We could not afford Christmas nor Thanksgiving this year.After barely paying bills, there was nothing left.
Zoe Frost
2 years ago
Having a shortage of funds after paying bills and helping family members, our family will get together and celebrate that we have: health, a roof over our heads and each other…what a difference 11 months of traitor expletives in power makes. Also, am adding to savings whenever can, because guaranteed, costs are going to continue to rise under the Commie/Globalist traitor Brandon regime.The expletives are on the totaltarian tyranny bullet train to hell, intent is to destroy our freedoms and opportunities Constitutional Republic, especially economically and culturally.
Cobceo
2 years ago
It is a design to get people to feel they must go shop NOW. It is getting tired and people see it. We are being told over and over to go buy things now, it is urgent… Make sure you have real goods at all times like food, water, lighters, chocolate, panty hose etc (older folks will get that reference), that is all that matters. I am not too worried about whether or not we can get ‘presents’ for Christmas. The ships are being held up due to the executive order by 45 about human trafficking I have heard. It isn’t a staffing thing, the companies that own the ships are being investigated? We have no signs of supply problems here in NW US that we have seen.
Charles Kyle Brown
2 years ago
let’s go Brannon!
reiver
2 years ago
always started buying for next christmas right after this one. also i always buy extra and watch the sales.
Dave R
2 years ago
My situation isn’t really represented in this poll…
X We are doing a homemade Christmas and our projects spanning the last several months, are nearly complete with NO supply chain issues.
Rob J
2 years ago
Anybody need further proof that we need to Hobble the EPA, eliminate ‘ OPIC ‘ ( not to be confused with OPEC,the oil whores ) and return a strong Manufacturing base to the USA ? ! ? !
Melissa
2 years ago
I believe that many of the shortages Americans will face are exacerbated by the policies of the Biden administration. The current gas prices are a direct result of the administration’s insane allegiance to climate change policies. I don’t know if America can survive three more years of this lunacy.
Jeagerjohan
2 years ago
I’m more concerned with the food supply. When there’s no food, things will get ugly. Forget about the latest version of Buzz Lightyear, our leaders should be focusing their efforts to ensure the grocery stores keep getting deliveries.
BAE
2 years ago
I usually give a gift card or check. They can buy something of their choosing and ENJOY!
Stacy
2 years ago
I have not been shopping for Christmas because it is more for stocking up on absolutely necessary items to live because America has been destoryed in 11months.
Linda
2 years ago
test comment
Steve Ridgway
2 years ago
biden finally going to docks today, a month full month after he should have. He will put on a $3 shirt and act like he is solving a problem. SOB, of course is factually going to make matters horrible…on purpose. Nobody ever turned his lights on…
Steve Ridgway
2 years ago
Fact: No, joe biden can’t lead a horse to water.
Mary Downs
2 years ago
We need to shop if we can to support store owners !
Robert Latta
2 years ago
I always shop early and if I can’t find anything good, then I will give silver dollars as gifts.
Mark L
2 years ago
It’s a shame that President Trump is no longer President! If he was OUR Country wouldn’t be hostage to China and all the Coal, oil and gas pipelines would have OUR Country prosperous! Biden has done nothing but stop the economic growth.
Diana Dennison
2 years ago
I wont be shopping for the holidays. They are to commercialized. They have lost their meanings.
Jennifer Foster
2 years ago
This year’s gifts will be a pair of Bombas socks (buy a pair and they donate a pair) and a donation in THEIR NAME to an organization that helps others.
Patricia DeClue
2 years ago
I also make many gifts. However, I need to buy or order some items that I use in them. Live in rural WY with few places to shop and long distances.
Then I also question is this another ploy by big tech and corporations to increase and ensure their profits by more fear of shortages?
Jodie Woods
2 years ago
We give our grown sons and their wives gift cards. That won’t change. Sometimes my husband and I don’t exchange gifts because we usually get whatever we want and don’t know what to get the other so we focus on the grandkids. We ask our daughter-in-laws what is best to get the grandkids and do our best from there.
