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Ghost
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posted December 07, 2020 05:43 PM |
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Poll Question:
How much money do you spend on X-mas presents?
I, 406€
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Minion
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posted December 07, 2020 05:57 PM |
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I try to find presents ranging from 30-50 euros, so it goes to somethin like 250 euros at its very most. I buy presents for my siblings, my niece and my godson.
Can't wait for Christmas 
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artu
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posted December 07, 2020 06:25 PM |
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None. 
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PandaTar
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posted December 07, 2020 06:27 PM |
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I usually gift myself with something. The most important gift for other people is my fluffy friendship, love and occasional smudging.
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Salamandre
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posted December 07, 2020 06:51 PM |
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None. Others spending money on my presents is ok.
@Edited for Panda, I didn't read your post before posting mine, sorry for the "dumb" thing
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blob2
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posted December 07, 2020 07:06 PM |
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Edited by blob2 at 19:13, 07 Dec 2020.
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I also "gift myself" and tell others to give me money as a return of costs (ofc we are talking family members, if other people want to give me some random presents then be my guest). This way I don't end up with presents that are useless to me (unless they're "never knew I needed that" type, but those are rare cases). Yeah, I'm not a good target for gift-giving, sorry I know the best what I like (hate those "I thought you will like..." type of presents). If I have a general idea, but not a specific product in mind (for example I don't know which models of a face shavers are popular atm etc) I give free reigns to the gift-giver. My family members don't have a problem with it.
It goes the other way around also: I ask what they want and if the budget is reasonable I buy it (and don't make me sound stingy, I can be pretty generous if needed be). If a present is specified, that is also less work for me Although there is one present that I'm proud of that I actually suggested on my own to my mother and she says it's one of the most useful and on-point presents that she got - a Kindle.
Thus the budget will vary depending on the presents...
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Minion
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posted December 07, 2020 07:11 PM |
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Presents for our family are to be fun (games), goofy (something that brings laughter to whole family), heartfelt (something memoribilia for example). Last thing on any ones mind is to be upset he or she got something they didn't like That just sounds so weird. It is a joyous occasion, not a ransom demand. xD
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PandaTar
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posted December 07, 2020 07:34 PM |
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Edited by PandaTar at 19:47, 07 Dec 2020.
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Salamandre said:
None. Others spending money on my presents is ok.
@Edited for Panda, I didn't read your post before posting mine, sorry for the "dumb" thing
That's ok. Still, it'll be etched in my memory for ever. PUhohohohoho.
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To complement my first answer, I get gifted regularly all Christmas by the same friends. Although they give me something that's difficult not to be right, like a t-shirt or a t-tank, I really don't mind either way.
I usually gift people randomly through the year, not because of an important date. I gift when I feel like it. But I only do it when I am certain it'll be useful or, at least, very important symbolically. Sometimes, it's in a whim.
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Minion
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posted December 07, 2020 07:59 PM |
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That sounds great Pandatar. I can imagine some really happy faces 
Our whole family only is able to get together twice a year (some years only once) so they are precious times. We all live around the country, at different parts, so it is not easy to schedule whole family together.
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PandaTar
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posted December 07, 2020 08:25 PM |
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Yeah, you bet. It's always good surprising people like that. People still think it's odd when you spring up with a gift out of the blue, but they are very delighted either way.
And I know the feeling of far away people as well. But my family is even much more difficult to gather. It took me 10 years to see my mother in Peru, it's been around 5-6 years last I saw my father. My closest sister (geographycally speaking) something like that too. She is 1.000 km from here. The others are spread like 2.5k kms, up to 4k kms away. And flying here is expensive. Sometimes it's more expensive than traveling abroad. =(
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Blizzardboy
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posted December 08, 2020 12:48 AM |
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I'm in the 4 digits this year. Electronics are most of it.
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Minion
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posted December 08, 2020 12:59 AM |
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Edited by Minion at 01:02, 08 Dec 2020.
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Who are you buying presents for?
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Corribus
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posted December 08, 2020 01:46 AM |
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His squirrels.
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Ghost
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posted December 12, 2020 10:51 AM |
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Ok I will show you what I bought X-mas presents.
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Dressmann XL  Dressmann and Dressmann XL means store in the size range is 2XL to 9XL. Dressmann XL for the only fat, big man in Finland.
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https://dressmann.imgix.net/globalassets/productimages/7200056_530_f_m_.jpg
Dressmann XL I haven't found a smaller size.
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Helly Hansen set of underwears I haven't found a image.
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Tommy Hilfiger
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Gluten-free cookbook
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Perfume
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A €100 note
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Boss Pure 200ml shower gel
9.)
Game of chances and lottos
* Merry X-mas! *
Ghost
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Drakon-Deus
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Qapla'
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posted December 12, 2020 03:11 PM |
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^ You are truly the "Ghost of Christmas"  
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CountBezuhoff
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posted December 12, 2020 07:05 PM |
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Future, past or present?
The Count
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JoonasTo
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posted December 12, 2020 10:47 PM |
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None.
I don’t agree with the idea of commercial celebrations in general. They put a price on things that should be held at a much higher value.
Then again, I don’t agree with most celebrations. I think they’re pointless. If there are things you think are worth celebrating, then they should be important enough to be remembered all the time.
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Drakon-Deus
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posted December 13, 2020 12:31 PM |
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CountBezuhoff said:
Future, past or present?
The Count
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Corribus
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posted December 13, 2020 09:15 PM |
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I spend a snow-ton, sorry to say. Mostly on myself
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I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later. -Mitch Hedberg
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The_Polyglot
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channeling capybara energy
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posted December 14, 2020 01:00 AM |
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If I think of an appropriate gift for somebody, I get it irrespective of what it costs- within reason. This year I can go all out
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