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 Posted: 12/10/03 - 16:17 Post subject: Crimmus gift advice
I'm at a loss/unsure of my ideas. Help, oh mins and wimmins of riff raff.
Okay, first for the mins. Say you are retired, in your mid 60s and are cold natured despite living in a tropical climate. Would you wear this (note the quilted shoulders, my primary area of concern)? Also look at it in Red where its not as visible. If not, would you prefer this?
Next, you're spoiled rotten 11 and 7 y/o girl/boy who gets every everything on demand from guilt ridden father. Would you just love a $10 gift certificate each from blockbuster and some candy and popcorn? Especially since I think Santa is bringing at least one gameboy?
Third, you're a 3 year old girl going on 17 who has a better sense of fashion already than I do  who has an obsession with Dora the Explorer and horses. You want ...? paging pokychick....paging pokychick...what does your avatar want...
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 16:19 Post subject: Re: Crimmus gift advice
| cherylpf wrote: | I'm at a loss/unsure of my ideas. Help, oh mins and wimmins of riff raff.
Okay, first for the mins. Say you are retired, in your mid 60s and are cold natured despite living in a tropical climate. Would you wear this (note the quilted shoulders, my primary area of concern)? Also look at it in Red where its not as visible. If not, would you prefer this? |
Shelf would be the only one meeting the criteria to answer this one.
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 16:25 Post subject: Re: Crimmus gift advice
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Third, you're a 3 year old girl going on 17 who has a better sense of fashion already than I do who has an obsession with Dora the Explorer and horses. You want ...? paging pokychick....paging pokychick...what does your avatar want... |
gretriever would be the only one meeting the criteria to answer this one.
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 16:28 Post subject: Re: Crimmus gift advice
| shelflifers wrote: | | cherylpf wrote: |
Third, you're a 3 year old girl going on 17 who has a better sense of fashion already than I do who has an obsession with Dora the Explorer and horses. You want ...? paging pokychick....paging pokychick...what does your avatar want... |
gretriever would be the only one meeting the criteria to answer this one. |
OK. We're even.
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 16:36 Post subject: Re: Crimmus gift advice
| cherylpf wrote: | | obsession with Dora the Explorer and horses. You want ...? paging pokychick....paging pokychick...what does your avatar want... |
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 16:40 Post subject: Re: Crimmus gift advice
| pokychick wrote: | | cherylpf wrote: | | obsession with Dora the Explorer and horses. You want ...? paging pokychick....paging pokychick...what does your avatar want... |
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Yeah, that is what I got her for her birthday...but good suggestion!!
Last year I got her a little kitchen set with pots and pans and it was a HUGE hit. Hard to top though. 
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 16:53 Post subject:
I think for the 11 y/o and 7 y/o a Toys-r-us gift certificate would be better--there are a bazillion things a kid could buy for $10.
Heck, I would love a gift certificate to Toys-R-Us for $10. I think you can buy them online, too!!!
If they are getting gameboys, they can use the certificates at Toys-r-us for equipment for their gameboys. (like cases, lights, etc.)
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 16:54 Post subject: Re: Crimmus gift advice
| cherylpf wrote: | | pokychick wrote: | | cherylpf wrote: | | obsession with Dora the Explorer and horses. You want ...? paging pokychick....paging pokychick...what does your avatar want... |
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Yeah, that is what I got her for her birthday...but good suggestion!!
Last year I got her a little kitchen set with pots and pans and it was a HUGE hit. Hard to top though. |
Linens and Things (or bed bath and beyond me) has a little-girl sized real baking set. Rolling pins and everything. I don't remember the price, but it was really neat.
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 16:58 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | I think for the 11 y/o and 7 y/o a Toys-r-us gift certificate would be better--there are a bazillion things a kid could buy for $10.
Heck, I would love a gift certificate to Toys-R-Us for $10. I think you can buy them online, too!!!
