The "What I Got for Christmas (or other Holiday)" Thread 2005

[shipwreck]

Well, I figured I'd start a thread where everyone could find out what we all got for our respective Holiday of choice this year.

mrs. shipwreck and I had to exchange gifts early this year, so this is what I have received so far:

Edit: Updated with gifts from both sides of our families. Probably a few more things to add later in the week.

Electronics:
60 gig iPod Video with iPod Dock

Video Games:
1600 Marketplace Points (X360)
Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow (DS)
Doom 3: Ressurection of Evil (Xbox)
Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
Guitar Hero (PS2)
We Love Katamari (PS2)
X-Men Legends 2 (Xbox)

Books:
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton
Vampire Hunter D Volume 2: Raiser of Gales by Hideyuki Kikuchi

Movies:
Office Space (UMD)
Family Guy: Stewie Griffith The Untold Story (DVD)

CDs:
Jars Of Clay: Redemption Songs

Clothing:
The Legend Of Zelda pajama pants
"Not Now, I'm Busy" T-shirt (Picture of a stick figure playing video games)

Gift Cards & Cash:
$100 Cash + $2 won on lottery tickets
$100 BP Gas Card
$25 Blockbuster Card

Miscellaneous:
4 Michelin LTX M/S Tires
Darth Tater Mr. Potato Head
Spider-Man Hallmark Ornament

[jcp4322]

sounds like you did pretty well

[SpottedNigel]

"The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton"
Robot Boy was my personal fav.
An unholy allience with a kitchen applience.

So far ive gotten:
$50 Best Buy gift card
$50 Target gift card (gonna pre-order Elektroplankton)
$50 Outback Steakhouse gc (Steakhouse gamecube? :) )

and the japanese Famicom Micro i ordered off ebay for my gf to give me (?) just arrived so i know at least that gift from her.

My mom i think is getting me a gc for some store, or a credit card gc, so i can go get guitar hero

[steveinneed]

Was gonna get a 360 but I'm thinking about rebuying xbox and ps2.
Got a dirtbike stand from my sister.
$25 dollar gift certificate to red lobster (lol, I dunno) for me and my sister (she got $25 too) from my grandpa on my moms side and still haven't opened up presents on my Dad's side.

[onetrackmind]

my girlfriend bought be sirius for christmas

[willardhaven]

my girlfriend bought be sirius for christmas

Nice, you can enjoy some Howard Stern come January.

[senorwoohoo]

My girlfriend got me:

DVDs:
Sin City Recut Edition(for free from her work)
Dave Chappelle's For What It's Worth
The Motorcycle Diaries

CDs:
Black Star - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

Book:
Martin Luther King Autobiography

[Spacepest]

Well, I figured I'd start a thread where everyone could find out what we all got for our respective Holiday of choice this year.


Clothing:
The Legend Of Zelda pajama pants



OMFG. I soooooooo want a pair of those. Got any pics???? I need Zelda pajama pants to match my huge ass Zelda shirts I got from video game preorders!

Ok, now I need to wake up Mr. Spacepest so we can open our presents. But what I got him:

Small Xmas tree for his own office-to put all his marvel action superhero Xmas ornaments on, a tiny tree with a bunch of Spiderman, Superman, Catwomen, Lex Luthor, etc., climbing all over it is really a sight to behold.

Xbox games he wanted-Oddworld Stranger's Wrath, Lego Star Wars, and a last minute cheapy $10 TRU copy of Bloodrayne 2.

While this may not seem alot, Xmas came early for us this year. Last month we bought ourselves a whole new set of office furniture, a new LCD pc monitor.

I'll post later what my haul is.

[sadunclesnugglez]

my girlfriend bought be sirius for christmas

I hope you enjoy Sirius as much as I have. I had it installed in my girlfriends car for her b-day last August. Seriously, you'll never listen to regular crappy radio ever again.

[cdeener]

I am reserving my spot for what I got so far:

These are from the girlfriend, uzumaki_star on the site:

Genji for PS2
Tokobot PSP
World Series of Poker PSP
Infected PSP (Got this and WSOP for early gifts and played them already)

The games I won in the Child's Play Raffle (Consider these gifts from CAG):

Metal Gear Solid 2 PS2
Disgaea PS2
R: Racing Evolution PS2
Final Fantasy 7 PS1

These from trade/sales that I did but won't be coming until just after christmas:

Lumines PSP
Burnout Legends PSP

So videogame wise I am having a terrific christmas. I will probably be taking Infected and giving it to my nephew because he doesn't know it but my sister got him a PSP for christmas but didn't buy him any games.

[shipwreck]

OMFG. I soooooooo want a pair of those. Got any pics???? I need Zelda pajama pants to match my huge ass Zelda shirts I got from video game preorders!

Here's a pic of them from some auction on eBay (not my pic, but they're the same pants): http://i13.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/c4/67/ba_1.JPG

[SteveMcQ]

I want a pic of those Legend of Zelda pants (preferrably not on you).

As for me, got a few Xmas gifts early, some self-bought as my family wanted to be sure I got what I wanted.

23" Cinema HD Display
$50 GC to Borders (!!! haven't shopped for books in a while!!!)
360 VGA Cable
'04 Porsche 911 Carrera (dad's old car he was gonna trade in for a new one...I get to keep it)

Edit: Tabbed browsing makes me miss updated posts. Sweet pajamas.

[Trakan]

360 HD
360 Component Cables
360 Headset

Condemned
iTrip for my iPod

3200 Marketplace Points

[Rozz]

Ah, you beat me to it this year Shipwreck! Oh well...


I know I'm getting a 30 GB i-Pod Video, I didnt know there was a 60 GB one... I also plan on getting games.

[Spacepest]

Here's a pic of them from some auction on eBay (not my pic, but they're the same pants): http://i13.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/c4/67/ba_1.JPG


Wow, those are so neat. I must get a pair...looks like I know what I'm buying myself after Xmas. XD

[shipwreck]

Wow, those are so neat. I must get a pair...looks like I know what I'm buying myself after Xmas. XD

She just told me she got them on sale for $10 at Kohl's, so if anyone is interested in them, that's where to look.

[SpottedNigel]

I apparently need to go next door after work and buy some dork pants...

