# What do you want for Christmas? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 27, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953 "2013-11-27T21:30:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/21 "2013-11-28T14:23:01Z")
I want to see my kitty cat and my family šŸ™‚ I want a new phone and/or a new laptop. Iā€™m not asking anyone to get me that of course, if I do itā€™ll be a present to myself. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/22 "2013-11-28T21:25:06Z")
I would like the dent in my car fixed. Or some cool yarn. But more than anything, I want [Jokum](http://www.petharbor.com/pet.asp?uaid=SCRM.A388615) to find his forever home. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/23 "2013-11-28T22:38:52Z")
Well I _want_ a new car, but Iā€™ll settle for season 6 of **Mad-Men** on Blu-ray. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Matt\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matt_T)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/24 "2013-11-28T22:45:01Z")
I bought myself a PS4 which is being delivered tomorrow. Iā€™ve wanted to do a track day driving a supercar/supercars for a while. ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/25 "2013-11-28T22:46:04Z")
Hallgirl 1 and I will be going to Texas to spend a week with Hallgirl2, her hubby and the Hallgrandkids, so I really have no cause to ask for anything else, but Iā€™d be thrilled beyond belief to have Hallboy join us. I know that wonā€™t be happeningā€“he canā€™t take leave until he passes a series of training tests (for the USAF) which wonā€™t happen until sometime in February or so, but I still canā€™t help but wish. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/26 "2013-11-29T00:03:22Z")
A Wii U. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/27 "2013-11-29T00:16:29Z")
An iPod. I lost my shuffle (too small!) and although Iā€™ve bought cheap mp3 players since then, theres always something wrong with them plus I canā€™t get my songs off of iTunes with them. A KitchenAid stand mixer. The nice one, with some attachments. A new timing chain for my car + installation A new laptop isnā€™t absolutely necessary, but it would be nice. Thanks in advance!šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/28 "2013-11-29T14:13:15Z")
I want my dog back. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/29 "2013-11-29T16:07:23Z")
Iā€™m getting what I want, a trip to Italy šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/30 "2013-11-29T16:17:44Z")
More naps. I am not kidding. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/31 "2013-11-29T17:55:36Z")
A down throw to keep me warm on the couch, and some tiny dessert spoons because ice cream and pudding are more fun when eaten from teensy spoons. I also need some Michaels gift cards, because Iā€™m going to have a bunch of crafts to work on in the next few months, and Iā€™m not sure yet exactly what supplies Iā€™ll need. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/32 "2013-11-29T19:06:38Z")
I would be thrilled with a Walmart gift card. This is what my brother always gives me, and itā€™s always the perfect color AND fit! Right after Christmas money is always tight, mostly because everyone is off work for two weeks with no pay. Iā€™d like to have extra money for food and other groceries without being embarrassed to ask for ā€œfood and other groceriesā€ but thatā€™s what I need and want the most. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/33 "2013-11-29T19:49:52Z")
Iā€™d like a really nice dinner out at Jamesonā€™s. Or the large bottle of Jagermeister. Either will work. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/34 "2013-11-29T21:08:16Z")
I donā€™t have pictures yet, but Iā€™m hoping to pick her up tomorrow. Her name is Goldeneye. ā€¦and sometimes she [purrs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YZfvuRUdP9E#t=81). ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/35 "2013-11-30T16:45:07Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > . . . > > A new timing chain for my car + installation In my experience, this gift also requires the ā€œValve jobā€ expansion pack in order to be of any use. . . :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/36 "2013-12-01T16:03:24Z")
Amazon credit. I have to write a book, a couple of articles, and several conference papers over the course of the next year. I want credit to splurge out on books! And I guess a bookshelf. The actual steps towards buying a house that is not only big enough for the two of us (so we can each have our own workspace), and one closer to school (which would be the amazing cherry on the bun), but also so I can get my things out of storage. But I donā€™t think thatā€™s in the cards. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/37 "2013-12-01T23:42:47Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > In my experience, this gift also requires the ā€œValve jobā€ expansion pack in order to be of any use. . . :rolleyes: That figures, cars are scams. What I _really_ want is to move to NYC- then I wouldnā€™t need a car. As for an iPod, I bought myself one while shopping on Black Friday. As a mother, I have the urge to give it to my son for Christmas to replace his, but NO, I deserve nice things! Iā€™m keeping it. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/38 "2013-12-02T01:03:51Z")
I would like nuts. Seriously. Cashews, pistachio nuts, pecans, shelled pumpkin seeds, filberts,brazil nuts, almonds, macadamias. You name it, Iā€™m a nut for nuts. No one gets this, or believes it, or they laugh. ā€œWhy donā€™t you just pick up a bag of shell nuts at the grocery store?ā€ they say. I could do that, but itā€™s like buying a wedge of raw cabbage when you want a humongous bowl of your favorite cole slaw. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/39 "2013-12-02T02:25:46Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > -Socks. I really want new socks. Me too! I bought these just the other day. [http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-Pairs-Lot-Comfy-New-Mens-Dress-Socks-Cotton-Ankle-Socks-Crew-Sports-Sock-Black-/281175059649?pt=US\_Men\_s\_Socks&var=&hash=item417756ecc1](http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-Pairs-Lot-Comfy-New-Mens-Dress-Socks-Cotton-Ankle-Socks-Crew-Sports-Sock-Black-/281175059649?pt=US_Men_s_Socks&var=&hash=item417756ecc1) I also added this to the watch list: [http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Victorinox-Swiss-Army-Knife-Flash-Drive-SIGNATURE-SLIM-32GB-4-6125-TG32-/131048055080?pt=US\_USB\_Flash\_Drives&hash=item1e8312a128](http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Victorinox-Swiss-Army-Knife-Flash-Drive-SIGNATURE-SLIM-32GB-4-6125-TG32-/131048055080?pt=US_USB_Flash_Drives&hash=item1e8312a128) ---
**Author:** ![vandaphil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@vandaphil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandaphil)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953/40 "2013-12-02T05:33:11Z")
I would like one big box marked ā€œpeaceā€, covered with the shiny red wrap of ā€œforgivenessā€, topped with a beautiful tightly tied bow of ā€œfamily harmonyā€. Place it under a freshly cut tree that infuses the home with ā€œmemoriesā€ that reminds us all that Christmas is a time for ā€œloveā€. I would be one happy lady.šŸ™‚ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/674953.md?page=3)