If they are getting gameboys, they can use the certificates at Toys-r-us for equipment for their gameboys. (like cases, lights, etc.) |
You know, for most children I would agree. They are just so rotten though I don't know. At least with blockbuster my sister or their dad could use it on a weekend night or whatever. But with TRU I can see I'll get shafted with this duty of taking them to pick out said toy(s) and then they'll ask me for more money because what they really want is $40, duh, [whineyvoicefromhell]noooothiiinnng is $10, that all suuuuuckkkssss[/whineyvoicefromhell] and then when I cave and give them each $5 more they get a toy they hate and/or break and never play with again. can you tell that every year I seriously debate not giving them anything? 
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 17:02 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | | airehead wrote: | I think for the 11 y/o and 7 y/o a Toys-r-us gift certificate would be better--there are a bazillion things a kid could buy for $10.
Heck, I would love a gift certificate to Toys-R-Us for $10. I think you can buy them online, too!!!
If they are getting gameboys, they can use the certificates at Toys-r-us for equipment for their gameboys. (like cases, lights, etc.) |
You know, for most children I would agree. They are just so rotten though I don't know. At least with blockbuster my sister or their dad could use it on a weekend night or whatever. But with TRU I can see I'll get shafted with this duty of taking them to pick out said toy(s) and then they'll ask me for more money because what they really want is $40, duh, [whineyvoicefromhell]noooothiiinnng is $10, that all suuuuuckkkssss[/whineyvoicefromhell] and then when I cave and give them each $5 more they get a toy they hate and/or break and never play with again. can you tell that every year I seriously debate not giving them anything? |
Wowza! Tough crowd! How about Barnes and Noble? Or the dollar store?
Blockbuster is good--then you are limited as to how much they can soak you for. Yikes!
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 17:05 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | cherylpf wrote: | | airehead wrote: | I think for the 11 y/o and 7 y/o a Toys-r-us gift certificate would be better--there are a bazillion things a kid could buy for $10.
Heck, I would love a gift certificate to Toys-R-Us for $10. I think you can buy them online, too!!!
If they are getting gameboys, they can use the certificates at Toys-r-us for equipment for their gameboys. (like cases, lights, etc.) |
You know, for most children I would agree. They are just so rotten though I don't know. At least with blockbuster my sister or their dad could use it on a weekend night or whatever. But with TRU I can see I'll get shafted with this duty of taking them to pick out said toy(s) and then they'll ask me for more money because what they really want is $40, duh, [whineyvoicefromhell]noooothiiinnng is $10, that all suuuuuckkkssss[/whineyvoicefromhell] and then when I cave and give them each $5 more they get a toy they hate and/or break and never play with again. can you tell that every year I seriously debate not giving them anything? |
Wowza! Tough crowd! How about Barnes and Noble? Or the dollar store?
Blockbuster is good--then you are limited as to how much they can soak you for. Yikes! |
Ooh, I like Barnes and Noble, thats good. Encouraging my tvchild nephew to read is always a good thing (although he'd probably use his GC at starbucks getting chocolate biscotti) and my niece actually likes to read. Good call Ang!!! Thanks! 
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 17:08 Post subject:
Yuck, those two sound HORRIBLE. I'd go with the Blockbuster thing, then they can rent GameBoy games with it.....and you don't have to deal with them later on. ICK.
As for the shirt, I'd go with the pique polo, those quilted shoulders are a little odd....
And the three year old....hmmm.....that's a tough age. Does she have a Leappad? They make a Dora book bundle for that...check out amazon.com My First Leappad. Those Leap Frog things are cool.
My favorite store is always Discovery or World of Science, but I'm not sure what they have for kids her age....
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Posted: 12/10/03 - 17:15 Post subject:
| genie wrote: | | And the three year old....hmmm.....that's a tough age. |
If Jimmy Choo outfitted her size she probably like a pair of those, she's VERY into shoes. I have no idea where she gets this. But she's not hard to please, she loves everything she unwraps, thankfully.
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Posted: 12/11/03 - 02:05 Post subject:
i like the plain pique polo better than the rugby shirt.
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