Perfect Last Minute Christmas Gift: Santa’s North Pole Cookbook
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When I heard that the author of the classic Autobiography of Santa Claus had published a Christmas cooking book, I just had to have it. And by the way, if you don’t know Jeff from that book you no doubt know him indirectly because of one of his other well-known titles, How Mrs. Santa Claus […]

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Green Gifts
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So you got a goat for Christmas.
Well, not you specifically, but a family in an African village got a goat, thanks to a donation made in your name by your do-gooder sister as a holiday gift to you. You, however, would have been happier with a luxury goatskin handbag.
Still, you feel guilty about […]

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Wii tops online Christmas shopping lists
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Nintendo’s video game console Wii was the most searched-for product in November, according to a survey of British online shoppers released yesterday.
With less than three weeks to go before Christmas, online search analyst Hitwise said the Wii was well ahead of rivals such as Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
The Wii, which features a motion-sensitive controller that players […]

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Credit crisis doesn’t crunch luxury gifting
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All is well for Christmas in the new Gilded Age.
“It’s very, very strong in my market,” said Doug Turner, president of Millionaire’s Concierge, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based business that provides fantasy trips, exclusive vacations and five-star gifts for big spenders around the globe.
“My business is doing better than it ever has,” said Mr. Turner, whose […]

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Inappropriate gifts: Sex toys too embarrassing as Christmas gifts
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SEX TOYS top the list as the ultimate red-face Christmas gift, followed by diet pills, self-help books and personal hygiene items like tampons.
Aussies are clueless when it comes to Christmas gift-giving and we are more than happy to re-package dud gifts, a new survey reveals.
A study by online shopping network lastminute.com.au reveals the top 10 […]

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Christmas Gifts From Long Ago
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What do your kids want for Christmas? Maybe a Nintendo Wii, a flat screen tv, or a Dora the Explorer playset. But have you ever wondered about gifts from long ago? Here’s Tom Gerhardt with more.
North Dakota became a state in 1889, but I’m about to show you a Christmas present from before that time. […]

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Shoppers wrap up Christmas gifts early
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A new research from American Express Platinum credit card suggested that 82% of men are planning to get most of their Christmas shopping wrapped up by December 14, 2007 leaving themselves 11 shopping days for any little extras.
The research has reveled that only 16% of men questioned plan to leave their shopping until the week […]

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Diamond covered Christmas tree: now only $1.8m
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For those who don’t mind splurging a bit this holiday season, a Japanese department store is offering a Christmas tree with 400 diamonds for a cool $1,8-million.
Takashimaya department store chain is selling the tree - actually a small tower of preserved roses with a teddy bear - for a symbolic ¥200,7-million from Wednesday to kick […]

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Thoughtful gifts that won’t soon be forgotten
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People complain every year about Christmas shopping — “What to buy for the person who has everything?”
Some local churches have a ready answer.
Over the next few weeks there will be several alternative gift-giving fairs that offer purposeful gifts that can be given at Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or on birthdays.
The Rev. John Dieterly, the pastor at […]

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Toys for the brain
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Brian Fais can sympathize with the toddlers who get yanked away, sometimes kicking and screaming, from the knee-high wooden train table in the back of his Bethlehem store, Toy Magic.
He understands that while Mommy or Daddy scanned the shelves for a birthday present or Christmas gift, their child got deep into an imaginary world from […]

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More Americans Prefer To Give Gift Cards For Christmas, Survey Shows
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More and more Americans prefer to give gift cards for Christmas to save them from the inconvenience of finding the perfect gift, having these wrapped and delivered to recipients.
According to the latest Annual Holiday Survey commissioned by Deloitte, gift cards are seen as the top gift purchase for four consecutive years, with 69 percent of […]

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A holly, jolly, very pricey Christmas
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If you’d like to get started on your holiday shopping — and have a few million dollars to spare — luxury retailer Neiman Marcus can sell you a $1.44 million submarine or a $75,000 talking robot.
Not swanky enough? How about a private concert with Russia’s Kirov Orchestra? For $1.59 million, you and 499 friends will […]

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The Ultimate Christmas Gift: Your Own Private Island
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There is nothing more exclusive and sought after in the world than having your own private island, it becomes effectively your own little kingdom. From Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island, Mel Gibson’s Mago Island in Fiji, to Marlon Brando’s private tropical atoll of Te’tiaroa, private islands are exactly that - private.
The extraordinary private island […]

