so.. what'd you give for christmas?

[mr ryles]

Didn't really get much for christmas, at least not to my knowledge yet, but I sure as hell did my fair share of giving this year.

Kodak digital camera w/ a 1 GB SD card for my dad. And I got him a couple shirts.

Bought my mom a necklace, a sweatshirt, a new bed set with a blanket pillows sheets, etc. and the new monopoly here and now edition. (Which I really want to fucking play, they replaced all the old pieces and properties with current day versions. No more thimbles and ships. Now it is motorola razr and toyota prius pieces. And marvin gardens has been replaced with madison square garden.)

Bought Guitar hero II and an ass load of clothes from eastbay.com and from foot locker for my 2 little brothers.

I also have 2 cousins living with me that are 6 and 7 years old. I bought them a DVD player and some DVD's. Then a bunch of kiddie toys. For the girl got her an e-z bake oven and some dolls. Got the little boy some Legos, nerf balls, and a GC memory card since I gave them my cube when I got the Wii.

Then just a couple other misc. small things I can't remeber.

[Liquid 2]

Absolutely nothing.

I did give one friend a card, but it wasn't nice by any means (well, the card design and such was nice, having been designed by Strell, but I printed it out on a normal sheet of paper and accidentally bent it during delivery), so it doesn't really count as a gift, which usually have monetary value or thought put into them.

[cdeener]

Well, here's my list of gifts I gave:

Thermal hoodie from Craftsman in Navy Blue to my Dad because he needed to replace his old one.

Gave my mom an Envision 15' Flat Panel monitor because she wanted a new monitor and never got around to buying one after getting a new computer months ago.

Gave my girlfriend money to help pay on her car note and car insurance for her 2002 Chevy Blazer LS.

That's it so far and I will probably end up giving money to my nieces and nephews if they ask me for something for Christmas.

[Rocko]

Bought my friend the three BK Xbox games.

Another friend a Spongebob DVD set.

Mom a new Cookie Press.

And dad a Civil War DVD set and the Superman Ultimate Collection.

[Tricky]

I gave my one year old niece a Elmo T.M.X., Dora the Explorer Doll, a Fisher Price Farm and a Dora the Explorer ABC game .

Bought my nine year old niece Cooking Mama, Mario Kart DS, Mario Tennis for the GameCube, Animal Crossing Wild World Guide, a pink stylus from Nintendo for her DS Lite.

Bought my mom an electric throw and a CD.

Bought my sister a sweater and a flannel night gown.

For my brother I got a $25 Academy Gift Card.

[Layd Dly]

Mom - Kitchenaid 5qt Mixer (Big Black one) shes has wanted once for as long as i have ever known but couldnt ever afford one. :-) A how-to make wedding cakes books with recipes. She wants to get into making them on the side and maybe start a business.
Brother - Rocky Anthology DVD Set
Aunt - Philips Pscan DVD Player, Over the Hedge DVD
GF - Ralph Lauren Romaance Perfume Gift Set, Pirates of teh caribean 2 CE DVD, 1 Night out with food and entertainment. :-)

[Ziv_Zulander]

heh, I started a thread like this on a different forum and the amount of replies it for was shit compared to the "what did you get" thread.

Dad - My Name is Earl Season 1 and a DVD with 3 Clint Eastwood movies.
Mom - New jacket and Trivial Pursuit 90's Edition
5yo Brother - Lots of Transformers, TMNT, and Power Rangers toys.
7yo Brother - Same as above
11yo Brother - Binoculars, $50 gift card, Akira DVD
18yo Brother - Tons of TV DVD sets (courteousy of Amazon)

[nharmon91]

Some itunes giftcards. :)

[thegarageband]

I gave my girlfriend a Canon A530 digicam (Thanks for the help CAG!), as well as the mandatory plushie and card. I also, with the help of a friend, rolled up a bunch of paper balls and hid $100 worth of $1 bills in some. She stayed up all nite looking for all of them XD

I still haven't finished shopping for my parents though, but that's cuz I only had time to go to Best Buy last nite >_> I'm thinking of getting my pops some new kicks and paying off some of my mom's shopping cards.

[Apossum]

Dad- Motorcycle Diaries
Mom- the Office season 2
6 year old nephew- an Avengers movie
4 year old nephew- Batman and Superman movie
6 year old niece- Polly Pocket movie
8 year old nephew- Gunstar Superheroes - GBA

my family just gives gifts to kids. I'm still technically a kid since I don't have any \\:D/

[Eviltude]

A "Buzz Lightyear" mini dodgeball for my nephew and a Kiera Knightly action figure turned ornament for a stupid ornament party. Also fed my nephew enough soda to keep him awake for the next three years.

