Holiday gifts for other people

[Sunara]

I was just curious what people consider the acceptable gift giving range.
Specifically for people you like/crushes/significant others... etc etc.

I'm planning to give my crush a gift (even though he doesn't like christmas/holiday season, he's going to get something from me. I've already pretty much told him so. XP )
And no, it's not me wrapped up in ribbons... -.-; And I'm trying to figure out the acceptable range before things start getting overbearing/too much?

That and acceptable amount of gifts.

[Prix with a Silent X]

Eos lip balm.

[You]

I'm planning to give my crush a gift (even though he doesn't like christmas/holiday season, he's going to get something from me. I've already pretty much told him so. XP )
And no, it's not me wrapped up in ribbons... -.-; And I'm trying to figure out the acceptable range before things start getting overbearing/too much?

That and acceptable amount of gifts.

even thinking about that now, in November, is kind of overkill.

[In-N-Out Double-Double & Animal Fries]

Dank memes

I'm broke

[Mattias]

even thinking about that now, in November, is kind of overkill.

To be fair I had my brother's Christmas gift bought in August.

[You]

was it serendipity or you legitly went out there and looked for something to get your brother in august?
Like "hey it's august and i'm going to get something for christmas for my brother right now!"

[Five_X]

even thinking about that now, in November, is kind of overkill.

Depends. If you're just buying a catch-all gift for someone, then you can wait for December when there are special Christmas sales and stuff like that. If it's something that you've put thought into and have considered for a while, or that you simply couldn't buy on sale, there's no such thing as too early. November, after USAnksgiving, is perfectly reasonable to be thinking about Christmas presents, considering there's Black Friday and also most stores will start going all-in on Christmas stuff about now.

Just remember that when it comes to how gifting, Christmas isn't a very personal holiday. Contrast getting a gift on December 25th with getting a gift on your birthday, basically.

[Sunara]

even thinking about that now, in November, is kind of overkill.

I guess we're weird here... people tend to do their shopping early & take advantage of black friday deals...

[Mattias]

was it serendipity or you legitly went out there and looked for something to get your brother in august?
Like "hey it's august and i'm going to get something for christmas for my brother right now!"

It was more like my brother spent the whole damn summer carrying around a wine skin full of gin, so when I went to a con in August I decided to get him a flask with the Fire Emblem logo on it, so he looks like less of a hobo.

[You]

serendipity then

[You]

I guess we're weird here... people tend to do their shopping early & take advantage of black friday deals...

sorry for being an ass.

[Five_X]

Now You knows.

[Prix with a Silent X]

USAnksgiving

Yanksgiving, if you will.

[Five_X]

Yanksgiving, if you will.

Okay, you got me there.

[2Bad]

I've already bought and sent out, as an early holiday gift, 5 copies of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock%27n_Roll_Gangster to various friends.

it's a huge hit

[Ivan The Mouse]

To my special someone not existing, I want to give her a gold ring with a yellow diamond in it. That's all.

[Gl❀w]

I start Christmas planning/shopping midway through the year. Like June, even. That gives me time to put a lot of thought and consideration into what's appropriate and what the most affordable/realistic way to accomplish it is. I sort of pride myself on my gift-giving prowess. *

That said, the appropriate range for a gift really depends on how close to the person you are. If you're passingly friendly, then you probably shouldn't spend more than $20ish. If you're good and/or close friends, it's not really so much about dollar value so much as it is about it being a gift that they'll appreciate, rather than being extravagant for the sake of it. Same with significant others although there's a lot more room for "because it's fancy and I thought you'd like it", if that's who you are as a person.


It's also worth noting that ages of the involved parties plays a part in my advice here. For teenagers I'd cut $20 down to $15, for example, because the older you get the more even generic gifts can cost. And number of gifts goes along with all this advice too; don't toss a ton of presents at someone you like but barely know, but conversely it's okay to give a close friend/significant other one really nice, thoughtful gift instead of several.




*plus you can laugh at the suckers who get caught in the holiday crunch later

[Prix with a Silent X]

I mostly am interested in early Christmas shopping for those discounted box kits that get picked over because some of them are good for cosmetics and stuff. You can split them up, give them away, or keep them. But seriously, EOS lip balm if you're gonna bother. $4 a person, $2 if you get them on sale, and they're mostly all clear and taste great so they're unisex and kind of odd.

That said, probably not even doing Christmas this year unless it's a token for my parents, so.

[Sunara]

I start Christmas planning/shopping midway through the year. Like June, even. That gives me time to put a lot of thought and consideration into what's appropriate and what the most affordable/realistic way to accomplish it is. I sort of pride myself on my gift-giving prowess. *

That said, the appropriate range for a gift really depends on how close to the person you are. If you're passingly friendly, then you probably shouldn't spend more than $20ish. If you're good and/or close friends, it's not really so much about dollar value so much as it is about it being a gift that they'll appreciate, rather than being extravagant for the sake of it. Same with significant others although there's a lot more room for "because it's fancy and I thought you'd like it", if that's who you are as a person.


It's also worth noting that ages of the involved parties plays a part in my advice here. For teenagers I'd cut $20 down to $15, for example, because the older you get the more even generic gifts can cost. And number of gifts goes along with all this advice too; don't toss a ton of presents at someone you like but barely know, but conversely it's okay to give a close friend/significant other one really nice, thoughtful gift instead of several.




*plus you can laugh at the suckers who get caught in the holiday crunch later

Thanks. I had grabbed a couple items because they were decent prices & relevant to his interests.... I couldn't decide & didn't want to stick around too long (I already had to hid the stuff once from him 'cause I went shopping at my store where we both work .) So I said "f'it. I'll just buy them all." -.-; I'm probably going to pick & choose which ones. Most of the stuff I can use myself if all else fails.

I mostly am interested in early Christmas shopping for those discounted box kits that get picked over because some of them are good for cosmetics and stuff. You can split them up, give them away, or keep them. But seriously, EOS lip balm if you're gonna bother. $4 a person, $2 if you get them on sale, and they're mostly all clear and taste great so they're unisex and kind of odd.

That said, probably not even doing Christmas this year unless it's a token for my parents, so.

Sorry to hear that. O:

I don't think he's a lip balm type.

[just Beamu]

I have no money so I just give them my love