[Graystone]

Is it me or does it seem like the Gift card is the gift to give nowadays. It would be back in the day that you gave people you didn't like fruit cakes. Now the Co-op gifts is the gift card. My parents mainly got me, my sister, and my brother-in-law gift cards.

I wish I would of asked for a gift card for EBgames now that I think about it.

[SpottedNigel]

Amex/visa gift cars rock

[BigSpoonyBard]

Is it me or does it seem like the Gift card is the gift to give nowadays. It would be back in the day that you gave people you didn't like fruit cakes. Now the Co-op gifts is the gift card. My parents mainly got me, my sister, and my brother-in-law gift cards.

I wish I would of asked for a gift card for EBgames now that I think about it.

I wouldn't mind gift cards at all. On the other hand, I know I'm getting a TON of stuff for Christmas. Either way works for me.

[Scorch]

I haven't gotten anything yet, but I THINK i'm getting Fable: The Lost Chapters from my brother.. I bought myself Conker, Wrestlemania 22 and Final Fantasy 1&2: DOS from the TRU sale but refuse to open them until tomorrow. My big present was the XBox 360.

[kakomu]

Book:
Martin Luther King Autobiography
Don't be surprised when you get to the part where he plagiarized his doctorate thesis (unless you're not talking about Jr.).

[senorwoohoo]

Yeah, I'm talking about Jr. Ha, thanks for spoiling part of it for me. :razz:

[crazytalkx]

Xbox 360
Call of Duty 2
Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Standard
$300
Ginormous pajamas
A Halo 2 Zanzibar T shirt
And more to comeeeeeeeee

[Saucy Jack]

Wrestlemania 22

You do mean 21, right? ;)

I have no idea what I'm getting for Christmas. I just hope that everyone likes what I got them.

[mcgavin27]

12/25/05 1:06 pm
nothing so far... We haven't gotten to opening the presents but I have got a huge headache from a bitch of a mother. She refused to let my little brother come over because this year, we are having christmas at my house (my dad's) and she went pyscho and it is basically a custody battle on christmas eve & christmas. Besides, that Christmas is going well and I will post what I will get later.

[SuprTnr2]

I know I'll be getting Simpsons S6, some gift cards, and cash. Also expecting my GameTZ Secret Santa gift in the mail soon, so I'll post back tomorrow with pics and a complete list :)

<EDIT>
I've prepared myself for a Simpsons marathon, now to just get a case of Mt. Dew...

Simpsons Season 6
Simpsons Season 7
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (DVD AND BOOK)
Jeopardy Simpsons Edition
Calvin and Hobbes: Lazy Sunday
New Sunglasses
Clothes
$150
Gift Cards
</EDIT>

[vietgurl]

Nothing.

Actually, my mom gave me a tank of gas. Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to me!

[levi333]

Only thing i know i got is Guitar Hero. That and a bunch of household items since im moving out in the spring.

[slidecage]

my present to myself was dumping around 60 games on ebay this past 3 weeks to have over 2100 bucks in paypal... going to get myself probally a new car come spring... one i got right now is just sucking my wallet dry..

other then that

4 seasons of stargate
10 TRU games for 10 each
FF 4 GBA

and a DVD recorder (got using BB bucks off the monoploy promo)


got off work

4 boxes of candy
1 can of peanuts
1 xmas stocking stuff with pens pencils and other junk
and
40 cash

dont see why people buy their Paper delivery people Candy... i would rather have $$$ LOL

i regifted 2 of the boxes of candy one to my mail man and one to our paper person along with 5 bucks)

man I remember the good old days back in 1994 my first xmas delivering newspapers... I earned 425 bucks just for xmas tips....

hell im lucky to break 50 now really sucks

im probally the only one, but i hate going over to peoples house on Xmas eve when you have to see them again Christmas day... I skipped going over for the past 2years

[LaseK]

From my girlfriend I got:

Napkin with ketchup packets and a fork tied to it
Power rangers ninja storm band-aids
Two rubber-maid's full of pistachios
Silence of the Lamb DVD
Care bear stuffy
Big bag of skittles
candy cane

pretty much the best gift i've ever gotten, as every gift has large significance in late night conversations we've had, or just talks on the bus, and it means a lot more to me that she remembered all of that, than if she had just went out and bought me something expensive like all my previous girlfriends have.

EDIT:
$30 future shop gift card
very nice cell phone
40 year old virgin DVD
cell phone accessories
etnies shirt
nice over-shirt/jacket thingy, dont know what to call it
poker set
hair pommade
some magazines


already bought myself Guitar Hero for XMas, going to go buy Final Fantasy IV, Shadow of the Colossus, Dragon Quest VIII, and maybe something else on Boxing Day.

[tornadomann]

i got $50 cash, and a $25 gas gift card, thats about all i expect to get

[Azul_KoolAid]

Fuck gift cards. Just give someone cash and cut out the middle man. I'm getting cash and probably some gag gifts. I would get myself a 360 but they're nowhere to be found.

[Scorch]

You do mean 21, right? ;)

I have no idea what I'm getting for Christmas. I just hope that everyone likes what I got them.

Nope. I went to the TRU of future's past and picked up Wrestlemania 22 for the XBox 360.

[alonzomourning23]

From my girlfriend I got:

Napkin with ketchup packets and a fork tied to it
Power rangers ninja storm band-aids
Two rubber-maid's full of pistachios
Silence of the Lamb DVD
Care bear stuffy
Big bag of skittles
candy cane

pretty much the best gift i've ever gotten, as every gift has large significance in late night conversations we've had, or just talks on the bus, and it means a lot more to me that she remembered all of that, than if she had just went out and bought me something expensive like all my previous girlfriends have.

I'm in no position to judge, as obviously sentimental value is much more important than material goods. It just seems strange that that is the best gift when its mostly little kids stocking stuffer stuff, or stuff you pick up free at fast food restuarants. Then again, the emotional aspect is what makes it so important.

Though I know some games I got. The main reason being is my mother always buys too much stuff and we can't really afford it, so as a way of hopefully saving money she paid for a bunch of stuff I got at recent sales (toys r us, circuit city etc.) for 5 or 10 bucks each. I just went down and paid for it, then she gave me what I paid and I gave her the games. The goal is to make her realize she has enough stuff without actually spending a lot.

