It is that time of year again. You know, when we rush to malls and department stores then spend hours wandering aimlessly about looking for that special gift which is 'perfect' for our loved ones. After eons of anxiety-ridden meandering through hostile throngs of others in the same dilemma, we finally settle for something. At the time it seems cool enough, but on Christmas day when your loved-one unwraps the power hand-soap dispenser you realize that you've failed yet again... (as you set it next to the über-cool-master 5000 gift she bought you)
So this year it is HTF to the rescue!!! We will all share our collective coolness (admittedly not as impressive as it may sound) and put together a list of cool gifts we can get. This will spare us HOURS of time, mountains of anxiety, piles of embarrassment and who knows, maybe even redemption from that soap thingy...
So here is the rules; we'll start with gifts suitable for the ladies. For the most part this forum is men (but ladies - please participate - we NEED your help!), so a list for men would be self-serving. A list for kids would be too easy. If successful we'll move on to the men and possibly later the kids - but for now lets stay with gifts for ladies old enough to have moved-on from toys. Wives, mothers, daughters, girlfriends, secretaries, lunch ladies, whoever...
Additionally, the gift must be below $200 in cost; This is a rough year for many here, plus overspending on the ladies has often been our 'get out of jail free' card for shopping. Keeping it below $200 makes it more of a challenge and more helpful.
Please post an image of your gift idea and a brief description, price, and a link if you please. Try to keep it original, unusual and unique. Write what you think makes it cool. Please try to keep to the topic. If we're successful then we can all finish our shopping with plenty of time to spare for a bucket o' wings and a beer at Hooter's!
So this year it is HTF to the rescue!!! We will all share our collective coolness (admittedly not as impressive as it may sound) and put together a list of cool gifts we can get. This will spare us HOURS of time, mountains of anxiety, piles of embarrassment and who knows, maybe even redemption from that soap thingy...
So here is the rules; we'll start with gifts suitable for the ladies. For the most part this forum is men (but ladies - please participate - we NEED your help!), so a list for men would be self-serving. A list for kids would be too easy. If successful we'll move on to the men and possibly later the kids - but for now lets stay with gifts for ladies old enough to have moved-on from toys. Wives, mothers, daughters, girlfriends, secretaries, lunch ladies, whoever...
Additionally, the gift must be below $200 in cost; This is a rough year for many here, plus overspending on the ladies has often been our 'get out of jail free' card for shopping. Keeping it below $200 makes it more of a challenge and more helpful.
Please post an image of your gift idea and a brief description, price, and a link if you please. Try to keep it original, unusual and unique. Write what you think makes it cool. Please try to keep to the topic. If we're successful then we can all finish our shopping with plenty of time to spare for a bucket o' wings and a beer at Hooter's!