[PenguinoMF]

From me and my girlfriend we gave:

My mom a LED lighthouse ornament that you plug into the lights on the tree
My dad a new LED flashlight
My sister some coconut lotion stuff

I got my GF new sneakers and Nip/Tuck S2 and 3. I have a month to get more things because we are on winter break for college so I won't see her until we get back.

[vietgurl]

bought a silver PS2 for a friend who loves to watch me play video games (i still owed her $80 so i figured this paid it off....besides, FYE had a rebate, hehe)
for my other friends, i bought a japanese segatoys idog for a friend who keeps asking for a puppy, a usb missile launcher, the 20 questions electronic game thingie where you play against the computer, one of those less-well-known chess-like board games for my geeky friend, a french press set for someone who's been thinking of buying one for the last year, a stylus that i imported from japan for my friend's ds, CSI seasons 1/2/3 (also included my friend's 21st birthday in here) for my CSI obsessed friend, and nice pens for the ones that i'm not very close with.
got my mom and her boyfriend a coffee pot since they love coffee but are always drinking that instant stuff. got my dad a coffee tumbler that stays warm when you plug it into the cigarette lighter since he's always carrying his coffee mug into the car and spilling all over the place.

yes, i put a lot of thought into the presents that i buy for everyone. the problem is that i got starbucks cards from 4 of my friends and a random not wrapped dvd that still had the price tag on it from another (aka last minute buy). next year, i'm just gonna buy gift cards for everyone.

[Scorch]

Dad - The Unit season 1, Over There season 1
Brother - Marvel UA, Dead Rising, Saint's Row
Mom - Reba seasons 1-4 (she loves that show)

[Salmonday]

I gave my daughter a new hole in her wall. She was playing with all her new things all over the floor in her bedroom, and I tripped trying to get around her to the door and fell against the wall, putting my arm right through the sheetrock.

Ho ho ho.

[Wolve11]

I got the wife:
a Stainless Steel Coffee maker/grinder she's wanted for a while now
a Stainless Steel Convection Microwave
a HP 5.0 MP camera with printing dock
I had a star named after her and got an ornament for the tree with the coordinates ingraved in it.
I got her a telescope so she can look at her star
A calendar with English Bulldogs on it (like our own dog)
A iPOD case

I also bought us a Westinghouse 40" LCD 1080i tv.

[senorwoohoo]

I got my girlfriend:
-$110 worth of American Eagles clothes
-Chuckanucka UglyDoll

I got my mom the Best of U2 CD that just came out.

I got my dad a Journey CD, not sure which one.

I got my grandparents and girlfriend's parents $25 Gift Cards to this great Asian Restaurant in RI.

[Graystone]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121417&page=6

[Supreme]

Got my little step brother Teen Titans for PS2. My older step brother and I went half and half on new phones for the house, since the ones we have are ancient. Then I got my older step brother a 60 GB portable external HD.

[integralsmatic]

Mom and DAd- Blender ,Microwave,Giants Jersey
Little Cousins(2 cousins)- Zatch Bell Momodo Fury
Older cousins(2 cousins)-50 bucks and 50 dollar tequila.
Best Friend- Expensive bottle wine

[assassinX]

Got my friends season 1 of friends and another friend season 1 of prison break and 2 TY plush dolls for another friend.

[gorgonzola238]

Pretty boring stuff, got some gift cards for my cousins and aunts and uncles.

I got my mom a $150 gift card for Belks. It's what she wanted and she can stretch it a long way, she is a professional shopper.

I got my dad a new progressive scan DVD player, a component cable for it from Monoprice and a $100 gift card at Best Buy to bulk up his DVD collection.

[KaneRobot]

I'm becoming soft and weak in my old age because I enjoy getting stuff for my mom/brother/friends/etc than I do receiving stuff. Not only that, but it's not little 5-10 dollar stuff. I bought my mom a new printer/scanner and my brother a Harmony remote.

Man, that sucks. What I wouldn't give to be young and greedy again.

[magiic]

My friend Krystina: A Pink DS & EBA
My Sister: Mario Kart DS
My Dad: A Deep Fryer
My Mom: This Candle Pedestal dealy
My friend Sean: $30 to go towards his 360

[Renegade_Zero]

My mom a box of expensive chocolates
my sister an itrip that shes been wanting forever.

[jezebelseven]

Nephews: iDog (Red for one, Green for the other), $15 iTunes gift cards. And a cube world and football cards for one who's birthday was the 25th also.
Everyone else: a crapload of homemade buckeyes, Pumpkin Bars, and Chocolate Dipped Pretzels with various toppings (Sprinkles, Colored chocolate streaks, heath bar, candy cane, coconut, etc).

[Msut77]

Booze and DVDs.

