I need to buy a few small gifts that begin with the letter R for a family gift exchange. My budget is $20, the potential recipients range from an 18 year old college freshman to a 70 year old.
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posted by booksherpa
on Dec 26, 2012 -
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[Xmas gift filter] My mother wants to know what I want for Xmas. I am out of ideas - and there are a few issues regarding shopping & shipping.
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posted by kariebookish
on Nov 28, 2012 -
25 answers
I recently travelled 8,000 miles home to visit family and see my sick grandad for possibly the last time. I brought $150s worth of gifts across for them from Montreal, Toronto, Paris, Lorraine, and Iceland. Now my mum is demanding an extra, more expensive gift that I post to my brother because his car broke down after he'd given me a lift to the airport. Reasonable or unreasonable? How would you navigate this?
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posted by everydayanewday
on Oct 9, 2012 -
64 answers
Suggestions for non-partisan charities that I can tell my siblings to donate to in lieu of a a Christmas present and advice on telling them I'll be doing the same for their presents?
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posted by otherwordlyglow
on Oct 27, 2011 -
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I'm looking for ideas for gifts to give our Icelandic hosts when I visit (accompanied by 2 friends) this summer.
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posted by lulu68
on May 1, 2011 -
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My father-in-law may have pocketed part of a gift intended for my husband and his brother. But then again, maybe not! How can I navigate this situation with maximum tact and minimal drama? And more concretely, how does one write a thank-you note that gracefully specifies the exact amount of the gift?
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posted by yersinia
on Dec 28, 2010 -
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My family decided in November on not buying Christmas gifts this year as we are all adults and have what we need anyway. I get paid once a month and right now am living cheque to cheque. So I spent the money I had saved up on extra credit payments. Now they've changed their minds and all want gifts. I have 25 dollars to last me til the 30th. How do I get through this holiday without being as bitter as I am now? And not feel like a loser for no one having a gift?
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posted by beautifulcheese
on Dec 12, 2009 -
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How do I celebrate my first Messianic Hanukkah? No one else in my family is Jewish, and they're trying to "make me" celebrate Xmas.
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posted by hasna
on Dec 15, 2008 -
46 answers
My sister and I want to do a gift-free Christmas. What rules should we set? And how do we break the news to our mom? She's big on bargain hunting and spoiling us, so we're sure she's not going to take this well.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 25, 2008 -
16 answers
I'm looking for ideas for things to give my daughter before I go away for 3 weeks.
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posted by valleys
on Feb 11, 2008 -
26 answers
Help me find gifts for remarkably un-greedy teenage girls: they are 14 and 15, and absolutely refuse to tell me what they want (I think their mother, my aunt, raised them too well.)
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posted by Mr Bunnsy
on Dec 18, 2007 -
24 answers
Are there any books you think a smart, grieving preteen would find comforting or of use? More details inside.
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posted by Ash3000
on Dec 17, 2006 -
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Relationship Etiquette Filter: I had forgotten that I still have a gift that an ex's mom gave to me several years ago. It supposedly had sentimental value, and I feel weird about keeping it. Will I offend by trying to return it? Oh boy, there's way
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posted by wejones
on Aug 16, 2006 -
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Fundy-In-Law-Filter: My husband's sister and her husband are hard-core evangelical fundamentalists. We are liberal Episcopalians. This causes a problem every Christmas. What do you say when you get a gift that was clearly meant to make a point?
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posted by Biblio
on Dec 27, 2005 -
84 answers
I am looking for suggestions for a gift for my parents in NYC. Something for them to do together like a class or short course (1-5 classes range). Something a little offbeat is fine (although they are in their 60s so not too offbeat...) preferably in Manhattan. I have been thinking cooking but am open for most ideas.
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posted by GrumpyMonkey
on Nov 2, 2005 -
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