Comments on: My Favorite Last Minute Gifts

By: kosmo

kosmo — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:58:46 +0000

I’m a frugal receiver. I tell my wife to get books/CDs that I want from half.com. Seriously, why should people pay $20 for a book that they can get for $6? I’ve rarely had abt problems with the condition of books (and only once had a problem with CDs, which half.com resolved for me), and in any case, I like books for the words, not the cover :)

I should start keeping track of how often I receive books for Christmas. I’d have to guess at least 5 of the last 7 years.

By: Irina at mylifeandart.typepad.com

Irina at mylifeandart.typepad.com — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:15:38 +0000

I saw eBay gift cards at Publix, our supermarket. I noticed that they have to be used within 3 months from activation date.

I give my own “gift certificates for 3 hours of my precious time”. Since I earn on average $100 per hour, I honestly :-) can write down “value = $300″ :-) And since I am an event entertainer and otherwise handy person in many different ways (LOL), it gives my recipients a handful of choices how they “can use those 3 hours of my time.”

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:24:05 +0000

I didn’t know eBay had gift cards. I gave Amazon gift cards to two of my people. I purchased then with points from a program to which I belong – even better! Merry Christmas!

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:53:20 +0000

Just be sure that the person you are giving the ebay and Amazon gift cards to actually has access to the internet.

By: Studenomist

Studenomist — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:48:34 +0000

What can I say gift cards are all that I usually give. I go to the store that I know the person shops at a lot and give them a gift card to that store. For example, my Dad drinks Tim Horton’s (Canadian coffee shop for you Americans) coffee every single day. So today I purchased him a gift card with a lot of money on it, mainly because today is also his birthday. This gift is ideal because he hates carrying change around, so now all he has to do is swipe his card to get a cup of coffee. Merry Christmas Lazy Man!