Theodore Van Iderstine
2 years ago
We do our Christmas shopping throughout the year and have little left to do.
Del Robinson
2 years ago
Things come and go, but memories are for a long time… We try to invest in memorable experiences for our kids/grandkids. The covid fiasco made some “memorable experiences” harder to come by, but that is where we “shop”…
Logan's Abi
2 years ago
I’m on a pretty tight budget anyway, and have never been a “big spender” for Christmas. I LOVE the season, but more for the original reason (Christ) than for presents. I’m not a scrooge, but I’ve found that some careful, inexpensive shopping for something that I know my children and grandchildren will like beats just throwing money at them. (My grandfather always got us memorable gifts. Usually educational, and not expensive, but we loved them! I try to follow in his footsteps.) It’s been pretty successful thus far.
chaz
2 years ago
Whatever happened to making gifts? Gifts of love. It can be food, candy wreath, clothing whatever your talent. My father and I never spoke he would never be seen in anything but professional wear suit, tie. One year I embroidered of all things a denim shirt with his professional icons on them I am told he hardly took it off, he was actually very proud of that shirt telling all it was the greatest gift ever received. Years later when he passed he left an order that he be buried wearing that shirt and a note that read he loved me, the only time he said that to me. The best Christmas gift ever was those three little words and I will cherish them for eternity.
Sheila
2 years ago
Honestly, as I may be losing my job in healthcare due to Biden’s dictatorial whim, I’m not really sure I’ll be doing all that much shopping.
SarahB
2 years ago
I always try to buy made in the US products. I have a list of all household products made in the US. For clothing it’s more difficult to find US made clothing so I purchase clothes made in poor countries.
SarahB
2 years ago
I haven’t shopped for Christmas gifts in years. I give cash or a check to all my grandchildren. They can get what they need with the gift. At times, I give a gift cards to favorite restaurants.
BobCul
2 years ago
I will not let any Business or “Official” restrictions interfere with my life. We will adapt and go on – frivolous purchases or activity is not needed. We may result to sharing some extra ammo of food as a gift. As they say around here “cowboy up” and get to work.
Bob
Rose M
2 years ago
We Celebrated Christmas in September this year with my family. For the official Holiday, Christmas my husband and I will be Happy just being together.
wade c mackey
2 years ago
The inflation increase $$$$$ on FOOD is my biggest annoyance.
Brenda Boykin
2 years ago
Gifts I give are things my family needs and/or can and will use. This year there may very well be money as opposed to things.
Allan Brem
2 years ago
The key here is that shortages are being reported and/or projected by the news media. Looking back on the last five to six years, I ask myself when I was comfortable giving the media any credibility.
Bryan
2 years ago
We thank God for his gift of Jesus Christ by joyfully passing the tradition of love through giving to our children and loved ones. This is a keystone for compassion to others. As Americans and Christians from our bounty to your needs. This is who we are as Americans and Christians. Many people have lost sight of the “gift”of Christmas.
Bryan
2 years ago
Worried about Christmas shopping?? Shop and buy American made firearms, ammunition and accessories. Everyone will need a firearm soon. Shop and buy now while you still can and they are still available.
Todd
2 years ago
I like the idea of re gifting or making your own. This is more personal to make or design something.
Fran
2 years ago
Gift cards for the loved ones on my list. Fancy food baskets with unusual treats and prayers.
Terry
2 years ago
The poll had no option for those among us who prefer making things for people we love. This year is interesting – challenging because right now I don’t have full use of my left hand. It may come back, which would be a happy surprise!
Margaret S Marshall
2 years ago
I think we should go back to the idea of homemade gifts, or hand down an heirloom, or start with a item that has some true meaning in your life and begin handing it down as a heirloom. The silver lining in all this chaos is that it brings us back to the basics, to what is important. It’s time to slay the materialism beast.
