Articles for Holiday Gifts

Impossible to shop for? These 5 books got you covered for gifts this holiday season
1 year ago

Impossible to shop for? These 5 books got you covered for gifts this holiday season

Salon  

The holidays are coming, which means you will be confronted by many different kinds of stresses, including travel, complicated family gatherings and, yes, buying gifts. Why would my family gift me lounge pants covered in God-awful flaming hot chili peppers, accompanied by a matching shirt that says something like "Flaming Hot Dad"? Here's five books, that I highly recommend for …

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The Nicest Holiday Gifts You Can Snag On Sale This Black Friday
1 year, 1 month ago

The Nicest Holiday Gifts You Can Snag On Sale This Black Friday

Huff Post  

Merrell, Caraway, Hanna Andersson, Dermstore Merrell Moab 3 hiking sneakers, Caraway cookware set, Hanna Andersson pajamas, and the NuFace microcurrent device As much as I love taking advantage of big sales events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday to pick up a range of treats for myself, I’ll begrudgingly admit that my time and money should probably be going toward …

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The L.A. Times 2023 holiday gift guide
1 year, 1 month ago

The L.A. Times 2023 holiday gift guide

LA Times  

What makes a house or an apartment building or an Airstream trailer or a yurt a home for the holidays? This year’s Gift Guide is filled to capacity with delightful suggestions for all kinds of nest-feathering, dresser-filling, bookshelf-filling, pantry-stocking and stocking-stuffing that’ll hit home. We’ve got nifty gifties to relax your stressed-out friends, presents that pay it forward, gifts for …

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AP-NORC Poll: Americans say holiday gifts harder to afford
2 years ago

AP-NORC Poll: Americans say holiday gifts harder to afford

Associated Press  

More than half of U.S. adults say it’s harder to afford the holiday gifts they want to give this year. Sixty-nine percent of them say they have seen higher prices for holiday gifts in recent months, up from 58% last year, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Last year, 89-year-old Darlene Huffman …

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My Boss Loves Planning an Elaborate Holiday Extravaganza. We All Hate It.
2 years ago

My Boss Loves Planning an Elaborate Holiday Extravaganza. We All Hate It.

Slate  

Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. Dear Direct Report, We’re in a small office—about 15 people—scattered across the country, even though half are in one city and work from the main office. Dear Direct …

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Shoppers flood to stores on Black Friday - even as more people shop online for deals
2 years, 1 month ago

Shoppers flood to stores on Black Friday - even as more people shop online for deals

Daily Mail  

More shoppers are also ordering their deals online - despite thousands of Amazon warehouse workers staging a mass Black Friday strike across 40 countries, including the US, over pay and working conditions Shoppers returned to familiar holiday shopping patterns to bag a bargain this Black Friday after two seasons marked by pandemic worries and supply issues. More shoppers are also …

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9 cookbooks that make great last-minute holiday gifts for the foodie in your life
3 years ago

9 cookbooks that make great last-minute holiday gifts for the foodie in your life

Salon  

If the team at Salon Food had one small piece of holiday advice to impart, it would be this: Buy cookbooks for everyone on your shopping list. — Erin Keane Courtesy Hanover Square Press "Girly Drinks" The new book from Los Angeles Times bestselling author Mallory O'Meara. — Erin Keane Courtesy Mariner Books "The Japanese Art of the Cocktail" The …

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Aldi’s best Christmas food gifts are all under $10
3 years ago

Aldi’s best Christmas food gifts are all under $10

Salon  

This story first appeared on Food52, an online community that gives you everything you need for a happier kitchen and home – that means tested recipes, a shop full of beautiful products, a cooking hotline, and everything in between! Crafty Cooking Kits Elf on the Shelf Baking Kits, $3.49 Little ones are OBSESSED with their Elf on the Shelf and …

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‘Things are really hard right now:’ Rising prices make it harder for some families to afford holiday gifts
3 years ago

‘Things are really hard right now:’ Rising prices make it harder for some families to afford holiday gifts

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Higher prices for gas and groceries are taking a toll on Jen Kendra’s finances, and she’s had to make some difficult tradeoffs this holiday season. Surging prices on essentials will have an impact on budget-constrained shoppers’ spending on holiday gifts, which are also more expensive than last year. “Inflation in food, gas, services and other …

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The top cookbooks of 2020 also make the best holiday gifts
4 years ago

The top cookbooks of 2020 also make the best holiday gifts

Salon  

Who could have predicted what this year would bring? RELATED: Cookies make the best holiday gifts: Here are a top pastry chef's tips for shipping your baked goods For your friend who really wanted to get into bread making during the pandemic — but was too intimidated Bryan Ford's "New World Sourdough" dives into what actually makes a perfectly imperfect …

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Time is running out to get gifts delivered on time
4 years ago

Time is running out to get gifts delivered on time

CNN  

New York CNN Business — It’s about to get much more difficult and more expensive to get packages delivered by Christmas. “But every day you procrastinate, you’ll pay more for shipping and increase the chances you won’t get your packages in time,” said Satish Jindel, president and founder of ShipMatrix. The US Postal Service package volume could be up by …

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Cookies make the best holiday gifts: Here are a top pastry chef's tips for shipping your baked goods
4 years ago

Cookies make the best holiday gifts: Here are a top pastry chef's tips for shipping your baked goods

Salon  

After she graduated from New York's celebrated French Culinary Institute under the guidance of legendary Dean Jacques Torres, Salon resident pastry chef Meghan McGarry started a new tradition that allowed her to share her talent for baking with the people in her life who championed her career move from a budding Wall Street financier into the owner of her own …

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Where Our Shopping Editors Actually Shop For Holiday Gifts
4 years ago

Where Our Shopping Editors Actually Shop For Holiday Gifts

Huff Post  

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Introducing “Where’d You Get That?” — a series in which our shopping editors at HuffPost Finds dish on their favorite places to shop for everything from sweaters and skin care to furniture and decor. But if you’ve ever wondered where shopping editors turn to to shop for …

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