janeinbama
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Post by janeinbama on Dec 28, 2015 19:02:46 GMT
Hits - Blue Man Group tickets for 2 DGS and their parents. Adult men got Bugasalt guns and seemed very pleased. We have had rain for forever, so no one has gotten to "play" with them. The light up Frisbee was well received. My DDs shop for their Dad - they have since the oldest turned 16 and I give a detailed list but I had forgotten about my new wallet. We still have out out of town DD and her family coming in New Year's Eve so I hope they are hits.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 28, 2015 19:12:42 GMT
To my knowledge, everyone here was happy with what they received. Each person got at least one thing they seemed to be really happy with. We didn't have any big misses.
Last year though, we had two "OMG - this is the best gift ever" reactions which are always such fun. I missed having anyone do that this year. Lol.
--- Edited to add... since someone else mentioned the BB8, I thought I'd add that it was a huge hit for our 14 y/o son. He has run that little thing ALL over the house.
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Post by Jamie on Dec 28, 2015 19:17:12 GMT
Hubby got everything he wanted. Shopped almost all of his list and added little extra things I knew he would like. Me, not so much. He has this idea that because he is a huge gamer, I want games for ever gift giving even. He purchased 2 hand held nintendo systems and a crap load of games for when we go up north so I have nothing to do. Really, I h aven't been able to go to the cabin for almost 2 years because of work. Waste of $ as far as I'm concerned. He then, even after telling him I don't want it for x-mas, bought more stuff for my emergency bin that is in my car. Really, a battery charge and a new blanket isn't what I want for x-mas. Every year I give him a detailed list of items with links on where to get them and each year he says he couldn't figure it out. I'm really at the point I'm done getting him what he wants and either telling him to not buy me anything or we just don't exchange gifts anymore.
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Post by papersilly on Dec 28, 2015 19:33:44 GMT
not really a miss but....DH got me the new Fiesta green color, the one that looks like Khaki/Forest green. i already have over 18 different colors but this one will take a little getting used to. it's kind of a weird green.
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Post by carolynhasacat on Dec 28, 2015 19:36:02 GMT
Hits - those soft blankets from Kohl's. Thanks to the Pea who pointed out the sale. I bought 7 of them and everyone LOVED them!
DH spoiled me. I put a few Tim Holtz inks and stencils on my list, he ordered 6 or 7 of each instead of just picking one. Totally didn't need them, but excited to have them!
Misses - everything that my MIL bought us. She tries (I think), but misses the mark every time. Sad because she cannot afford it.
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Post by peano on Dec 28, 2015 19:42:16 GMT
Sorry to those of you who live with crappy gift-givers. I would be hurt too.
The big present this year was getting DH a kitten, so that's been fun.
DS got not very exciting things like more memory for his xbox and lots of Star Wars themed things, including cereal and Pop Chips. I don't think anything of his was a miss.
DH and DS did well with mine.
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Post by LilyRose on Dec 28, 2015 19:45:23 GMT
Our family is small, so there's not a huge amount of gifts. But there was one huge hit--I made a Mixbook for my mom of our trip to FL earlier this year. I went back through my planner entries from the trip and wrote up everything we did and included it in the book. She went on and on and it made me really happy. Oh, and because of my love of the beach, my grandma gave me some Belgium truffles in seashell shapes, which I thought was really clever and thoughtful.
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Post by kath323 on Dec 28, 2015 19:47:30 GMT
My husband gave his dad tickets to the Jets game yesterday. Needless to say, that was a huge hit, as the game was fantastic. We will not be able to top that one for a while.
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Judy26
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Post by Judy26 on Dec 28, 2015 19:47:50 GMT
I can relate to the disappointment of getting thoughtless gifts. DH would always ask a million times "do you like it?" And act like getting new pots for the third year in a row because he found such a good deal should excite me. I finally decided a few years ago that I deserved to have gifts I wanted so I started buying them for myself. If I saw a pair of boots I liked I bought them and put them away until Christmas. Then after the holidays I pull out my I Love Me stash and enjoy my new stuff. This year I got a few candles, some make up and a jacket. Many times the ladies here find good deals and I end up with cool things for much less money than one would ever think.
Now would anyone like the really ugly sweater, size large hat (I don't wear hats and I am petite) or Tervis tumbler with no lid and a wine glass inside that I got? I accepted them graciously and added them to my regift box knowing my stash was waiting for me next time I was home alone.
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Post by kath323 on Dec 28, 2015 19:48:58 GMT
not really a miss but....DH got me the new Fiesta green color, the one that looks like Khaki/Forest green. i already have over 18 different colors but this one will take a little getting used to. it's kind of a weird green. Oooooh the sage!! I know a lot of people aren't thrilled, but I think it looks great with Scarlet and Ivory. Or Sunflower and Slate.
