The Whatcha' Gave Thread

[Maveric]

So what did you give to others for christmas, to who, and why?

Father - very hard to buy for, got him a 20 hour audio CD "The World is flat, the brief history of the 21st century". He drives his truck a lot and likes to listen to audio books on the road.

Mom - Some bamboo incense thingee (she's into smelly things) and a Pier One (because it's her favorite store) gift Card.

$10.00 Bed/Bath/Beyond gift cards and a jiggly light-up pen for each of the Nurse Manager's that i work with.

i tried to budget myself $20.00 each for the rest of the family.

Brothers&Brother-in-law - i got them a Swiss Army Credit Card. Why? because it's cool, useful, and only cost $20.00.

Sister&Sister-in-lawsBathing salts and body lotions (my failsafe standard gift, always pleases)

highschool age nephew = "God of War" game for his playstation2. he doesn't have many games and i chose a game that i would want to play whenever i come over.

jr. high neice = dog whistle and petsmart gift card (she recently got a puppy) and a hand held 20Q game that supposedly can read your mind after you answer the 20 questions it poses to you..

grade school/toddler nephews = a bunch of novelty toys like; flurp (a silly putty that makes fart noises, a egg that hatches a fake lizard after you stick it in water for 24 hours, slingshot gliders, spiderman digital watches, floam (like silly putty with foam balls in it, can use it to decorate or make scultures), gravity defying frisbies (you fill it with some helium),bunch of cheap stuff

grade school neices = how to paint (by numbers) deluxe kits

my older brother's family (who lives in town and i visit frequently) a deluxe version of the cheapass game called "Kill Doctor Lucky" which is fun as hell to play. they try to have have game nights once a week and every now and then i'll show up. wanted them to have a decent game to play whenever i'm there :p

-Mav

[Blackbat]

highschool age nephew = "God of War" game for his playstation2. he doesn't have many games and i chose a game that i would want to play whenever i come over.


:lol:

My god, you sound like me.

[PawnOfFate]

Fiance: Some baggy pajamas, a soft robe and fuzzy slippers (labor clothes! she wanted them!), A few books, a new computer chair, a book light, a few CDs.

Fiance's Parents: A pool room clock, a picture frame collage for the baby, a big crystal candle holder and some football helmet bookends. I'm lame.

Fiance's Brother - Gears of War Limited Edition... so I could spend all christmas day playing it. :)

[Valcarde]

Girlfriend: Black Gamecube, deluxe memory card, and Pikmin. She'd been saying how she wanted them for ages, so now she has 'em. Also, a laser-cut steel dragon pendant, and she 'gave' one to me, too. Sort of our 'symbol'.

Best friend: Transporter 1 and 2.
Best friend's girlfriend: Lil' Pimp.
Mother: House MD season 1 box set.
Sister: Pirates of the Carribean 2 collectors edition.
Nieces and Nephew: Random stuffed animals. Theyr'e between 6 months and 5 years old, so...

[Cloud Runner]

Mom-Beattles Love CD
Dad-Seinfeld Season 5
Bro-Talladega Nights
Uncle-3D pin art thing

[Krypto]

Mom - Some pajamas with pockets in 'em.

Dad - MotoGP '06 for the Xbox 360

Sister - Phoenix Wright for the DS

Bro-in-law - Gears of War for 360

[Xielos]

Mom - A book holder

Dad - A belt

Sister - An Inconvienient Truth DVD

Bro - Megadeth Rust in Peace

[Remianen]

16 year old niece - When she graduated from high school in May, she got a vintage 1986 Cadillac Seville so for Christmas, we tricked it out a bit for her (satellite navigation, upgraded stereo, new rims, etc). She also got 1 year of WoW (the main game she plays), BlackBerry Pearl, and a Sleep Number bed (for her room here).

Niece's best friend - T-Mobile Sidekick 3 (Diane Von Furstenberg edition) with a year of service

Mother & best friend's mother - Alaska cruise & cruisetour in May

Nephew - a new PC (3.8 gig Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme, 3 gigs of RAM, dual GeForce 8800s in SLi, etc). He decided to wait til Vista comes out to actually put it to use.

