Is this a good Christmas gift idea or a disaster in the making? [more inside]
posted on Dec 23, 2007 - 29 answers
Looking for gift ideas for A Single Guy, with essentially no other information. What to get my dad's wife's son for the gift exchange? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 30 answers
Memorable Christmas gift for fashion maven girlfriend. Is a tennis bracelet tacky? Would a necklace be better? [more inside]
posted on Dec 18, 2007 - 25 answers
What do I get my Grandpa who can't do much anymore? [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2007 - 19 answers
Some co-workers and I are sponsoring a family for Christmas, and I picked the youngest (12 years-old) daughter of the family. Help me come up with some nice things that are are fun, functional, and long-lasting. [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2007 - 21 answers 
For a Friend: Recommend a book that will list all the movies my mother would have seen back in the 50s, 60s, and 70s if she'd had the time. [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2007 - 6 answers
Is there any way I can get my hands on some cool Scalino marble run pieces before Christmas? [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2007 - 1 answers
I need a cool gift for a Milwaukee Brewers fan. Help! [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2007 - 12 answers
Help me get a good gift for a young violin player. [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 15 answers
I need a good, creative Christmas gift idea for my dad. He's really into travel by air and rail--not the vehicles themselves so much, but their schedules, the logic behind putting a particular model on a particular flight, etc. [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 21 answers
Help me to find the perfect passive-aggressive gift for the holidays. Long story follows. [more inside]
posted on Dec 8, 2007 - 98 answers
My going to be 4 years old daughter is asking for "the spider game" for Christmas. All we've been able to get out of her in the way of a description is that it involves a spider web possibly above a track of some sorts. Anyone have even a glimmer of a clue what it might be she is after? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 19 answers
I'm looking for a record player for my parents for Christmas, the highest quality within a budget of $400-$500. This has been addressed in the past, but that was a year ago, and my budget is greater. Can any audiophiles give me recommendations on equipment? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2007 - 10 answers
My best friend and I are sake (rice wine) lovers. Not lovers, because he's a guy. And ugly. But he's a great guy and I'd like to buy him some top quality traditional sake and a set of cups and bottle. [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2007 - 10 answers
Gag gift for the head of a major genetics department, any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2007 - 21 answers
GiftBasketFilter: I've been tasked with prototyping a holiday-themed gift basket that a high-end car dealership will present to car buyers during the season. The contents of the baskets will be mostly wine and wine-related objects. I'm having difficulty coming up with a presentation that will be "classy" enough to satisfy the audience but easy enough to mass-produce. [more inside]
posted on Nov 25, 2007 - 18 answers
Ideas for twist on traditional holiday gift exchange? [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2007 - 10 answers
My girlfriend gave me an iPod Nano for Christmas but I was going to ask for a iPod 60GB for my birthday. What can I do? [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2007 - 34 answers
SomewhatObscureGiftFilter: I'd like to buy a Darwin Fish bumper plaque/emblem, and I'd like to have it by December 24. I'm in Ontario (Niagara region). The online options I've found have slow or super-expensive shipping to Canada -- anyone know of a bricks-and-mortar source?
posted on Dec 18, 2006 - 4 answers
WiiFilter: Long-term love or short-term crush? [more inside, obviously] [more inside]
posted on Dec 18, 2006 - 23 answers
Gifts won't arrive in time for holidays. What to do? [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2006 - 16 answers
So I wish to purchase a Wii for a Christmas gift. However, there are problems. Taking up residence in front of Zellers might not be an option, and I don't think I have the necessary funds to negotiate a purchase on eBay, with the scarcity premiums and the "Giant expensive package" traps. I live in Canada, and thus the WiiFinder sites I've found cannot seem to help me. Is there anything I can do to acquire a Wii, or do I have to wait until they can actually be purhchased like any regular consumer product? [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2006 - 16 answers
I'm looking for a fun way to exchange gifts other than Dirty Santa. [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2006 - 23 answers
I have to buy a unisex gift for a staff Christmas party with a budget of $5. Any suggestions? I’ve never had such a low budget to work with, and am coming up blank. FWIW I’m in Canada.
posted on Nov 30, 2006 - 21 answers
[PostingForGirlfriendFilter] What to do about my girlfriend's mother's excessive gift-giving? [more inside]
posted on Nov 30, 2006 - 35 answers
I want to get my dad a Civil War era sword for Christmas, either an original or a reproduction. However, I would prefer to buy locally (Bay Area / San Francisco, CA). [more inside]
posted on Nov 23, 2006 - 1 answers
I've read previous posts about what to get a college freshman, but this one is a bit different and the previous suggestions really don't apply much... [more inside]
posted on Nov 5, 2006 - 20 answers
I've got too many nieces and nephews to buy christmas gifts for this year and not enough money. Please, oh great and wise collective hive mind of the metafilter abyss, grant me some wisdom as to some great cheap gifts. [more inside]
posted on Oct 19, 2006 - 31 answers
I have a six year-old son who likes to 'air scratch' during songs. When we go to music stores he loves hanging out in the DJ supplies section and checking out the turntables and [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2006 - 9 answers
This past Christmas I got hung up on the idea of giving my brother a particular lamp that I saw many months before in a catalog from uncommongoods.com. The trouble is that they don't seem to stock it any more, I couldn't find the original catalog and now two months after Christmas I'm still looking for another store that stocks it. I only glimpsed it for a moment while I was l leafing through the catalog and I don't remember it well enough to describe it accurately, just well enough that I remember thinking "that would make a great gift".
