Purchasing Christmas presents in February 🤔

I only buy for people that I am close to, therefor I like to buy something that they would want at the time rather than a generic bargain.

If I had a lot of acquaintances I would but now,I really dislike Christmas shopping.

I don’t buy for Christmas but if I see anything I like I buy and put in a box for friends birthdays or whenever

I stopped buying family presents a few years ago - the GC love cash towards their “wants”. I do buy small things for family opposite - this year it was tree decorations book vouchers and bottle of wine. They help us when we need it.

I have a spare walk in wardrobe that we call my present cupboard .It's got loads of stuff in it all the time .I dont buy the main presents until nearer Christmas but I'm always prepared for extra people with something to wrap or pop in a gift bag.
or for birthdays /anniversaries .My list of people to buy for was well over 20 so it made sense to buy early.I hate doing things at the last minute

I have this Christmas and this years birthday gifts sorted by the end of January.
And 4 gifts for Christmas 2024.
i buy when there`s good offers on,mainly on-line.
No last minute shopping for me.

i am with you 100%

I start buying in the January sales, with a specific people in mind. I cannot resist a bargain.
I too have a big box and often dip into it for Christmas presents.
Due to health issues, I can no longer trail around the shops, so buying online suits me.

Thank you...
Yes I THINK the MS ( or any illness ) does add to this organisation, it relives people of a big worry later on, but normally I am an organised person 😉

Thank you

We have a present shelf where we put things we think might be good for someone. It needs restocking!

Well, its a case of i buy and put away in a big box until its time to wrap.

Obviously i dont buy edible things. In this particular instance, i have visitors over from Canada and so it involves ( amongst everything else at Christmas) 4 extra gifts .... well ... i cant give 1 each, so lets say it involves a few more gifts.

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I only buy edibles or other consumables (e.g. especially nice hand made soap) for adults now, and I won’t have a clue what small grandchildren might like until much nearer the time.
So no.
Teen G-nieces-nephews only want cash anyway.

The young one’s Christmas gifts are left to later in the year. The few we buy for adults are token gifts that are purchased when we see something we know the recipient would like or be amused by. You’re not alone serendipity , there are a couple stashed away here along with some small birthday gifts that have been waiting for months. It reduces stress here for sure.

Not me. I might buy the odd stocking gift but not a main present.
I like to wait and see what people are talking about later in the year and match the gift to something they currently like or need. What if people buy the item themselves sometime during the year ?
Of course as others say if you only buy ‘ generic’ gifts like toiletries and booze , no problem.

Hello SerendipityI seem to remember that you suffer from Multiple Sclerosis. Christmas shopping throughout the year is, for you, a good idea I think. It must make your life easier. No rush when the shops are crowded, or the worry of wondering if things ordered will be delivered on time. Good luck with your shopping and best wishes for your health.

I would do so if I saw something absolutely perfect for a particular person. I do tend to buy the odd gift, - perfect ones, - throughout the year and hide them in the wardrobe. It makes Christmas easier for me.

Meant to add, Serendipity22, it doesn't speak to me as being organised as you see it, I think it implies you are buying for people as they are today, not as they may be in 6-10 months time.

You can get organised later in the year when wants and needs are more apparent.

Unless of course your shopping is fairly straightforward anyway - in which case apologies.
Obviously if you always buy (say) soap sets and wine maybe tastes don't change in a year.

Depends who/what you are buying. I wouldn't buy this early as I couldn't be sure it would still be popular by December.

Anyway I wouldn't be able to remember where I'd put them by then!

Who are you buying for?
I wouldn't want to buy something unwanted so feel ghat buying 10 months ahead is risky.