After stuffing myself this weekend on turkey, stuffing, turkey and more stuffing (and some mashed potatoes), I sat down today and unstuffed our bank account on Cyber Monday. After just a few clicks of just a few buttons, a few bank account numbers and some shipping selections, I am more than 50% done with the holiday shopping.
I am proud of myself though. This year's shopping has been much more varied than previous years' almost pure Amazon.com purchases. This year's resources include Pottery Barn Teen, the What on Earth Catalog, Signals, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Half-Price Books--and a few secret places that won't be named here in fear of giving up some surprises.
I think the husband will be pleasantly surprised. My mom is taken care of -- and Thanksgiving with the in-laws eliminated the need for shipping and checked off 8 people from my list before Thanksgiving! I've got some great stocking stuffers lined up for everyone.
Now I just have to work out the hard part: Purchasing for the tweens and teen. These are very discriminating consumers. Despite their low-maintenance mom, they seem to have picked up a high-maintenance gene somewhere in the family line. And they all have a rather delicate sense of fairness, with the ability to sniff out differences in both the number of packages and quality, and declare it a great injustice if all does not seem equal.
Strangely enough, this is the first year that the boys are easier to buy for than the daughter. I have ideas for her--but none seem quite right. The boys have pretty much stated exactly what they want--and will probably get that, plus a couple of minor, fun surprises. But daughter dear is shaping into a real puzzle this year.
Ideas are always welcome!
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