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1. Gifts for kids, by age
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I need to get gifts for a bunch of children ranging in age from 0-10, and I'm stumped... Can we do a "best gifts for each age" thread? Educational, not overly gendered, not brand-associated, and fun! To ...
... families, spending way too much on gifts, and receiving gifts that will inevitably go straight to Goodwill— all in a boring, suburban environment. And worst of all to me is dealing with this tug of ...
3. What should I say here?
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... that they didn't get him anything -- not even a card. -- My child has no other grandparents to gift him anything -- some are dead; the other living grandparent is ill enough that presents are out of ...
4. When do you Christmas? Need a timeline!
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It happens every year. I celebrate Christmas in a pretty big way and always have lots of ambitions: cards, baking, gifts, decorating - but I am reluctant to start "too early." Then I end up 10 days before ...
5. GiftFilter: subscription for sports fan?
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Seeking recommendations for sports-oriented subscription websites with good articles and good discussion. The recipient: - Liked reading Deadspin, but rarely commented. - Has had unpleasant reddit ...
6. Setting boundaries with mom over Christmas
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... hasn’t been able to see her friends or do any of her usual activities in months so Christmas has been the only thing she’s been looking forward to. She seems to have bought a ton of gifts for me and my ...
7. What to get two girls (ages 4 and 6) for Christmas?
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...  Most holidays I tend toward getting books, board games, other gifts that they ask for that aren’t just more and more stuff for the easily-outgrown stuff pile. But since I spent a few hundred on the other ...
8. Board game type gift for large family with small children
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... help us find a thank you holiday gift for a family that has helped us during the pandemic. A neighboring household has been occasionally shopping for us, which has been a help since we are strictly ...
9. Home cooked treats for holiday gifts (with restrictions)
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Suggestions please for edible treats i can make and gift to my family. Various family allergies make this complicated: treats must be dairy-free, gluten-free, with no soy. My first idea was to make pickles ...
10. Canadian sites that sell products from Malta?
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This is a long shot, but I'm curious: are there any stores (which offer online shopping) that carry products (food or otherwise) from Malta in Canada? I'm gathering possibilities for a Christmas gift. ...
11. Best Gift Guides?
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What are your favorite gift guides? Most of the sites I see these days have everything broken down into about 20 different versions of "The Best Gift for the ____ in Your Life," but I prefer lists that ...
12. Gift ideas for the active octogenarian?
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It's COVID times, and normally my brother and I get our Dad gift certificates for Christmas. What do we get him this year? Usually we buy him certificates for a stay at the coast, and some for local restaurants. ...
13. Christmas cheer in a time of COVID
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...  Volunteering at the local grocery/food pantry for seniors Organizing some virtual calls and gift exchanges for some friend groups Aggressive listening to Spotify's Christmas and Christmas Pop playlists ...
14. Giving the Gift of Surveillance
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As 2019 comes to a close, millions of new spying devices are headed for American homes. Read Full Article
I steal from my nieces and nephew. Don’t you wish you had a brother like me? Read Full Article
16. Oh, I didn't know we gave gifts in this friend group
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Have a new friend group this year. Didn't think they did gifts. Surprise, they did! Now I feel really bad because I didn't! Now what? So I made new friends through a hobby this year. This group of people ...
17. The Story of the Surly Santa and the Tiny Christmas Miracle
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The smallest gifts can be the ones that linger in memory. Read Full Article  ...
18. What Happened When My Son Asked Santa for a Golden Trumpet
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The smallest gifts can be the ones that linger in memory. Read Full Article  ...
19. Choose a Last-Minute Gift Anyone Would Love
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You’re stuck behind the curve and you don’t know what to get for someone on your list, but you do know you’re running out of time. We can help. Read Full Article
20. I am the Grinch of office Christmas. How do I recover?
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I've accidentally committed a faux pas of under paying for a Christmas exchange and I feel awful. How do I make it up to this person? At our office Christmas party there was a gift exchange of the minimum ...
21. Are Experiential Gifts More Trouble Than They’re Worth?
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Booking your sweetie for a massage, a Broadway show or a surprise trip is a nice idea — if you have the time, dedication and money to pull it off. Read Full Article
22. Still Stumped on Holiday Gifts for Picky People? We Can Help
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We have gift recommendations for the hardest-to-please family and friends on your list. Read Full Article  ...
... daughter a Christmas gift, but I'm not sure what and I don't want her to feel like it's an act of charity. What would be appropriate? I was thinking of something I made but I also know there are probably ...
Retail remains king, but Americans concerned about climate change and consumerism are continuing to have an impact on shopping habits. Read Full Article
25. gift recommendations needed: physical therapist edition
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... weird, as a couple, so off-the-wall suggestions are welcome too! Thanks in advance, o wise mefite gifters. Read Full Article  ...
