Whatdja GIVE? (Christmas Giving Check in!)

[Trenthian]

OK, I checked and I found a thread like this. However, trenthian's system checks and balances division has to chime in and ask you, what does the list of Giving look like this year?

What did you GIVE to, Friends, Family, people and society this year? Jesus wants to know.

A bottle of cologne and a bar of chocolate to me. Chocolate helps me forget I hate the holidays.

A DS to my little bro, with starfox and new mario
A new robe for my grandpa. Oh and hugs!
I got my sister the Sims 2 pets edition for her Gamecube.
Suikoden 2 for my best friend Alex... but he doesnt know about it yet cause he couldnt come home for xmas.

Countless PC titles published by Vivendi Games, to many assorted friends.

An Nvidia 6800 + AGP mobo and intel P4 to my MAC using friend. (got the parts for real cheap through one of my work place's distributors, so I didnt go crazy or anything.) Maybe he will actually windows now.

I gave part of my wardrobe to goodwill,

I delievered a handful of things shipped to my workplace late, to the people who ordered them for their familys on xmas, JUST in time to wrap them.

[watkinzez]

DVD player for Dad
Pink album for Mum
Family Guy Season 5 for my brother
Super Monkey Ball Deluxe for my two cousins
Other bits and bobs

I contemplated making a topic called 'U + Ur Haul' after said album was playing through the house, but I decided against it.

[Fusion2004]

Other than helping my father buy my brother some games for Christmas by using my employee discount at CompUSA, I gave hugs for Christmas.

Bah humbug!

;)

[lazygecko]

A $350 hat

[FiremanJoe]

Cds this year...
Billy Bragg for dad
Jamiroquai for my sister
Moby for mum (she didn't seem to like it. Apparently doesn't like his old stuff much, only his new stuff)
Armin van Buuren and Blutonium Boy for a friend (birthday/christmas are only a few days apart)

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

4 $20 gift certificates for East Side Mario's.

[Trenthian]

Other than helping my father buy my brother some games for Christmas by using my employee discount at CompUSA, I gave hugs for Christmas.

Bah humbug!

;)

bah humbug?
Hug make people feel good about themselves. and you dont have to put yourself in the poor house to give them out at will. I say good show. Lead by example.

[The Phalanx]

Electric space heater for my brother
Hazelnut-scented candle for my sister
Leather coat for my half-brother
New shower head for my mom
Virtua Fighter 4 and two spiffy PS2 controllers for my nephew
Same pair of controllers for a friend (they were on sale!)
Tyrant Guard for another friend
House stuff for another friend who just moved into a new apartment

...and thats about it.

[Xelebes]

A Thousand bucks to my parents to buy a new oven.

Geoffery Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" to my older brother.

[Trenthian]

A $350 hat

you gave and recieved a hat...

are you part of a expensive hat trading club?

or were you regifted, or regifting?

[Bahamut]

A $350 hat

you gave and recieved a hat...

are you part of a expensive hat trading club?

or were you regifted, or regifting?

He's referring to the I-got-pissed-at-mom-so-I-bought-a-$350-Time-Mage-hat thread like two years ago.

[Dunnowhathuh]

The book "The Truth About Motherhood".

[Israfel]

A pocket radio
2 Wii games (Rayman and Trauma Center)
An ESV study bible
hardback copies of two CS Lewis books (Mere Christianity and Screwtape Letters)

[Black Mage]

God thread idea.

For my Dad: a quarter-zip fleece, a "survival-kit-in-a-bottle" thingy, a glove and hat set, a few other things I can't recall, plus my brothers and I put together a stocking for him as well with candy and a few other misc items.

Sean (little bro 1): a heavy-weight hoodie, a cool double action twisty ratchet tool...dammit, I can't remember anything tonight...another thing or two.

Kenny (little bro 2): new ear phones, Dickies work pants..and once again I can't recall. I think the wine is interfering with me memory tonight.

I also made many a cookie and made cookie bags for the neighbors. Even the ones next door who, I am pretty sure, have stolen stuff from our shed on at least one occasion). Cookies included: mocha biscotti, coffee-anise biscochitos, a couple kinds of chocolate chips cookies (including my signature recipe...yum), lebkuchen, and almond spritz cookies.

