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Best Gift Under $10 = Lady Gaga Singing Toothbrush

Ian Delap — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:03:34 +0000

I was given the challenge of finding the best gift for $10 or less. At first I wasn’t finding anything too special or interesting, so I started to get a little discouraged. Just as I was about to lower my standards, I struck gold. Behold the official Lady Gaga Singing Toothbrush! I know what you’re [...]

What's the Best Gift to Get Dear Ol' Dad Dad for Father's Day? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:00:33 +0000

Dads are notoriously hard to shop for, making Father’s Day a bit of a challenge. The shopping website PriceGrabber recently surveyed 4,450 of its users in an attempt to find out what’s the best Father’s Day gift. The results? The most the popular gift was a practical one, with 41 percent answering that something like tools, [...]

11 Reasons You Won't Be Getting a Father's Day Present

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:23:27 +0000

It’s hard to be a good father, but it’s easy to be a lousy father since even bad mothers at least have to endure nine months of pregnancy and 27 hours of labor. It should be illegal for bad fathers to receive any kind of Father’s Day present, but, hey, that’s what ugly ties are [...]

Top 6 Holiday Gift Picks for Pets

Vetstreet Editors — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:38:03 +0000

We know you’ll be inundated with gift ideas this holiday season, but after sharing our ideas for gifts for your vet, we couldn’t resist offering a few of our own favorites for the year courtesy of VetStreet’s Dr. Patty Khuly.

'My Ugly Christmas Sweater' Turns Bad Gifts Into High Fashion [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:06:49 +0000

Most of us wouldn’t be caught dead in a garish Christmas sweater. But one woman in Vermont specializes in making ugly Christmas pullovers. As far as she’s concerned, the uglier the better. Anne Marie Blackman of My Ugly Christmas Sweater makes her hideous Christmas creations by embellishing pre-worn sweaters with things like fringe, bells and [...]

5 Useful Gift Ideas for Father's Day

107.9 The River — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:00:49 +0000

Dad is going to love you no matter what you get him, but seriously, he really doesn’t need another tie. This year, get him something he might actually use, like one of these five ideas for Father’s Day gifts that can do a heck of a lot more than a “World’s Best Dad” mug. Instant USB Charger [...]