26. Gift Ideas from US -> Philippines
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Looking for Christmas gift ideas for future in laws. Challenge, must be able to fit in suitcase and last from US to Philippines. My son's girlfriend is going to see her mom in the Philippines for Christmas. ...
27. How Much Should We Tip the Doorman at Year’s End?
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It’s an enduring conundrum. Think of holiday tipping as a bonus, not a gift. Read Full Article  ...
28. Making a solo Christmas season nice
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... far I've used a gift voucher to buy a big Yankee Candle which has a nice smell of marshmallows toasting, and also some Christmas themed window stickers which I put up in the main window of my apartment ...
29. Canadians, where do you shop for presents?
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... I can find a good variety of toys (particularly) and housewares and other gifty type things that ship FROM WITHIN Canada. Stores that ship TO Canada from somewhere else aren't sufficient. I don't want ...
30. What are your top Oboe jams to displease my roommate?
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My roommate has an irrational hatred of the Oboe. So naturally, for the annual winter gift-exchange season, I will be compiling and gifting him a mix CD entitled "Now That's What I Call Oboe 17". What ...
31. Christmas presents; changing incomes
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... a gift card for clothes for their new job, or a magazine subscription maybe" (not realizing how awkward it is to ask someone with little money for a gift card, and that said magazine subscription might ...
32. Uncommon Christmas gift for nieces and nephews (ages 8-12)
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My nieces and nephews (5 in total) are wonderful kids. Two are too cool for school, and the other three are curious, well-mannered, and thankful for any gift that comes their way. I'm letting go of the ...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – It's nearly Christmas in July, but you won't find the holiday spirit at one local church. Crooks stole it. “Ultimately it’s the principle of it. You’re taking from kids that otherwise ...
We're already half way through 2019 which means there's still half a year to go until Christmas - but Netflix is bringing all the gifts this month. For fans of Stranger Things the wait is finally over ...
Craig LaMont bought all five of his children a yo-yo one Christmas. As each kid unwrapped their gift, they each transitioned from elated to eventually moving onto the next thing. Some lasted an hour before ...
36. My View: The simple abundance of life's everyday gifts
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By Sheila McKay. One thing that is associated with Christmas is gifts. I am continually given so many gifts that each day feels like Christmas to me. These gifts do not come wrapped in fancy paper with ...
© Supplied Stephen Black's bicycle was stolen which was bought by his tragic mum Carol. A heartbroken son has lost his last link to his tragic mum after it was stolen by laughing thieves. Carol Black, ...
Christmas might still be more than five months away, but one incredibly organised mum won't have to worry about dashing out to the store for last minute gifts come December. That's because the savvy shopper ...
I always overspend around the holidays . Do you have any advice starting and sticking to a holiday budget — one that’s actually manageable? There are always sneaky expenses. Some people tell me to set ...
The Hallmark store in the Madonna Shopping Plaza that locals frequent for their greeting cards and gift items is closing its doors after nearly four decades. Signs reading “Store Closing!” have been posted ...
41. Spending on communion at eight-year high of €929
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And there has been a rise in the cash gifts being given to the young boys and girls to mark the ceremony. Families are now shelling out €929 on average on the day, up almost €70 on last year's figure, ...
Filed Under Health For Christmas two years ago, my partner and I were gifted our first “luxury” sheet set. Every piece of the set started to promptly fall apart after only a week on our shared bed. I repaired ...
43. Spending on communion at eight-year high of €929
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And there has been a rise in the cash gifts being given to the young boys and girls to mark the ceremony. Families are now shelling out €929 on average on the day, up almost €70 on last year's figure, ...
44. Ballooning Business
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"Billie loved Christmas," Woodward said. "The gift wrap, tissue, boxes and everything. I'm a Christmas fan, too." "We do a number of Reveal Parties," Woodward said. "We offer reveal balloons and wrap ...
Super charities tugged at the heartstrings of Nuneaton's first ever Dragon's Den panel- and inspired them to give out more funds than expected. Nuneaton Round Table and Georgies Gift had initially agreed ...
46. Early gift for ‘Santa’
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Christmas has come early for former University of the West Indies (UWI) Blackbirds’ footballer Corey “Santa” Barrow. One year after the Barbados Football Association (BFA) slapped the midfielder with ...
Western Bureau: When three fishermen from Whitehouse in Westmoreland found an illegal firearm in a bucket floating off the coastline last Christmas Eve, they did not see it as a gift to keep. To them, ...
What if someone you hated offered to pay off your mortgage or put your kids through college? You’d be suspicious at first, of course. Why is an enemy giving you the gift of a lifetime? But in the end, ...
49. 'Moon Rock Hunter' on quest to track down Apollo gifts
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After Neil Armstrong took a "giant leap for mankind" on the Moon nearly 50 years ago and collected rocks and soil along the way, Richard Nixon presented lunar souvenirs to every nation -- 135, at the time. ...
... an annual tradition in Edmonton, a gift grab that served as the centrepiece of almost all of their rebuilds. Read Full Article  ...