Though I don't know anything else I'm getting other than a nintendo game. The only reason I know that is because I found a wrapped gift that felt exactly like a nintendo box (and I did ask for a few complete nes games), so I'm pretty sure my father got me one. Don't know which though.

[bil4ltool]

I got an Xbox 360 (Edit:Premium) from the girlfriend, and I got a DVD storage shelf from the Mom, and $200 from my Dad.

I got my girlfriend:
Laptop
Cinderella
Two Eeyore cups
The O.C. calender

[kakomu]

I got gifts for my birthday and channukah mixed together. My mom gave me a new cell phone (sort of a gift. Came with a new family plan), a cuisinart Blender and Food Processor combo and she handed off her shuffle 1 gig since she got a nano. I also got a check for $100 from my step mom.

[crazytalkx]

I got an Xbox 360 from the girlfriend

Thats nice and all but is it a premium?
Ahaha, I'm jealous either way.

[Graystone]

I wouldn't mind gift cards at all. On the other hand, I know I'm getting a TON of stuff for Christmas. Either way works for me.

I have no problem with gift cards either. However it just seems like they are more common and acceptable. I remember suggesting to my dad last year to get my sister gift cards cause she will just take back all the cloths he buys her. He acted like I ruined Christmas. However this year he mainly got everyone gift cards.

[Hex]

I got:

-Teh computer parts
-New Clock/radio + mp3 player ( I needed this.. my old clock is teh suck)
-Scarface, American Psycho
-Half Life 2, Quake 4
-$250 in cash

I was operating under the assumption you were a placeholder CAG :lol:

Yeah, fuck you too. Merry Christmas. :lol:

[clockworkvictim]

So far:
Ribbon Candy (amazing)
Some cash
Maxdrive Pro for GC
and some games....

Mainly saving a place for tommarow.

[Graystone]

My mom went over to her friends house to get our gifts from her. I get to open her gift tonight. Everything else tomorrow, I'm not to excited about her gift. Last year I got a shaving cream hot lather machine. The year before I got a metal truck that held nuts and a nut cracker.
So this year I'm thinking it will be something like um a cheap shaver or a piece of art of some sort. i.e. a painting of animals or a small sculpture of some sort.

I did buy this for myself. Its the one on the bottom.

http://www.balisongworld.com/index.cgi?PageToView=catalog&Department=74142&Cartid=31241135480454&Merchant=balisongworld&ExpandedDepts=29785&Page=6

[BigSpoonyBard]

Placeholder post.

I was operating under the assumption you were a placeholder CAG :lol:

So far I've got a 6lb bag of gummy bears :D The avalanche of gifts will commence in the morning.

[hopesfall]

I made out pretty well this year. My parents and my g/f took good care of me =).

Canon A610
SanDisk 1GB Memory Card
$300 Nordstrom Gift Card (I wanted clothes, but my parents wanted to make sure I'd like what clothes I picked up)
2 dress shirts and sweater from Gap
Starbucks tumbler =)
Smackdown vs. Raw 2006 (PS2)

This was on top of 6 games back during the TRU B2G1 deal in October. All in all, I am quite pleased! Merry Christmas everyone!

[Demolition Man]

So far $10 from my grandmother on my mom's side.

[Graystone]

I was way off, my moms friend got me an adidas skin care kit. Does that women not know that I wear only the finest cologne made in the oldest and smallest factories in France. :D

http://www.cafepress.com/fratpack.26467723

[Ikohn4ever]

placeholder till hanukkah happens, I must decide between 8 crazy posts or one special one. Though I havent gotten 8 presents in prob 7 years


Day 1:
Some cash and an electric beard trimmer/razor

[Prepster]

Clothes:
Ezra premium jeans........2 pair
Diesel jeans....................1 pair
Lucky jeans......................2 pair
Hollister jeans.................1 pair
Abercrombie shirts and polos...............6
Diesel shirts......................2
Lacoste shoes
Abercrombie jacket

Video Games:
Plug and Play for 360
King Kong 360
Madden 360
NHL 360
The Movies
SSX on Tour PSP
Burnout Legends PSP
Legend of Heros PSP
Popolocrois PSP
Starwars Battlefront 2 PSP
Doom 3 Xbox
Morket Kombat Deception Xbox
Nintendo DS
Mario Kart DS
Mario and Luigi DS

DVD's:
Simpsons season 7
Nip/Tuck season 2
Independence day
I Robot

Other Stuff:
Cool Water Deep cologne
addidas cologne
burberry scarf
$500 cash
$100 gift card to Frys
$150 in gift cards to Abercrombie and Fitch

I knew it was going to be a nice xmas, but this was great! But the last gift I can't get until sometime this week......they said its big, would rock if I got a brand new mustang. Merry Xmas everyone and have a great Holiday!

[jlarlee]

Its funny me and the wife usually spend our budget on our kids so we put off our big gifts until we get our tax return.

This year we got a digital camera as a joint gift and a new 6 drawer dresser to replace the one collap[sing in our bed room. We already got the camera but we will pay off the layaway on the dresser when the tax check comes through.

She got me two game shaped packages so i will see about them9katamari damacy and nba 2k6(the shot stick owns!).
My brother got me a red sox hat
My folks got us some cash which went to buy the camera.
Her parents got us a gift card at the base exchange which is always cool because you don't have to worry about tax.

I got my wife a monopoly pc game(she loves monopoly), a package of three sudoku books sp? and a radio/cd under kitchen cabinet player.

Its funny we usually spread the presents into piles for everyone and both of my kids piles dwarf our joint pile. My favorite present i got one of them is I bought my daughter her first console(a snes) she is going to flip becaus eshe is constantly begging to play my cube. And will love having he rown system

[Ikohn4ever]

My favorite present i got one of them is I bought my daughter her first console(a snes) she is going to flip becaus eshe is constantly begging to play my cube. And will love having he rown system


snes is a great gift for any soon to be gamer.

[jlarlee]

snes is a great gift for any soon to be gamer.
Yea I put a lot of thought into and I decided on the snes over the n64 by the smallest of margins

[bil4ltool]

Thats nice and all but is it a premium?
Ahaha, I'm jealous either way.