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Judy26
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Post by Judy26 on Dec 28, 2015 19:51:54 GMT
Hits - those soft blankets from Kohl's. Thanks to the Pea who pointed out the sale. I bought 7 of them and everyone LOVED them! Yes to this. I got them for all of my nieces and nephews and gave them out Christmas Eve at my parent's house. The LOVED them. So thanks from me, too!
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Post by littlemama on Dec 28, 2015 19:52:46 GMT
Lots of hits here - Kindle fires for everyone, including my mom. They were all pretty happy with them, although ds and my mom aren't sure what they will do with them just yet. DH has been wanting the Simpsons Lego sets - I got him the house and the Qwik-E-Mart. He had NO idea, so he was very happy. I got clothes, coloring books, colored pencils (48 ct prismacolor, now I see why everyone says that isn't enough colors!), books, gloves, etc. Even MIL got it right this year - granted I bought 2 of the 3 things she gave ds and took them to her and told her exactly what to get for the third thing, but that isn't always a guarantee with her!
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on Dec 28, 2015 19:54:29 GMT
We honestly had all hits. DS almost fainted when he opened his PS4. DD loved all of her toys and clothes. DH was surprised at the number of gifts we got him but everything was on sale so I pretty much spoiled him. I love everything I got. There was not one thing that I didn't want or need.
If I had to choose something, maybe it was the jar of Advil in my stocking but I needed a pack for my purse and mentioned I ran out, so DH put some in my stocking. Thoughtful but strange lol
Even my FIL got us stuff we could use or wanted this year. Well done for him.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2015 20:27:49 GMT
No gift misses this year... did deal with a drunk relative that put a damper on things though.. ugh!! Gift hits were ornaments I made like this blueribbonkitchen.blogspot.com/2015/12/home-for-holidays-christmas-ornament.html for my in-laws with their childhood homes inside. I had to recruit relatives to get the photos but they turned out real nice!! Another hit was for my son. He loves American history, especially the 30-60s. He is fascinated by his grandfather's tales of ducking under his desk for drill etc..etc.. So, I bought him a vintage fallout shelter sign. You would have thought I handed him a $1,000!! hahaha
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Post by bonserella on Dec 28, 2015 20:35:08 GMT
Considering we celebrate Hanukkah full-on, then totally do up Xmas, and celebrate DD & DS' January birthdays... I ask for a Hannukah/Xmas/Bday list in September & start buying/planning/parceling things out.
I give my kids their BIG gift on Xmas - and both of them were very happy this year. My brother loved all of his gifts as well - he is the man who has everything & is very hard to buy for - and my mother was also thrilled with her gifts.
BF & I agreed to stay under $50 total with Xmas gifts including stocking stuffers - we are taking a vacation .the first week of March & that is where we are funneling our $$$! He definitely loved the gifts I picked for him & I loved mine as well - most of which consisted of 2 bottles of my favorite wine lol!
The only thing I was disappointed about was that BF & I bought my bro Cards Against Humanity - I have never played it but I want to - & we all fell asleep lounging Xmas night & didn't get a chance to play!
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Country Ham
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Post by Country Ham on Dec 28, 2015 20:52:00 GMT
Now would anyone like the really ugly sweater, size large hat (I don't wear hats and I am petite) or Tervis tumbler with no lid and a wine glass inside that I got? I accepted them graciously and added them to my regift box knowing my stash was waiting for me next time I was home alone. now I know this shouldn't of made me laugh but it really did. You question how anyone could like these things you were given and then put them away to regift them. Makes me wonder who the recipients will be.
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Post by jackie on Dec 28, 2015 21:14:25 GMT
Pretty much all hits. I think everyone loved what they got. If I had to pick out misses it would be that the pj pants I got my ds (which were perfect because they had slices of pizza all over them and he is obsessed with pizza) were too large and the Bob's Burgers t-shirt I got from Hot Topic as too small.
My dh bought the boyfriend watch I wanted. It's Michael Kors and is beautiful--diamonds around the face--BUT, it's gold and I rarely wear gold. I really wanted silver but I love it all the same and will wear it.
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Post by papersilly on Dec 28, 2015 21:32:09 GMT
not really a miss but....DH got me the new Fiesta green color, the one that looks like Khaki/Forest green. i already have over 18 different colors but this one will take a little getting used to. it's kind of a weird green. Oooooh the sage!! I know a lot of people aren't thrilled, but I think it looks great with Scarlet and Ivory. Or Sunflower and Slate. the great thing about Fiestaware is that their colors really work well together. but, yes, this one is a little hard to love at first sight. the color just seems so drab. but, it's got over 18 other colors to play with so it should fit right in. BTW, DH he debated this color or slate.
