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No. 161555

Or for your equivalent wintertime gift-giving holiday!
My list is currently 'Cantonese textbook, WKD, wool/hooks/eyes/stuffing for amigurumi, bird toys' lol. I had to think for ages - feel like I'm getting less materialistic at the moment, I'm not sure whether it's COVID or just getting older that's to blame.

No. 161565

It's annoying. I'm in my 30s and my stepmom for some reason still forces me to come up with a list of things we don't want or need so she can pat herself on the back for… buying shit from a list and wrapping it? Doesn't matter how many times we say we have everything we want or need either. The only thing I could possibly want from her is cash but even that I would rather she just give to charity.

Sorry I know this is supposed to be a fun thread but it has been on my mind. I wish I could completely opt out of xmas gift exchange, both giving and receiving, because it is nothing but stress for me and I can't help but feel the whole season is just a corporate cash grab and just contributes to more waste on an already dying planet.

No. 161568

I'd like my mom to talk to me again…

No. 161572

I WANT EVERYTHINGGGGGG
Nah but in all seriousness, there's some makeup I've been eyeing for more than a year now, and I want a juicer and some nailpolishes. Hoping I can get everything, I'm buying it myself.

No. 161573

>>161565
She sounds fun and sweet and you sound bitter, who tf says no to gifts?

No. 161575

I haven't cared about xmas gifts since I started working full time tbh, I can buy myself whatever I want. Usually my parents give me money and a couple of token gifts just so there's something to unwrap but this year I want an iron, like for my clothes. Seems like a boring gift but that's the point, it's so boring I can't be bothered spending my own money on one even though I need to. I keep planning to but I can never be bothered researching or picking one out in a store then having to transport it home, I want someone else to buy it for me so I can avoid the hassle. Presumably my mum can pick out a decent one.

No. 161576

>>161555
Botox, eyebrow microblading, an expensive blazer coat with quality material, money towards teeth care, high quality boots, houseplants

I had some great ideas for the people in my life until my boss laid me off on Thanksgiving Day. Over something that happened two years ago, and dedicating 4 years of my life and 12hrs a day to his company

No. 161584

Oh, just the minor things:
- a place of my own away from my hometown
- someone to snuggle with when it's late at night or cold outside
- enough money in my bank account that I'm not gonna worry about treating myself into financial oblivion
aaaaaaaaand
- more cute clothes than I can afford and store

I'm sorry, this is a bad list aaaaaaaaa

No. 161585

Always ask for perfume on Christmas, and this year I have a boyfriend so I've been a tad greedy. Peeped him spending over $200 on the Sephora website for the two perfumes I asked for, so I'm hype. My stepdad usually buys me one.
They wind up lasting me the entire year if not rolling over into the next, they're great presents. Consumable gifts are the best, and doubly so when I don't have to spend money for the rest of the year on them.

I have three main girlfriends, so I spent on bath and beauty products to make little baskets for them. For my boyfriend I'm buying him a complete 15-book box set, reading lamp, and a stylish jacket. Stepdad hasn't told me what he wants yet. The rest of my family is probably just going to get cards from me cause they never get me anything, and like hell if I'm chomping at the bit to poke for ways to spend money on them. Will probably get my younger cousin her traditional present: Lush bath bomb and Starbucks gift card, just cause I like her.

>>161573
Honestly saying no to gifts is reason enough for her family to not push them on her, as she said they're white elephants and stress.
My mom was the same and used to buy me a bunch of junky shit I never used or asked for, and then would use them to call me ungrateful whenever she didn't get her way in matters. If I did ask for one thing I could be assured I'd get 10 other junk items and not even close to what I asked for, cause it was about her looking good in giving me quantity and not quality. I understand what anon is going through, and it does seem like a waste.

No. 161592

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>>161565
If you would rather her give to charity, could you request one of those charity gift-card type things? Pic rel though you may want to avoid Oxfam, I’m sure other charities do them. It’s less vague than a random donation as the amount is supposed to go to one purpose like buying a goat for a family or giving a child medical care. Your stepmom could still get the chance to pat herself on the back and you wouldn’t get shit.