Yeah it is, should have mentioned that in my post. I waited at Wal Mart for it on launch day, but she paid for it.:D

[pimpinc333]

Fuck gift cards. Just give someone cash and cut out the middle man. I'm getting cash and probably some gag gifts. I would get myself a 360 but they're nowhere to be found.
True. My friend always got Mall Gift Cards only because his Mom thought if she gave him cash he would go and buy drugs with it. Great Stuff.

[craven_fiend]

So far I've gotten, officially,:

FFIV for GBA

Unofficially:
Sin City (the wrong, barebones version,found out b/c the gf told me while shopping yesterday)

[thebob101]

Mrs. thebob101 got me a 360 bundle (extra controller and charger) and a few books. I bought myself like 10 Xbox games at the TRU sale. Merry, Merry Christmas!

[ECW_fan]

Core 360, headset, HD, PGR 3, PDZ. From my wife.

[GuilewasNK]

Aqua Teen Hunger Force volume 4
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Season 1 Vol. 1
Slippers
Washington Redskins crystal rotary
Alto Saxophone :shock:
Citizen watch
Chair for my computer
Religious books

[chargeup45]

Nintendo DS w/ Mario Kart and Meteos (have Bust-a-Move, Nanostray, and Polarium from previous sales)
The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell and Back
Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks
Bill Simmons - Now I Can Die in Peace
Sudoku books for the train
New iPod earphones that don't irritate my ears

[Shinkuu Ryao]

I got:

RE4 (GC)
Sonic Adventure DX + Sonic Mega Collection 2pack (GC)
Viewtiful Joe 2 (GC)

[All the above games were $10 a piece, it's good to be a CAG]

Sonic Rush (DS)
We <3 Katamari (Ps2)

A mousepad (with the kanji of 'Peace' on it)
Some jeans
****load of candy
Around $260


Pretty good haul for me :)

[xenoman80]

my xmas sucks ass!!!!
all i got are 2 thermal shirts!

[mykevermin]

We done got spoil't this year:

Queen size duvet w/ chocolate duvet cover
Sony Dual-Layer DVD Burner
Several Johnny Cash compliations
Thelonius Monk/John Coltrane cds
XB From Russia With Love
XB Doom 3: RoE
Bloom County: Opus Collection
Weekly World News book
Christopher Moore books ('Lamb' and 'The Stupidest Angel')
Several bottles of wine
Jameson 12 year
Lots and lots of clothes (mostly sweaters and workout clothes, but given that I never really had any sweaters, these are quite pragmatic)
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (I know I got it, haven't opened it though)
$100 to spend at the liquor store

Probably others as well; I haven't rec'd some gifts yet. While I may seem spoil't, today is my birthday as well, so there is a great deal of overlap.

[xenoman80]

correction 4!

[xenoman80]

if anyone wants to help my xmas send me a 1$. you can paypal me lol! borbon44@hotmail.com !

[Hex]

One of the few benefits of having divorced parents is the fact that you get two sets of presents every year. SO after making out like a bandit at my father's this morning, I have more this afternoon at my mother's. :shock:

[GuilewasNK]

While I may seem spoil't, today is my birthday as well, so there is a great deal of overlap.

Well, Happy Birthday! My dad's birthday is on the 31st so I still have shopping left to do.

[evanft]

Today is my birthday, too. Here's what I got:

Nintendo DS (FUCK YEAH!)
Guitar motherfucking Hero (MORE THAN A FEEEEEEEEELING!!!)
Ninja Gaiden Black
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Soul Calibur III
Around $250.

Awesome.

[clockworkvictim]

Mad GC games:
Paper Mario
Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime 2
Legend of Zleda Collectors Edition
Viewtiful Joe 2
Geist
Wario World

+ Zelda WW and Super Mario SUnshine which I already owned.

Too lazy to post the other stuff. Mainly got candy, nice handmade artsy things for after college, 3 art books of street art and graphic design, and ca$h.

[BigSpoonyBard]

Thelonius Monk/John Coltrane cds


Which ones did you get? I love me some Monk and/or Coltrane :D

As for my haul:

DVDs
Sin City: Recut
The COmplete James Dean Collection
Kung Fu Hustle
Steve McQueen Collection
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
CDs
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
LCD Soundsystem
Common - Like Water for Chocolate
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Shakira - Piez Descalzos
Shakira - Unplugged
Mana - Cuando Los Angeles Lloran
Mana - Donde Jugaran Los Ninos
Mana - Suenos Liquidos
David Sedaris Box Set
Books
Marvel 1602
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: Year One Hardcover
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Hardcover
Wickett's Remedy (Myla Goldberg)
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
Steppenwolf (Herman Hesse)
Reasons to Live (Amy Hempel)
The Dog of the Marriage (Amy Hempel)
Games
Nintendo DS
Trauma Center

And some various articles of clothing.
Wow, my parents went nuts! :bouncy: Although, really, most of it was $20 or less per item. The DS is from my sister.

[Apossum]

got wayyyyyyyyyy too much good stuf this year :D

--HP ZV6270 laptop
--30gb video ipod
--humidifier
--Mr. Coffee 4 cup maker
--$20 BB gift card (spent on CoD2)
--$30 Itunes gift card
--$20 Borders gift card
--a sweater

my gifts to me:
--Xbox 360
--1 gb psp card
--guilty gear psp
--darkstalkers psp
--halo 2 le

[Reality's Fringe]

I explicitly told my parents to not get me anything, but they gave me a big box o' foodstuffs I enjoy and $200. I feel like a total ass.

[FaintDeftone]

Well I got the following:

Tony Hawk's American Sk8land for DS
Sonic Rush for DS
Chappelle's Show Season 2 DVD
Family Guy Volume 3 DVD
$20 Best Buy gift card
$10 Walmart gift card
Various hygene products like colognes, body wash, ect.
Lots of candy

That'd be it. My aunt will probably also give me a BB gift card, but she won't be here until the first weekend of January.

[Graystone]

I got boxers and a gift card for cloths.

What was funny to me though is my niece got all of this Dora the explorer toys, my nephew got all of these cool boy toys. He wanted to play with all of the Dora stuff, He played with his stuff for 20 mins. Then he was trying to take my nieces toys. He never liked Dora though, if my sister pops in a dora movie he freaks out he hates it. They are 3 and 2.

[ZForce]

Let's see....