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smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Dec 28, 2015 21:46:15 GMT
I have those and love them.
Hits: Everything I gave. But gift-giving my special talent. Which in turn is what makes me super happy-finding the perfect present. And I recd a special handmade gift from BFF, which was a hit with me as well. I recd a couple of gift cards and had fun using those up.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 28, 2015 22:25:44 GMT
Hits: the six pack of Fire Tablets. They were inexpensive enough that everyone got them and they love them. Miss: Disney Infinity for my younger son. I should have gone with Lego Dimensions. He was polite enough about it, but it was pretty much all he got besides the tablet, and it is geared much too young for him. For all those still thinking about video games, Infinity is really targeted for pre-teen and younger. I have to respectfully disagree with this one. I have Disney Infinity for myself and even I find it to be pretty hard if you aren't using one of the play sets. There is no way my five year old can play it alone, and she can very easily navigate most of the Mario/Yoshi type games without help.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 28, 2015 22:33:19 GMT
The biggest hit at our house was probably the Kid-O Bilibo chair and Zoomer Kitty that DD got from Santa. There weren't really any misses but we really only got stuff for DD. I bought the newest Disney Infinity for myself from Santa plus the Inside Out play set that DD wanted to play, but we haven't really started playing it yet since we are still neck deep in Yoshi Wooly World that we gave DH for his birthday last month.
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kathyb
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Post by kathyb on Dec 28, 2015 22:43:58 GMT
My ''miss" is forgetting to be specific. I had items I would have chosen, just not the colourway or the design had picked myself. I don't want to sound ungrateful, I just need to remember to be specific I when requesting. My children have it down to a tee, they even include a direct link on their wish lists.
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Post by sillyrabbit on Dec 28, 2015 22:45:45 GMT
I did really good with my kids. They loved everything, my 22yo keeps telling me thank you and he is not a demonstrative person. My husband liked all his gifts. As for me, I was disappointed and would have preferred that I received no gifts vs thoughtless gifts. I sound ungrateful but I hate waste and really hate that I listen all year to what others like/ could use but I feel invisible. My dh gave me stuff fo rmy stocking but didn't bother to put it in the stocking, which was sitting right on the table. He gave me a jumbo sized pack of Twizzlers and my daughter gave an uh-oh and then dh announced that he knows that isn't the right kind but that was all they had. I hate twizzlers and think they taste like clay. It is a small thing, but a thoughtless thing. My entire family knows I only eat Red Vines, when I eat it at all. Two of my kids went to get me a spice from the grocery store later in the day and returned with red vines, which made me cry. There were a couple other similiar things that I hope the squirrels like. Then I opened a microwave popcorn popper. WTH? A paper bag or sauce pan do the same thing without requiring additional storage in my already too small kitchen AND I don't eat popcorn that frequently. He basically shopped at his store and honestly, if you can't bother to put any effort into then please don't bother. I consider it a slap in the face. I became so upset by the afternoon that I finally left instructions on how to cook to the two pans of lasagne and went to a movie alone. I just want someone to put in half as much effort as I do for them. I'm right there with you. My DH got me absolutely nothing. Nada. No effin' candy bar for my stocking. Nothing. I tried to not let it bother me, but, well, I'm not that unselfish. So I told him all about how it isn't about the gift, but the thought. I bust my ass for those people and nobody could get me a frickin' Snickers? Anyway, I don't think he'll make that mistake again. (He's really a great guy...just clueless sometimes.)
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Post by myboysnme on Dec 28, 2015 22:46:08 GMT
Interesting question! I had lots of hits and several misses: Hits: --husband said the Fossil wallet I gave him with money and gift cards was his favorite. I thought he would like the firestick best but he doesn't know how to use it yet. --Son said his laptop is his favorite because it has a touch screen and other features I didn't even know when I bought it --Other son loved a tool kit I gave him on a whim to have an extra present. He lives in his own place at college and said he would really use it to hang pictures and fix things. Misses: --I ordered an expensive 'sweater' from Holiday Fury for older ds. Cheap quality, ill fitting and very small. Have to return it and get my money back Also give him a sweater that he said he didn't like and wouldn't wear, but I imagine he will at some point when he's hunting for something clean to wear. --I got a few things from my aunt and from my friend that are already in my donation bag including a ceramic candle lamp and a trinket box. Just don't need any more stuff to set around unless it is very specifically my taste or collections (like clearly vintage or antique.) --Cousin gave me a candy dish made out of safety pins and plastic beads from her church fair and when the candy in it is gone it is going in the donate bag. She was so happy about it and I was like
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lesley
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Post by lesley on Dec 28, 2015 23:57:26 GMT
All hits here which was great! DD's favourite was a leather clutch bag from Dune with 'mermaid' patterned leather which she says she will use at every single opportunity! Isn't it gorgeous?! DS's favourite was probably Just Cause 3, as he's never stopped playing it since Christmas night! DH loved the fabulous ironwork desk tidy DD bought for him. It's quite steampunk-y. He also loved the Highland cow ornament DS decided he needed, to remind him of his Highland roots when he is in Wales! And the only thing that slightly disappointed me was not getting more dies. I had added a big long list to my wishlist but only got one. I got lots of other cool stuff though, and I can always buy the dies myself.