[Drack]

I gave my computer to my parents

[FuriousFure]

let's see. i woot'ed this christmas
mom: landline phone system (4 handsets)
dad: portable dvd player
bro #1: bedding
bro #2: little miss sunshine (great movie btw) and a guitar holder
sis: harry potter and order of the pheonix theatrical poster.

[Steben]

For my dad, a Frank Sinatra collection of DVDs
For my mom, seasons 1 and 2 of Monk
For my sister, the Wicked Grimmorie (a behind-the-scenes look at Wicked the musical, or something)
For my brother, Final Fantasies 8 and 9

Also, various other smaller presents for my friends. I bought Guitar Hero 2 for myself, but I counted it as my present for my roommates, since they wanted to play it more than I did. (Not that I don't like it too, of course.)

[The wingless]

My mom: a $300 Bananna Republic coat with a $200 Bananna Republic gift certificate. Plus Trekkies 1 and 2.

My dad: A flight stick, Flight Sim 2004 and Silent Hunter III

My little Sister: Elite Beat Agents. Animal Crossing. A book on Calligraphy, a calligraphy pen. A book on making celtic knots. A book on drawing faces. Two blank, unlined books (think very detailed and archaic like a Myst linking book).

Midway's User Interfaces have been good to me, so I have returned the favor in kind.

[Trenthian]

I gave my Mc donalds happy meal, submissive yoshi toy a Facial for christmas.

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[dafrog]

A new digital camera with a case and 1 gb memory card for my mom.

A swarovski crystal bear and black sheep for my mom as well since she collects those things.

A bottle of Trappiste Rochefort 10 for a friend.

Some dog treats for my dog.

And that's it... well I got a few small things for some other friends but otherwise that's all since I'm officially broke now.

It's like this every year, after the holidays I'm so broke that if you try to rob me you'll get an IOU.

[Guy In Rubber Suit]

I gave my girlfriend a drawing (framed) of a vampire feasting on a woman, a necklace, and two Billy Idol cds.

My brother got Forrest Gump.

One friend got a Poison greatest hits CD as a joke.

Another friend got an Emperor shirt.

My parents will be getting a painting I'm doing for them, I showed them a work in progess and they liked it very much thus far.

[Jarvi]

Got a 1 gig flash drive for my friend, that's about it

[suzumebachi]

For my mom: a very, very nice Seiko wristwatch.
For my dad: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007
For my uncle: a fancy new floor lamp for his living room.
For my aunt: a digital photo frame (displays pictures/slideshows from a digital camera)
For my grandma: a Samsung 19" widescreen LCD monitor
For my cousin: a Sirius satellite radio system, docking station, and 2 months subscription
For my brother: 6 months worth of WoW game cards

I got: a shirt and a toy harmonica.

[The Damned]

For poor kids that don't get much the rest of the year: Lego. Boxes and boxes of Lego. And some Barbie dolls, because girls typically get toys meant for boys, and getting a crappy toy you have no interest in is almost as bad as getting nothing.

And I did it last year, and the year before. Except that one year, where I bought GBA SPs and one game for each of them, so that the kids who got them would have something to play. That was a good year. I think I'll do that again next christmas. But with DS Lites, maybe.

[Dhsu]

Wow, that's quite the chunk of change you're giving.

I'd suggest going with GBA Micros. They're $40 at Wal-mart, smaller and brighter than SPs, and the only thing they lose (besides a little bit of screen size) is the ability to play GBC games and *gasp* connect to a GCN!

[DrumUltimA]

I gave people:

15 dollar itunes card
a diet coke and a box of mentos
2000 wiipoints
A zip up hoodie
earrings
a wallet

I got the flu right before christmas and was dead so i couldn't really put much thought into my gifts this year :[

[Jillian Aversa]

I have a very small family, so multiple gifts for each!

