Try these sites:

http://shop.hometeamgolf.com/Single-...ap_p_4941.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_2069809_wrap...mas-gifts.html

And...Tiger or Erin may know...hehehe

I'd have fun with this. The easy way: wrap a box elegantly, with a rock placed in it to give it some weight; plus put an envelope inside. The envelope contains a clue (like a riddle) as to where to look for the golf club (e.g. you've put it in the back of the linen closet, with a pretty ribbon on it; it's in the back seat of the car in the garage, or another suitable hiding place).

We used to get really creative about "hiding" and "misleading" presents. I love doing this sort of thing.

AzTheta wins...I was just going to say that would could probably get a long enough packaging tube to put it in lol.

My Dad has become a problem for gifting this year because he won the CD we were planning on getting him in a radio contest... Seriously, who actually wins those things?

I won once and I got tickets to a performance of A Streetcar Named Desire which happened to be the most painful performance of it I've ever seen.

My parents won once and won a trip to Las Vegas. Where they were sold a timeshare (actually, I think they only accepted the trip because they were already interested in buying a timeshare in Vegas - my dad uses it ALL THE TIME to go on trips to other places because of the timeshare exchange things).

Who wins CDs anymore though?

Ok....need another piece of advice...

Portable XM Radios and subscriptions

So my boyfriend and I have been dating for about 8 months. I've only met his family a couple of times. We are doing Christmas with my family. I was going to send a card to his family, but I don't know if I should do something else.

What is it you want to know? I gave my parents Sirrius a few years back and they love it.

whatever you can tell me...portable player for home, work and car.

She already has a subscription in her car now...how to transfer it to a portable unit

Oh, I was speaking for the uninformed (such as myself!). ;) However, he's told me something that he REALLY wants, so nix on the Dr. Who theme.

Me. I am extremely lucky when it comes to radio contests, and couldn't begin to mention how many things I've wom. Probably the best was Steeler tickets for a game on my birthday was the best, though.

Probably twirling out to the Grateful Dead channel evem as we speak! ;)


I'll be spending Christmas with my fiance's family. His mother & I have gifted each other for years, but his (much elder) sisters and I haven't. Would special candy and cookies be appropriate, or should I go further? I have no idea if they'll have anything for me or not, and his mother has smoothly (as oposed to subtlely) indicated not to spend much.

One more: all of the financial sites are saying not to buy electronics prior to Christmas. Any recommendations for the one I'll buy the day after? I've been checking out the hp dvt series, fwiw.

You would buy an additional subscription. I used to have two -- one for the car and one portable unit. It isn't as expensive as two separate subscriptions. I think it was around half the price of the first subscription.

I was in the same spot last year. A nice bottle of wine or a pointsettia works, IMHO.

I have one I need help with! My sister bought seals for my mom's stocking, and she wants me to find green, blue and/or white/silver wax to go with them. Any idea where I can find it? I was thinking maybe Michael's?

If Michael's doesn't have it .. how about a Halmark store?

Prior to Christmas, allthose sales that you see are because stores like your Best Buys and HHGreggs are trying to get rid of those last year models of electronics to make room for next year models, that's why and that's the only explanation. if you want to wait for the new stuff, mid to late Januaray is when some of the new stuff starts to roll in. But regardless of when you buy, any electronic is obsolete the moment you take it out of the box ;)

I need help in keeping the cat out of the Xmas tree. I've sprayed the entire tree in a citrus scented cat deterrent but my lil terror isn't fazed at all.

I also squirt her with a water gun when she gets in the tree but she doesn't seem to care and keeps going back into the tree.

ETA-

Found this online and it made me lol!

I volunteered to wrap presents for the family. Am I crazy? Haha no, I just like doing it and it stresses other people out.

I say no to the dog feces. (Where do people come up with these ideas!)

We put jingle bells on the bottom of the tree for the cats to play with and it seems to keep them from climbing. They actually like chewing the ribbon and bows and lying on the skirt more than climbing. The best advice I have is to make them a better offer somewhere close.

hey...you want to get someone that special something from Borders, try this coupon for 50% off forthe next 3 days

http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/50s...id=SA_20101214

Caveat: The coupon is only for Borders Rewards members.

And it's only in-store, not online.

Though if you are a Borders Rewards PLUS member, you get an extra ten percent!

In a perfect world, I would be able to get the complete Girlfriends series on DVD for sixty percent off. Alas, it's only available online. Plus I'm broke.

So you need something mail-able? I'm a big fan of restaurant gift cards. Most people like food, and it's something not too personal.

http://shop.xmradio.com/xm/ctl10600/...si4552593/cl1/

This is the only truly portable XM/Sirius radio. It records shows and allows you to add your own MP3s if you are traveling. The others all require docks. I have the Mirge, which included a car dock, but I have to buy an expensive adapter for the office and home. I just pay the $2.99 a month for an online subscription in addition to my radio so I can listen on the computer, my iPod, and my Blackberry.

Help! Twenty year old niece. She's a college student with an apartment. I feel like I don't know her tastes well at all. She's sort of trendy. Sort of "alternative." We spend around $30 for the family grab bag. Last year, I gave her a Starbucks gift card for her birthday, so I don't want to do anything like that so soon.

Thanks for any help!!!

I need gift ideas for my bosses.

