https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:23:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2658600 Tue, 29 Nov 2016 12:41:10 +0000 yin 2658600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually shop from November - Christmas. It's too difficult to spread it across the year with changing wants and preferences. I'm learning that I should just wait until December because my sister decided to throw a curve ball at me last week. She wants us to only buy a single gift for nieces and nephews to limit the amount of presents. Yeah... I just bought a bunch of stuff for her daughters, and I returned as much as I could. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2658573 Tue, 29 Nov 2016 12:03:35 +0000 snowjewelz 2658573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually start around now, Thanksgiving/Black Friday. It's just way too early to get gifts otherwise, IMO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2657053 Thu, 24 Nov 2016 20:30:58 +0000 LemonJack 2657053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually do most of my shopping from around Thanksgiving to the middle of December. I do most of it online so it isn't very stressful, but it would be nice to be done a little earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2657031 Thu, 24 Nov 2016 16:54:11 +0000 wrkbrk 2657031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: This year I got stuff as I saw it and stored it all in my son's closet. I looked the other day and he has 12 (!) unwrapped toys in there! I'll choose 3 or so for Christmas. He just turned one and doesn't have a clue ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656990 Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:51:36 +0000 808love 2656990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually start in October but bought some things too early this year because I didn't have the discipline to wait until Christmas and gave it to LO ahead of time. So next year I will start Black Friday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656989 Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:44:53 +0000 JCCovi 2656989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>October-Thanksgiving. Then I generally shop for stocking stuff the last couple weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656745 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:23:34 +0000 MrsA 2656745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both...<br /> I start in October thinking this will be the year I'm done early. Without fail I'm always buying the last things right before Christmas. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656740 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:17:44 +0000 peaches1038 2656740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All at once and I'm a little stressed out! Buying everything online is easy, but then I have to keep track of it all to make sure I actually get everything! And then if I order different sizes, I'll have to return. And I'm trying to price match🙃 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656432 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:37:37 +0000 DesertDreams88 2656432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, usually two weekends. I can stick to a budget better that way, because it is focused. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656424 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:32:17 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2656424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually wait but don't wait until the very last minute. I bought a couple things early for my son, my favorite person to shop for. We're going to end up giving him a couple for his birthday next week so I'm glad I had them early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656423 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:31:37 +0000 youboots 2656423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Slowly during the year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656422 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:31:05 +0000 psw27 2656422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Between black Friday and around December 15th I would say. I'm the worst and every year I say I should shop early and I don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656416 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:23:48 +0000 Adira 2656416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All at once, usually around October/November. I just had 15 packages arrive yesterday. And I'll probably get another 15 today, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656410 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:18:00 +0000 looch 2656410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All at once. It's easy when I know what to get. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656402 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:12:21 +0000 yoursilverlining 2656402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sort of both. I shop clearances and great sales year round and buy items that I could give to multiple people (i.e., nice kitchen items I could give to my mom, MIL or aunt - same with jewelry deals, etc.)</p> <p>I wait and shop for LO closer to Christmas since her likes/loves can change so much over the course of a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656391 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:03:07 +0000 bushelandapeck 2656391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wait until November usually and then do most of it within a few weeks. I inevitably scramble for last min stocking stuffers in the days leading up to Christmas, but I don't see myself being better about that in the future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-holiday-gifts-all-at-once-or-do-you-spread-it-out-over-the-year#post-2656230 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2656230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tend to wait until the end of September/October to start my Christmas shopping and do it over the course of a few weeks. I'm not far sighted enough to do it a year in advance, the idea feels so overwhelming to me! When do you do your holiday shopping? </p>