Whatâs Online: Fruitcake Might Be a Better Gift
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With the holiday season now behind us, the nation is awash in gift cards, as stores sold many more in 2007 than they did the year prior.
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When I ordered Christmas presents last week from L.L. Bean's 295-page holiday catalog, I broke my usual routine and did not call the company's toll-free line. Instead I visited the Web site because I thought it might offer bargains and be as quick as a phone call.
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By Eric Gwinn, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 10--The holidays are about much more than gifts, of course, but if you want to spread some electronic joy, here are a few ideas.
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Children would like expensive hi-tech gifts for Christmas, but few parents are happy to buy these, research suggests.
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When you're thinking of gifting someone with quality technology, it's natural to seek out the least expensive item you can get away with and then ruminate about how high you'd go at the other end.
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Collard greens and black-eyed peas, a New YearÂs tradition, on a chefÂs site; Virtual-Bubblewrap.com lets you punch holes with your mouse; KnowItAllVideo.com, where amateur instructional videos are posted and rated.
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When I ordered Christmas presents last week from L.L. Bean's 295-page holiday catalog, I visited the Web site because I thought it might offer bargains and be as quick as a phone call.-washingtonpost.com
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Nothing shows how much you care more than a gift that makes play more fun and work less arduous. From an advanced computer mouse to a robot vacuum that sucks up nails, there's no shortage of gadgets to stuff into stockings or place under trees.
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By Randy Myers, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 15--Good deeds hold more value than fat wallets in the tight weave of the Friendly Favors Web community.
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Also: Digital cameras are the hottest gift for 2004. [News.com Extra]
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One of the hottest holiday gifts this year is the Apple iPod, the digital-age equivalent of the Sony Walkman. The iPod, which stores music files downloaded
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WASHINGTON -- Tell Santa to hurry if you want him to bring CD or DVD burners and jukebox programs. By Christmas, such gifts might be threatened if Congress passes a new law to fight movie and music pirates.
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Face it, shopaholics -- the Internet drains much of the fun out of holiday shopping and replaces it with ice-cold efficiency. Who wouldn't rather stroll through Neiman Marcus or Best Buy with their best buddy than sit solo in front of a computer, eyeballing page after page of tiny pictures showing what you could reach out and touch at real malls?
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From the pages of The Times, holiday gift suggestions from CDs to books to mail-order eats and more.
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Don't get stuck with dud holiday gifts. Tips on avoiding gift return traps.
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MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- If you couldn't get enough of sweets when you were young, chances are your child will share your palate's passion.
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Shocking, but true, there are some of you who prefer to sit at home, eating yesterday's pumpkin pie in front of your Powerbook, rather than shopping with everyone and their great aunt's second cousin at the malls today. Fortunately, your loved ones will have no idea that you were pointing and clicking your way through your holiday shopping list in ...