What are you buying for Christmas this year?

[JMB]

Good thread last year http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=107343.0 with quite a few interesting suggestions. Ended up buying a few for the kids and Santa may have thrown in one or two for me.

What are you getting this year?

My kids are constantly asking to play board games so I am going to give this a shot this year.

http://www.amazon.com/Asmodee-FDUSASM-Formula-D/dp/2914849648

[ed12]

welp
ed's wish list

 3-childern  2-x orignal pacman's >done<
 1-x child  pga golf >done<
 1-wiffie win7 that play's her on-line game's without freezing >done<
 me good old gottileb haunted house >waiting< >pending<
 grandkid's 7= >done<
 wife want's a plastic x-mas tree  YUCK

ed

[danny_galaga]

For Christmas, I like to emulate this guys work (",)

[Dartful Dodger]

For my nephew:
Air Swimmers - Shark

[Malenko]

I'm hoping to scrape together enough for a mortgage payment.

[JMB]

For my nephew:
Air Swimmers - Shark

Helium tank sold separately! That thing is petty cool!

[drventure]

Likely a linear actuator to power my radio jukebox build (that is unless I have some luck hacking a back massager  )

[Nephasth]

For Christmas, I like to emulate this guys work (",)

I'll be Scroogin' it as well this year...

[ed12]

I'll be Scroogin' it as well this year...

HEHE

i need a hauntedhouse pin



ed

[Thenasty]

nothing much on my list (been a bad all year anyway).

I was hoping HALLMARK has another Christmas Ornament this year but I don't see any. Maybe only Pacman and Galaga was there last 

[Dartful Dodger]

Helium tank sold separately! That thing is petty cool!

My company was in charge of the AV for annual meeting that had an ocean theme.

We bought 3 clown fish and 3 sharks and had them flying around at the banquet on the last day. I was surprised how well they actual flew. It is like they're actually swimming. In the office they swam really well. These things are very sensitive to drafts though. At the banquet hall with all the air conditioners running and people swatting at them they weren't controlable at all. They just looked like fish balloons.

We still have a full helium tank at work so I'm going to fill mine up and just wrap the empty box. After he opens the box I'll "swim" in the shark.

[Dartful Dodger]

My kids are constantly asking to play board games so I am going to give this a shot this year.

http://www.amazon.com/Asmodee-FDUSASM-Formula-D/dp/2914849648

If my company gives us Amazon cards for Christmas this year I'll be buying this too.

[Howard_Casto]

For my nephew:
Air Swimmers - Shark

Helium tank sold separately! That thing is petty cool!

I want that Shark so damn bad!  I don't have any kids though and it's completely unpractical what with the helium and all.  I still might get one though.  Just don't try to explain it to the women folk.  I tried to explain that it was awesome because it's a shark that swims through the air and they just scratched their heads as if to say.  "How is that cool again?"

[ark_ader]

I saved up like £150 and I will be distributing to everyone in my inner circle, instead of dealing with returns, delayed goods or funny looks on the big day.

[popsicle]

I saved up like £150 and I will be distributing to everyone in my inner circle, instead of dealing with returns, delayed goods or funny looks on the big day.

Good idea, Costanza.

[Howard_Casto]

No Costanza doesn't give actual gifts, rather you get a card shwoing how 100 bucks was donated to "the human fund" in your name.

[popsicle]

No Costanza doesn't give actual gifts, rather you get a card shwoing how 100 bucks was donated to "the human fund" in your name.

Sorry, I guess I meant Jerry...

Seinfeld - Elaine's Birthday

[wp34]

For my nephew:
Air Swimmers - Shark

I want to get one of those for myself...I mean the kids.

[AlienInferno]

My wife and stepson told me they allready want one of those Sharks as well.  Unfortunatly it won't be from me.  My wife has been bugging me about some jewelry so she'll be getting that and my stepson will be getting a Madden NFL game and an extra controller for his Xbox.

[RayB]

The second you're not looking, your kid will take that thing outside where it will quickly become a traffic accident, snagged in a tree or blown out of sight forever.