No. 161594

I'm going to be called a killjoy but I don't like getting gifts, especially on Christmas or my birthday when it's seen as mandatory (I like gifting though). It's really annoying because every year I tell my family not to get me anything and yet they gift me shit I don't want. My mom especially is desperate to gift me something, anything so she starts pointing out a bunch of stuff that she thinks might please me, and everytime I tell her I don't need it or that I'd rather buy it myself. I don't even tell people what I'd like because they are going to buy it on Amazon which I deeply despise.

No. 161598

>>161594
Just ask for groceries then? Or toilet paper? Tampons? A soapbox? Or something like that?

My family never gives me shit because we're poor. Not wanting something on christmas is such a first world country problem I swear to god. I wish someone gifted me a book from amazon.

No. 161608

>>161565
>>161594
Why not just ask for money then? Surely you have a purpose for money, if not now then in the future.

Or ask them to support a charity in your name or something? My mom used to "adopt" a poor child from india or something through sending a monthly fee, and in exchange she'd occasionaly receive a letter and a photo of the girl and a results card from how she was doing in school. I think you can do the same with animals too.

If you really, really don't want the gifts or money people insist on giving you, use the opportunity to do something good for someone or something. Think about it.

No. 161609

>>161608
I find it weird to receive money when I'm working and earning my own salary, it looks like an allowance and I'm way too old for that.

No. 161611

I asked my boyfriend for a weighted blanket or a stuffed animal to cuddle with. Honestly Christmas makes me emotional and I end up crying each year so I wish I could just ignore it and act like it doesn't happen like I do with my birthday. I still like buying people gifts though if I have money or at least writing the couple people who love me a hand written letter that's a few pages long expressing my appreciation and love for them and what I think makes them a wonderful person.

No. 161618

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I am lowing my expectations completely because of our country's quarantine lockdown (thanks to antimaskers protests that happened twice over past two months). I think getting something useful would be nice, but when I got asked I still rushed to say that I want something cute, because that's what my heart wants (and asking for tech-y stuff is a "no" because of economics and family not being tech people).

I think I would have appreciated that if I gotten some cutesy pajamas (which I did last year), or a "wrap" for my sofa so I could change its colour to a different one and finally get cute cushions. Would have been even better if people just gifted me PC parts instead since my PC ended up breaking in the middle of pandemic, so I have to use my old laptop. But unfortunately I can only dream of that. Or a gifting card to a nice clothing store would be nice. Unfortunately I can't just tell that all I want is money, because its not a "tradition" in this family, but oh well.


Ideally, getting a new drawing tablet with a screen would be a great decision, but my money told me no, so I have to keep saving up to get a new one. Still not sure about the brand though.

What are your guys perdictions for getting stuff this year?

No. 161626

>>161611
You're so cute. I hope you have a good christmas

No. 161635

I didn’t really have anything in mind for this Christmas. My sister asked for a clothing store gift card and it made me think I could ask for one so I could buy some new bras. Another thing I thought of was asking for some shower gel and a face mask from Lush. I thought of a rice cooker too but I’m not sure how much I’d use it.

I tend to overspend on my family compared to what they get me, so this year I want to be more thrifty with getting gifts or not spend as much compared to the last couple years.

No. 161636

I’m just asking for practical gifts this year. My grandmother is getting me a new vacuum and my parents are getting me the iPhone 12 (I’m still using an iPhone 6 kek). Before I needed the new phone I thought about asking for a specific purse but now that it’s likely we could go back into lockdown I’m not too concerned about stuff like that atm. I’m so excited for a phone + vacuum that work!!

No. 161638

>>161611
A weighted blanket is an amazing choice. Make SURE he gets it for you.

No. 161640

>>161555
>what do you want for Christmas?
A job.

No. 161658

>>161555
I'd like someone to assassinate Jeff Bezos, and some scientists to figure out a way to stop climate change.
Everything else I can get myself when I need it.

No. 161661

The newest iPhone

I am embracing Consoomer culture. I don't give a shit anymore, I wanna new toy.

No. 161662

A vibrator.

No. 161664

I really really really wanna zigga zigga uh

No. 161667

a metalhead bf

No. 161691

I want weed, I literally just want weed. And maybe a stationary bike but I don't give a shit. Weed!!!

