Last Minute Shopping Tips from PresentProfessor.com
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Okay, so you're looking at the calendar and realizing you have just 1 week till Christmas--and you still have shopping to do. Where do you turn? For kids, it's all about the toys. For you, it's "How do I not have to step foot into a crowded toy store replete with frustrated parents and empty shelves?" Thankfully, Amazon allows you to order up till Thursday, December 18 and still qualify for free shipping for orders over $25. Some great, current deals on toys:
- Barbie My House (more like Barbie "My Studio Apartment") $14.99.
- Melissa and Doug's 10-piece Band in a Box ($7.99)
- Chou Chou-Mommy Make Me Better Doll ($11.99)
- Eyeclops Bionicam --a seriously cool portable magnifier with LCD screen that zooms items to 400x their original size, complete with a flash drive for storing and sharing your finds ($19.99.
Don't forget Best Buy's store-pickup option, available till 3 p.m. on December 24. I love DVD boxed sets--they offer your recipient hours of content to pore through and are often a great value. The complete Godfather collection ($34.99; $54.99 for Blu-Ray) is an offer that you, perhaps, cannot refuse. And complete seasons of a wide variety of TV shows (Smurfs, The Shield, Friends--just make sure you give them to the right people!) go for just $19.99.
For the serious procrastinator, a trip to the grocery store may be in order. There, you can pick up tins of tea, bags of Starbucks coffee, pretty bottles of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and real maple syrup (as opposed to the Mrs. Butterworth variety, which is as close to real maple syrup as it is made by a homely woman wearing an apron). For the kids, buy a magazine--then fill out the subscription form inside, giving them a year's worth of reads. And don't forget a hunk of chocolate for yourself--you've earned it, shopper!
For more tips visit PresentProfessor.com
Labels: boys, girls, holidays, kids, toys
posted by The Mom Salon Editors @ 9:47 AM,
2 Comments:
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At December 16, 2008 12:17 PM,
carli said...
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That stock photo lady looks so happy to be reading Present Professor--thanks for the guest post!
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At December 16, 2008 3:52 PM,
Lukeither said...
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Those are some great gift suggestions and the price is right.
Lukeither Willingham, CEO
Lukeither Multimedia & Design
www.lukeithermd.com