[Strell]

Mah girlfriend:
Oldschool typewriter with carrying case (she asked for this specifically)
Homedics "Atom" Massager
Idlewild OST
Mulholland Drive OST
Mario vs DK 2: March of the Minis
Tiny alligator plushie (awww)
Lots of pairs of socks (she luvs socks)
Invader Zim Gir "Somebody Needs a Hug!" blanket
Various Hello Kitty things (tiny Xmas stocking, magnets, etc)

Mom: Burberry Perfume
Dad: Nice hat
Sister: External Hard drive case + carrying case, huge CD binder, dress
Friend #1: Invader Zim Complete Collection, Warioware Twisted, GBA Micro Sock Sleeves
Friend #2: The Tick! vs. Season 1, Patrick Starfish Ornament
Friend #3: Invader Zim Complete Collection
Friend #4: The Office Season 1, Feng Shui Kit
Friend #5: Hat, Slippers, Ties (old crappy ones as an inside joke), Trace Memory DS
Friend #6: Hat, Metroid Prime 2, Trace Memory DS
Girlfriend of Fried #6: Invader Zim Gir "Somebody Needs a Hug" Blanket
Nephew: Donkey Konga + Extra Bongos
Brother-in-law: Gamecube Controller

There might be a few people I'm leaving out.

[Purple Flames]

I got my mom Tombstone on DVD and some new pictures of me and my SO. I got my SO a Ikki Tousen figureof her favorite character. I got my friend Jump Ultimate starts since I was his Secreat Santa. Finally, my present for another friend of mine was I paid the activation fee for his new cellphone.

[captainfrizo]

Unfortunately I didn't give as much as I wanted to as my cash supply has been running dry. Thank God for credit cards, and since I've recently been hired by Comcast I was able to get a few things:

Parents - printed photos in frames from my trip to Italy and 12 DVD's (DDD's buy 1 get 1 free sale was wonderful)

Brother #1 - new RAM for his computer and a 1 gig SD card for his new digital camera

Brother #2 - Call of Duty 3

And then as a "family" gift I bought a DVD recorder and some blank DVD's.

[Graystone]

I completely forgot that I gave my cousins presents.

I got him a M-16 airsoft, 2000 airsoft bbs.

Mail Call volume 1, and 2
Over There season 1

The dvds were from different BOGO sales at DDD.

[DT778]

Mom - throw blanket
Dad - some slippers and a dallas cowboys beanie
26 year old bro - 49ers beanie
13 year old bro - spongebob season one
and nothing for my 5 year old bro, 2 year old sis and 8 year old niece since they were already getting a grip of toys/clothes.

[snakelda]

Mom-Candle with an angel
Sister-"Ciara-The Evolution" something like that
Brother-5 pack of hotwheels and the movie Monster House
Cousin-Madden 07
other cousin- iTunes gift card from target with beyonce on it

[Demolition Man]

Here's what I gave...

Dad - The AWA DVD and two ROH tickets.
Mom - Lost Season 2 and Lionel Richie's new CD.
Brother - That new KISS DVD set.
Sister - $50 CC giftcard.
Grandma - $50 Wallyworld giftcard.

[WinnieThePujols]

I'm becoming soft and weak in my old age because I enjoy getting stuff for my mom/brother/friends/etc than I do receiving stuff. Not only that, but it's not little 5-10 dollar stuff. I bought my mom a new printer/scanner and my brother a Harmony remote.

Man, that sucks. What I wouldn't give to be young and greedy again.

I'm 20 and I feel the same way.

Mom:
- Outdoor decorative snowmen display that she wanted ($25)
- Pig slippers (she likes pigs; $5)
- Fleece pull-over ($13)

Dad:
- Pizza Maker ($30, was $25 off at work!)
- Flexible Drill Bit Extension-thingy (hard to explain; $8)

Sister:
- $20 gift card to Old Navy
- Paris Hilton Perfume ($28)

1.5 year-old Nephew:
- Giggling Elmo Chair ($25)
- Dump Truck with Duplo Blocks in the back ($8)
- Elmo's Christmas (a DVD; $7)
- Elmo slippers ($6)

3-month-old Niece:
- $20 or so in clothing

So in total I spent about $200 (definitely more than that after you factor in taxes and crap). That's by far the most I've ever spent. It was really fun watching my nephew open his presents, though. That little guy is adorable.

[lordwow]

Brother - V for Vendetta & The Mummy Collector's Set DVDs
Dad - Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection DVD
Mom - Patriots Hat
Uncle - A coffee gift basket thing
Grandmother - A shirt from Macy's
Girlfriend - 3 Seasons of X-Files, Sweet Altec Lansing Speakers for her computer, and Sonic on the Virtual Console

[kube00]

Let's see a Trip to Hawaii, as a family and my girlfriend (BTW seperate bedrooms), I got her some jewerly, she got me some clothes.