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Post by KikiPea on Dec 29, 2015 0:09:42 GMT
All hits, with one maybe... Hits for DH: a bright headlamp for doing work in the garage, or around the house, a set of tin wall signs for the Back to the Future trilogy, whisky glasses with "I like a little Jack with my Coke" with a set of whisky stones and wooden photo coasters from the pup. Hits for me (from DH and the pup): 2 pair of cute boots, a t-shirt from the Home series that says "There's no place like home" with the ruby slippers in the center, a pillow for the guest room that has the state of TX on it with home in the center (also part of the Home series), Harry Connick Jr.'s latest CD, San Andres movie, a long sleeved Witten t-shirt, and a Scottyvest pullover and t-shirt with colorful dog on it from the pup! The maybe is one of the pair of boots. It's one I picked out, but didn't realize it only had a 1/2 zipper. May have to return those.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Dec 29, 2015 0:17:23 GMT
My husband is so much better at gifts than me. I'd asked for a new purse and he picked out one much nicer than I would have bought for myself. He returned the Apple Watch I bought him. I don't care at all that he returned it - I'd much rather that then keeping it if he doesn't like it. I just wish I could really surprise him with something he'd never buy for himself. I did buy a few little things he'd suggested and one family experience gift I know he'll enjoy - so hopefully not a total miss for him. Kids loved all their gifts.
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Post by walkerdill on Dec 29, 2015 0:22:21 GMT
Mine is a hit & a miss. My SO & I don't exchange gifts so the only gift I get is from my mother. She surprised me with a Pandora bracelet ? however it's way too small. I have seriously wanted one for years but I have huge wrists & normal bracelets don't fit me. I don't have the heart to ask for a receipt.
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Post by M~ on Dec 29, 2015 0:23:10 GMT
Thank GOD it was all hits. My sister and I got together to give sister #4 a fancy purse. Each of us gave her a smaller, inexpensive gift. She loved the purse, but I thought she was excited to get these even more: She's a sock aficionado. I was the most worried about my BFF's gift-makeup brushes. She was floored and SUPER pleased. I always preface my gifts with "I've got the return receipt if you wish" and I had sent hers with a gift receipt. She was having none of it! I gave my BIL a set of stemless champagne flutes (because my sister, his drinking partner, always topples things over and breaks crystal) and a fancy bottle of champagne. He was also pleased. I LOVED everything I received.
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Nicole in TX
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Post by Nicole in TX on Dec 29, 2015 0:28:19 GMT
I did really good with my kids. They loved everything, my 22yo keeps telling me thank you and he is not a demonstrative person. My husband liked all his gifts. As for me, I was disappointed and would have preferred that I received no gifts vs thoughtless gifts. I sound ungrateful but I hate waste and really hate that I listen all year to what others like/ could use but I feel invisible. My dh gave me stuff fo rmy stocking but didn't bother to put it in the stocking, which was sitting right on the table. He gave me a jumbo sized pack of Twizzlers and my daughter gave an uh-oh and then dh announced that he knows that isn't the right kind but that was all they had. I hate twizzlers and think they taste like clay. It is a small thing, but a thoughtless thing. My entire family knows I only eat Red Vines, when I eat it at all. Two of my kids went to get me a spice from the grocery store later in the day and returned with red vines, which made me cry. There were a couple other similiar things that I hope the squirrels like. Then I opened a microwave popcorn popper. WTH? A paper bag or sauce pan do the same thing without requiring additional storage in my already too small kitchen AND I don't eat popcorn that frequently. He basically shopped at his store and honestly, if you can't bother to put any effort into then please don't bother. I consider it a slap in the face. I became so upset by the afternoon that I finally left instructions on how to cook to the two pans of lasagne and went to a movie alone. I just want someone to put in half as much effort as I do for them. I hear what you are saying. AND I totally agree Twizzlers are crap and Red Vines are awesome!
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