They are a mother and son who both have enough money to buy whatever the heck their heart desires, including a Hummer (Limited Edition) on a whim.

Also, it doesn't ever seem like the gifts from us are seen as anything more than an obligatory gesture (which at this point, they kind of are - I didn't used to see it that way). Usually, there are 5 office people, and we each put in $20 and spend $50 on each boss. This year, there are only 3 office people, so we're probably going to look at spending $30 each.

Ideas?

500 Thread Count sheets in a neutral color. Yes, as a 20 year old I might have been less than thrilled when I opened it, but once I tried them out, it would be an AHA! Moment. I honestly like jersey knit sheets better, but everyone needs a good quality set of cotton sheets as well.

Nice picture frame or two & RitzPix card?

Get her something for her apartment. Does she have any pictures of it on Facebook that you could take a look at to get some ideas? I would say to get her a gift card for Pier 1 or something, but I generally shy away from gift cards at Christmas.

And this might sound weird, but...

When I graduated college and got my own apartment, my aunt bought me a few gifts, which at the time made me think, W..T..F..

She got me a small tool kit, a cookbook, two flashlights and a ton of different kinds of batteries.

I can't even begin to tell you how much I appreciated it! When I had to put together new furniture, hang pictures, and when the batteries in my fire alarm had to be changed.. the screwdrivers, nails and tape measure in the tool kit came in handy!

When I had to spend Christmas at my boyfriend's house one year, and I was looking for a good recipe so that I had something to bring to his house, I ran for the cookbook.

The first time my electricity went out unexpectedly, I remembered the flashlights...

And everyone can ALWAYS use batteries!

If she's a smaller size and likes retro vibe clothes, maybe a gift certificate to Modcloth.com? They have amazing dresses and clothes and lots of quirky things, maybe she'd like it.

Also no college kid would ever say no to a Target/Walmart/grocery store/gas gift card. We're poor. Necessities become luxuries. And while it may not be a gift that they "ooh and ahh" over, they will appreciate it after they run out of body wash and don't get a paycheck for another week (can you tell that this has happened to me, haha?)

Better than jersey or whatevercount cotton is Modal/Beech cotton/whatever else they call it.

Amazingly soft, without seeming to stretch the way jersey does.

Thanks for the great ideas!! Actually, the thought of those bed sheets is making me jealous :p

What are their personalities like? You have the impossible people to shop for....LOL

Give us an idea what they are like so we can make suggestions.

This whole thing seems strange to me. I was always taught that when it comes to business offices and Christmas/holiday gifts, you always buy down. Therefore, you don't buy your boss a gift, but they can get you one.

And besides, it's bad enough I'm under all of this pressure to buy gifts for family members.. what happens if I give my boss something they hate?!

However, a holiday card is never out of the question :)

The tradition in my office started well before I started here. So, at this point it's pretty much obligitory.

As far as what they're like and what they like: they are pretty secretive people, and like to pretend that they don't have money and are just one of us little people. I'm a little more privy than most to their inner-workings because I've handled some of their personal finance stuff. They like the Panthers (season ticket holders), and the new son/grandson (he's two, and the only son/grandson in the family), and not much else definite. They shop at Marshalls and garage sales. I don't really want to do a giftcard, because I feel like they say "hey, I had no idea what to get you, but if I did, I would spend X amount of money on it".

I always give things like coffee, cookies, etc., for office gifts. If you're looking to spend more, you could do something like a "coffee break gift basket", with nice coffee, flavor syrups, gourmet cookies & chocolates, etc.

Dang...that's difficult because the only thing I could suggest would be something with the Panthers on it...but...considering they have a son, maybe a baby outfit with the Panthers logo on it might not be a bad idea.


That's all I can think of.

That's actually what I did last year (the baby was a preemie, so he's still like a baby, even though he's older now. Turns out that the other coworkers have decided that we've had a crappy enough year here that it only warrants a card. Fine - I didn't need the extra pressure anyway.

So, new Christmas dilemma - nut this one should be easy for someone relatively creative...husband always says he doesn't want anything for Christmas, and the thing is, he truly doesn't. So, I decided that for Christmas, I would take an extra day off work and take the whole family to the children's museum near our house. My husband and I, because of our work schedules, literally only have two days off a year together: Thanksgiving and Christmas. So rather thn anything materal, I think he would appreciate the time together more than anything. So, the dilemma is, how the heck do you (representatively) wrap that?

Make a "Day off and let's spend some time together" coupon!

And put it into a nice Christmas Card

You could buy a small photo album and for the picture in the front you could put one of the family (from whatever event, just for the original giving of the gift), and write on it "Christmas 2010: A Day at the Museum" or something like that. Then you can explain that you're all going to go to the museum.. or, if you can buy the tickets in advance, you can give him those, as well.

Then you can fill the album with all of the pictures you take! :)

I want to put together a small grilling basket/kit (probably in a cooler?) for boyfriends dad. He likes to cook.
I found the "A man, a can, a grill" cookbook fairly cheap, I need ideas for what else to put together (cheaply!) in the "basket"
I just need some ideas, because obviously he has things like spatulas, etc.
Bamboo skewers maybe? Spices or something? HELP!

Wood planks, or wood chips if he has a charcoal grill.

Molasses or spicy sauce (nothing to plain) and grilling herbs or marinade.