Christmas shopping for completely different generations and personalities

I buy presents for the 3 DGC. Adult DC get biscuits, bottle of spirits, tin of chocolates and money. DIL gets box chocolates 2 bottles of wine and gin.
DH gets bottle of spirits or a shirt as we don't really bother much.
Last year eldest DGC wanted money so they had selection box, toweling bath robe and money. Hope they want money again this year as they save up for computer games.

We decided a few years ago just to buy for the children and encourage all family to do the same, they all have far more money than us and we would probably be insulting then with what we could afford. we spend the money on taking all the grandchildren to the panto instead.

I love buying Christmas presents, but the Grandchildren aged between 17 and 22 all want money, its easy but it doesnt feel like an actual present.I still buy small things for my Son and Daughter. Husband I exchange small gifts.

For non dd/SiL* adults I now usually buy consumables only - we all have more than enough ‘stuff’. The other week I went to Kew Gardens (we’re members) on purpose to find some nice little bits in their extensive shop.

*For them, unless they’ve told me anything specific, it’ll be cash, with something to open. For manically busy dd1 I think I’m going to get half a dozen pairs of nice knickers from M&S, since I doubt she’d ever buy them for herself.

For sons in law, in the past (unless I’ve been told of anything specific) we’ve done deliveries of ale from a local brewery they like.

For teen great-nieces/nephews, it’ll be cash, with a token something, probably chocolate.

3 little Gdcs are the problem now, given that IMO they have too many toys anyway - but I still want to find something they’ll love. But how to find anything that a) they don’t already have, b) doesn’t come with ‘bits’ that are only ever going to get lost in a very busy house with 2 working parents, and c) isn’t plastic?
The youngest has a birthday in early January, too…
Still, if I can manage a) and b) I will be happy.

Ive cut back an awful lot this year, plus, my family has varying finances. If anyone asks me what I'd like, I ask for something small. The men get money as they have various hobbies they save for. I also give them either sweeties or toiletries. It was all just getting too much. Not that we ever really went overboard anyway. In a way I think it's easier when it's only a small gift. The women family members/ friends are easy to buy for. Men are a nightmare to buy gifts for and of course I have December birthdays too.

My best Christmas was the one when I bought everyone Aran sweaters - even a tiny one for the (at the time) only grandchild. One shopping trip, one wrapping session. All were well received, none were returned or exchanged.

Buy?

I haven’t got a huge family so I know that I do by the family I’ve got far too much but I enjoy it

I love buying presents for people. I have to know what I'm buying first though, I'd hate trawling from shop to shop without a clue. I buy 'stocking' presents as and when I see things during the year. Or did anyway.

I give all the adults a voucher for a shop of their choice, the same amount for each couple. I also get a token present for them to open on the day, the same thing for all the women and a different present for all the men. These small presents are usually consumable ( biscuits, chocolates, special sauces etc) or more traditional ( socks, slippers, scarves etc)

Then all I have to sort out are my niece and nephew but at ages 15 and 18 they mainly want money now ( by bank transfer) so they also get a couple of token presents such as tins of sweets or the same as the adults if suitable.

I no longer but for friends as we all decided some years ago not to bother, we just go out for a lovely meal in January.

I often buy the small gifts online from Lakeland or M&S as I struggle to go shopping now.

Secret Santa for the grown up relatives… saves a fortune.

Only buy for my husband, three adult children and two 9/10 year old grandchildren

We found that we were buying outside the immediate family, for the sake of buying, so decided to put a stop to it. I think it was a relief all round

The two grandsons get a small toy gift and money; the two older granddaughters get toiletries and money. They like it this way.

I love Christmas shopping and must confess to doing more than I expected while on holiday in Cornwall last week.
Warm woolly jackets with horses or tractors on for the young grandchildren, pottery for DiL and a copper bowl for DD. The menfolk are more difficult.
The National Trust shop has a lot of nice gifts.
I'm in trouble for buying the puppy a very posh drying coat, but it will be very useful of course!

We're only buying for the three-year old, the eight-year-old, the ten-year-old and the eighty-eight-year old

Ha ha, we weren’t taught to plan our children’s birthdays for an even year long present distribution, they missed a trick Calistemon . My family birthdays are unfortunately all bunched up around summer. Gets very expensive.

^Calistemon oh lord, you have winter birthdays, that makes the holiday season very expensive^??

Bad planning DillytheGardener ?

Love hearing everyone else’s plans for shopping. SueDonim your age range is very similar to mine!
Jaxjacky yours sounds like military ry precision, I’m very impressed. Do you find the couples more fun to buy for or the gc’s?
MerylStreep my second son would just have money, but I love buying presents ?
Calistemon oh lord, you have winter birthdays, that makes the holiday season very expensive ??
Boz do you buy from a list or go off piste?

Rosalyn69 and calmlocket that’s understandable it starts getting ridiculous doesn’t it. I had to finally listen to son and dil and stop buying because it was all going to the charity shop! ? In the nicest possible way they pleaded for no more stuff!
Blondiescot a hamper and a hotel night away are jolly nice gifts, perhaps we should make friends ?

We only have 3 GC and three adults to buy/make for. Not a great problem - get suggestions and suggest things. The adults then choose for the young! Odds for a few other people - usually smellies or suchlike.

We do Secret Santa for all the adults and I give money to 3 GC the Grt GC get a small gift and money for savings. I hate buying presents and we all agreed SS takes all the stress out of it.

I love Christmas, and still buy for my adult kids, and grandchildren. Small budget, and fun finding little treats within that.

We (I) buy for my daughter and her two children, my son and this year his partner and her daughter. MrJ and I do buy for each other. We all make lists of 5/6 things, from a couple of ££ to about £25, I hold the lists so there’s no duplication. We also buy for two couples, they are friends. Haven’t bought for our siblings for many years. My son and daughter get roughly the same amount spent on them, ditto GC’s, son’s partner and daughter will be treated the same.
We’ve always done lists, my Mum used to hold them before me.

Easy. The adults do not buy presents for each other in our family; we only buy for the children.

Hurray, managed to do the shopping for pre-Christmas birthday presents today!

Christmas? Is it that time already?

I’m buying for ages from 94yo to five weeks old!