tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682550918434506539.post2580265364497117039..comments2023-05-05T09:32:11.584+01:00Comments on Take Me Down To The Shore: The anti gift guideMinnie Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01064785933037423016noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682550918434506539.post-67652723174069275312012-12-12T22:27:16.934+00:002012-12-12T22:27:16.934+00:00I agree that society has a tendency to get caught ...I agree that society has a tendency to get caught up in excess during the holiday season. It's really unfortunate. My family decided to stop buying each other gifts several years ago and it ended up being a huge relief to all of us. Now the holidays are about spending time with each other, not spending money on each other. mkonieczkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732809317180147109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682550918434506539.post-80945170337780413882012-12-12T18:49:30.823+00:002012-12-12T18:49:30.823+00:00This year one of my best friends and her family ar...This year one of my best friends and her family are getting a family game night box. I think it may have to become a tradition if it goes down well. Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675248197690745701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682550918434506539.post-41022102102500580932012-12-12T18:48:26.120+00:002012-12-12T18:48:26.120+00:00Yes THIS, going into debt to give some gifts is CR...Yes THIS, going into debt to give some gifts is CRAZY.Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675248197690745701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682550918434506539.post-61241091106638207472012-12-12T13:39:55.595+00:002012-12-12T13:39:55.595+00:00I think pretty much the same way, except I can be ...I think pretty much the same way, except I can be a touch more Grinch-like. If your not a child, you don't get gifts at all. If I can't afford it I'm not going into debt or putting it on a credit card. The holidays are about spending time with people I care about, not the material things that I get.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384198930399850116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682550918434506539.post-79257936617685923042012-12-12T08:27:20.875+00:002012-12-12T08:27:20.875+00:00It doesn't sound grinchy to me at all, and no ...It doesn't sound grinchy to me at all, and no noisy toys? that is not mean, that is every parents DREAM gift! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420625317681502230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682550918434506539.post-23097582101078164582012-12-11T23:10:23.443+00:002012-12-11T23:10:23.443+00:00I couldn't agree more. I prefer giving my kni...I couldn't agree more. I prefer giving my knitted gifts to something I've bought. It's not that I haven't earned the bought item (I really don't make a habit of picking up stuff that's fallen off a truck), it's just I've had a more direct involvement in the manufacture of the item. This means more to me as the giver of the gift - it's much more difficult to part with something you've spent that long creating.Magic Mammothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974092701009244991noreply@blogger.com