$130 in cash
$40 in Best Buy Gift Cards
Some cheeses and summer sausage
Guitar Hero
The Perfect Dark novel (Initial Vector)
A new LCD Monitor (which I actually got a bit over a month ago)

and I bought myself a Ceramic White PSP and a bunch of games for it :)

[Hex]

Yes, ol' Santa came through this year. :D

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5348/img00009ro.jpg

$200. I wonder what to put it towards... Maybe a 7800GT or an Athlon X2.. Or even an new Ps2. I can't decide. :cry:

[Rocko]

I got more this year than ever due to my mother making out like a bandit suring Black Friday and others various sales- almost EVERYTHING was on sale that she bought.

I got a nice treadmill, one of those Atari Flashback thingies, and various DVDs and DVD sets and a few PS2 games. And a few hygiene items.

My extended family gave me gift cards to Best Buy, Borders, etc.

[willardhaven]

I got Dragon Quest VIII, Zelda the Minish Cap, a Wavebird, The DQ VIII guide, 8 Crazy Nights on DVD, a Spiderwick 2006 calendar, some zip-up sweatshirts, thick socks and a Hess Truck (we keep a set in storage unopened).

Plus my mom makes a really huge, killer breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and fresh pancakes (not using the mix).

[xxdeadp0olxx]

Here's what I received:

Perfect Dark Zero (360)
Dragon Quest VIII
Mario Kart DS
Mario & Luigi DS
Prince of Persia 3 (xbox)
360 wireless controller
blue faceplate
$250 cash
$50 Outback giftcard
$200 Target giftcard
$50 JC Penny giftcard (with which I just ordered a pair of shoes online)
Samurai Champloo calendar

[red flare graf]

I didn't ask for anything, so I got $200 bucks total from various people and a set of down pillows. Nothing gaming related, thank god.

[WinnieThePujols]

- MLB Extra Innings
- 512 MB flash drive
- Two bottles of Cool Water colonge
- Couple pairs of jeans
- Probably 8 shirts or so
- $20 gas gift card
- $100 in cash or so

That's 'bout it. Last year (when I was 18), the presents really dropped off. Now that I care, 'cause I can appreciate the true meaning of Christmas, but it was kind of a rude awakening at the time. =P

Oh well, I'm happy. :)

[paz9x]

compressor
band saw
sick aluminium jack
mario kart ds
case for my ds
hp photo printer
olive garden gc
best buy gc
$100

and im heading to my parents right now.

i love christmas.

[Scorch]

A big contrast this year from years past.. I decided that I wanted one huge present, the XBox 360, which I got on Nov. 22nd. Apart from that, I didn't get much, some clothes, money, a few giftcards and Fable: The Lost Chapters. Pretty good Christmas.

The only thing that I really, really, really wanted that I didn't get was the Nintendo DS wi-fi dongle thingy that plugs in to the back of your PC. Oh well.

[Tricky]

Nintendo DS Mario Kart Bundle
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: Wild World Official Nintendo Player's Guide
Mario Kart DS
Tony Hawk American Sk8land
Nike Windsuit
Walmart gift card

[trytej]

Money, dvds, headphones, and dr scholls.

[NeueZiel]

Project Gotham Racing 3
Call of Duty 2
Perfect Dark Zero
Half-Life 2
Mario Kart DS
1 GB SanDisk Sansa MP3 Player
Sin City Uncut
The Big Lebowski Special Edition
Various Clothing Items
Best Buy Gift Card

Good haul considering I had no Xbox 360 games since I spent all my money on the system 3 days prior. I'm really getting into Call of Duty 2.

[crazytalkx]

Alto Saxophone :shock:


:rofl:

[lordopus99]

money
bb giftcard
cc giftcard
wireless xbox360 controller
clothes
ipod gizmo to listen to ipod in car
nice pen from alma mater
cooking pots
electric can opener
beater
ice cream scoop
cards
ornaments

[mcgavin27]

a pair of jeans, a pair of khakis (sp?)
family guy shirt, sonic shirt
home movies season 3
Xbox games: indigo prophecy, breakdown, GTA: Triliogy
Ps2 games: Ratchet: Deadlocked, Genji: Dawn of the Samuari
DS games: sonic rush, nanostray, bust a move ds, animal crossing: wild world, kirby: canvas curse
socks, underwear
and Franz Ferdniand "You could have it so much better" dual disc

Good christmas on gifts, bad christmas on family. Oh well, there is always next year.

[Flying PJ]

I told my parents when to buy my games just to make sure they didn't spend more than what they needed to. CAG made my Christmas more enjoyable. :D

I got:

Guild Wars ($20)
Call of Duty 2 ($25)
Quake 4 ($30)
Socom 3 ($35)
Ace Combat 5 ($15, my TRU didn't have it in stock during end of green tag sale :cry: so I was forced to tell my parents to pay an extra $5 at BB)
NHL 2K6 ($15) (Anybody up for a PS2 CAG League?)
Logitech Playgear Pocket
Red MX510
Clothes (including some Family Guy and Pink Floyd boxers :lol: )
Soccer Calendar
Chocolate

Overall, it was a great Christmas for me. CAG FTW! :D

[Mr. Anderson]

A 30 dollar BB gift card
10 dollars cash
A chocolate apple
About 30 pairs of socks (literally)
New speakers for my computer
Two christian rock CD's (uhh....)
Psychonauts (Xbox)
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Xbox)
Jade Empire (Xbox)
Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)

I think that about covers it. No really big presents, but I'm pleased with the games that I got.

[gaelan]

i have some paypal funds if anyone want to float me an xbl trial code. hate to beg in this thread, but the only live game i got did not have a code, and NO store is open right now to play. my pops is wanting to hook up online and play some GR2, but i can't...so here i am...begging like a crackhead.