>>161636
Hope it's not one of those internet of things vacuums. Heard people couldn't do their vacuuming lately when amazon's servers went down or something like that lol.

No. 161693

>>161667
Pls poke holes in the wrapping paper and ensure room for headphones

No. 161709

Honestly couldn't care less about physical gifts this year, I want to downsize all my stuff anyway. What I'd really like is a good friend, someone I can have good conversations with and spend time with doing things with shared similar interest. It's been so long since I've had someone like this in my life. Sadly this is something that can't be bought with money.

No. 161712

>>161555
>Cantonese textbook
but why

No. 161720

>>161573
If you are trying to live a life with less clutter and useless shit piled up everywhere, Christmas is a nightmare. Esp with a big family. I suppose I could just take it all to a local charity myself, because I don't know how socially acceptable it is to say "take any money you would spend on me and instead please give it to those in need." Asking for no presents has never worked in my 10+ years of feeling this way.

If that makes me bitter then so be it!

No. 161729

>>161555
i want that tree!! it's adorable!!
i really dont know what i want for christmas, it happens every year since i got a "real" job. i dont need anything cause i can just go and buy whatever i need, whenever i need it and i also dont need more clutter than i already have… help me anons! what should i ask for?

No. 161731

>>161709
Ask for giftcards, use them to buy gifts for people during birthdays.

Or ask for stuff that you can discreetly donate after the holidays, to a womans shelter or charity store for example.

You have so many options.

No. 161776

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>>161555
We should do a lolcow white elephant, with amazon wishlists/approved by mods handmade gifts. That would be so cute!

No. 161783

bf keeps on asking me what i want and i legit dont konw!!!!!

No. 161786

>>161776
that would be so fun, i wonder how we could do it tho

No. 161808

I want a new necklace because my dumbass lost the last one my bf gave me.

No. 161841

My SO and i are making a home gym since going to the gym was my hobby pre corona. My gym has been closed the past month and will be until next year so we canceled out memberships.
All i want for christmas is for a complete weight set to be in stock so we can buy it. Our home Gym is complete except for weights.

We already had to settle for a 10kg bar instead of the standard 20/25kg ones. Only <0.5kg and >20kg weights have been in stock since we started buying stuff in the middle of this year.

The only other thing i want is my student loans to be paid off but if the lock down continues for at least another year i can probably manage to pay it down in a few year vs 10 years.

No. 161842

>>161783
Ask for a fancy sex toy?

No. 161886

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>>161786
Ok, I thought this over while bathing.

1. Safest and cheapest, but most boring route:
Randomized online white elephant in discord consisting of digital art/music/custom printable items made by users as presents.

2. Amazon Gift list links

3. A small group of members that have to join a private discord. 10-15 people each year sounds reasonable

{Basic rules}

-Must be 16+ to be eligible for consideration
-Must have a working camera; face and voice aren’t required due to doxxing
-Must be in discord for 2-3 days
-Questionnaire will be taken for each individual (favorite color, tv show, musician, meme, etc.)
-On the 4th day users will be dmed about who they got, along with the a short list of their partners favorites
-If you are questionable in intent at anytime, you will be kicked and banned from any future small group white elephant
-All gifts must be something someone can actually use, if not, meme gifts must be funny (no used items/whatever you could find in your junk drawer)
-Handmade gifts are encouraged, but they must be structurally sound, like a nice souvenir
-All food must be prepackaged and be tamper-evident (No baked goods with potential allergens/loose rewrappable candy)
-Must send photos of gifts at all stages of packaging to mods for verification
-Once gift is verified and sealed on video, an PO box address paper will be sent
-PO boxes are recommended for strangers, if not possible maybe a system where packages get sent to mods for inspection then sent to user’s addresses
-All packages must contain something bovine related (plushie, drawing, earrings, etc.)

Of course, we can have all three options open for site-wide inclusivity, but that’s all I could come up with for a potential White Elephant.

No. 161889

>>161886
First off, I hope you had a relaxing bath, anon. I want to do this so bad because I've only done White Elephant once and never Secret Santa. I will admit though, this reminds me of something you'd see on Reddit or KF. The logistics of delivering gifts seems like flying too close to the sun.

No. 161891

>>161889
At least we’ll burn with material possessions in hand.
Seriously, we might have to do the first two options then.

