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DailyTech Poll Discussion When do you do the bulk of your holiday shopping?
Brandon Hill (Blog) - December 4, 2009 5:32 AM

19 comment(s) - last by rburnham.. on Dec 10 at 10:40 AM

Some people like to get the hottest deals; others love to wait until the last minute. Where do you fall?

When do you do the bulk of your holiday shopping?

Black Friday (150 votes)
5%
Cyber Monday (74 votes)
2%
My major purchases are usually between Thanksgiving and Christmas (832 votes)
26%
My major purchases are usually made throughout the year (602 votes)
19%
I wait until the last minute to buy gifts (671 votes)
21%
I'm usually the Grinch -- don't count on any gifts from me (883 votes)
27%
3,212 total votes

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Grinch

By bubbastrangelove on 12/4/2009 8:48:10 AM , Rating: 5

My family has an understanding that your gift if your presence at dinner, church and around the Christmas Tree.

An IPod or Wii can be purchased anywhere and is replaceable on a moments notice. The time you have with your family is limited and irreplaceable once it's gone.

Merry Christmas!

RE: Grinch

By Slugg12 on 12/4/2009 11:20:34 AM , Rating: 5

Love your post bubba that's how it should be.

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RE: Grinch

By Bigjee on 12/4/2009 1:18:27 PM , Rating: 4

True words that are often forgotten.

Now that is a post that deserves a 6.

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RE: Grinch

By KingstonU on 12/7/2009 10:36:48 AM , Rating: 3

Totally agree there, my family has removed the whole gifts aspect of it for 2 years now and we couldn't be happier. It shouldn't be about commercialism and materialistic belongings, it's about family and spending time together.

Now the turkey and cooking other family recipes I can't do without.

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RE: Grinch

By callmeroy on 12/8/2009 4:24:14 PM , Rating: 2

Very well said.

That's the true meaning of the holiday for sure. My family does give gifts however, its usually just little appreciation gifts though for the adults (ie. money or clothes for instance) the kids in the family is where the bulk of giving goes.

But -- nothing is expected, I never expect anyone to give me a gift, nor do they from me.

We do it because we want to do it.

Besides I have so many nephews and nieces even if I drop only $25 on each one it still equals several hundred dollars.

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RE: Grinch

By lagitup on 12/9/2009 6:32:40 PM , Rating: 2

Cheers!

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RE: Grinch

By rburnham on 12/10/2009 10:40:21 AM , Rating: 2

The holidays would be less stressful if more people followed this plan. Use the time off around the holidays to see family and friends. I don't need a holiday to buy stuff. I am an adult, I can buy what I want when I want it.

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I'm a massive bastard

By piroroadkill on 12/4/2009 6:58:34 AM , Rating: 4

A cheap one, too

Yeah, I don't buy gifts

RE: I'm a massive bastard

By frobizzle on 12/4/2009 11:01:47 AM , Rating: 3

Bah Humbug!!

The only Xmas movie worth watching is Bad Santa. It demonstrates the true spirit of the holidays.

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RE: I'm a massive bastard

By Pessimism on 12/7/2009 2:19:16 PM , Rating: 2

The one Christmas tradition I follow each year is to get hammered and watch that movie.

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grinch

By Oregonian2 on 12/4/2009 12:18:04 PM , Rating: 2

Being employment challenged this Christmas, I won't be buying gifts this year. I'm the Grinch. I'll be making custom fancy soap bars instead using "existing inventory" of materials from my previous exploits doing that for fun.

RE: grinch

By ClownPuncher on 12/4/2009 5:05:40 PM , Rating: 2

You're that guy who makes bar of soap bongs?

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RE: grinch

By Oregonian2 on 12/4/2009 9:31:22 PM , Rating: 2

What is a soap bong? :-)

Only my relatives and friends have seen my "work". :-)

P.S. - They really aren't "bars" exactly.

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RE: grinch

By amanojaku on 12/7/2009 7:01:27 PM , Rating: 3

My gifts to you, paltry as they are, are season's greetings and the hope that employment comes knockin' at the door faster than your soap dries.

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Gifts

By eddieroolz on 12/5/2009 2:42:52 AM , Rating: 2

I don't buy them myself. Don't really want to be a part of this whole "Holiday Sales" charade. I'm not an anti-capitalist or anything, just that being a university student is financially challenging.

In return though, I don't expect anything. Maybe it had to do with the fact that no one really has given me anything because my birthday is so ill-timed. Come Christmas, everyone's either in Taiwan/China/Hong Kong or somewhere else like California.

Besides. Best gift is that of friendship and time well spent with friends and family. No need for material gifts, I got 364 days to buy those things for myself.

RE: Gifts

By just4U on 12/6/2009 2:52:22 PM , Rating: 2

I guess I am different. I like (check that .. no I LOVE) shopping for gifts during the last few days leading up to Christmas. It's my favorite time of year even with all the comercialism (which really I think is a added bonus). People are right though it's not really the gifts that count just time spent with those your close to.

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RE: Gifts

By Drag0nFire on 12/8/2009 3:18:02 PM , Rating: 3

I think a better poll question might be whether the stuff you bought on Black Friday / Cyber Monday was for yourself or for others.

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After Christmas

By ViroMan on 12/4/2009 11:07:39 PM , Rating: 2

My family knows that I will get them presents after Christmas. Im not terribly rich so I buy things after Christmas when things go on super sale. My family can expect there presents to come in January. Doing my shopping this way I can buy things as if I was rich.