Best friend - a bunch of outfits I caught her peepin' at during Fashion Week, Sony Cybershot digicamera, gift cards to Bed Bath & Beyond and Frédéric Fekkai.

My father - AutoZone gift card, Men's Wearhouse gift card (I inherited my suit fetish from him :(), SYMS gift card, and some Nicole Miller ties

My assistant/COO & husband - A full owner's membership in Marriott's Vacation Club/Timeshare program with 8 weeks of available time.

Nephew & his father - joint gift of a Bowflex Extreme

Best friend's father - TomTom One satellite navigation thing

I also pledged a 2-week "girls night out" type of affair to the Golden Door spa Elysia (Australia) for my mother, best friend & her mother, niece & her mother, and one of my aunts. That one brought the house down. So much so that no one asked what the guys would be up to during that two weeks (and we're still trying to figure out where we're going :P).

Company employees got the standard 10% of their base salary as a Christmas gift. Everyone else got gift cards to the stores I know they frequent (or would like to be able to frequent).


One of the few great things left about being in the travel business is the ability to give experiences as gifts, without breaking the bank.

[Xielos]

So Rem, funny story. As it turns out I'm actualy your great great semi-cousin, thrice-removed. How about passing along some holliday cheer? :D

[Remianen]

So Rem, funny story. As it turns out I'm actualy your great great semi-cousin, thrice-removed. How about passing along some holliday cheer? :D


hahaha

*hands over a gift card to The Body Shop*

:P

I love giving more than receiving. Last year, seeing my nephew's face almost literally light up when he saw his 360 was priceless. This year, my niece's best friend didn't even expect to get anything. She just came over to hang out. Imagine her surprise!

[Gaia]

Mom/Dad, Grandparents, Aunt/Uncle, Uncle: collapable wooden baskets that can double as trivits or cutting boards, Talia school picture, kids with santa pictures

Brother/Sister-in-law: to be bought for
Neice: to be bought for

Talia: Disney sky and meadow wall mural, princess add ons for wall mural (Belle, Snow White, Jasmine, and Ariel), castle add-on for wall mural, Supergirl personal CD player, Tweety Bird bobble head with candy, Strawberry shortcake bath accessories, Hilary Duff CD

Quinn: Metropolis skyline wall mural, Superman smashing an astroid add on for wall mural, Superman bath accessories, Superman cape plus breakaway chain (still owe him a new costume they were out at the store), Taz bobble head with candy, Starscream Transformer

My cousin: Thomas Kincade card and home made fudge (he and his brother get into huge fights every year as to who gets the fudge)

Husband's cousin 1: Over the Hedge CD, gift card
Husband's cousin 2: Gift card for Hot Topic
Husband's aunt: Gift card to Fred Meyer's
Husband's uncle: Gift card to Fred Meyer's
Husband's Family friend 1: Gift card to Fred meyer's
Husband's Family friend 2: Gift card to Fred Meyer's

Friend: Action Figure
Friend: S'mores in a tin
Friend's kid 1: Superman/Batman graphic novel
Friend's kid 2: Hot Wheels cars
Friend's Kid 3: My little ponies
Daughter's friend 1: Tweety Bobble head
Daughter's friend 2: Tweety bobble head
Little brother to daughter's friend: matchbox cars

Tophat: Snowman bucket from Popcorn Factory filled with candies, popcorn and a stuffed snowman
Infalliable: Chocolate greeting card

An apology: To those that I was to send cards to and fudge I'm sorry I've been too sick up until this last saturday to even do cards. let alone go to the post office to send them out. I will attempt, if you want, to send them out still please let me know.

[Krypto]

Gogo - Herpes. Sorry.

