No gifts this year, kid. ‘Santa’
How much is that high-tech doggie in the window? Too much for many of Americans to afford this Christmas.
As a result, many families say their kids can expect a “No, no, no” instead of “Ho, ho, ho” when it comes to gift-giving this holiday.
One parent plans to write a note signed by Santa that says, “Hey, I couldn’t get by your house last night.”
While retailers have seen a sharp uptick in buying in the weeks leading up to Christmas, many Americans are too stretched to repeat the gift-giving of Christmases past.
They say it’s hard to justify the expense when you’re out of work, your savings have been depleted, you can hardly keep a roof over your head or food in the fridge, you’re unemployed, and your unemployment check is running out.
Are you forced to delay your gift-giving?
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4 comments Add your comment
Mike Hunt
December 13th, 2011
2:25 pm
Sorry kids…some uninformed adults voted for “hope and change” in 2008 and they got it…no Christmas again… maybe next year
Aubrey
December 13th, 2011
2:31 pm
Honestly I think there are ways around this without telling your kids that they weren’t a priority for Santa to get to on christmas eve. My dad was often deployed as a kid so my mom cames up with TONS of ways to delay christmas until he could get home. One memorable christmas, we spent at grandma’s and we were worried how santa would find us but lo and behold when we got home from ohio… our gifts were inside the fireplace. If you plan on shopping sales, great… but atleast get a gift card and a few small items to put in a stocking. The amount shouldn’t change whether you buy the card christmas eve or just pay for the gifts after.
This year we are facing a scenario where we may have to delay christmas as I’m due to have a baby sometime in the next week or so. If this is the case, all members of my family are planning to just push the “date” by a day or two. Of course this only works because my daughter is 4.
Fred
December 14th, 2011
1:15 pm
Sorry kids…some uninformed adults voted for a Republican Congress so we have to pay over 1000 bucks more in taxes next year while the one percentrers keep raking in record profit and money. The party of no has decided to bankrupt the country for their overlords and hopefully they can rule the ashes and pick the gold out of our teeth as we die. Let them eat cake.
gift me
December 14th, 2011
5:15 pm
This year, I’m giving gift cards this year to liquor stores—so the recipients can drink away the anger and bad feelings from this economic depression—which is not getting any better.