[tcrash247]

So far I've had Christmas with my immediate family and my dad's side, mom's side to come tomorrow. I'll just post everything here and edit it tomorrow. But anyway:

CDs
Primus - Rhinoplasty
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Van Halen - 1984

DVDs
Ace Ventura Pet Detective
Beavis and Butthead Collection 1
Naked Gun Gift Set
Under Siege 2

Games
Need for Speed Most Wanted PS2
Sacred PC
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland PS2

Other Stuff
3 nice shirts and 1 pair of pants (just got a new job and I needed nice clothes badly)
Bunch of packs of baseball cards (got crap out of them)
Random foods
Handheld vaccuum
DVD rack
Sports Illustrated swimsuit calendar
Jimi Hendrix hoodie and tshirt
Pantera bass tab book
Led Zepplin I&II bass tab book

[gaelan]

Ghost Recon 2 (picked it up myself and gave it to myself with my kids name in the From:)
Slippers that were too small
patagonia t shirt
hiking pant of some sort that unzip into short for some reason, but they're pretty damn comfy
ESPN 2K5 (picked it up for $3 when i picked up Ghost Recon 2 at gamestop)
$30 GC to home depot
Dyson Vacuum which was a "shared" gift between me and the mrs.
Rainbow Six3: Black Arrow (TRU) bought myself
Doom3 (TRU) bought myself

what's the moral? Christmas tends to suck once you get married and have kids.

[2Fast]

Star Wars: Battlefront II - Xbox
Dragon Quest XIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Mario Party 7
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

$60 in Best Buy giftcards
$150 in Hollister giftcards
$110 in cash

An Xbox 360 from my mom (whenever I don't have to go through a hassle to find them in-stock).

A couple of coldweather items from Hollister and a pair of jeans.

I still am waiting for stuff to come in the mail, so I may have more things by Tuesday.

[GuilewasNK]

:rofl:

It was actually a cool gift. I had been wanting a sax for a long time ever since I had to sell mine in 9th grade. Fifteen years later my family got me one and I wasn't expecting it at all.

[crazytalkx]

It was actually a cool gift. I had been wanting a sax for a long time ever since I had to sell mine in 9th grade. Fifteen years later my family got me one and I wasn't expecting it at all.

Just seems random though, hell I want a new tenor sax. I'm stuck playing a school loaned Bundy Selmer II that has about 5 dents, 90% of the gold finish has already worn off, and there's rust all over.

[DOMINATOR912]

Parents/Grandmother:

Dragon Quest VIII
Black Hoodie
Cologne
Beard & Moustache Trimmer
Slippers
$80

Family/Friends:
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Cologne
T-shirt
Pajama Pants
$65

Gonna use part of the money to get PoP: Two Thrones and Mario Kart DS. Overall, a good Christmas.

[Mike23]

Ipod Nano
Clothes
Leather Gloves
Hockey Stick

That's about it, I guess.

[GuilewasNK]

Just seems random though, hell I want a new tenor sax. I'm stuck playing a school loaned Bundy Selmer II that has about 5 dents, 90% of the gold finish has already worn off, and there's rust all over.

It was very random. My jaw hit the floor when I saw it. The one they got me is a Jupiter. I had a Yamaha when I was in school.

[Brak]

- Three pairs of jeans
- One pair of black Dickies (pants)
- Area-51 (Xbox)
- Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
- A DVD-R/RW Drive
- Undisclosed amount of Money

[varsitygamer]

Sony Ericsson w800i (http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_Ericsson_W800i/4507-6454_7-31313352.html?tag=sub) from the family.

Some money, BB gift cards, and cologne from extended family/friends.

Fitted hard case for my camcorder (http://www.ritzcamera.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&productId=30110&bct=t1004%3Bc1018%3Bc1001635) from my girlfriend.

overall, an awesome christmas... the most rewarding part being my girlfriend's reactions to her gifts. (oh, and my family's too...)

[FriskyTanuki]

Guitar Hero (early Christmas gift)
Naruto GNT 4 (early Christmas gift)
Sin City: Recut, Extended, Unrated.
Star Wars Episode III: RotS
Batman Begins Deluxe Edition
2006 Guiness Book of World Records
Ripley's Believe It or Not book (similar to the GBoWR)
Denver Broncos fitted cap (from the HoF)
NFL Hall of Fame cap (also from the HoF)
Darth Vader mug with some M&Ms inside
3 cases of 25 DVD-R's
A new, larger luggage case (so my GH guitar can fit easily)
A Good sun shade with flames on it
ESPN Trivia Challenge board game
A very nice wooden pen holder w/LCD clock
$400 in cash from my parents
$85 in cash from relatives
A mug full of candy from my grandmother

[adamsappel]

I'm blown away by the quantity (and quality) of some of your gifts. I'm more of a "no presents" kind of guy, I prefer to just buy what I want when I want. I did get Lost Season 1 and Battlestar Galactica Season 2.0. I bought my wife a couple of pairs of earrings. My daughter got a mountain of gifts, but seems to have also received a cold.

[IkilledLassic]

The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin




Great album, especially when your high or shrooming.

[Mex25]

Xbox 360 (got it at costco when they got their shipment in so that was an early christmas gift)
Perfect dark Zero
Condemned
Mr. and Mrs. Smith DVD
War of the Worlds DVD
BFG 7800gtx 512mb video card
Panasonic 5.1 Dolby Digital Surrond Sound System
New clothes

[DuelLadyS]

It turns out, when my boyfriend the $150 dollar thing he wanted to get me was out of stock... he meant AFTER he bought the last one.

I got a Pearl Pink Nintendogs DS bundle. :bouncy: I also got Lunar Dragon Song for it... which I asked for and pray I don't completely regret. (Now I must come up with proper retribution for being tricked into spending waaaay less than he did... :twisted: )

I also got:

Samurai Legend Musahi as a stocking stuffer

Zelda Windwaker (yes, I didn't have it yet)

Final Fantasy tactics advance (one step closer to all of 'em!)

Gundam: Battle Assuault (lots of hendheld games this year)

Some-or-other off brand portable DVD player. It works fine, but it's fairly big compared to others, and the screen has a nasty 'ghosting' effect... but I don't mind. Now I can figure out if I'd use a portable enough to justify buying a higher quality one. :bouncy:

[Saucy Jack]

Christmas always blows me away. It makes me realize that no matter how unhappy I get, that there are lots of people who love me and care about me. And...

THAT'S COOL!
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/5308/carlycolon1ao.jpg


I'm probably missing a few things, but here's what I can recall (day's been a blur):

40 Year Old Virgin DVD (Widescreen Unrated)
Family Guy Volume 3 (Season 4)
MP3 Player
Sony Headphones (kickass high-quality ones)
roughly $100 in Best Buy gift cards
Various restaurant gift cards
Blank DVDs and computer accessories
Cash
DVD with just about every wrestling theme ever ( 8-) )
A few gifts from friends that I haven't opened yet


This Christmas was pretty kick-ace!