Wayne
2 years ago
We have far too much STUFF in our house already, and certainly don’t need to be spending money for more. And many of us don’t emphasize gifts for Hannukah anyway, preferring instead to celebrate the miracles that G0d performed on our behalf (and yours). From a natural perspective, if not for the deliverance of the Jews from the Greeks, there would have been no Jews circa 0 AD, the Messiah would not have been born, and there would be no Christmas.
Mike B.
2 years ago
More than shortages I am concerned about about high prices for everything. Living on a limited budget holiday gifts will be determined by my current budget.
Shirley Keil
2 years ago
The holidays are not about STUFF. I do love gift-giving, though. This situation is only reinforcing my commitment to shopping local.
James
2 years ago
Our kiddos are grown up so this year we did all our shopping online.
At my pillow.com
We got them great products they can use daily.
Also supporting Mike Lindell from Cancel culture
Elizabeth
2 years ago
There isn’t much that my family or I need or want. Christmas dinner will be simple, gift exchange will not be elaborate. People who strive to give their relatives, especially the kids, everything miss the Reason for the Season. Maybe it’s time we live more simply and give ourselves over to celebrating the birth of Christ rather than worshiping the retail outlets.
Everett Riggs
2 years ago
I don’t normally buy any presents at all. Av check is much easier.
Linda
2 years ago
I’m nearly finished with my shopping. You also better stock up on non-holiday goods. It’s probably going to be a bleak winter for supply and demand.
BETTY MATTESON
2 years ago
Most of the churches in Texas have started pantrys to help with food and if you are a member of a church and start asking for what you need, someone usually can help you!! I LOVE my church family. A church gives you a wonderful community of people who know God’s love and are willing to share that love. Give it a try, you might be amazed and find out how many really GOOD people there are in our world!!
Terry
2 years ago
Perhaps we should consider celebrating the reason for the season. Would certainly reduce the stress of shopping.
I would invite all to make the baby Jesus the centerpiece of your Christmas.
Gregg
2 years ago
I’m not too concerned. I think there’s too much consumerism as it is.
But for basic household appliances , I can see shortages a problem.
Having been in the Philippines a few times it amazes me as how resourceful the people are there. Westerners just charge it it they want it whether they can afford it.
I like auctions, garage sales. Some don’t.
Also some of those containers are empty too coming back on ships.
J. S. Rolison
2 years ago
My main refrigerator in my kitchen has to be replaced. It isn’t working even after we bought a new control panel. ugh! Anyway, we looked in all the stores and it is unavailable!!! Everywhere! All the big box stores don’t have one and they won’t even let you order it. Crazy! So we are up the creek without a paddle! Guess all of them are sitting in the water off California’s coast! Dang!d Most of the stores won’t even let you order it or get in line to order it. Sad. So guess we are going to have to miss having a good Christmas Dinner!
We could not afford Christmas nor Thanksgiving this year.After barely paying bills, there was nothing left.
Having a shortage of funds after paying bills and helping family members, our family will get together and celebrate that we have: health, a roof over our heads and each other…what a difference 11 months of traitor expletives in power makes. Also, am adding to savings whenever can, because guaranteed, costs are going to continue to rise under the Commie/Globalist traitor Brandon regime.The expletives are on the totaltarian tyranny bullet train to hell, intent is to destroy our freedoms and opportunities Constitutional Republic, especially economically and culturally.
It is a design to get people to feel they must go shop NOW. It is getting tired and people see it. We are being told over and over to go buy things now, it is urgent… Make sure you have real goods at all times like food, water, lighters, chocolate, panty hose etc (older folks will get that reference), that is all that matters. I am not too worried about whether or not we can get ‘presents’ for Christmas. The ships are being held up due to the executive order by 45 about human trafficking I have heard. It isn’t a staffing thing, the companies that own the ships are being investigated? We have no signs of supply problems here in NW US that we have seen.
let’s go Brannon!
always started buying for next christmas right after this one. also i always buy extra and watch the sales.
