I recently received an email which asked, “There are so many cute products on your sites plus the gift guide, but what I really want to know is where are you shopping this holiday?” So I’ve decided to take a review break today and answer that very excellent question. My real-time holiday gift buying tips:
I just purchased two presents the other day from a social gifting site called Someone Spoil Me. I found it while scouring the current edition of US Weekly looking for cool baby and kid picks. Love it! Not only is the site well designed and easy to navigate, the finds are spectacular…really unique. You can search by category or occassion and even add your own personal wishlist. A sucker for personalization, I found and purchased this cashmere scarf. Best of all, Someone Spoil Me is running the best promotion ever, 20% off the entire site by entering the code “STYLEWATCH” (Exp. 12/21). No wonder People magazine picked up on this deal.
There are so many other great gift guides out there too. Some I particularly like are Cookie magazine’s guide; they are also giving away all of the mom gifts with one grand prize winner to receive nearly $4,000 in goodies! Also, Chick Shopper Chic, From Dates to Diapers and An Ordinary Life teamed up for a 2008 Christmas Gift Guide for kids and babies. Nice…
What else? Not Sox, leg warmers manufactured by Baby Legs, is runnng a promotion on eBay that is unbeatable: $5.00 a pair or 6 for only $25.00. I bought a 6-pack beacuse you can never have too many Baby Legs or in this case Not Sox. Hurry though…expires 12/9. Just this morning I bought something (can’t say exactly beacuse the gift recepient may be reading this) at an Etsy shop I found called Simply U Botique. Definately worth checking out.
Rounding out my purchases, I have the following already wrapped and ready to go: Crayola Tadoodles, a slew of Begin Smart books, Bella Tunno bibs for the stocking, and a golf cart for both kids (bought on eBay for around $200). For others I’ve bought Goosie Cards, a Boon Squirt Spoon, and a Bebe au Lait nursing cover amoung other things.
Finally, I really did list many of my favorites and great gifts ideas on the Baby Kid Blogs Holiday Edition Gift Guide. Between Someone Spoil Me and Amazon, I may not even have to brave the crowds this year! Happy shopping.
Cool Tip: Share one of your own. What was your best gift find so far this year?
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Well I don’t have a best gift find because I haven’t actually shopped yet this year. LOL Usually I would have most of my shopping done by now.I think I am going to do my shopping online this year. I have seen some great gift that are affordable and some places offer free shipping. I love Amazon too. Thanks for the link to Someone Spoil Me, I am going to check it out.
No problem. I hope you find something cool!