Times are tight right now, so I thought I'd publish a Top 5 Holiday Gift Guide focused on fun presents under $40 that you can still get shipped in time for Christmas.
$19.75
Looks like a Lego block! Holds your iPod upright and gives enough volume to keep you rockin. Perfect for your office, traveling, etc. No batteries needed. The speaker uses a USB to power through your iPod.
Works with all iPod Classic, Nano, Touch, and Mini models.
Available in Red, Blue, Green, White, Black, Yellow, and Pink.
TokyoMilk parfumarie curiosité
$34.00
Funky Japanese perfume!
Choose a mood scent: Cherry
Bomb smells like roses and chocolate.
I Want Candy is a fruity mix of apples,
peaches & violets. Let Them Eat Cake
mixes sugar cane, coconut and vanilla.
Song in D Minor pairs white orchids w/
orange flowers. Ex Libris is a studious
mix of fig & magnolia. Poe’s Tobacco is
tobac, tea leaves and amberwood. Last
but not least, Dead Sexy is a dream of
deep vanilla and exotic wood.
Contains 1 fl oz.
$19.00
Playful ear buds make listening to music much more fun. Select from an array of wacky styles: Ladybug, Ducks, Pig, Fly, Hearts, Lips.
Each is compatible with devices that have a standard 3.5mm headphone socket, like iPods, MP3 players, and portable games and laptops.
Bud size is about 1.25" on a 45" cord. Plastic.
Colorful Rings Cutting Board, Antony Joseph, 2004
$28.00
I bought this for my mom a couple of years ago and she loves it--functional with great design. It's colorful and easy to clean. Looks great sitting out on the counter.
Made of tempered glass, non-porous, stain and odor-resistant. You can chop on it or put hot pans on it without marring the surface. Withstands temperatures up to 280 degrees F. Dishwasher safe.
Size: .5H x 11.75" Diameter
Help make the earth a better place and give the gift of change/hope/making a difference/whatever you want to call it. A few ideas:
* Kiva.org: Loans that Change Lives: The world's first person-to-person microlending website. Empowers individuals to lend directly to entrepreneurs in the developing world and help alleviate poverty.
* Good Magazine subscription: 100% of your subscription payment goes to the nonprofit of your choice. All amounts give the gift recipient one year of Good Magazine, full access to their website and event invites.
* Grist.org donation: Nonprofit dedicated to funny environmental journalism. Seriously. Time Magazine called it the Colbert Report of climate change and The Daily Show of deforestation. No, really.
And, if you really just can't decide, please go to MusiciansFriend.com and buy the musician in your life a gift certificate from the world's largest direct seller of musical gear and instruments. Order now and you'll get money back. Please help me keep my job.
Happy Holidays.