My situation isn’t really represented in this poll…
X We are doing a homemade Christmas and our projects spanning the last several months, are nearly complete with NO supply chain issues.
Anybody need further proof that we need to Hobble the EPA, eliminate ‘ OPIC ‘ ( not to be confused with OPEC,the oil whores ) and return a strong Manufacturing base to the USA ? ! ? !
I believe that many of the shortages Americans will face are exacerbated by the policies of the Biden administration. The current gas prices are a direct result of the administration’s insane allegiance to climate change policies. I don’t know if America can survive three more years of this lunacy.
I’m more concerned with the food supply. When there’s no food, things will get ugly. Forget about the latest version of Buzz Lightyear, our leaders should be focusing their efforts to ensure the grocery stores keep getting deliveries.
I usually give a gift card or check. They can buy something of their choosing and ENJOY!
I have not been shopping for Christmas because it is more for stocking up on absolutely necessary items to live because America has been destoryed in 11months.
test comment
biden finally going to docks today, a month full month after he should have. He will put on a $3 shirt and act like he is solving a problem. SOB, of course is factually going to make matters horrible…on purpose. Nobody ever turned his lights on…
Fact: No, joe biden can’t lead a horse to water.
We need to shop if we can to support store owners !
I always shop early and if I can’t find anything good, then I will give silver dollars as gifts.
It’s a shame that President Trump is no longer President! If he was OUR Country wouldn’t be hostage to China and all the Coal, oil and gas pipelines would have OUR Country prosperous! Biden has done nothing but stop the economic growth.
I wont be shopping for the holidays. They are to commercialized. They have lost their meanings.
This year’s gifts will be a pair of Bombas socks (buy a pair and they donate a pair) and a donation in THEIR NAME to an organization that helps others.
I also make many gifts. However, I need to buy or order some items that I use in them. Live in rural WY with few places to shop and long distances.
Then I also question is this another ploy by big tech and corporations to increase and ensure their profits by more fear of shortages?
We give our grown sons and their wives gift cards. That won’t change. Sometimes my husband and I don’t exchange gifts because we usually get whatever we want and don’t know what to get the other so we focus on the grandkids. We ask our daughter-in-laws what is best to get the grandkids and do our best from there.
We do our Christmas shopping throughout the year and have little left to do.
Things come and go, but memories are for a long time… We try to invest in memorable experiences for our kids/grandkids. The covid fiasco made some “memorable experiences” harder to come by, but that is where we “shop”…
I’m on a pretty tight budget anyway, and have never been a “big spender” for Christmas. I LOVE the season, but more for the original reason (Christ) than for presents. I’m not a scrooge, but I’ve found that some careful, inexpensive shopping for something that I know my children and grandchildren will like beats just throwing money at them. (My grandfather always got us memorable gifts. Usually educational, and not expensive, but we loved them! I try to follow in his footsteps.) It’s been pretty successful thus far.
Whatever happened to making gifts? Gifts of love. It can be food, candy wreath, clothing whatever your talent. My father and I never spoke he would never be seen in anything but professional wear suit, tie. One year I embroidered of all things a denim shirt with his professional icons on them I am told he hardly took it off, he was actually very proud of that shirt telling all it was the greatest gift ever received. Years later when he passed he left an order that he be buried wearing that shirt and a note that read he loved me, the only time he said that to me. The best Christmas gift ever was those three little words and I will cherish them for eternity.
Honestly, as I may be losing my job in healthcare due to Biden’s dictatorial whim, I’m not really sure I’ll be doing all that much shopping.
I always try to buy made in the US products. I have a list of all household products made in the US. For clothing it’s more difficult to find US made clothing so I purchase clothes made in poor countries.
I haven’t shopped for Christmas gifts in years. I give cash or a check to all my grandchildren. They can get what they need with the gift. At times, I give a gift cards to favorite restaurants.
I will not let any Business or “Official” restrictions interfere with my life. We will adapt and go on – frivolous purchases or activity is not needed. We may result to sharing some extra ammo of food as a gift. As they say around here “cowboy up” and get to work.
