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Hanukkah Gifts
With the blitz of Christmas, it’s easy to overlook “happy holidays” as plural. Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday spanning eight days, begins at sundown on Sunday, December 21, 2008. Also known as the...
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Amazon.com’s Christmas Bestsellers for 2008
Defying the economic trend, the magic elves at Amazon.com scored their best holiday season ever. On its busiest day, Monday, December 15, 2008, Amazon.com processed a record-breaking 72.9 items per...
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Happy Valentine’s Day 2009
This year, Cupid gave bottles of wine and ballotins of chocolate. First, I chose the “Mondavi’s Cellar Selection” from Wine Country Gift Baskets. Four bottles of Robert Mondavi wine came in a gift...
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Get Well Gifts from Co-workers
I love where I work. After a recent surgery, I know the feeling is mutual. My co-workers treated me to many get well gifts at the hospital and during my recovery. My department sent me Teleflora’s Be...
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Father’s Day 2009
Happy Father’s Day! I hope Dads enjoyed gifts and time with their children today. I sent my dad a Cheryl&Co. bakery gift tower tied with a blue Happy Father’s Day ribbon. The four-tiered baked...
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Favorite Gift Retailers Who Use Twitter (And When They Started Tweeting)
Yesterday I posted to Twitter about shipping my old iPhone to gadget reseller Gazelle. Within 12 minutes, the folks at Gazelle noticed my tweet message, followed my Twitter feed and sent a nice reply....
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Give Thanks with a Gift Basket from igourmet.com
Tomorrow my wife and I are hosting a surprise birthday party with 20 guests attending. Unfortunately, the seating math didn’t add up. Our patio set seats six. Add in a small table with four chairs, and...
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Build Your Own Trader Joe’s Gift Bag
I love Trader’s Joes. For the uninitiated, this grocery store chain offers its own private-label products with high quality, low prices and great service. The store is practically a tourist...
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Oprah’s Favorite Things
Oprah Winfrey loves to give. She graciously signed off today after 25 years of daytime television and nearly a decade of her audience-swooning Favorite Things. The blog Jezebel estimates Oprah gave...
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Summer Camp Gifts
I never went to summer camp. So I’m living vicariously through my 10-year-old niece. Today she embarks on a week of hiking and horseback riding, campfires and canoeing, and s’mores and swimming. Of...
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