is it too early to be looking for christmas presents?

Being self-employed and not able to rely on a steady wage I find it best to buy presents as and when I've got the cash. I've already bought my mum's present and in the process of choosing gifts for my sisters. Dad is easy to buy for. He always wants and appreciates an expensive single malt.
 
I plan all events a few months ahead, so no, not too early to talk, discuss and buy at all.

Its too early to decorate though!
 
Not to early to buy presents at all. I've already been asked by my Mum what I want for Christmas (as has the rest of the family) and my Dad has already told me what she wants so I've bought that. When I find out what he and my sister want I'll probably buy those things too.

It's not just spreading the costs it's also getting things early to avoid the postal system during December and getting things before retailers get busy and stock gets low.
 
If you're a woman over 25 then no they all seem to do it

If you're a bloke of any age yes its not 2 weeks before xmas so it's too early
 
I go christmas shopping roughly the week before christmas and I do it all in one day - food, presents, tree etc.
I don't overbuy, I make sure it's all high quality stuff and well thought out, and I never struggle to keep it within a months pay packet, nothing goes to waste and everyone is well fed, well watered and gets a meaningful gift from a local trader.

I'm not a grumpy bugger about it by any means, as I have been accused of, I just believe christmas starts 1 week before and ends 1 week after, anything else systematically *******ises the holiday into a consumption fest.

People at work on about how they got into loads of debt over christmas to buy their kids thousands in presents "so they can keep up with their mates" (as if that is encouragable behaviour), then complaining their crappy turkey from tescos was £30 and there was no cheap malibu on offer, it's a world gone mad!

The only reason christmas starts early and ends late is because retail companies decided to make it so, I won't buy into their ********.
 
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My Wife has almost finished the whole family Christmas gift list, it started in August for her! Every year its the same thing she mentions Christmas about August and I just say "too early" then by September she's finished! Its a very female thing I think.
 
My wife doesn't think it's too early, she bought the first Christmas present in February.

They were tickets though.
 
I find it depressing that people talk of xmas this early. I really do. It's lost the meaning and now has an impact on our lives from as early as August each year. Yes August. This is when I get asked each year if I would like to come to xmas parties because "we have to book early to get in anywhere" apparently. We are booked up now to go to a "xmas" party in late November. If it isn't December it's not xmas to me.
 
Boo hoo people talk about Christmas wahhh oh no what will I do wahhh.

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Its already crossed my mind. Spending it in Sweden and im trying to get a few "very British" odds and ends to give as gifts.

:/ <-- how i feel knowing its only just October...
 
Its not december the 23rd.. Im not going to think about it until then and then on the 24th I can buy what i thought about the night before.
 
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