QOTD: What Did You Get/Give For Christmas?
It's show and tell time, kids!
Ah Christmas, it's the time for giving – and receiving! Yes, yes, I know that there's a lot more to Christmas than just presents, but our capitalistic society has made us focus a lot on gift giving.
While that may detract from the true spirit of Christmas, we're all consumers here and we love new shiny things.
So tell us, dear readers, what did you get for Christmas? What was the coolest gift that you had the pleasure of giving to someone?
It doesn't even have to be tech-related, so please share with us in the comments below!
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G35 headset and a nice looking mechanical relic watch from my gf. While i got her a bullhorn and several books.
blackberry 9700
My 1yo got a box of wooden blocks, just squares triangles and circles - that is the coolest gift she ever got :-)
In terms of electronics, my son got a lego mindstorms, so we've been busy building robots that wander around the house, avoiding objects, and shooting at things. There were also some ds and wii games, all lego-themed.
Vizio 37" 1080P TV
My wife and I flew from TN to MN to share the holidays with family; that was an expensive trip, so gift-giving was a little sparse. My wife had made some backpacks for nieces, and some quilts for a number of family members. We got some pottery items from my brother (who just finished an outdoor kiln a few months ago), and my parents gave us 6-day "park hopper" passes for an upcoming WDW trip.
Santa came early in an UPS delivery truck w/ my Radeon HD 5870
got lots of gift cards lmao to future shop
socks...
Bought my mom a ASUS laptop(K60IJ-RBLX05) for Christmas. It should suit her facebook stalking needs just fine.
ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor (I now have 2 of these!) (HDMI is nice to play xbox360 on this too)
Nintendo Wii and accessories/games (mainly for the kids)
New iPod nano (again for the kids)
Nerf-N dart blaster (to shoot at the kids)
I got a Cooler Master HAF 932, and will be getting the i5 as a late gift
I did give my nephew a Terrainiac all-terrain R/C vehicle, and gave my brother a gift certificate for where he gets his clay. I got a Home Depot gift card, which will become plumbing pieces for another rain barrel (got cash for that too) and wood and fittings for an access hatch I need to cut in our back deck.
Nothing....
TomTom GPS. Surround sound home theater system for the 42" Samsung TV. 12 gauge double-barrel shotgun. Ammo. I FPS in RL
Gave my parents a Nuvi since they're retiring. I got Macaroni art from the kids.
I got a few PJ's I didnt give anything because my GF bought everything. Also got the yearly candy and popcorn. I didn't get anything I wanted or needed. what a bummer.
If your still in the giving mood, what you got in the thumbnail would make a fine present.
gave: small laptop and 2 digital cameras, plus some CD's and DVD's.
got: small laptop (13", dual core, basically one good step above a netbook)
My 93 year old grandmother whose health is failing and is having trouble with her memory lately.
I came across a beautiful old world tea cup & saucer in perfect condition, no chips or anything. It had an official seal on the bottom plus a hand painted serial number. It was Tuscan Fine English Bone China. It had 24K gold trim with Oranges, Orange leaves & blossoms on it.
Looking at it, I couldn't help but feel that my Grandmother would love it and that it would bring back memories of her years in Florida. I wrapped it up carefully and placed it in a beautiful gold filigree tin with a striped ribbon around the it.
She Loved the Tea cup more than anything, saying she never owned a tea cup before. The tin, she placed that on her stand and every so often, she'll say that she wonders what's inside of it, forgetting that she already said that previously.
But I'm glad that my gift made her happy in the remaining time that she has left.
got diff "escorts" each day for 1 week and a box of Cuban cigars
gave t-shirts lol
2 bottles of Scotch (10 year Glenmorangie, and 15 year Glenlivet French Oak Reserve)
4 bottles of Dog Fish Head 120 minute IPA
2 bottles of Young's Double Chocolate
1 bottle of Delirium (forget which one right now)
Ahhh.. it was a good Christmas.
/Gave the wife a Black & Decker Dustbuster. She actually really wanted one. In my defense it was the biggest, baddest one I could find. 18volts baby!
i got a acer 22 inch x223w monitor
Wow, I'm such a douche bag. Please forget my earlier post.
On December 16 my son Adam was born. He is still in the NICU, but is doing very well and will be out in about a week.
THAT was the greatest Christmas present!
Tools, hose reel, Plant Earth on Blu-ray, electric blanket, etc.
Good times had by all. 8)
I got a decent amount of cash & a Panasonic 42-inch 1080p plasma HDTV, i gave my girlfriend a Persian Kitten that looks like Yoda! It's totally awesome!
Santa came early here too.. same brown truck as most others.. G27 steering wheel for my iRacing addiction. Thank god their is no rehab for this yet.
Well for xmas i gave:
Wife:Blackberry 8520, bunch of stuff for the new apt and some shoes she wanted. She bought everything for my mom and sisters. I bought my dad a shirt at lacoste.
Me:Got some t-shirts and shirts from the family, my mom gave me a basket of godiva chocoltae which i love. The wife didnt give me anything yet but she said she'll make it up soon (short on cash i think). But no matter cause i gave myself:
Asus UL20A to replace my Acer 1410
Radeon 5850
Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus for my i7 build
Well for xmas i gave:
Wife:Blackberry 8520, bunch of stuff for the new apt and some shoes she wanted. She bought everything for my mom and sisters. I bought my dad a shirt at lacoste.
Me:Got some t-shirts and shirts from the family, my mom gave me a basket of godiva chocoltae which i love. The wife didnt give me anything yet but she said she'll make it up soon (short on cash i think). But no matter cause i gave myself:
Asus UL20A to replace my Acer 1410
Radeon 5850
Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus for my i7 build
Koss PRO4AAAT for me along with Left 4 Dead 2, a new Polk Woofer for the home theater system, and a Kindle for my mother
http://www.lge.com/us/computer-pro [...] 3TQ-PF.jsp it's beautiful. But now I really need to find a new GPU to run all of those pizels. I was using a 3 yr. old 17" 4:3 monitor before...