Archive for November, 2009

Cool Christmas Gift Ideas for Teens

Teenagers everywhere are holding their breaths this Christmas for gifts from family that aren't uncool.  Let me repeat that, because teenage logic can get a bit confusing: When buying Christmas gifts for teens, one must realize that teenagers are more interested in not receiving what isn't cool than receiving what is cool.  
For example, if [...]

The Best Luxury Gift Ideas on the Web: Expensive Christmas Gifts from Power Wheels to Plasma Screens

Thousands of blogs bend over backwards to offer great gift ideas for under $10, but very few take the opposite approach: great gifts that will put a giant hole in your pocket.  While it might seem like an odd approach, we recognize that rich people have needs too.  Plus, is there any better way to [...]

What Not to Get People: The Worst Christmas Gift Ideas Ever

You know it as soon as they open your present.  It's the look on their face: the slightly furrowed brow, the half smile, and the open mouth.  All signs point towards one obvious conclusion: they hate your gift.  So you ask them, pleadingly, "Do you like it?"  And they respond robotically "Oh yes it's awesome!" [...]

Five Great DIY Gift Ideas for your Family

Whenever I try to come up with DIY gift ideas, I get this picture of Homer Simpson injuring himself in my head.  Maybe I watched too much TV as a kid, but I seriously doubt my own ability to make things with my own two hands.  Without a doubt, creating things with your own hands [...]

Ice Cold Gift Ideas for Hipsters

The best way to come up with cool gift ideas for hipsters is to go to an indie rock concert, snicker, gawk, and take some notes. However, if you happen to hate Animal Collective, Devendra Banhart, MGMT or any of the other hot "indie" band out there, try to stick to these 3 basic principles [...]