How to Get What You Want at Christmas

[Neo]

Neo presents GameTavern's "How to Get What You Want at Christmas" guide. First of all, you should make a list of everything you want or would like to have. For many of us this includes expensive items such as, for example, video games. Be sure to include for which system you want the game, since many of today's hottest titles have versions for more than one console. Gift selection is just as important as you delegate to obtain said gift. Allocate the more expensive games or items to relatives which either have the most money or are the most generous. In order to encourage relatives to buy more expensive items for you in the future, it might be worth it to you to invest in more expensive gifts for them this year. That way they will be guilt-tripped into buying you similar quality items next year, just in time for XBox 2.

As distasteful as it may seem you can actually benefit from spending pre-Christmas time with that grandmother or grandfather you hate. Casually mention that you want to go to Best Buy to "just look around." Once there point out a game you want and imply how complete your life would be if you were to own it. Often times grandparents are so desperate for the affection of their grandchildren that they will buy it for you right on the spot, claiming it is your Christmas present. Now this works best 2-3 weeks before Christmas, because when Christmas finally does roll around, they'll feel bad you don't have anything to open from them on Christmas day so they will be compelled to buy you something additional.

Of course despite our best efforts there are times when we are given crappy bargain-basement titles that should have been buried with E.T.. Be sure to obtain the receipt for such games so that you may return them for something which is halfway worth playing.

If a grandparent tells you that video games are a waste of time, ask them what they've done with their own lives that's so special. This will usually shut them up. You can always talk about the coordination improvements and other beneficial effects, but logic is often lost on these fossils.

If all else fails, encourage your grandparents to come out of retirement, claiming it will be good for them. There are many cafeterias in need of senior citizens. And this way they will stop drawing social security which will increase your inheritence. You can buy your own damn games with the money.

In this Holiday season don't forget the true meaning of Christmas: Supporting the American economy.

America, f#ck yeah.

[dropCGCF]

Originally Posted by Neo

In this Holiday season don't forget the true meaning of Christmas: Supporting the American economy.

That's what every holiday's for. Silly.

[Vampyr]

lol. That was funny. I actually wrote something similar to this for the website I work for...it's down right now for a layout upgrade, but I have it saved on my computer:

Originally Posted by Vampyr on Advanced-Gamer.com

...First of all, make a list. Write down the games that you absolutely cannot live without, and make sure they are at the top of your list. Make a mark that indicates you need to find a way to get these, no matter what. If you think you have room left on your list for games that can be feasibly obtained, go ahead and add them. Next you will have to drop hints like a mad man (or woman). Be sure to tell all of your relatives exactly what you want, and tell each set of relatives a different game, that way you don’t accidentally get the same game twice. Relatives other than your immediate family may not be interested in dropping $50 dollars on you, so you might want to entice a sibling into asking a certain relative for a “combination” gift, which is for both of you. This is also the perfect time of year to find a boyfriend or girlfriend. These significant others usually give out great gifts, so whip out your Don Juan skills and get cracking. It may seem cruel and manipulative, but just remember that video games are an art, and what must be done must be done.

Anyway, +rep. In order for it to work you have to hope your grandparents are last minute shoppers, because time is almost up.

[dropCGCF]

Christmas is about giving. Don't you people find any satisfaction in that?

[Vampyr]

No.

[Dyne]

Speaking of which, I fixed my Grandma's computer and installed Firefox on it. When she gave me our Christmas presents to put under our tree, she gave me a card on the side.. And in that card was $100.

I love my grandma. I wonder how many games she got me this year. Last year it was at least three.

[GameMaster]

Good articles Neo and Vampyr.

Fortunatley, I've bought myself most of the games I want so the ones I've put on my lists are just ones that I've seen and thought looked kind of cool.

The only must-have is World of WarCraft.