Poll: Admit It, You Looked Under The Tree/Peeked At The Gifts...

[Biosophilogical]

Most of my presents are either tradition based (we get a stocking full of chocolates), or are from hints I dropped, or are some form of 'surprise' clothing item. The real surprises come at my birthday, but that is more about which of my suggested presents I get and which are left for Christmas.

 

[Dark Knifer]

I never had the surprise. My parents just asked what I wanted for christmas so they wouldn't pick anything I wouldn't like.

 

[Spiner909]

No, my parents are good hiders.

 

[hazabaza1]

Can't be bothered, look in my post history.
But some other stuff as well.

 

[soren7550]

I'm 22 and I've got less than a month before I get yelled at for 2 months straight by some tall guy working for the government. In actuality, I'm not really asking for anything this year but if my folks really want to I asked for socks.

I lose mine quite often D:

So you're enlisting? Which branch?

I'm Jewish. I find these Christmas threads annoying, as it is a bastardization of Chinese food and movie day, a sacred tradition.

Notice that 'Peeked At The Gifts' is part of the damn title. Peeking at the gifts can relate to any holiday, not just Christmas. (FYI, I'm atheist, yet I still find joy in some of the religious holidays.)

 

[IxionIndustries]

I have no tree.. More like a shrubbery.

 

[Frankydee]

I'm 22 and I've got less than a month before I get yelled at for 2 months straight by some tall guy working for the government. In actuality, I'm not really asking for anything this year but if my folks really want to I asked for socks.

I lose mine quite often D:

So you're enlisting? Which branch?

National Guard. I keep getting calls from people I know concerned about the possibility of being one of the 30,000 going to Afghanistan.

But like I always tell them, I'm going in as a mechanic, they're not training me to shoot people :|

 

[Daniel Cygnus]

I never did; I found it ruins the surprise.

This year's slightly different. My single big gift from my family is a 2-day ski trip with my dad. We've been talking about it for a while, so it's not really peeking, per se.

As for the rest, it's the same as it is every year: make out a list and see who gets me what. Never much suspense.

 

[soren7550]

where's the
"I'm not Christian" option?

You don't have to be Christian to celebrate Christmas. I'm atheist, my sister-in-law is hindu (as is most of her family), my older brother is a Lutheran, etc., and we all celebrate Christmas.

P.S. - 'peeked at the gifts' is pretty much referring to every other holiday that involves gifts, and not just Christmas.

 

[secretshadow90]

Saw the shipping label on the box. It's one of those companies that uses the invoice as the label so I'm getting Ultimate Hellsing Volume 1. Hooray!

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Nothing there yet.

 

[soren7550]

I'm 22 and I've got less than a month before I get yelled at for 2 months straight by some tall guy working for the government. In actuality, I'm not really asking for anything this year but if my folks really want to I asked for socks.

I lose mine quite often D:

So you're enlisting? Which branch?

National Guard. I keep getting calls from people I know concerned about the possibility of being one of the 30,000 going to Afghanistan.

But like I always tell them, I'm going in as a mechanic, they're not training me to shoot people :|

Good luck man! My older brother & my mother keep threatening to throw me into service (either Navy or Army, depending on which one you're talking to.), but they never seem to get that I'm physically & mentally unable to serve and that I don't have much of a desire to join (in part due to the first reason why.).

Neither of them view book writing as a real job.

 

[dante brevity]

It's worse than that: I have an Amazon Wishlist from which someone has bought me items. When I access my site, it tells me that someone bought me gifts, but won't tell me what they are unless I try to buy them for myself OR I click a button that will reveal them.

The situation therefore is: there is a button I see almost EVERYDAY that will show me what I'm getting for Christmas. NOBODY will no if I push it. The temptation is driving me mad.

 

[Sh0ckFyre]

I'm getting a Gibson Explorer. A real one, not a Guitar Hero one.

 

[Frankydee]

I'm 22 and I've got less than a month before I get yelled at for 2 months straight by some tall guy working for the government. In actuality, I'm not really asking for anything this year but if my folks really want to I asked for socks.

I lose mine quite often D:

So you're enlisting? Which branch?

National Guard. I keep getting calls from people I know concerned about the possibility of being one of the 30,000 going to Afghanistan.

But like I always tell them, I'm going in as a mechanic, they're not training me to shoot people :|

Good luck man! My older brother & my mother keep threatening to throw me into service (either Navy or Army, depending on which one you're talking to.), but they never seem to get that I'm physically & mentally unable to serve and that I don't have much of a desire to join (in part due to the first reason why.).

Neither of them view book writing as a real job.

thanks dude :]

 

[Skuffyshootster]

Wait, how did you know?

I could've sworn I killed all of the witnesses!

 

[Schlagwerk]

My college is two hours west of my tree, so physically, no.

I know I'm getting The Beatles: Rock Band from my brother though.

 

[Icecoldcynic]

Nope. Apparently once you get older, surprises aren't a part of christmas anymore. My mother ordered everything with me telling her what I would like. Slightly kills the excitement but at least this way i don't get a ton of crap i don't need or want.

 

[NewGeekPhilosopher]

I wrap everything for my family. The last person who 'believes' in Santa eventually becomes him, at least that's how it turned out in my household.

Oh, and I'm getting Bananagrams which is an anagram based board game that resides in a banana shaped pouch. And Bongo drums. And a DVD of how to play bongos. My bro is getting Rock Band and the instrument pack. I know because I helped him lug it home on the bus. On... the BUS.

Since I wrap all my family's presents because nobody else cares about wrapping them, I know all the present secrets. Oh brother of mine, you will not be prepared for the horrors of the Christmas albums my parents are getting you...