Bob
We Celebrated Christmas in September this year with my family. For the official Holiday, Christmas my husband and I will be Happy just being together.
The inflation increase $$$$$ on FOOD is my biggest annoyance.
Gifts I give are things my family needs and/or can and will use. This year there may very well be money as opposed to things.
The key here is that shortages are being reported and/or projected by the news media. Looking back on the last five to six years, I ask myself when I was comfortable giving the media any credibility.
We thank God for his gift of Jesus Christ by joyfully passing the tradition of love through giving to our children and loved ones. This is a keystone for compassion to others. As Americans and Christians from our bounty to your needs. This is who we are as Americans and Christians. Many people have lost sight of the “gift”of Christmas.
Worried about Christmas shopping?? Shop and buy American made firearms, ammunition and accessories. Everyone will need a firearm soon. Shop and buy now while you still can and they are still available.
I like the idea of re gifting or making your own. This is more personal to make or design something.
Gift cards for the loved ones on my list. Fancy food baskets with unusual treats and prayers.
The poll had no option for those among us who prefer making things for people we love. This year is interesting – challenging because right now I don’t have full use of my left hand. It may come back, which would be a happy surprise!
I think we should go back to the idea of homemade gifts, or hand down an heirloom, or start with a item that has some true meaning in your life and begin handing it down as a heirloom. The silver lining in all this chaos is that it brings us back to the basics, to what is important. It’s time to slay the materialism beast.
We have far too much STUFF in our house already, and certainly don’t need to be spending money for more. And many of us don’t emphasize gifts for Hannukah anyway, preferring instead to celebrate the miracles that G0d performed on our behalf (and yours). From a natural perspective, if not for the deliverance of the Jews from the Greeks, there would have been no Jews circa 0 AD, the Messiah would not have been born, and there would be no Christmas.
More than shortages I am concerned about about high prices for everything. Living on a limited budget holiday gifts will be determined by my current budget.
The holidays are not about STUFF. I do love gift-giving, though. This situation is only reinforcing my commitment to shopping local.
Our kiddos are grown up so this year we did all our shopping online.
At my pillow.com
We got them great products they can use daily.
Also supporting Mike Lindell from Cancel culture
There isn’t much that my family or I need or want. Christmas dinner will be simple, gift exchange will not be elaborate. People who strive to give their relatives, especially the kids, everything miss the Reason for the Season. Maybe it’s time we live more simply and give ourselves over to celebrating the birth of Christ rather than worshiping the retail outlets.
I don’t normally buy any presents at all. Av check is much easier.
I’m nearly finished with my shopping. You also better stock up on non-holiday goods. It’s probably going to be a bleak winter for supply and demand.
Most of the churches in Texas have started pantrys to help with food and if you are a member of a church and start asking for what you need, someone usually can help you!! I LOVE my church family. A church gives you a wonderful community of people who know God’s love and are willing to share that love. Give it a try, you might be amazed and find out how many really GOOD people there are in our world!!
Perhaps we should consider celebrating the reason for the season. Would certainly reduce the stress of shopping.
I would invite all to make the baby Jesus the centerpiece of your Christmas.
I’m not too concerned. I think there’s too much consumerism as it is.
But for basic household appliances , I can see shortages a problem.
Having been in the Philippines a few times it amazes me as how resourceful the people are there. Westerners just charge it it they want it whether they can afford it.
I like auctions, garage sales. Some don’t.
Also some of those containers are empty too coming back on ships.
My main refrigerator in my kitchen has to be replaced. It isn’t working even after we bought a new control panel. ugh! Anyway, we looked in all the stores and it is unavailable!!! Everywhere! All the big box stores don’t have one and they won’t even let you order it. Crazy! So we are up the creek without a paddle! Guess all of them are sitting in the water off California’s coast! Dang!d Most of the stores won’t even let you order it or get in line to order it. Sad. So guess we are going to have to miss having a good Christmas Dinner!