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[–] Fondots 31 points 2 weeks ago

I'd like to skip Christmas, I get nothing out of it but headaches. I don't enjoy the family get togethers (individually or in small groups my family is mostly fine, but all of them at once is too much) I don't want anything that can reasonably be asked for or given as a present, and I don't have any space for the useless junk I'll inevitably receive.

What I need/want is money. I'm not struggling, but I have projects and things I'm saving up for and whatever they'd spend on gifts if they feel like they need to give me something I'd much rather them just give me the cash or Venmo me. They're not going to gift me a new heater, deck, washer/dryer, paint for my living room, etc. the best I can hope for is some gift cards to Lowes, home Depot, etc. and inevitably the cards will all be to different places so I can't even use them all on what they're intended to go towards, and there's a good chance that once I've saved up enough I'll get the best price at a store I don't even have any gift cards for, so they're going to sit around collecting dust because I'll never remember to grab them when I need to go buy a box of screws or something.

Just give me cash.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The same touchscreen gloves I got two years ago that are no longer being made. There's three pairs on eBay and if no one buys them for me I'm buying them all for myself.

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi 25 points 2 weeks ago

Find a pair of gloves you love and use Conductive thread sewn in an x pattern a few times. Works great.

[–] xylogx 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Used to be it was hard to find touchscreen gloves. Now most gloves are touchscreen.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

touchscreenis indeed the easy part

these gloves were so warm for how thin they were, that's what made them special

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[–] cabron_offsets 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sex. Not gonna happen with the kids at home and houseguests.

[–] MegaUltraChicken 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What about your spouse/partner? Maybe they'd have sex with you instead?

[–] Nfamwap 5 points 2 weeks ago

Dunno, OP sounds kinda kinky.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A single family home... it'd sure be nice though.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Linux market share to grow more

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[–] shyguyblue 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Did you know that Taco Bell is releasing a chicken taco? Don’t do it friend, you will miss out big.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Also chicken nuggets... Because we always go there and wonder, "why are there no nuggets at this taco place?"

[–] Stovetop 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What if we held hands while eating the new Taco Bell® Chicken Nuggito™?

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[–] Monster96 15 points 2 weeks ago

To have my dad and aunt cured of their disease so I can finally feel happiness again

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

A no gifts agreement. You get nothing, I get nothing, we all save money and some sanity while not feeding the system by collectively buying a ton of unnecessary stuff at double the prices.

But anyway, if I wanted something, a Mullvad voucher would be useful.
Something cool, but mostly just a toy, an external eUICC chip, "eSIM adapter". Either JMP because their app is open-source and on F-Droid, or 9esim because it's far cheaper and has more storage. But as I said, it's not something I need, mostly would serve me as a toy and I'd have a bunch of random foreign eSIM profiles. There's even some free eSIMs like Firsty Free that I'd like to try. They promise "basic speed" unlimited data access with a time limit for watching ads. But there's also some like BNESIM which have no expiration and some usable prepaid data amount.
My current phone doesn't support eSIMs natively, but seems to support the required OMAPI to make this work.

ThinkPad Thales card would be far cheaper, and probably work too (with EasyLPAC), but it's out of stock everywhere.

But again, not something I need, just something for fun.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I want to have children, but cannot afford them for an undetermined amount of time. Fingers crossed that we'll have enough money someday!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

3 kids here 12 and under. If you are mentally and emotionally ready for kids just do it. That's the big secret. You will never be ready financially. Kids adapt and will be happy so long as you are stable and can provide the most important necessities like love, a roof and food.

[–] surewhynotlem 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If I had serious financial stress I cannot imagine also having kid stress. What if one needs serious medical attention or has special education needs?

I dunno. This seems reckless.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

To win a housing lottery so I can move the fuck out like why the fuck do you need to be lUcKy to FUCKING LIVE IN THE CITY YOU WERE FUCKING BORN IN? Some apartments and condos had yearly incomes of 100k to 150k yearly. Bro. If you're making One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars every year, you're most likely making $1500 a week. You should be considered rich or well off. Why the absolute fuck are literal rich people unable to fucking just live on their own in their city without needing to be lucky? The US Government is a humongous failure. Any country with homeless and desperately poor people has a failed government. Then you have these exact poor people fighting each other for enough money to escape poverty on Mr Beast Games and everyone's watching it without understanding how fucked that is. That poor people are given a carrot on a stick to chase for everyone's entertainment.

[–] Syltti 10 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Valmond 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have all that I can reasonably want that I could reasonably be given, so I'm making a gift instead, I'm off donating blood in half an hour, hopefully someone will appreciate it 😋

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[–] beansbeansbeans 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I want Saturn, somebody please buy me Saturn and all it's moons.

[–] LovableSidekick 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That was weird cuz I named my computer Saturn, so I was like wait wut?

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[–] AA5B 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Time. I just want time. And so far haven’t gotten any.

Is it bad that I’m grateful to COViD? I invited my ex and her father for Christmas dinner so they could also spend time with our kids, but we never had compatible meal routines and they’re insisting on dinner at 3pm. However she came down with just enough COViD that they probably won’t come. I can have dinner at dinner time! I get time to sleep in, time to enjoy Christmas with my kids, and even time to put dinner together.

If the rest of my week could go like that, I’d be so grateful

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[–] BonesOfTheMoon 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Wish I had friends to spend it with instead of a person who is abusive and swears at me every day.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Mango 7 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I want real freedom. It's basically impossible.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A whole new life, but I’ve already been there, done that—it’s not what it’s cracked up to be.

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[–] moktor 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Quazatron 6 points 2 weeks ago

Peace and quiet.

[–] CallateCoyote 6 points 2 weeks ago

This was all just a bad dream and I'm waking up to Mortal Kombat for the Sega Genesis under the tree in 1993.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

To spend xmas with my grandparents that passed away!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

My mum to meet my daughter.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

No one mention any far right talking points

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A particular orange turd to face the consequences of his actions or croak.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

The motherboard in my computer is basically dead. Every morning I must perform voodoo to get just one more post.

But my computer is fairly old now and I can't justify just replacing the board for more money than upgrading the platform. 😔

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Peace and quiet. I usually end up cleaning more than anyone and regulating my kids emotions. I get a break when they go to school. Now they're home for 2 weeks. I miss when they were younger. It was far simpler.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A dual battery charger for Dewalt 20-volt batteries… I think in gonna get a BB gun instead, so I’m still pumped.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

You're gonna put your eye out

[–] 2ugly2live 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Anything. I haven't gotten a Christmas gift in years. My family isn't big on holidays, but I like the idea that someone was thinking of me. I think a card would be nice.

[–] LovableSidekick 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The other night I watched the episode of Mr. Bean, where he's writing Christmas cards. He goes out, shoves them in under the door, comes back in, acts surprised to find them, reads them and hangs them on a string on the wall - all identical.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I’m certain I won’t get it, as it’s not on my wishlist nor have I ever mentioned it to anyone, but my number one desired object right now is a life-sized, anatomically correct model of a specific non-human animal body part.

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[–] DragonsInARoom 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The Return of the British Empire

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Cure for Depression...

🙃

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've heard just trying to not be sad works apparently? Haven't tried myself, but it might work. If the assholes on the Internet are to be believed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

c/ThanksI'mCured

🙃

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