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An embarrassment of riches
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Neiman Marcus unveiled its 81st annual Christmas Book this week. Items in the Dallas-based luxury retailer’s holiday catalog include a Gem Triton 1000 Two-Person Submarine ($1.44 million), a rocket-team franchise (pilot included) for the world’s first aerospace racing league ($2 million) and a Swami Conversational Artificial Intelligence Robot ($75,000). Also this week — for the […]

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This Holiday Season, Buy Your Man What He Really Wants
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Shopping for a Christmas gift for the man in your life is not an easy task. It always seems like you can’t find the right gift when you have to, when you know he’s expecting something great… Christmas doesn’t make it any easier! This holiday season, turn to GearCrave to help you […]

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Webkinz one-up plain old Teddy with online identities
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Many nights, after putting 6-year-old Will and 2-year-old Moira to bed, she returns to the family computer and logs in as “mommy2treats.” In the Webkinz world, where hundreds of thousands of children are now taking care of their real-life stuffed animals in an online setting, Wigderson checks the Webkinz daily “newzpaper,” plays trivia and earns […]

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$1.44M submarine in Neiman Christmas Book
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A $1.44 million submarine and a $75,000 robot are among the “fantasy gifts” highlighting luxury U.S. retailer Neiman Marcus’s Christmas catalog.
The Christmas Book, which gets much free publicity for offering unusual and extravagant gifts not otherwise sold in its stores, also offers a private holiday concert for 500 people, performed in your hometown by Russia’s […]

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Brits splash out almost £400 on festive gifts
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Britons spend an average of £384 on Christmas presents, buying around 18 gifts each, research shows today.
Women are more generous than men when it comes to festive spending, splashing out an average of £412 on presents, compared with men’s £355, according to high street bank Halifax.
They also tend to buy more presents, with women purchasing […]

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Legion prepares Christmas gifts for Canadian troops
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A branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is already preparing Christmas gifts for Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan.
At the Legion’s Roxboro branch in Quebec, Jean Bisson, whose son David is serving in Afghanistan, has been busy preparing care packages.
“Half his tour is finished. I just want him back home safely,” Bisson told CTV Montreal. […]

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A Unique Christmas Gift - The Online Time Capsule
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Windsor based entrepreneur Richard Brooks has hit upon an unusual idea that could prove to be the most thoughtful Christmas gift you’ll ever give: a virtual time capsule that allows users to gather photos, videos, music, and words. Users have a year to fill it and once complete it will be kept safe for at […]

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Electronic puppy popular this Christmas
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They say a dog is for life and not just for Christmas - but an Exeter toy expert believes an electronic, growing puppy could be the perfect present this year.
Puppy Grows and Knows Your Name is just one of the toys that staff at Thomas Moore believe will be snatched off the shelves this […]

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Regifting: When it’s much better to give than receive
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Lots of people do, though most won’t admit it. Some think the practice shameful, others resourceful. It’s basically recycling. You give a gift that keeps on giving, from one unappreciative recipient to another.
Perhaps you got a tacky sweater, a particularly distasteful tie or maybe a fruitcake that’s been in the family for generations.
Whatever it […]

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Donated toys help youngsters that go without
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Underprivileged young people from Knowsley enjoyed the spirit of Christmas thanks to the generosity of residents and businesses in the borough.
Hundreds of presents were distributed to children as part of the Knowsley Social Services’ annual Christmas Toy Appeal, which has been running for five years in conjunction with KCR 106.7 FM.
This year was one of […]

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Air guns still a popular Christmas wish
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Times change and everything changes with them, including what American boys want for Christmas or their birthdays.
Today’s kids must have the most up-to-date video game, an iPod or a cellphone. In my day, Daisy BB gun advertisements seemed to be in every “Boys Life” magazine and even on some TV shows, such as “The Red […]

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Mad about mayonnaise
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A TOT who is mad about mayonnaise received an exclusive Christmas present from the brand with which he has become obsessed.
Little Oliver Walker, aged three, loves the Hellmann’s logo so much that he even makes his mum stop in the supermarket so he can gaze at the jars.
Oliver, of The Spinney, Beaconsfield, amused mum, Nicola, […]

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