About $50 in Barnes and Noble giftcards...groan, why can' they be target or BestBuy. Some other odds and ends, new dress clothes.

I got my brother an mp3 player, he gets me Land of the Dead, a terrible movie.

Dad and Mom a new alarm clock that plays cds, and Open Range for Him, National Treasurer for Her.

[CouRageouS]

Cool thread idea. I too agree that I find a lot of joy in giving this year. I spent a lot on myself this year (new car) and people always find it hard to shop for me so I really never expect much and get pleasantly surprised.

Parents together- Samsung 42 inch DLP for their new house(split with brother)
Mom - Swifter set for new house, sd card
Dad - $20 in lotto scratchers, cell phone case n car charger
Older Bro/Sister in Law - CC giftcards, helped them do their HT
2 Year old Nephew - a whole lot of toys. loud ones with lots of lights
Younger Bro - Robosapien, batteries, 6 pack of quilted toilet paper, 1 Condom, Castlevania PoR
Little Sis - Hoodie, DSLite,
Other relatives present at gift exchanging- Misc. wrapped snacks and household items .Some favorites i.e. Salt n Vinegar Kettle Chips.

Have yet to 'do Christmas' with the friends. Not sure whats going on there.

[megashock5]

Wife - leather coat, Clubhouse Games (DS)
Son - Legos, Cars, Pokemon Cards
Daughter - Toddler toys
Dad - DS, Brain Age, Disney DVDs
Mom - Disney DVDs, money for bathroom remodeling
Sister - money
In-laws - misc.

[nevposey]

Got my brother a DS lite and BSG season 1.
Got nothing for my Mom and Stepdad because I bought them tix to game 2 of the world series in October.
Got my Dad a few CDs and DVDs he wanted
Got my sister stuffed animals
And my gf and I are splitting a trip to London

[Warner1281]

Wife:
- Diamond earrings
- Katmari Damacy
- Seiko watch
- curve perfume
- lotion/bath set
- makeup set
- couple disco CD's
- pajamas
- bra

Step-daughter:
- New cordless phones for her apartment
- GTA triple pack
- Resident Evil 4
- Sly 1
- Sly 2

Mom/Dad:
- wine bottle holder

Sister 1:
- steering wheel cover (blue w/ fairies)

Sister 2:
- $20 gcard to EB/GS

Sister 3:
- Disney Scene-it

Grandmother:
- Picture frame with a bunch of pictures of me, my wife, my step-daughter, and my step-daughter's baby.


And since I couldn't find the "What did you GET for Christmas thread (and making one 2 weeks after Christmas is just ridiculous), here's my list of things I received:
- http://www.trueswords.com/final-fantasy-cloud-strifes-buster-sword-p-9.html
- a couple wall scroll's from FFVII (one of Cloud, one of Sephiroth)
- Weed wacker
- Guitar Hero 2
- 5 pound bag of sour worms
- clothes (boxers, socks, shirts, jeans)
- A Pair of flannel lined jeans from L.L. Bean (anyone looking for warm pants NEEDS to check them out. Best thing since sliced bread!)
- New jacket
- A crock-pot
- A pair of cool looking Nike's (which I managed to use to step into sloshing mud only hours after opening them)

[lordwow]

http://www.trueswords.com/final-fantasy-cloud-strifes-buster-sword-p-9.html
- a couple wall scroll's from FFVII (one of Cloud, one of Sephiroth)


That looked pretty interesting. A store in the near here sells a ton of replica swords from like every movie. Saw that beast (Cloud's) hanging up on the wall, and it was the only sword I could immediately recognize.

[Ranger Rick]

DK Jungle Beat :)

[ryanbph]

dad/mother: A toshiba notebook computer
brother: gift card to ethan allen
sister in law: gift card to ann taylor
wife: necklace/bracelt/earing set; mary popping broadway tix, itrip, gc for gap maternity

[Steggy]

gave my gf a 1gb sd card and a samsung 6 mp camera/portable media player.

[Warner1281]

That looked pretty interesting. A store in the near here sells a ton of replica swords from like every movie. Saw that beast (Cloud's) hanging up on the wall, and it was the only sword I could immediately recognize.

Yeah. I actually found the website for it in a magazine (OPM or Game Informer) and was looking at it with my wife back in November. They had 2 different variations of that sword. The one I originally linked to and a second one which is 1 foot longer. The problem with the bigger one is the hilt doesn't have as much detail and intricacy in it as the samller one. That's why I asked for/got the smaller one. Now I'm looking to try and get the Sephiroth sword to hang opposite the one I just got. Oh yeah, and that Buster sword... damn heavy. Can be wielded, but you'll feel like you just finished bench pressing a few sets.