[Varvara]

I complained here a while ago about present exchange between adults. This year everything worked out!

Adults had agreed to not buy anything for each other and this time everyone actually stuck to it.

Of course our younger child got a lot of toys etc but the older one got books and edible items, everything was to her liking.

So I’m grateful and happy I could buy better quality (and maybe even quantity) Christmas food for us all because I didn’t have to buy small “items” to wrap.

[Marsha]

My husband and I have never exchanged gifts. We do sometimes order things we need after Christmas on sale. I just ordered a much needed winter coat.

The adults in my family stopped presents when
The kids grew up and we stopped

Nieces and nephews when
We all had grandchildren. So, we buy for
Our grandchildren

And I do
Write

Checks for our sons
And their wives. That’s it.

[Kody]

We tried something different for hubby and I this year. 1 gift each then we picked 4 smaller home improvement items (all of ours were updating/replacing lights).

We bargain shopped and bought the items needed then did the work ourselves.

Win win because money was spent on things we needed done.

[Kym]

We buy for kids in my family but if someone wants to they can bring a small gift for all ladies like a Christmas ornament or each family like cookies or Chex mix.

I love it because it is optional and nobody does it every year. You do it when the mood strikes you, no obligation.

And if someone brings something and you don’t, you just say thank you and that’s it

[Margie]

We have cut down on the number of adults we buy for. Sometimes we do a family gift, such as an experience or something for the home; a photoshoot or a smoothie maker for example.

[Lisa]

I asked my parents many years ago to do experiences instead of gifts – something they would do with the kids when they visit.

Christmas stressed me out with so much stuff added to our small house (many things that would never get used).

Memories are forever, and it doesn’t have to be anything fancy.

[Erin]

We decided at the beginning of our relationship to not exchange gifts. We both enjoy doing things for each other, surprises here and there, and vacations, etc.

It’s not always fancy, but we don’t do gifts. Gifts are stressfull to us both, and quite frankly, boring.

Most of my family, thankfully, feels the same way. The kids get gifts, but not adults.

[Laurie]

We agreed with family no gifts & the money that would’ve been spent would go to Samaritans purse & mountain mule packers for hurricane relief.

We did that yesterday thinking they’d still need $$ after Christmas donations fizzled out.

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