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bluediamond · Dooney & Bourke

General Gift buying question

ranchera20 · Marc Jacobs

Usually for V-day I getmy sisters a little something like a shirt or jewelry. But thats basically it. For the other holidays I like to give out candy in cups or baggies.

jacks435 · Kenneth Cole

We only do gifts on Christmas and birthdays. For Easter and V-Day, we do candy, maybe, but nothing major.

Cortney1982 · Chanel

Gift giving is reserved for birthdays and Christmas. Easter gifts was just when we were little ones from the Easter bunny!

cahabo · Kate Spade

I think Easter gifts should be only for kids. Valentines gifts to people who are close to you and don't have boyfriends or husbands are okay to me. I'm single and so last year my mom got me a small box of chocolates. That was nice. I don't want to be left out!

NCshopper · Hermes

Nope. My family lives all over the place and none of them live close by, so gifts are pretty much reserved just for X-mas and birthdays.

member · Hermes

With the boyfriend, we exchange gifts on xmas and birthdays. On Valentine's Day, we usually do something small/cute. Easter we don't do much, maybe a card and candy.

We exchange w/our families for xmas and birthdays. My mom always gives me something small on Valentines Day.

As for friends, I always give my close friends something for their birthday and Christmas. But I've cut it down to only really close friends due to our budget.

Farrah · Marc Jacobs

I get a gift for everyone in my immediate family (including my sisters kids and hubby) for Christmas and birthdays. I also buy gifts for the BF and his immediate family for Christmas and birthdays.

I get my nephews and niece a little something for Easter every year and send my mom flowers for Easter. I also get my parents and the BF's parents a gift for their respective holidays (mom and dad days). A few close friends get a Christmas and birthday gift as well. Of course it works out that one of my closest friends is the BF's sister. Two birds with one stone.

Kelly · Hermes

besides xmas and bdays, I don't usually give presents. For Valentine's day, I usually get those little children's valentines with Finding Nemo or something on them and mail them to my friends, sometimes with candy or something. It's silly, but everyone likes them and then I know even my single friends are included in V-day.

Otherwise, I don't give presents for anything except b-days, xmas, and big things like graduations.

kealoha · Kate Spade

I don't exchange w/my parents since they're retired & on a budget. Plus, I'd rather they spend it on themselves or my two nephews. On the other hand we exchange w/my FH's parents since he's an only child & we don't have kids yet.

As far as FH & I go, we buy practical "wants" for birthdays & practice a $25-$50 budget for Christmas (much more challenging when you have to get creative). We're trying to pay off the car & save for a condo/loft so the other holidays are off-limits.

greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

For everyone, X-mas & b-days.

Hubby, anniversary and V-day

Parents, mothers/fathers day

-gd

Suasoria · Chanel

Xmas is really about the only time I buy for everyone. I don't do B-day gifts for friends very often, but it depends. If I know I'm seeing someone around their birthday, I get them something. But I go through phases of buying odd little things for people for NO reason throughout the year, so somewhere it balances out. (Some people, like my stepfather, are really 'giftable'...I seem to always find junk he loves.)

I also hand out presents routinely to some friends' children, just to buy their affection.

My in-laws seem to expect gifts for mothers/fathers day, Hanukkah, and all their birthdays. I don't buy my in-laws an anniversary gift but we usually take them out to dinner.

My people don't expect gifts, but they do expect to come to my house, eat all my food, and drink all my alcohol at every major occasion.

DH and I rarely buy gifts for each other for anything. It's kind of a rule.