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How to Make Any Gift More Appealing Without Spending More Money
I found a free lunch. I write about how to pick gifts for people and you’ve probably done lots of searching over your life for the perfect gift. We’ve all been there. Once you pick the gift that’s it, though right? You’re done? As you might suspect, no. I recently read about a weird trick … Continue reading
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Who Is This Gift For?
It’s December 27, gifts have been opened and waffles have been eaten. But one gift this year was a huge miss for me. I think that I picked some good gifts in general. My wife squealed and jumped up and down when she found out what she was doing and my son’s face lit gratifyingly. … Continue reading
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Research That Allows You to Peer Into Your S.O.’s Brain – And Pick Better Gifts
You don’t know your significant other (S.O.) as well as you think you do. It’s not your fault, no one does. We can spend a lifetime pursuing them and yet there will always be more to know of each other, more to discover. That’s what keeps it fun, I think. But as charming as mystery … Continue reading
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Can This Help Your Friends Pick Better Gifts?
Your friends need your help. But they won’t ask for it. If you have a birthday coming up they don’t know what to get you. They may know your interests and hobbies, but out of the worlds of your (no doubt) fascinating pursuits they don’t know what you need and want now. So it goes … Continue reading
A Gift That Said “You Stink!”
She was mortified by the gift. Years ago her mom, Karen, decided to buy a present for one of her cousins, Jane. Now as it happens her mom did not know Jane very well but at the time she was seventeen so Karen thought that a gift of beauty products would be a ‘safe’ gift. … Continue reading
Cheap Gifts for Your Boyfriend He’ll Remember Forever
Shared special occasions with your boyfriend should be fun. If money is tight and you need to find a cheap gift for a big day for your boyfriend then it can be nerve racking. You’re not alone, though, and you’re definitely not the first girl to need to find cheap gift ideas for your boyfriend. … Continue reading
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Crazy Gift Ideas for your White Elephant Gift Exchange
More a game than a real gift giving opportunity, I think finding good white elephant gift exchange ideas presents an interesting challenge By definition you don’t know who is going to get your gift so you can’t pick it with any one person in mind. (I’m assuming if you got here you know what a … Continue reading
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7 Ways to Pick Ridiculously Thoughtful Gifts (Part 1)
I’ve been looking forward to writing more gift guides. I enjoyed writing about picking out toys for my two year old immensely, it was all of the fun parts about shopping without having to hassle with people or actually spend money. It occurred to me, though, that a gift guide usually skips the hardest part of picking … Continue reading