And so it begins...

[AFpheonix]

We're only supposed to get battery-operated things then?

I love it when people get me gift cards for, say, clothing stores. I like getting new stuff but I'm too cheap to pay for it myself half the time

[MystyGlyttyr]

I've never been offended by receiving gift cards. But, I also like receiving things that plug in...and I'm a woman.

(You're never supposed to buy a woman anything that plugs in as a gift. Something I learned after buying a small kitchen appliance for my mother-in-law several years ago.)

But...what about my Playstation??

[nekoro]

We're only supposed to get battery-operated things then?

I love it when people get me gift cards for, say, clothing stores. I like getting new stuff but I'm too cheap to pay for it myself half the time

Some of those plug in too.

[Jester]

If any of y'all are thinking of getting me anything for Christmas, I have a very short list:

1. Porsche 911 turbo. Black. (Or whatever the modern version is being called these days.)
2. A date with Renee O'Connor. (Google her if you don't know.) She can pick me up at 8.
3. A date with Kirsten Dunst. She pick me up the next night at 8.
4. Beer.

See how easy it is to shop for Uncle Jester?

[Buglady]

If any of y'all are thinking of getting me anything for Christmas, I have a very short list:

I have a short list too: Anything I can eat, read, watch, or make crafts out of; please do not get me anything I need to clean, feed, or make an appointment to use (the spa gift certificate last year was a lovely idea, but it's about to expire...).

Gift cards for craft or book stores are fantastic, and I'm as happy with a box of chocolates as I would be with expensive jewellery...

[Bliss]

If you want to make me happy it's easy, either give me something that uses many chips and has some kind of LCD if possible, or find me a lot of very old electronic junk (broken or not) to give me

Edit: Example: For my last bday a good friend of mine gave me two broken ice age epson printers he had. I was ecstatic, I got five wonderfull stepper motors (really good stuff not today's horribly made steppers) and a good set of 74xx chips off them