[Tarkenchi]

Gogo - Herpes. Sorry.
LMAO!!!!!!!! OWNED:shinner:

[Yin]

Dad: James Bond 007 - Die Another Day DVD, 3 long tees, sweater, Nikes.
Mom: 2 sweaters, table centerpiece, African mask in framing.
Brother: Twin mattress set for his dorm room next year.
Best friend #1- Mousetrap
Best friend #2- Roccawear belt
Best friend #3 - Blue ADIDAs sports bag with Phi Beta Sigma embroidered down it
Best friend #4 - Blue picture frame with Zeta Phi Beta wooden letters at the top with a Zeta picture inside

[Sword]

Dad - Electric shaver, Almanac, set of 2006 coins (he's a coin collector), Salt and Pepper shakers.
Girlfriend - Necklace of white gold /w diamond.

I never buy anything for my friends and they never buy anything for me. Less hassle ;)

[The Widowed]

My mother: A $50 gift card for Salonfinder.com, because she stresses herself to death over minutae and she needs it more than anyone.

My brother and my sister-in-law: A $50 gift card to Joe's Crab Shack and other restaurants in the same conglomerate.

My nephew: A Mr. Goodwrench car repair kit (plastic toys, of course), which should go well with the motorized rider Corvette that my brother got for him.

Malibu Sally: A copy of IL 2 Sturmovik 1946 (imported).






Just kidding on that last one. :P

[The Widowed]

Gogo - Herpes. Sorry.
This is the part where Gogo chimes in to say "YOU'RE DEAD!!!" or "That's okay. I gave you leprosy" or "Krypto's Mom: Photos of me and him playing 'Hide the Salami'..." or somesuch. :p

Best friend #1- Mousetrap
Best friend #2- Roccawear belt
Best friend #3 - Blue ADIDAs sports bag with Phi Beta Sigma embroidered down it
Best friend #4 - Blue picture frame with Zeta Phi Beta wooden letters at the top with a Zeta picture inside
By the definition, you can only have one best friend. I guess these four have to fight to the death in gladiator combat now, huh? :D

[T!M]

Mom, Cd player for her car
Dad, All he ever wants is hunting stuff. I just gave the ol' man some money (40$) he already has everything under the sun.
Bro, I didn't get him shit cause he doesn't disearve shit.

[The Widowed]

Bro, I didn't get him shit cause he doesn't disearve shit.
Which reminds me...

Little hellbeast of a half-sister: Didn't get her shit, but only because it's impossible to find coal in St. Louis. (Believe me, I looked.) Only real coal will do; None of that fake, processed charcoal crap could ever hope to meet Kris Kringle's standards.

Hell, our mother lives with her, Mom bought her a bunch of clothes, Laura peeked and saw that she had clothes coming and Laura demanded that Mom let her open her gifts two weeks early, just so Laura would have something to wear when she went clubbing. Laura's too lazy to do laundry, of course. Naturally, Laura threw an abusive, cussy fit when Mom said no.

Ungrateful, spoiled little bitch. She shouldn't have gotten a blasted thing for Xmas, but people in this family just have to be so soft and forgiving. No wonder she never learns any life lessons. I can't stand the idea of sharing half of my genetic code with that fat little tramp. :grr:

Fa la la la la, la la la la. :p

[Blackbat]

Gogo - Herpes. Sorry.

lol.

[Blackbat]

Which reminds me...

Little hellbeast of a half-sister: Didn't get her shit, but only because it's impossible to find coal in St. Louis. (Believe me, I looked.) Only real coal will do; None of that fake, processed charcoal crap could ever hope to meet Kris Kringle's standards.

Hell, our mother lives with her, Mom bought her a bunch of clothes, Laura peeked and saw that she had clothes coming and Laura demanded that Mom let her open her gifts two weeks early, just so Laura would have something to wear when she went clubbing. Laura's too lazy to do laundry, of course. Naturally, Laura threw an abusive, cussy fit when Mom said no.

Ungrateful, spoiled little bitch. She shouldn't have gotten a blasted thing for Xmas, but people in this family just have to be so soft and forgiving. No wonder she never learns any life lessons. I can't stand the idea of sharing half of my genetic code with that fat little tramp. :grr:

Fa la la la la, la la la la. :p

Don't sugarcoat it, tell us how you really feel.

:chuckle:

[The Widowed]

Don't sugarcoat it, tell us how you really feel.

