Gift closet 2017

[Minta]

I am so stinking mad right now! I put an XBox in my Amazon cart yesterday - this is going to be DS's big gift this year - and today it jumped $40 in price!!!

Unreal!

So much for their "Countdown to Black Friday Sale" that started today.

I am just kicking myself for not ordering it yesterday - I just ran out of time - got distracted - saw a butterfly or something...a $40 butterfly....

Not sure what the price is but stores will have them on sale for Black Friday. I know Kohls will have one around $200

 

[AuntJamelle]

Thanks guys!!! I really appreciate your looking into this for me! You are just awesome!

I have a feeling I will end up paying right around $200 for it. I'm going to keep looking around and if nothing else I'll use my Discover points via Amazon to knock the price down a bit - I think my points will be available by Monday to use.

NOTE TO SELF: Buy things like this in October or earlier next year!!!

 

[luludou]

Bought the last 2 items for the stockings! now I need to wrap those & the handmade ornaments and add them to the stockings... and .... drum-roll.... stockings are DONE!!!! 1st time so early

 

[Miss JoDee]

Way to go Lucie!!!

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

WooHoo Lucie. Way to go with the stockings,
It's beginning to all come together.

 

[Miss JoDee]

Checked the gift closet today. Need one more thing for Dgd 6 , get memberships various places ( they have Black Friday Specials) and shop for my name draw.

I was thinking of getting ornaments to match the memberships if I can find them.

 

[Minta]

Picked up and ordered several more gifts these past few days.

 

[AuntJamelle]

I went ahead and just ordered the XBox from Amazon - was feeling nervous to wait any longer. Had $25 in Discover bonus points to use so that helped a little bit.

SO! DS's big gift is DONE! Other than some stocking stuffers, he is totally done actually! I ordered the Minecraft game to go with the XBox as well.

I also ordered both Guardians of the Galaxy movies for DH and a couple of sets of some socks he bought a few months ago and really liked. He'd only bought one set since they were a little more expensive than he's used to so this will hopefully be a nice surprise for him.

Now I just need to get my sister and her boyfriend to update their Amazon wish lists so I can get their shopping done! AND get DH to do the same so I can finish him up.

Getting excited!!!

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

We are all doing so incredibly well.......
It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas!!!

 

[Holiday_Mom]

I went ahead and just ordered the XBox from Amazon - was feeling nervous to wait any longer. Had $25 in Discover bonus points to use so that helped a little bit.

SO! DS's big gift is DONE! Other than some stocking stuffers, he is totally done actually! I ordered the Minecraft game to go with the XBox as well.

Yes!!! I'm so glad you were able to get it. That is always a good feeling when you can get that special gift.

 

[AuntJamelle]

Thanks, Mary! It has arrived and I have it hidden upstairs until I have the chance to get it out and make sure it is working ok before wrapping it up and hiding again!

I've been doing a LOT of shopping lately actually! Got my sister done and some things for DH. DS is basically done except for some stocking stuffers. Picked up some really cute little ceramic measuring bowls from the Pioneer Woman line and a set of metal measuring spoons with a butterfly design for a good girlfriend I send gifts to every year. I knitted her a washcloth and sewed some potholders so I'm going to put it all together as a kitchen themed gift. Bought a potholder to match and also grabbed a PW wooden spoon as well - has a butterfly burned into the handle Should make a great set!

Working on DH and my sister's boyfriend next! That will take care of the purchasing of gifts for the major players on my list - need to review it again though for all those little details. Teacher gifts, etc.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Finally got DH gumboots today. Those buggers were hard to find but after 3 trips to the hardware they are bought. Now to try and wrap them!!!

 

[AuntJamelle]

Ordered 3 things from DH's Amazon wish list yesterday! Other than stocking stuffers he is done! Also ordered another Xbox game for DS. And a few things for my sister's boyfriend from his wish list. Now I just need it all to show up so I can wrap it!

 

[luludou]

Ordered another Christmas dvd (for me!) and a Christmas CD (will be for next year as I already have 2 wrapped and ready to be brought by the elf)

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Found some lovely jigsaw puzzles yesterday so will put one away for a gift for me. I will do it in the winter months.

 

[luludou]

Katrina I love doing puzzles during the winter months!

Got a sweater for dniece yesterday. I think I'm pretty much done for nieces and nephews (just missing one gift card).

 

[MrsSoup]

We finally started our shopping! We picked up:

Color changing Smart bulbs for DD and DS, they can control them with their phones
Simon Optix game for Eli
I have pineapple earrings hidden for DD as well
I ordered DH a motorcycle jacket and bluetooth headsets with intercom systems for the bike

 

[MrsSoup]

My gift closet has one item in it so far - a make up sponge for Sophia (needed one for myself and it was buy one, get one free so I figured I'd pick up one for her stocking). We use the Amazon Wish List feature for her gifts - we did the seven things gift-giving last year - something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read; something to make, something to eat, and something else. She loads up her Amazon Wish List all year and then has a deadline of November 15 to clean it up and move things to the need, want, wear, etc. sub-lists. I go in and pick things and have them sent to her (since this will most likely be another Christmas on two coasts for us). She gets things she'd like from her lists, but she just doesn't know exactly what those things might be.

Love this idea! I think i'm going to make DH and DD and DS start this for next year!

 

[MrsSoup]

Thanks Katrina! And YES, thank you Mary!!! I really appreciate the kind offer! I'm looking for an XBox 360 4GB Console - then main reason I want it is so that I can also buy the Minecraft game for XBox 360 as well.

Unfortunately, I have a feeling that only the XBox One version will be coming up on sale since they'll be pushing their newest product. Hope I'm wrong!

We just have terrible internet at our house and I do NOT want a game system that has to be online to be played - I think the plain ole 360 will work just fine for us.

I'm going to keep looking and researching as well! I looked at Walmart's site and they had them for better prices but only in "refurbished" - so I'm not sure about that part yet.

Unfortunately i've heard that they are no longer going to be making the 360, not sure how true that is but that may be why you are only seeing the refurbished systems. Just read that you did find one, Yay! Glad you got it!

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

DS and I did some online shopping yesterday. He bought his sister some packing cubes for in her suitcase. I bought him his fire resistant underwear for his race suit and he bought himself the race suit.