[Scorch]

I rented 40 year old virgin. It's freakin' hilarious. It reminded me a lot of Demolition Man, but only because the guy works in a Circuit City-ish store.

[bil4ltool]

I ended up with
$780 in cash
2 new wallets (to hold the cash)
Xbox 360 (From GF even though I waited at launch for it)
$25 GC to Olive Garden
Logitech Wireless laptop mouse (this thing is TEH awesome)
Old Navy Pull-over
$20 BB Giftcard (Which I'll probably put towards DQVIII tommorow)
Duster for my room
Ipod Dock cable (with USB to hook to my Xbox and Laptop)
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Book
...And that pretty much covers it.

[modium]

Cash? Pfft, what a copout. ;) Wishlists are your friend. Actually, most of these, namely the DVDs are half-late-birthday gifts.

DVD: The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Killer's Kiss, Apocalypse Now, Whirlpool, Somewhere in the Night, the House on 92nd Street, The Devil's Rejects (Unrated 2-disc), Alfie, Lifeboat, Lolita, The Sugarland Express, The Truman Show SE, The Thing (anamorphic), The Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Edition, The Dead Zone Season 3, World War II Collection: Battlefront Europe, Ben-Hur CE, Controversial Classics, The Val Lewton Horror Collection, The Errol Morris DVD Collection, Wizard of Oz (3-disc)

Games: Guitar Hero, Shadow of the Colossus, Sly 2, Ratchet and Clank: UYA, Mario Kart DS, Super Mario 64 DS, Mario & Luigi Partners in Time, Trauma Center

Books: Herzog on Herzog, Never Coming to a Theater Near You - Kenneth Turan, Hey Idiot! - Leland Gregory, My Last Sigh - Luis Bunuel, The Complete Short Stories - Ernest Hemingway, Sculpting in Time - Andrei Tarkovsky, The Art of Noir - Eddie Muller, The American Film Institute Desk Reference

Yes, harnessed the true essence of the cheapass, they have. Very proud, I am, mmm?

[controlcommerce]

Today is my birthday, too.

Happy birthday!

[Moxio]

Nothing! :lol:

[Spacepest]

She just told me she got them on sale for $10 at Kohl's, so if anyone is interested in them, that's where to look.

/bows

Cool, now I know where to get them. Must have a pair....

[jakescape53]

Games
Age of empires 3
madden 06 (xbox 360)
Perfect Dark zero(360)
Kameo(360)

Gift Cards and Cash in $
30 cash
25 blockbuster
30 old navy
10 borders
50 red robin
15 itunes

Electronics
Xbox 360 premium
ipod nano

Other items worth mentioning
leather wallet
complete book of edgar allen poe works
guitar distortion pedal
guitar electronic tuner

[anubis20]

Ok i had a bittersweet christmas.... I got some nice stuff....

A Shirt
$30 EB Games Gift Card
$100 Best Buy Gift Card
Call of Duty 2 (XBOX 360)
1/60 Strike Gundam Model Kit
1/60 God Gundam Model Kit
1/100 Master Grade RX-79 Model Kit

.... and then my brother jumped on my bed and his big ass landed on my logitech harmony remote for XBOX 360 and cracked the small LCD screen. I have been pissed the entire day and not even unwrapping gifts changed my mood.

[crazytalkx]

1/60 Strike Gundam Model Kit
1/60 God Gundam Model Kit
1/100 Master Grade RX-79 Model Kit


I <3 Gundam models, sucks about your brother, I'd cut him.

[FFMooglestar]

My acquisitions:

Cash and Checks
Best Buy Gift Card
Kameo (X360)
Madden 06 (X360)
Call of Duty 2 (X360)
Play and Charge Kit (X360) x2
Family Guy Volume 3
Cologne
Clothes

and 5 And A Half Hours of Holiday Overtime at Work!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

[sonderiaom]

Cash? Pfft, what a copout. ;)

If you think about it, Gift Cards are the worst copout; only allowing you to spend the money at that certain store. And on that note, my 'haul':

$150 in BB bucks (only redemption being that I'm going to rape them with the $10 coupon
$25 to Pizza Hut
$20 to local Theatre
$55 in cash

Transformers Reissue: Riccochet with Nightstick
Awesome slippers
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Candy
15pc Screwdriver Set
5pc plier set
Tool bag
2 wonka bars
A bit of candy
Bathmat
Floormat
Tea Pot and Kettle
5 Seperate hot sauces including Da Bomb (http://www.thescarms.com/hotstuff/HotSauces.htm); 3rd hottest on earth
"Why Do Men Have Nipples" awesome book

And from my girlfriend:
Army of Darkness poster
Something that hasn't gotten here yet
But best of all is the fact that we'll be able to spend new years eve together.




Overall though, I'm ultimately dissappointed in the fact that I didn't get the damn camera that I was hoping for, I'm calling everywhere tomorrow to try to get it. Only think that makes up for it is my gf.

[111111]

my girl gave me bunch of shirts, psp logitech case, quagmire bobble head, body pillow.

from friends i got:
tshirts
store credit....yes store credit lol not gift card.
gift cards (like 5 of em)
wwe action figure?? yea sexy especially i barely watch it at all. lame.
more shirts and basketball shorts.
5mp camera/camcorder.
psp intec pro starter kit (booooo)

surprisingly no cash but i really dont need any. i'm content with gift cards. i asked for more clothing and got it. so i'm pretty happy.

edit:
oh yea mom and dad got me a new cell. lg 5000. nice phone i love it. raz00rs can suck my weener. everyone and their mom has one now.

also this is only my family in the US. when i go back to asia each year they give me.....oh lots of money making up for christmas.

[guardian_owl]

Scrubs Season 2
Kids in the Hall Season 3

That's it.