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posted on Feb 19, 2006 - 4 answers
Okay, I'm stumped. I have no idea what to get my girlfriend for Christmas. I got her some nice jewelry for her birthday in October, and I got her art last Christmas (shortly after we started dating). I'm not ready to be buying any rings, but don't want to trod down the same path giftwise.What do I do?
Any ideas (she has an iPod) would be welcome!
posted on Dec 15, 2005 - 23 answers
What is a good Christmas present for a six-month-old boy? [more inside]
posted on Dec 15, 2005 - 22 answers
What gift to put under a far-away-tree for a one-year-old boy?
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posted on Dec 12, 2005 - 14 answers
Looking for a Blue Swatch Bisoux "Love Explosion" Ring - Help me make a Christmas miracle. [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2005 - 8 answers
Christmas gift help - I want to get my cousin's daughter a subscription to a Quebec or French magazine. She's 10 and a half years old, likes to read a lot, and has been in French immersion since kindergarten. Does anyone know of any french language magazines that would be good for her?
posted on Nov 20, 2005 - 4 answers
My parents are impossible to shop for. So, a friend recommended a restaurant gift certificate and, seeing that my parents hardly ever get a chance to get out together for a romantic evening, I thought that this would be the perfect gift. However, there is a slight problem... [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2005 - 15 answers
I need help with a gag Christmas gift for a father/boss... [more inside]
posted on Nov 11, 2005 - 4 answers
More xmas-shopping: Does anyone know of a store in NYC I can buy those swiss army knives with USB hard drives? I know they have them at thinkgeek and amazon etc, but I need it, like, yesterday. Other weird USB devices are also of interest.
posted on Dec 20, 2004 - 11 answers
My SO and I need gifts for our families. Of course this is really late and we are kinda broke. [+]
posted on Dec 19, 2004 - 10 answers
XMasFilter
What's the most head scratch inducing present you've ever gotten?
posted on Dec 17, 2004 - 85 answers
Christmas gift for a boy aged 13 going on 18? [+]
posted on Dec 9, 2004 - 6 answers
I need help finding a Christmas gift. My girlfriend mentioned recently that she was a big fan of a particular type of cartoon and I'm having trouble finding out 1) what they are exactly, and 2) whether or not they're available for purchase.
The cartoons had a very 1950's feel to them, and the subject matter always dealt with a prediction of the future. Like a cartoony take on what life would be like in the year 2000 from the perspective of the 1950's. They usually played with the classic Looney Toons cartoons on Saturday mornings when I was a kid.
Not much to go on, I know. Any leads?
posted on Dec 6, 2004 - 9 answers
It's time again for my family to engage in the dreaded tradition of the 20 Questions gift (you can find my post about it last year here). Last year my mother guessed her gift in about 5 turns, so this year I'm DETERMINED to destroy her. Anyone have any good suggestions?
posted on Nov 29, 2004 - 33 answers
I'm looking for a Christmas tree ornament for my wife to celebrate our first Christmas together as married folks. Something unique and special. We're not religious, but Christmas is important to us. Would anybody offer some suggestions?
posted on Nov 26, 2004 - 10 answers
KrimmixPresentFilter: My husband (who does not visit Metafilter) is a musician and I'd like to get him either a lap steel or pedal steel guitar for Christmas. Since it would be rather obvious if I just randomly asked him what brands are good, etc., I thought that maybe some of the MeFiMusicians could help. If you were going to be given a lap or pedal steel, which one would you want?
posted on Nov 8, 2004 - 10 answers
So I've been struggling with the christmas present issue - What to get for my parents? I've decided on a Rabbit wine opener, but it has mixed reviews. Does anyone have this device or an equivalent wine tool?
posted on Dec 15, 2003 - 19 answers
I'm in the process of trying to buy Christmas presents for my father and his wife. My father likes science fiction (hard, mostly) and I've had luck with Vernor Vinge and Neal Stephenson in the past. His wife... doesn't, although I am told she likes biographies. Can anyone recommend some good hard sf or biographies that might go over well?
posted on Dec 12, 2003 - 36 answers
Christmas is coming, and to my brother and me that means one thing: The Dreaded 20 Questions Gift. About 5 years ago, my mother started this trend of giving everyone a small gift wrapped in tissue paper. The object is to guess what the gift is based only on touch and the answers to Yes or No questions. (And you can't open any other gifts until you guess what it is. Sometimes this goes on for HOURS!) My brother and I hate it, because our mother is a whiz at getting fantastic gifts, and we can never find anything worthy. This year I'm determined to best her. Any suggestions?
posted on Dec 10, 2003 - 30 answers
Christmas gifts: I'm doing another theme present for my SO this year. Previous efforts have included the five senses (taste: choc, smell: perfume, sound: music, touch: jewellery and so on) and the original elements (wind fire water earth).
Now I need more famous groupings of things. Can anyone help?
posted on Dec 10, 2003 - 23 answers