For my mommy:
- Two nature photography calendars, one for work and one for home
- Carolina wren nesting box
- Deluxe music folder, with string inserts and hand strap
- A pair of beautiful birch candles

For my daddy:
- Great Scientists Finger Puppets, from thinkgeek.com!
- "Mind Hacks," by Tom Stafford and Matt Webb
- "The Spam Letters," by Johnathan Land
- A CD of music by zircon and myself, as per request ^_~

For my brudda:
- An OCR T-Shirt! Yeahhhh!
- The thinkgeek "Annoy-a-tron"
- T-Rex shirt from qwantz.com
- Fuzzy, fleecy scarf

For da zircon:
- Zen garden fountain (cuz he likes running water indoors!)
- A roly poly polar bear cub

For da zircon's family:
- Rainbow pasta (What? They're Italian!)
- A FISH ORNAMENT for their tree, and no, you'll never understand

[Darth Lime]

LOL! I got my sister several gifts from the Dollar Tree, the one she liked the most was an iPod mini case.

I got my mom a hat, a painters beret. Yeah, since shes in college for graphic design and she likes to paint and shit..... yeah.

[Souliarc]

- Kone for dad and step-mom (a Dirt Devil handheld).
- Crock Pot for mom.
- Golf pool for step-dad.
- Vegetable chopper for grandma.
- DVD rack for grandpa.
- Toy cooking utensils for sister.
- Painting kit for brother.
- Jack Daniels sauce kit for friend.
- Asian style mouse pad for friend.
- Purse organizer for aunt.
- Picture frame and candle for friend
- Pitched in some money to buy 50 chickens and a wire coop for a third world family!
- Love and hugs to everyone :)

[Dark Chocobo]

For my dad, 50 Weapons That Changed Warfare.
For my bro, The Space Quest Collection.
For my mom, a CD by some stupid country singer.
For my girl, earrings.

For my grand- and godparents, I made calendars with pictures of our family.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

I gave my computer to my parents

Hope you remembered to delete the pr0n.

[Antipode]

To several people - a ps2 "quad" memory card, a 4 foot potted plant with this cool intertwining trunk, a tub of dark chocolate covered coffee beans, and a set of wineglasses.

[Majin GeoDooD]

I bought a female friend a Keith Urban CD.

That's all.

My brother and I may be pitching in to buy my dad two tires.. some fucker slashed them last night.

[Czar Diego]

To Mom and Dad:
$50 in Olive Garden Giftcards
Handheld Sudoku Game for Mom
A Jesus fish for Dad :lol:
clothes

To Girlfriend:
Pink DS Lite
Nintendogs: Dalmatian edition
A new jacket

To GF's Parents:
More Olive Garden Giftcards

TO GF's Sisters:
Giftcard to local craft store for little sister(She's into art)

Pittsburgh Steelers Wireless PS2 Controller for older sister (She's obsessed with them)

Then I ran out of money :(

[RamRod]

My post from UnMod.

Let's see here:

For Dad: a bigass grill and tons of grill stuff. He really needed a new one.

For Mom: stuff for entertaining around the home. Stuff like a heated dish for misc. stuff for parties and this huge bowl and stand that you can put tons of ice and booze in. It's great, and I really want one for myself now.

For Bro: a really nice cappuccino machine.

For Sis: a 45 piece knife/kitchen set, blender, and a juicer.

For G-Ma: lots of flowery and smelly shit. Bath stuff, candles, slippers, etc. She really digs it.

For G-Pa: more garage stuff, as usual, and a really cool AA battery charger.

[sgx]

Got my parents a DVD/VCR Player Recorder

Got my bro Phantasy Star Universe and FFV Advance

[parasoul]

I graced my parents with my presence, which was their Christmas gift. So, I guess that's my gift to all of you too. Man I'm generous.

[The Damned]

Wow, that's quite the chunk of change you're giving.

I'd suggest going with GBA Micros. They're $40 at Wal-mart, smaller and brighter than SPs, and the only thing they lose (besides a little bit of screen size) is the ability to play GBC games and *gasp* connect to a GCN!
Good idea. GBA games should be cheap by then, and if I see somewhere that has some bundles for sale, I can kill two birds with one stone.

I really think having their own little video game system is a good thing for a child in such a situation. If not for the small amount of escape they provide, then for the fact that that little piece of electronics is theirs, and theirs alone. They can take it with them, they can hide it if they need to, and they can pull it out and play it when they want to. Because being a kid with nothing sucks.

[Nicole Adams]

I gave:

- my dad a 512 MB MP3 player
- my mom a zip-up sweater
- my sis The Little Mermaid
- my bro the first season of The Office
- my brother-in-law $15 for motorcycle stuff