No. 161898

>>161886
What if people exchanged art/postcards/drawings? Everyone sends a thing hat fits in an envelope to a mod (would have to want to do this) along with a return address (and probably postage to cover the cost of receiving an item) and the mod mails each person's special paper thing that fits in an envelope to someone else who also sent an envelope. This eliminates the risk of people not fulfilling their end. The limitation is finding or making something really cool that can go in a regular envelope. Probably the coolest items would be handmade and specific to the giver's location.

No. 161910


No. 161921

Not to be all woe is me but I used to hate Christmas because family would always fight/i would always get super depressed around this time as a teenager (still have depression but learning to deal).

In recent years I’ve found myself enjoying it more. I love the lights, the music and practicing baking gingerbread. Honourable mentions for peppermint flavoured, seasonal lyndtt balls.

No. 161927

>>161921
It’s all association, I still can’t smell burnt toast without my body tensing up because of dumbass trauma

No. 161930

>>161921
I get you anon. Growing up in single parent household we had no traditions or real christmas celebrations. Just open presents christmas day which took all of 10-15 max and then no real special dinner day of or the night before. My mom just didnt cook and we lived far from relatives. She also always made me wrap all my presents myself, didnt care to hide them or make me buy them and give me back the money.

I loved working for the holidays, hearing music and seeing decorations. Plus when i worked food service the tips were higher and Christmas day was even better.

Now i enjoy Christmas because my inlaws actually have traditions and are very wholesome. Christmas eve is when we have a nice fancy home cooked dinner (we all take turns hosting), we open presents and take turns, which i dont always like because i dont like over reacting for everyone. Then we play some family games if we didnt start before dinner.
The next day/Christmas someone else hosts dinner and we also play some games and enjoy each others companies. Sometimes we meet with all the cousins on the 26th to play and have dinner since its still a public holiday here.

Also i love the peppermint lindt candies but i really wish they had the peppermint bark here.

No. 161976

>>161898
Could work if a mod wanted to help. Would cost more for non-US axons.

No. 162008

I want a rich, hot looking boyfriend or girlfriend for everyone on this site because we fucking deserve it.

No. 162009

>>161976
I'm not trusting anyone from lolcow with my personal info, including staff and admin.

No. 162058

Theres many things i want for christmas but i really wanna keep it short or atleast so it doesn't seem like im somewhat being spoiled lmao

I really want the Elderwood skin for Rakan (its been long since RIOT made a skin for this champ and i main the shit out of him)

I will get it from my fiance btw so thats cool!

and other thing i really want from my family would be some clothes maybe shoes, a mug would be nice too!

No. 162059

I wish for a new sewing machine and a Maison Berger air purifying lamp.
I know I'm getting the sewing machine since my old one broke and I need one for school, but I'm probably going to get the lamp myself as a New Year's gift. Mainly I'm just excited to see what the man I'm dating is getting me. I already have his gift and I hope he'll love it.

Other than all that material stuff, I really wish for guilt-free enjoyment of fine wine and cheeses. Christmas is that one time of the year when I don't want to shame myself for eating.

No. 162060

>>162008
>doubt.jpg

No. 162063

>>161712
I'm learning Mandarin and really want to have a go at Cantonese as well, but I don't like pdf textbooks for languages (it'd be nice to do it offline) and I can't rationalise buying it myself because it'll take time away from my uni course. It sounds great and it's relevant to Chinese history and historical reconstruction

No. 162065

>>162060
C'mon anon, where's your christmas spirit!

No. 162066

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>Cantonese textbook
Godspeed, I'm canto and this language is hard as hell.


I want more underwear (specifically the grey Auden hipster from target. So comfy ugh). Otherwise, I hope the boyfriend and I can manage to get down to Cape May for solstice. I've been gifting cookie boxes for the past few Christmases and it's the best– I've gone into debt before buying gifts but now I just spend a day over the oven and everyone always loves them.

No. 162070

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>>162066
That sounds like a really nice gift! My dude doesn't really like christmas except for the food and drink stuff, so I'm probably going to gift him with a nice mulled wine and some joulutorttus, he loves those. (pic related)

No. 162073

>>161555

I want stupid boring household items like a card table and a drying rack for clothes. My husband always ends up giving me really good, fun presents that I wouldn’t have even realized to ask for.

