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How do you ask for what you want for Christmas? It is around Christmas time and I'm sort of curious.

 

The way I do it is I write up a Christmas letter with everything I want (Within a budget of $100 AUD) and then print it out or email it to my parents. I used to go to the shops and pick a few things and then decide which ones I didn't want and then later see what I'd get.

 

I suppose with these ways I know what I'm getting, but it's better than getting a surprise of something I didn't even want/need. But everyone is different.

 

Anyways, how do you do it?

 

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I just ask.

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I don't, I take whatever - the present itself should not be the point

Don't ask to ask, just ask... please 🤨

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How old are you? I'm at that point where my parents ask me what I want and I either reply with "money", or I think about it and say "ehh... nothing really..."

Heh, I'm 15, and before you say I'm weird for writing letters, I do it for fun. :P 

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i tell everyone about all the cool shit I want

 

So they buy me socks and chocolate

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if i got asked when i was little i'd say what i wanted when people asked ME first. Now if i get asked i just say money please. Preferably a small loan of a million dollars 

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Put on your big boy pants and ask them out up front. Make it sound like it's justified.

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you write a letter with what you want and address it with "North Pole" obviously.

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I don't, I take whatever - the present itself should not be the point

 

The same (well, when I was little) and I agree.

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The same (well, when I was little) and I agree.

 

well, I meant random presents from friend and family - I'm not exactly a kid anymore either ^^

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How do you ask for what you want for Christmas? It is around Christmas time and I'm sort of curious.

 

The way I do it is I write up a Christmas letter with everything I want (Within a budget of $100 AUD) and then print it out or email it to my parents. I used to go to the shops and pick a few things and then decide which ones I didn't want and then later see what I'd get.

 

I suppose with these ways I know what I'm getting, but it's better than getting a surprise of something I didn't even want/need. But everyone is different.

 

Anyways, how do you do it?

Used to be that I had to tell my parents what i wanted otherwise i got some nasty shit that i didn't want.

 

Last year nobody asked me and I also got nasty shit, which was quite a surprise since i though my parents knew what i liked and wanted.

 

This year, I was finally asked, to be honest. I'm already getting a new laptop and got a new pair of headphones. Not much else i could ask for. Usually when it comes to these kind of things I always try to ask for money.

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How old are you? I'm at that point where my parents ask me what I want and I either reply with "money", or I think about it and say "ehh... nothing really..."

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And pc parts usually after the holidays.

I just tell my parents to buy me nothing

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I just say simply ask for it and tell them a little about it, and within reason I normally get it.

Might add this later...

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Put on your big boy pants and ask them out up front. Make it sound like it's justified.

I write letters more for the fun, and if it was something insane I'd probably not get it. 

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I buy my self something, and let my relatives give me money towards it. For example, I bought myself a snowboard with bindings and boots for $400. My mom gave me $100, dad $100, oma $100, aunt $50, grandma $50 etc

Before I used to let them pick form a list of things I wanted. They always had trouble finding stuff.

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Ask for steam gift cards

It looks as if the peasants have risen up, and found swords!


But their sword's look a little short, if you know what I mean!


Good! The squires need training anyway!

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When I was young, I'd just tell my parents flat out and they'd do their best to get me whatever I asked for.

 

As I got older, I realized, the older you get the less presents you get (but the more I gave)... the less you get what you want for Christmas.  So my solution: just buy it for yourself as a gift from "Santa" or whomever you believe in. 

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Have a job, then save up and buy it yourself Not only it's the best Christmas present ever, but also a sense of independence.

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I bought a SteelSeries Free gamepad for my phone as a Christmas present for myself with my mum's money [emoji1] Paid $10 for it + delivery... Gonna get it tommorow or the day after [emoji1]

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It comes up in conversation each year. A present is something which you wouldn't not reasonably buy yourself :) for extended family it's a little more wishy-washy regular xmas present-ish.

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