What do you want for Christmas?

[IndomitableSam]

GO for it. I worked at a Future Shop in between jobs in my field a couple years ago and bought a Keurig and a filter to go with it so I didn't have to use the cups. One of the best purchases I've ever made. I buy regular coffee and make it a cup at a time. A can of coffee can last me months as I only need a couple tablespoons per cup. It's saved me so much money. Especially since I bought it with my discount.

I do have a few non-stick pots and pans and love them, but every year or two they need replacing. My aunt got me a set a few years ago of really expensive stuff, but even only using plastic and wood utensils on them, the coating has worn off.

Other people have warned me that they need occassional replacing, and thats the only reason I haven't invested in one already. But I do die a little every time I walk past the display.

A gave a Keurig as a gift a couple of Christmases ago, and I'm glad it seems to go over well with coffee drinkers. Never tried it because I'm more of a tea person. And now that I think about it, I would rather have a nice tea pot.

I make tea nightly with the Keurig, too. Doesn't get the water boiling hot so it's not great for black teas, but it's quick. I don't use a teapot, but I have a good one. I would recommend a Keurig to anyone as long as they get a filter with it.I just run water through it to make tea, works fine.

 

[loc978]

An A10-7850k... but they're not out until next year. Making do with an X4 Richland CPU and my 7-year-old video card for now.

A few 2TB storage HDDs would be nice, too. My 500GB, 1TB and 1.5TB combination array is almost full... 2 more terabytes would hold me over for awhile. 4 would more than double my space.

I'm probably getting some handmade winter clothing. My mom does that most years.

 

[Kaymish]

hopefully nothing but we are doing an item of clothing from the op shop this year so i can expect some sort of raggy as skirt or something as a joke and i will have to get some raggy as shirt or something for my appointed giftee
and i have mum saying that since she didnt get me anything for my birthday she will get me something nice for Christmas but it seams that no matter how much i say i dont want anything and that i hate Christmas and i forgot my own birthday no one will take the hint and save their money they go nuts on a hollow and pointless festival well not really pointless it brings out all the bad parts of people from the greed to the selfishness to the random acts of kindness that are actually poorly constructed covers for their own guilt
though there will be good food across the 5 day event so i suppose its not all bad

 

[svenjl]

Just money in an envelope or card. That way I can buy what I want with no risk of a dud-gift. It's the most practical.

Amen. I'm a no risk guy when it comes to presents. I want to know what people want and I give a list to my wife of what I want. It contained 3 things this year:
- NFS Most Wanted (2012)
- NFS Hot Pursuit (2010)
- a new cricket bag for my gear

I'll probably shout myself a new game as well, maybe one of Halo 4, GTA V or AC:BF. Although my shoes are getting pretty ratty so they might come first. F**king needs...

 

[JokerCR]

Who the hell is buying you people tablets and MP3 players?
Good God, if I had ever asked my parents for anything like that they would have kicked me out of the house.
One year I got a balaclava and a knife.
"Use it well kiddo, a man has got to learn to fend for himself sometime."
The whole house always smelled of Marlboros and bottom of the shelf rum.
Ahh, memories.

 

[Blow_Pop]

A job offer from somewhere I have applied to?

Honestly, I don't celebrate Christmas. And it's not just because my birthday falls 2 1/2 weeks after it.

My birthday list is a new monitor, a new laptop, 2 external hard drives (min 1tb each preferably), a shit ton of movies, and a few games some of which are on my stream wishlist. Everything else I want I am doing myself (trading dsi in for 3ds, seeing about trading in 360 for one with a bigger hard drive so I can play more of my games, and a game or two for 3ds).

I already know I am getting some of the movies and getting a new laptop (finally my poor laptop is dying badly). And I am trying to save up for the monitor as the one i have I am borrowing from my friends who needs it back in a few months. Oh and I would like the state to stop insulting me with the hours they pay me for and pay me the hours they should so I can reasonably live off them and more worry about paying gas or phone bill. .. or car insurance or rent. ....