No. 162074

I want an air fryer.

No. 162075

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>>162070
joulutortut hell yes

No. 162077

I would love a Dutch oven and maybe a new mattress cover. A gift card to somewhere I could get decent skincare products would be nice too.

No. 162080

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>>162074
I can’t get another one of these, already burnt my vagina on it once

No. 162081

>>162080
>burnt my vagina on it once
what

No. 162087

>>162080
Care to elaborate, anon?

No. 162090

World peace and the end of COVID

No. 162095

I just want Chinese food and maybe a small cute christmas tree.

No. 162109

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is this the right board to ask what i should get my dad for chrimmas? he doesn’t really have any hobbies and doesn’t want anything that won’t be useful to him. i dunno what to get him.

also
>what do you want for christmas?
money, a pair of docs and/or cute platform boots, to be happy

No. 162117

>>162109
What would he consider useful? Anything related to his job? Men are difficult to buy for. An item of clothing, expensive food or toiletries are go-to man presents, boring but maybe if he wants something useful he’d appreciate something like that.

Could you ask him outright? That’s what I do these days.

No. 162121

I want botox

No. 162131

>>162109
A few Christmases ago I started gifting my parents money (like a reverse red envelope thing). Last year I started paying their phone bill.

No. 162150

>>162080
this picture makes me itch, spoiler/ delete it

i fucking hate these AI faces

No. 162163

cute candle wax melter
money for travelling
dnd dice
rainbow window vinyl
new mouse

No. 162176

I don't celebrate christmas but if I did I'd want the dyson cordless hair straightener

No. 162182

>>161691
Okay wait I just took a 5 day break from lolcow and just saw this response, internet connected vacuums? Holy shit that’s crazy, no I just got a shark (half off for Black Friday, I had to buy it myself so my grandmother will write me a check for it), it’s the kind where the motor/filter is in the handheld part so the part that reaches the floor is just an attachment so it’s pretty lightweight, Ive already used it once and I’m literally in love. Totally would recommend it if anyone’s looking for a vacuum to buy for Christmas lol.

No. 162184

I have a huge list of books I want to read and I'd love so much if I got one of those

No. 162201

>>162109
Fancy chocolate?

No. 162221

A good life.

No. 162226

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>>161886
The first option seems the most genuine and easily executable imo.
Handmade presents feel more authentic than just buying some random person an item they've wishlisted on amazon.
And the questionnaire is a lovely touch that would help with making the digital pieces more personal!

No. 162227

>>162184
Have you thought about using sites like b-ok? Not sure if you'd prefer reading from a physical book, but that's how I satisfy my cravings when I can't justify the price of one or if it's not available at my local library.

No. 162232

My two front teeth.

No. 162240

I want my boyfriend to be next to me.

No. 162242

>>161886
>-Must be 16+ to be eligible for consideration
You need to be 18+ to post on lolcow btw (read the rules)

No. 162287

>>161691
What needed functionality could internet connection even provide?

No. 162288

>>162242
I think they did this because the gift exchange will likely be outside site/varied state and country laws, not really sure. Still, should definitely be 18+

No. 162290

>>161886
>>162226
> digital art/music/custom printable items made by users
This excludes anyone who isn't artistically skilled though.

Amazon gift links are impersonal and serve no point honestly, you might aswell just purchase yourself something then.

PO boxes are expensive af (at least where I am) and then there's the issue of international people and high shipping costs, making the whole ordeal expensive and complicated to organize.

I don't see this happening, especially with only 20ish days before Christmas and seemingly no one taking initiative to actually organize something besides just pitching the idea.

No. 162367

>>162290
I agree. Most Secret Santa-style events take a fair bit of time to iron out before actually getting one to go ahead… also first anon dropped the idea right after most of the Black Friday sales were going on and there are parts of the US still having mail issues, I’d think.

The main issue about Lolcow being anonymous-driven makes this a hard event to plan when you have to be aware of who in what country is sending what to who in another country. Not everyone will want to share their identities, and even if they sent the gifts without their name attached to it, there’s still a location attached. It kinda defeats the purpose of anonymity… (It’s a good idea, but still.”



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