[mario23air]

I got:

XBOX 360
Call of Duty 2
Star Wars poster book
Kenneth Cole watch
XBOX Live 3 month Premium gold pack
Cashmere v-neck sweater
2005 World Series DVD
$30 Borders GC
The Great Mortality (Book)
Tee Shirt (Front says, “Not now, I’m playing video games)
Subscription to Tricycle magazine

For myself I got:

Condemned
Perfect Dark Zero
Quake 4
Play and Charge kit
Pariah
KOF Maximum Impact Maniax
Pair Steve Madden shoes

[alonzomourning23]

ps1- castlvenai chronicles
bust a move 4

dreamcast- bangai-o

ds- zoo keeper
mario luigie partners in time
bust a move ds
nanostray

gba- mario golf

ps2- unlimited saga
oni
street fighter anniversary
ys ark of naphitism (and guide)
astro boy
sd gundam

GC- custom robo
puyo pop fever
tales of symphonia
mega man anniversary
viewtiful joe 2

xbox- fable
bard's tale

genesis- shining force
phantasy star IV

DVD- arrested development 2
addams family
addams family values
michael jordan his airness
jurrassic park
jurassic park lost world
russian ark
Alf
Royal Canadian Air Farce 4x4
married with children season 4

A lot of these I picked up at sales for others. It worked out well since it costs less and I got more of the stuff I wanted. Also got about $100 from various cousins.

[Vampire Hunter D]

Are banks open today? Cause i got a few checks.

[Nealocus123]

Video Games (I got these for myself at the TRU sale, early Christmas gifts IMO)
Blood Rayne 2
Def Jam: Fight for New York
Resident Evil 4
DOA Ultimate
Sid Meier's Pirates!

Books
King Kong (Prequel to the movie)
King Kong (Movie Book)

Movies
Fantastic Four on UMD
Jurassic Park Collection (all 3 movies)
Family Guy: The Stewie Griffon Story

Gift Cards
$75 Gamestop
$30 American Eagle

Cash
$161

Clothes
A bunch of screen T's (Jimi Hendrix, Spy vs. Spy, Bob Marley, etc.)
A New jacket
New Shorts

I did pretty well if I don't say so my self.

[bil4ltool]

Are banks open today? Cause i got a few checks.

I Don't think so dude this is a federal holiday. You could always deposit them at an ATM and pull the cash back out if you want.

[mcgavin27]

I Don't think so dude this is a federal holiday. You could always deposit them at an ATM and pull the cash back out if you want.
How is December 26 a federal holiday?

[killswitch64]

Games:
Bloodrayne 2
DQ8
Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition

A bunch of clothes and a new PC.

[Saucy Jack]

How is December 26 a federal holiday?

Banks, the USPS, and other places are taking today off for Christmas.

[Rocko]

I hate the bank. For my fifty dollar canadian check that I get from my uncle every Christmas, they now give me fifty dollars when it's deposit it, then send a notice that they're taking X amount of dollars away for the exchange rate (which has been going up. yay for me). They used to do the exchange rate thing and everything right there. I guess the tellers want to leave it for the next guy to catch.

Long story short, I spend money I don't have. =/

[DigitalSpace]

-Need For Speed Most Wanted: Black Edition for PS2
-Onimusha: Warlords for PS2
-The 40 Year Old Virgin DVD
-Dave Chappelle - For What It's Worth DVD
-Lacuna Coil - In A Reverie CD
-A pair of jeans
-2 pairs of Calvin Klein boxers
-4 pairs of black dress socks
-A new pair of Nikes
-Star Wars toy lightsaber (Mace Windu)
-A roll of duct tape

[Ziv_Zulander]

-Simpsons Season 7
-Desk lamp
-$250
-various socks/boxer shorts

[TheRock88]

$270
An Xbox controller S (blue color)
A shirt
A 156 mb flash stick

[I AM WILLIAM H. MACY]

I got a role in the new Jerry Seinfeld CGI film!

[nevposey]

My Lil' Bro got hooked up with the 360 and I was hung out to dry and he is taking it back to college with him. I got some new luggage and some Ipod accessories. Also some cash with which I am thinking about buying a nav system for my car. One of the TomToms probably either the 300 or 700.

[Lice]

I love how people got all this stuff and so little was donated to the charity...

BAH HUM BUG!!!!!!!!!!!is what i say ! I fart in all of your general directions...

[Spacepest]

I love how people got all this stuff and so little was donated to the charity...

BAH HUM BUG!!!!!!!!!!!is what i say ! I fart in all of your general directions...




I'm also donating a couple hundred dollars worth of books to my local library. I guess that counts as "charity". So please don't fart on me.

[Lice]

::Fans fart away from Space Pest::

[shipwreck]

I love how people got all this stuff and so little was donated to the charity...

BAH HUM BUG!!!!!!!!!!!is what i say ! I fart in all of your general directions...




Exactly how do you know how much we've all given to charities this year?

[GuilewasNK]

I fart in all of your general directions...


To break wind in such a tremndous fashion is a gift in and of itself. :lol:

I am sure most people have at least given to the Salvation Army bell ringers but the topic is about what you got not what you gave.

[Spacepest]

I am sure most people have at least given to the Salvation Army bell ringers but the topic is about what you got not what you gave.

Yes, maybe we should start a seperate thread fart free thread about how much we gave to charity this year. This thread wasn't about charitable giving, it was about what you got for Xmas. Also, I don't think most people consider charitable donations as "Xmas presents", its just a donation to help others less fortunate.

[ZR0 Limit]

- Twelve59 - G version watch from Tokyo Flash
- S'Squre - Sunrise watch from Tokyo Flash
- Daruma Courage tee from GMTEE
- PoPoLoCrois [PSP] (early brithday present, actually)
- SmackDown! vs. RAW '06 [PSP]
- $140 in cash
- $100 AmEx gift credit card

i don't see how gift cards are copouts when the person recieving it might shop at that particular store. if someone gave me one for, let's say, Urban Outfitters, i'd love it because i actually shop there. but whatever works for you. i personally liked getting the AmEx card for a change. it's a gift card that can be used anywhere that American Express is accepted.

[alonzomourning23]

I just got another gift today. I was standing near the counter when my mother opened a package from DDD containing "chichago bulls- the 1990's". Its a dvd set they released for many of the dominant nba teams (lakers, celtics, 76er's and bulls), it includes the history of their championships (plus what lead up to them), as well as 6 of the best nba finals games (full games). She said she had intended it for a xmas gift but since it arrived late was gonna save it. But since I saw her open it she gave it to me now. Seems she had forgot what she ordered when she opened it.