If you ask for Christmas lists from people...

[kiminky]

how early do you ask?  I want to ask now (I want to get this party started), but I feel like a pest.  Primarily I ask for lists for nieces and nephews.

[bex1973]

I want to ask now too but I feel like it's too early for some reason

[Deleted]

MIL starts asking beginning of October.

We never get our acts together to give the list until after Halloween. So I'd start asking on the weekend. November seems like the right time.

[pedanticwench]

I think this week is actually perfect timing, tbh. It's almost November. I mean, if you want to wait until after Halloween, that would be good.

But otherwise, I think you'll be fine asking. Some people need to get their shopping done early.

[picaflora]

I already asked for my nieces and nephews. i don't expect to get answers for a couple weeks. Otherwise - it all becomes super last minute or I don't have any ideas at all.

[thebreakfastclub]

We get an email from SIL about what the neice and nephews want mid-November. We wait until Target is sold out of everything, and then we order from Amazon.

[BaliHai]

Thanksgiving.

[melodramatic26]

I ask now. I go outlet mall shopping the weekend before Thanksgiving every year. I give them all plenty of notice that I'll need it before it.

[kiminky]

Oct 28, 2013 14:41:01 GMT -5 pedanticwench said:

I think this week is actually perfect timing, tbh. It's almost November. I mean, if you want to wait until after Halloween, that would be good.

But otherwise, I think you'll be fine asking. Some people need to get their shopping done early.

Primarily I like to spread the spending out over 2 months b/c budgeting is not my strong suit.

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[trafficgirl]

I like to ask before Thanksgiving, because of the sales. Though I never end up going out, I just order online.

Primarily it's for my niece and nephews, which won't really apply this year because we're just going to get them giftcards. I'll have two two-week-olds to deal with by Thanksgiving, I won't have time to be out shopping around.

[Dusky]

Depends on the person.  H I started bugging at the end of Sept because it takes him forever to get ideas together.

Most people I start asking early to mid November.

[Deleted]

My sister sent me a link to a google doc with her family's lists and blank spaces for the rest of us on September 13  

And then I recently spent a lot of time entering my ideas, which were good and I was excited about receiving some of, and then she emailed and said "Why don't we just do Secret Santa and spend $50-$100 on one person instead?"  Which is no fun buying-wise or receiving-wise.

At least I still have my in-laws to exchange with.

[TrudyCampbell]

I want them now! This thread just inspired me to text my SIL and ask for my nieces.