:chuckle:
Will you ban me if I cut loose with a cochlea-curdling string of "fucks" and crude descriptions of commercialist empires coupling with my sister's anatomy? :P

[Blackbat]

I'll just add a crapload of "bleeps". ;)

[The Widowed]

But I prefer to be censored with those squeaky horn noises from Maximum Exposure. :|

[ThunderMace]

Hmmm
Wife-Nice leather coat (well, she picked it out and ordered it, but still)
Parents - Stepmom has back problems so we sent 'em a Tempurpedic mattress like ours.
Co-Workers- Gift certificate to Bed bath and beyond
That's it.

[Yin]

This is the part where Gogo chimes in to say "YOU'RE DEAD!!!" or "That's okay. I gave you leprosy" or "Krypto's Mom: Photos of me and him playing 'Hide the Salami'..." or somesuch. :p


By the definition, you can only have one best friend. I guess these four have to fight to the death in gladiator combat now, huh? :D

Well, I COULD call them my brothers and sisters. That's how we act anyway. lol

[iggy880]

I think the 2 best givings were to my Dad and my Sister

Dad: The Beatles Love album because he's a huge beatles fan(I love the music as well, but not their 'Greatest Band Ever' aura) and it owns because so far everyone loves it and it may be some of the greatest mixing of their music I've heard.

Sister: I got her Amped 3 because it was the first game she actually liked on my 360 but never got it, and I tricked into thinking she wasn't and she's loved it(plus she let me finish the story and stuff since she likes goofing around, and I got myself like 300+ achievement points today by doing so)

[Alumette]

Nice gifts, Iggy!

I cooked a 5-course French meal for my in-laws. The menu was French; with Provencal overtones (go figure. :P)

Entree: charcuterie, including pate de campagne, saucisson aux herbes, cornichons, and olives nicoises. I also served an artichoke-caper tapenade, because my mother-in-law adores artichokes.

Plat principal: poulet provencal (chicken cooked in wine, tomatoes, olives, and herbes de provence), and steamed asparagus dressed with olive oil and fleur de sel from the Camargue. Of course, there was also the ubiquitous baguette (can't have a French meal without it!)

Green salad with homemade vinaigrette

Plateau de fromages: fresh chevre, an aged chevre treated with ash, a bleu made from sheep's milk, and an idiazabal (not French, but Spanish; I just really love the stuff).

Dessert: fresh pear compote

I poured a 2003 Saint-Damien Corbieres, which was nice.

Cooking is one of my favorite gifts to give, and I really had fun with this one.

:)

[Xielos]

Al, you sure know how to make someone hungry.

I did buy an extra gift, supposedly for my sister. It was only $6, so I grabbed it. Its a mini sculpture of Oz (Seth Green) from Buffy. Haven't given it to her yet, I wasn't sure if she would like it.

[Gold Rush]

Just re-posting this here, since I am missing the correct line to line up in during the holidays ;P

Full post here : http://www.cohguru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=201638&postcount=50




Gifts given :
Canon Z-1000 digital camera
3 seperate Egyptian pieces from the New York Metropolitan Museum store
4 various Betty Boop figurines
Earrings and Broach, also from the NY Museum store
Various CDs featuring compilations of singers from the 1950's.
" " compilations from Big Band/Swing era
"Best songs of Argentina" collection CD
"Best Tango songs of Argentina" 3 CD set
Bocielle CD in spanish
Burning Crusade reserve (fully paid)
And...
A full Fur Mink coat! (This was for my Mother; she has always wanted one. Even gave my Dad a hard time that he never gave one. :chuckle: Yes, I got a very good deal. Yes, it was still very expensive even with the deal. My mom may not fully enjoy it, but she is still active/cognizant to appreciate it. Heck, women like the effort/thought! :) Made me feel good. )

I plan to give more gifts out, to friends mostly, before the year is over. We still haven't had our get-together. Family, visiting and otherwise, has kept me busy.

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Gold Rush

[Alumette]

Gold Rush, marry me.

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[Gold Rush]

Gold Rush, marry me.

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Oh, shucks, Ma'am. You make a guy embarrased. :sweat:

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Gold Rush