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What are you buying for Christmas this year?

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Cakemeister:
The wife is getting me a Rock Band 3 Pro Guitar (I bought it). Maybe I'll actually learn the instrument that way.

shmokes:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on December 22, 2011, 05:51:02 pm ---Got given £200 for Christmas instead of "wow gee thats nice -errr umm I hope you got the receipt" of several gift surprises of Christmas past.  

I got a PS3 and 8 Games + 2 BR Movies with it.  Ka'ching

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Obviously by giving gifts instead of cash I run the risk of buying a gift that doesn't hit the mark, but searching for the perfect gift for my loved ones is fun for me. And I think it's a helluva lot more meaningful. Being able to buy a gift that the receiver doesn't want to return is an indication that the gift is thoughtful, and that you pay attention to the person and what they are like.

When someone gives me money, I am happy to spend it. But when someone gives methe perfect gift there is a sentimentality that goes along with it that makes it far more valuable than its monetary cost. Because it shows that the giver cares about me, that they think about who I am. I would rather get a gift that shows that the person really thought about me, than money or even the perfect gift that was only perfect because the person consulted my Amazon wish list.


p.s. Who is that obnoxious giant font meant for? This is a thread about Christmas presents. We all celebrate Christmas. The title of the thread is "What are you buying for Christmas . . .", not "the Holidays," not, "X-mas," (though you should have already realized that you're full of crap on that one anyway). I don't get the point of the scene you're making.

Malenko:
I'm buying schmokes a gun

shmokes:
That's okay with me. If I get something I don't want I just exchange it for something I do.   ;D

Malenko:
no receipt no surrender.

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