[amendonz]

Festivus for the rest of us!

got myself a sf alpha 3 board on the way for myself, probably run around 1-2 days before christmas get everyone elses ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---

[Hoopz]

Sale on the shark:

http://www.dailysteals.com/Default.aspx

[Dartful Dodger]

A client gave me an Amazon card yesterday.


Santa should be delivering Rocksmith tomorrow.

The elves are having trouble with all the parts in Formula D, so I won't be getting that until next week.


I hope Santa comes through for the rest of you too.

Have a merry Christmas everyone.

[JMB]

A client gave me an Amazon card yesterday.


Santa should be delivering Rocksmith tomorrow.

I've tried this at a friend's. I play guitar and was pretty impressed by it. Have fun with it!

[ark_ader]

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

[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]

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

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.   

[Malenko]

no receipt no surrender.

[HaRuMaN]

He could trade it for some heroin on the street I'm sure....

[shmokes]

no receipt no surrender.

You're telling me the clerk is going to refuse to take a return from me when I'm standing there holding a gun!!!   

[Rando]

Get the gun, take the Heroin, try to shoot the Shark?

[Mikezilla]

I'm buying schmokes a gun

 

I loved how you spelled shmokes wrong too. Makes it even funnier.

[shmokes]

I thought it was a nice touch.

[Howard_Casto]

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

In the spirit of Xmas bliss I ignored this until after the holidays, but gee man, for a guy from the UK you sure are sounding like a crazy gun-toting Texan with all of that gigantic "CHRISTMAS" band-standing. 

It's cool man, you celebrate Christmas... good for you!  But you know doing stuff like that is the equivelent of a gay man running down a busy, public street with his wang hanging out yelling "I HAVE SEX WITH MEN!!!" 

And like it or not, Christmas is a secular term now.  They celebrate it in Japan as a sort of Valentines day.  Korea does it for the kids and tourists.  You've got your birth of a savior Christmas and then you've got your Santa Claus and Frosty and "give me presents!" Christmas.  You can celebrate one or the other or both and still put the label of christmas on it, so I can appreciate the irony of the fact that you tried to use the term as a way of expressing your Christianity and denouncing all other celebrations (which by the way is a very UNCHRISTIAN thing to do) when the rest of the world uses Christmas as a generic, secular term for the holiday season. 

Oh and btw, most biblical scholars agree that Jesus's birthdate is a complete mystery and it's a proven fact that Christmas was put on the 25th because Roman Catholics refused to give up their pegan winter festival and the church was sick of fighting it, so the ultimate irony is that Christmas has ALWAYS been a secular holiday and the Chirst Child celebration was just tacked on later. 

Man history is fun, you get to pee in the proverbial punchbowl with sheer facts.   

[popsicle]

And like it or not, Christmas is a secular term now.  They celebrate it in Japan as a sort of Valentines day.  Korea does it for the kids and tourists.  You've got your birth of a savior Christmas and then you've got your Santa Claus and Frosty and "give me presents!" Christmas.  You can celebrate one or the other or both and still put the label of christmas on it, so I can appreciate the irony of the fact that you tried to use the term as a way of expressing your Christianity and denouncing all other celebrations (which by the way is a very UNCHRISTIAN thing to do) when the rest of the world uses Christmas as a generic, secular term for the holiday season. 

Oh and btw, most biblical scholars agree that Jesus's birthdate is a complete mystery and it's a proven fact that Christmas was put on the 25th because Roman Catholics refused to give up their pegan winter festival and the church was sick of fighting it, so the ultimate irony is that Christmas has ALWAYS been a secular holiday and the Chirst Child celebration was just tacked on later. 

All of this ^

[Howard_Casto]

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.

I wasn't ignoring this bit btw... I just thought it merited it's own seperate reply. 

I agree with this 100% and it annoys me that others don't feel the same way.  The holidays are especially stressful to me because I actually care about what I get people.  I usually start shopping in September to get everybody I care about at least one special gift.  By this time I'm usually ready to flog half of the nation, but to me it's worth it.  I genuinely like to make people happy and I get something out of it.  THAT is what the whole gift-giving part of this holiday is supposed to be about.   In terms of the getting gifts aspect I like it when people get me anything, but when somebody gives me money I always think in the back of my head that they didn't really care enough to make the effort.