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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If he likes to see overflowing gifts... do it the way my inlaws do it. They buy very little throughout the year. If you need clothes, shoes, new bikes, electronics- you wait until Christmas or your birthday. And then on Christmas they spend 1k or so. That way, nothing is wasteful and it's a really joyful Christmas morning. [/quote]

This is smart, OP -- this is what I would suggest to your husband next year. Let the kids know over the summer that instead of doing lots of back to school shopping, you're just going to get any needed replacements but that they should let you know about their clothes/gear/tech wants then. And then fill in with stuff like new towels, new pens, etc. Are these exciting gifts? Not to a teenager, no. But it's better than useless crap and will at least satisfy your DH's desire for the tree to look like a Christmas movie.

Another suggestion: change it up completely and suggest traveling for the Christmas next year. Rent a cabin near some skiing or snowshoeing or a beach house somewhere, and then do minimal decorating and no tree at home because you won't be around. Scale back gifts because you will need to take them with you, and plan some events for Christmas morning that are not gift opening (a hike, family ski, making breakfast or brunch together, a game you like playing, putting on a favorite movie, etc.). Tell your husband you just want to try it and see how it goes. It might break him of his stuff obsession when he sees what Christmas can be like when the focus is on stuff other than presents.[/quote]

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