Beer Bottle Christmas Tree
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Frugal Parents Skip Stores And Swap Online
Stephanie Edwards-Musa finished her Christmas shopping early this year. Her 13-year-old daughter is getting a PlayStation 2 and clothing from Hollister and Aeropostale. For her 5-year-old son, it’s a bundle of toys, mostly “Star Wars”-themed. The bill? $45. USA Today reports that Edwards-Musa, a Houston Realtor, found these items used on ThredUp.com, an online toy
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Rich’s Favorite Things
I’ve saved the best for last. Here’s my last holiday gift idea and it’s one of the coolest things I’ve seen this year. The Parrot AR.Drone Quadricoptor. It’s a little pricey at $300 bucks, but you do get free shipping. As a sucker for gadgets and toys, learning about a helicopter whose mobility can be
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“Gift Conversion System” Transforms Duds Into Hits
In what surely must be the greatest gift-giving innovation since wrapping paper, Amazon’s new patent liberates you from having to suffer through unwanted gifts, reports Fast Company. You know that relative whose gifts are a little, well, off the mark? The one who hasn’t seen you in years, and keeps buying you sweaters that would
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Scientists Build “Smart” Christmas Tree
According to a story at Fast Company, scientists have figured out how to engineer a Christmas tree with longer needle retention time. What other bells and whistles can we expect from these so-called “smart” trees? The idea came a few years ago when a devastated small-business owner called on Dr. Raj Lada, a plant physiologist
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How Toy Crazes Are Born
There’s something you need to know about two of this year’s hottest holiday toys: Your kids won’t let you buy just one, reports The Wall Street Journal. In the tradition of Hot Wheels cars, Beanie Babies animals and Pokémon trading cards, Squinkies and Zoobles toys have been carefully engineered to make children crave them in
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Shopping Cart Holiday Tree
Photo by Peter Brooker/Graham King. Via: Neatorama
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Grandparents’ Giving Is Gift To Economy
Mary Hopp has firm beliefs about her role as a gift-giver to her seven grandchildren. Every Christmas, the grandchildren — ranging in age from 5 to 16 — receive books. “I don’t think I should be looked at as a bank,” said Hopp, 68, who lives in El Dorado Hills. According to The Sacramento Bee,
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