The holidays are awesome, but shopping for them can be a downright NIGHTMARE. For those of you brave enough to face the Black Friday crowds and are happily and peacefully tying the final boys on your presents at home right now... cheers to you! (I secretly am super jealous and resentful). The rest of us are panicking up until the last minute to pick out everyone's gifts, only to find out that everything is out of stock everywhere. While looking for cool gift ideas I found this article on BuzzFeed that pretty much sums up my shopping life right now... can anyone else relate to this?
"The 13 Most Frustrating People to Buy Gifts for at Christmas"
1. The person who “doesn’t need anything.”
Of
course they don’t need anything, but that’s the point of Christmas,
isn’t it? Buying people things they don’t need but want? These people
are usually your parents and will probably just say, “All I want for for
Christmas is to be healthy and know you are happy.” Bleh. Buy them a Roku
instead.
2. The person who “already has everything.
Much
like the person who doesn’t need anything, these people are frustrating because
you are up against a wall when trying to find out what they don’t have.
Cool iPhone case? They have four. Nice pair of gloves? “Just bought some,
sorry.” Buy them a bottle of booze and call it a day. Actually, buy two and
keep one for yourself.
3. The person who wants a very specific gift(s).
Actual
text from my sister of what she wants for Christmas. She is getting a candle.
4. The co-worker you got as a Secret Santa.
You’ve
talked to them twice. All you know about them is that they breathe, and every
once in a while they mention that they eat. Buy them a goldfish, because then
at least when you see them, you can say, “Hey, how’s that goldfish? Still
alive?”
*Fortunately,
not a problem in the Gazebo office, ‘cause we all rock and love each other! J
5. The cool person who intimidates you with their
coolness.
Your only hope is that they think your present isn’t
lame, and maybe even like it. Buy them wrapping paper and say, “LOL. Get it?”
as you run away in fear from of their hipster judgement.
6. The small person who was recently expunged from your
friend’s body, aka a “baby.”
Are
you obligated to buy them something or not? Plus, what can a baby possibly
want? Buy them a bag of straws, because what the heck do they know, right?
7. The person who hates Christmas.
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These
Debbie Downers are the first to complain about capitalism/consumerism/haterism
and the first to get all hurt when they aren’t included in Christmas
festivities. Buy them a sense of humor. JK! Buy them some socks.
8. The relative you haven’t seen for who knows how long.
How
are they related to you again? Know what? Who cares? They’re coming over on
Christmas Eve, so you better have a present for them. Buy them a red hat so
that you can easily identify them at dinner.
9. The person who looooves Christmas.
They
love this time of year. So, the pressure to not disappoint them is almost
unbearable. Buy them a snow globe. Or an ornament. Or one of those little
ceramic houses that light up. Really, anything Christmas related will suffice.
10. The person who allows you to afford presents, aka
your boss.
Wait,
do they even celebrate Christmas? Shit. Is it more offensive that you don’t
know or if you just say, “Happy Holidays!” as you creep out of the office
without giving them a gift? Buy them a World’s Greatest Boss mug with a picture
of Bruce Springsteen on it just to be on the safe side.
11. The parents. All of them.
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Whether
it’s your parents or your significant other’s, parents are some of the hardest
people to shop for (especially grandparents). What do they like? Taffy?
Buy them taffy.
12. The person who surprised you with a gift.
It
never fails: You’re at a Christmas party and one of your friends says, “I got
you a little something. Merry Christmas!” You then mumble something about
forgetting theirs at home, and are now forced to give them a gift the next time
you see them. Buy them a bell that they can wear around their neck so that you
can hear them coming next time.
13. The significant other who swears they will “stick to
the budget, honest.”
You
have both made it crystal clear that you will spend no more on each other than
the amount you both have set. However, if history repeats itself, you will
stick to the budget and they will go over it, getting you something amazing and
making you look like a cheapskate. Buy them a karaoke machine, and sing “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.”
Then literally drop the mic.
Gave me a good chuckle (and summed up my gift buying experiences pretty darn well!)!
What's topping your wish list this year?
Do share... we all need some gift inspiration this time of year!!
