Christmas present to yourself?

[ReeferMac]

How do YOU get away with it?

 

- K

 

(not that I'm shopping for anything at all lately.. just, ya know, in-case I need a good excuse in the future or something.)77

 

:D

[nightrunner]

I'm single with no kids. Therefore I don't have to justify it to anyone but my bank account :D

[Grand Torino]

I'm not sure why I'd have to justify it to anyone as long as it's within our budget.

[peejman]

As they said, as long as its in the budget.  Otherwise...   "That?  Nah... I got that a couple years ago, why?"  ;)

[ReeferMac]

LOL! Well, the wifey knows I'm shopping for reloading gear and a rifle, neither of which I currently have, so.... I could get a .22 rifle 'for the boys', but she'd know a .308 w/ scope isn't a plinker for the kids!

[jwinter]

My wife encourages it because I don't normally buy many things for myself. So I bought a S&W M&P 15-22 from Bud's this weekend for myself for Christmas. It was the one with the fixed sights and suppressor on sale for $369 so I couldn't pass it up. The best I had seen to this point was $449 on sale.

[runco]

This has worked for me on more than one occasion, "I bought just in case honey".   She swears that I have something for just in case for about everything. 

[Hozzie]

I'm single with no kids. Therefore I don't have to justify it to anyone but my bank account :D

Amen!

[Wingshooter]

We each have our "play money" that we get from each check. I invest mine in lead, polymer and steel :)


A good excuse is... "It was on sale"; "obama may ban it soon, and it's value will quadruple"; "It was a good investment"; "That? I've had that for a while"; "Honey, are those ANOTHER pair of new shoes?" Edited December 9, 2015 by Wingshooter

[musicman]

I've always wanted a J frame, but have never had one. I bought one last week for "Her." ;-) I just got a j frame :-D

[buck1032]

I am trying to talk the wife into an AR pistol for Christmas. :) If it happens picture will follow.

[VERO1]

Hmmmm? My wife just asked me what do I want for Christmas that I'm not going to get...

[Wingshooter]

I've always wanted a J frame, but have never had one. I bought one last week for "Her." ;-) I just got a j frame :-D

That works too! Happened to me twice :)

[MrsMonkeyMan2500]

We picked out our own presents this year. We both stuck with the same theme. Home defense and stuff to defend it with ;). I also ordered a necklace with our wedding date and a M. I ordered him something special from a member here too. We're kinda Scrooges when it comes to gifts. We just decide together.

[btq96r]

I'm single with no kids. Therefore I don't have to justify it to anyone but my bank account :D

 

Ditto.  Disposable income rocks. 

[gjohnsoniv]

Ditto. Disposable income rocks.

Yes it does. Or what I can spend that's not going to school.

[Spots]

We always buy our own then wrap them for each other. It's just easier that way.

Sent from behind the anvil

[ReeferMac]

I've always wanted a J frame, but have never had one. I bought one last week for "Her." ;-) I just got a j frame :-D

 

LOL!
There's a Ruger Pocket 380 just begging to be put in her stocking.

[LagerHead]

LOL! Well, the wifey knows I'm shopping for reloading gear and a rifle, neither of which I currently have, so.... I could get a .22 rifle 'for the boys', but she'd know a .308 w/ scope isn't a plinker for the kids!

 

Seriously laughed out loud at this. But really, the kids gotta grow up sometime. ;)

[ReeferMac]

 But really, the kids gotta grow up sometime. ;)

 

ROTFL! I'll have to remember that, just in case!

[E4 No More]

My present to myself is a Sig P320 9mm! :)

[buck1032]

My present to myself, wife approved last night, http://www.primaryarms.com/radical-firearms-105-556-17-ar-15-pistol/p/rf10.5pistol556-nb/

[Caster]

We just gave up Christmas altogether. We had a talk a couple years ago. The whole paradigm of gift exchange is stupid. If there were children here, then yeah, that makes for some fun but adults? No. Why buy crap that MIGHT be what they want? Basically, me and wife are like this; If you want something & we can afford it, go buy it. Don't aggrevate me at the end of the year and expect me to know that's what you want. I make a casual offer to go to town and save her he drive, if there's something she wants, I'm happy to fetch it. As it is, FedEx does a good job.

Birthdays are much the same. None of you may care to acknowledge or accept the fact, but you're really only waiting to see who dies first. Most friends and family spend roughly the same amount on one another. So you spend a hundred bucks on your brother for his birthday, he spends a hundred on yours, you're essentially trading the same hundred back and forth till one of you dies leaving the other the beneficiary. Madness.

Occasionally we will buy one another things as a surprise gift but the feeling of obligation on set dates? No. Edited December 9, 2015 by Caster

[tercel89]

I'm married and have kids , one 17 yr old and an 8 yr old. I have to sell a gun to get one . And it hurts to do it so I have to make it count when I do it.

 Here's my present to myself 

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Edited December 9, 2015 by tercel89

[suspiciousmind]

We just gave up Christmas altogether. We had a talk a couple years ago. The whole paradigm of gift exchange is stupid. If there were children here, then yeah, that makes for some fun but adults? No. Why buy crap that MIGHT be what they want? Basically, me and wife are like this; If you want something & we can afford it, go buy it. Don't aggrevate me at the end of the year and expect me to know that's what you want. I make a casual offer to go to town and save her he drive, if there's something she wants, I'm happy to fetch it. As it is, FedEx does a good job.
Birthdays are much the same. None of you may care to acknowledge or accept the fact, but you're really only waiting to see who dies first. Most friends and family spend roughly the same amount on one another. So you spend a hundred bucks on your brother for his birthday, he spends a hundred on yours, you're essentially trading the same hundred back and forth till one of you dies leaving the other the beneficiary. Madness.
Occasionally we will buy one another things as a surprise gift but the feeling of obligation on set dates? No.

You sound like tons of fun, Scrooge. ;) Edited December 10, 2015 by suspiciousmind