd say I did a pretty good job this Christmas.
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Family:
Mom - A griddle pan
Dad - A bong lmao
Sister - A purse
Brother-in-law - a cigar

Nieces:
A Minecraft pin each
A Pikachu plush each
Younger niece - Minecraft Redstone Ore nightlight
Older niece - a Minecraft witch toy

Friends:
Undergrad friends - Homemade pickled vegetables
Grad friends - Homemade beer bread mix w/ beer (one got a homemade chocolate cake too but it was more for her birthday than Christmas)
Old housemate - a Steam Link from when they went on sale for $5

I was on a serious budget this year but at least everyone seemed to like what they got...
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Got my sister a really good cookbook for her new house, 30-pack for a friend, 12-pack and Amaretto for another friend, reading socks for someone else, crosswords and black zambuka for me mum, book for me dad...

Not much for my usual Christmas giveaway, but it was a lax year all around with no one getting or receiving anything really big.
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Sock Sliders, As Seen on TV!
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Family:
Mom: A pie bird (supposed to help pies from boiling over), an adjustible silicone pie crust cover, Heaven is for Real, and a wireless computer mouse
Dad: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Hidden Figures, and a wireless computer mouse

Brother: Final Fantasy XV (Xone)
Sister-in-law: Peacock Sharpie Set
Also since my brother hasn't paid me back for that day we bought SNES classics (and he borrowed money from me to do so), I'd say that counts (given I'd consider it a present to both of them).

Twin Sister (halfway across the country): Waterproof Picnic Blanket
Sister-in-law: Clothes drying rack
Their <1 year old: A small stuffed dog (when I finally make the trip over to see them), and a set of stackable cup/bath toys.

Eldest Sister (Europe): Nada, and same goes for my Brother-in-law and Nephew over there; shipping stuff over there costs so much.
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To individual members of the family (12 in all) - an individually prepared and decorated bag containing a miniature holiday-themed plate, mini wine bottle, bags of different flavored popcorn and nuts, and a hand-woven coin purse or hackey sack from Guatemala.

For the family in general - a large cheese and meat spread to enjoy with the miniature wines.

My girlfriend put so much time into making the bags that no one even wanted to open them since they looked so pretty.

I also got my brother a mini bike pump and my parents and grandma the plane tickets for our Christmas trip. Was an amazing time overall!
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WickIebee posted...

nothing

Wife: An emulsion blender, a deep fryer, a pendant, and a Holo (spice and wolf) Nendoroid
Mom: Essential Oil diffuser necklace
Dad: Ergonomic camp chair for his bad back
Brother: Mutant League Football and Legend of Legaia
Brother's Son: Tickle Me Elmo
Mother in Law: Cast Iron Frying Pan
Father in Law: a new console for his car.

to WhiteLens: Trails in the Sky SC
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Son (6 y/o): Lego Kylo Ren's TIE Fighter (Santa), Lego The Force Awakens - 3DS download (Santa), Mario Sports Superstars (Santa), Disney Infinity Darth Maul
Son (4 y/o): the new Teddy Ruxpin with the LCD eyes (Santa), Disney Infinity Mickey Mouse
Nephew (7 y/o): Pokemon Ultra Sun, Super Mario Bros. - 3DS Virtual Console, Legend of Zelda - 3DS Virtual Console, Mega Man Legacy Collection - 3DS Download (initially only gave him Ultra Sun, but I got it at a big discount and my sister got some really nice stuff for my boys, so when I was setting up the wifi connection on his 2DS to get the Mario Kart download it came with, I tossed on some games he liked from my NES mini)
Dad: Star Trek t-shirt from Teepublic
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