Xmas Shopping - Have you finished it?

[Aquamarinejewel]

Sheesh, what an exhausting 4 hrs traipsing through Highpoint Shopping Centre this evening in Maribyrnong, well it wouldn't have been so long but I kept running into friends wanting to stop for coffees lol...so perhaps 3 hours is more around the mark!

I have now bought every present for those on my list - just the wrapping to be done (tomorrow's task). Every year I say I will get it done earlier but it never goes to plan.

How about you guys, have you all finished the Xmas shopping? Do you buy everything early or wait till the last minute?

 

[tazlgnd]

i do mine on christmas eve, there is never anyone there after 4pm

 

[Fender]

Might do it on Wednesday, problem with working in retail is you spend the entire chrissy period working.

 

[Xtreme]

Finished it last week.... my standards are slipping , one year i didn't finish until christmas eve (nightmare in itself). I usually attempt to finish it by late October / early November - so i don't have to get aggro at people in December's shopping rush.

This year however, i've done more shopping for myself, in December than anyone else .

 

[samseenee]

Have not even started.... :O/ Working to many hours, and my partner cant decide what she bloody wants!!

 

[campbell]

nope.no point doing it till i get home, otherwise i have to cart it hiome as excess baggage. aint happening.

 

[Selective Retention]

Haven't started. I have a bit of stuff I need to get for myself as well but I've been putting it off because of the christmas and school holiday crowds. No idea whatsoever on what to get my parents, brother is easy, just make a bee line to the bottleshop

Monday morning 9am job I think. In and out before chaos reigns.

 

[Mister Carlton]

I've done most of the Christmas shopping early this year.

 

[La Dispute]

Doing mine Monday or Tuesday.

Just the two sets of parents and brother to buy for.

 

[HBF]

Got all mine done in a few hours also. I needed new tyres of my car, so I booked it in at Beaurepairs at Knox City, and did my shopping whilst I waited. I can't imagine what the shopping centres would be looking like now. They'd just be crazy busy.

 

[Renegade]

Might just eBay all my presents so i don't have to get off my ass.

 

[Bombers_Forever]

I did mine weeks ago - buying a lot of stuff online makes it easy. I can't stand the crowds and idiot shoppers abusing shop assistants because of thier own stupidity.

Mind you, if you know exactly what you want for everyone, shopping is easy. If you can't think of ideas, that is when you spend a lot of time achieving nothing.

 

[beez]

Haven't started, generally leave it till the last minute, but always get the right presents for everyone, I just ALWAYS forget to get enough wrapping paper

 

[PunyHumans!!!]

I think I am done...I usually leave it to my partner to sort it out as she has more time...though I am undecided whether to pop the engagement ring into the secret santa thingy at my parents house, surprising her and then having to propose in front of everyone (mmmmm...naaaaaaah) which then means I have to go find something else with the little time left and i never have any idea about what to get her. She doesn't listen to music, is hard to buy books for and so on, you get the picture

 

[Brad Goodman]

Only had to buy for mum, dad and sister so I got it done in about 20 minutes a couple of weeks ago.

 

[krusden]

got my gf to do it and i'm paying her back. we don't buy for each other and my family doesn't keep it so the only presents were for her family.
easy

 

[PowerKat]

Left it until late last year which I regretted, and wrapping pressies on Xmas Eve only for them to be opened the next day just seems a bit weird. Knowing I had a busy Dec I had it all done by the 5th. I've really enjoyed the work xmas party and other social activities knowing I didn't have to worry about the damn shopping (esp with a hangover).

I will probably hit the shops Wed night just for the fun of it, because there's a few bargains around and it tends to be less hectic compared to recent days / normal shopping hrs.

 

[stmookeyj]

Not quite, just the youngest brother to go (he's about 18 months). Would have got it all done yesterday, but because work wanted me in 2 hours early I couldn't.

 

[Bombers_Forever]

Tomorrow and Thursday are going to be a nightmare - good luck to anyone near a shopping centre!

 

[Macca19]

Just got to get something for my grandpa and dad and then im done!

 

[adelaide_40]

Something for my mum and dad tonight and I'm done, Finished shopping for my brothers 2 weeks ago, took about an hour, but been to lazy to go to the shops after work to complete it.

 

[darsh!]

Chadstone was a complete sh*thole as always yesterday, wished i didn't drive there but atleast its all done.

 

[scooterb]

I did all of my Christmas shopping today at Chadstone.

I'm never leaving it until the 24th ever again.

 

[Team Mo']

s**t I forgot. Is it too late?