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Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

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Bridex100
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Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

We've had like 10+ neighbors come by this week to give us gifts. I ran out and bought some cakes to hand out to our immediate neighbors. Then other people started coming and bringing my children actual gifts (pokemon cards, puzzles, books, etc). We had nothing prepared so DH started handing out bottles of wine. I didn't even have these people on my Christmas card list and had no cards to even give them.

Is this normal to give neighbors gifts?

I am most surprised at the Pokémon gift tins. They cost like $30 and we have 2 kids. That is a $60 gift to a neighbor. I barely got Christmas shopping done for my immediate family and close friends. I will plan to get neighbor gifts next year.

Posted 12/24/15 9:18 PM
 
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Millie3
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Re: Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

Not here in my LI town, no way!

Posted 12/24/15 9:38 PM
 

afternoondelight828
LIF Adult

Member since 1/13

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Afternoon

Re: Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

Yes, one neighbor and were are on LI

Posted 12/24/15 9:52 PM
 

NervousNell
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Member since 11/09

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..being a mommy and being a wife!

Re: Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

I barely speak to my neighbors other than a quick hello so no.

Posted 12/24/15 10:32 PM
 

Kris78
LIF Infant

Member since 10/11

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Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

We exchange wine with a couple of immediate neighbors.

Posted 12/24/15 10:41 PM
 

mathteach
Roll Tide!

Member since 8/08

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Christine

Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

Yes, we do. There are 5 houses on our block and we exchange with all except the one that was just rented out 2 months ago. We've all lived here for 16+ years though.

Posted 12/24/15 10:43 PM
 

luvmyReese
Hello Kitty

Member since 1/08

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Catt

Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

We have awesome neighbors very close,, like family. I'm so thankful for that and we give them gifts.

Posted 12/24/15 10:58 PM
 

ElizaRags35
My 2 Girls

Member since 2/09

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Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

Never heard of this but we aren't friends with our neighbors

Posted 12/25/15 12:10 AM
 

luvbuffet
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Re: Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

All my neighbors are mutants except for the couple upstairs that we adore. We don't exchange gifts though.

Posted 12/25/15 12:44 AM
 

gina409
TWINS!

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g

Re: Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

We do.

Posted 12/25/15 1:36 AM
 

PhyllisNJoe
My Box Is Broken

Member since 6/11

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Phyllis

Re: Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

We have about 5 neighbors on the block who we are close with. We don't buy them gifts, but do buy gifts for their dogs. A bag of treats, you and a couple bones. They all bring us stuff as well. Either for our dogs or for us.

If I've been baking, I'll bring some treats for them too!

We have a great block

Posted 12/25/15 10:11 AM
 

hmm
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Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

use to give a few neighbors baked goodies but that stopped years ago.

Posted 12/25/15 10:45 AM
 

YourMama
LIF Adult

Member since 4/11

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YourMama

Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

I'm lucky if my neighbors say hello to us

Posted 12/25/15 6:12 PM
 

Peainapod
Peanuts are here!

Member since 1/09

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Diana

Re: Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

I make some sort of handmade gift for about 6 neighbors that we are friendly with. Its usually some mix in a jar, hot cocoa and chocolate lollipops I make.
My immediate neighbor who is really good to my DS, I get them usually a restaurant gift card.


Posted 12/26/15 1:13 PM
 

Rosie0613
LIF Adolescent

Member since 8/10

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Rosie

Re: Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

To our immediate neighbors, yes because they take care of our driveway and sidewalk during snowstorms when they see us not home yet. Everyone else, probably not. We don't converse with anyone else besides a quick hello

Posted 12/26/15 3:46 PM
 

Mrs213
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Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

No. Cookies or something small

Posted 12/26/15 4:54 PM
 

Lara&Aidansmommy
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ETC I LOVE YOU

Re: Do you give your neighbors Christmas gifts?

Posted by YourMama

I'm lucky if my neighbors say hello to us



This made meChat Icon Chat Icon cause its the same for us too

Posted 12/26/15 7:22 PM
 
 

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