Thursday, November 12, 2009

Shopping for someone who can get lost at home?

Artist's conception of GPS satellite in orbitImage via Wikipedia
My sister is getting older.  She has always been very independent and capable, after all she reared 4 children pretty much on her own.  Now that she is in her sixties, she seems to have slowed down and her mental acuity seems to have dulled a bit.  She still is very independent and likes to go to her numerous activities around town.

She is actively involved in church and Bible study, she is trying really hard to learn to play bridge, she knits and crochets and goes to her knitting groups and attends knitting crawls, and she goes to book clubs.  Over all she is pretty much of a gad-about.

Until she moved.  Now she resides in a new urban landscape and I have come to see that she is directionally and map challenged.  In six months, she has finally figured out how to get back home from the store; she now knows which way is north and which is south!

Everything else, however, is up for grabs.  So this year for Christmas, I intend to help her out and buy her a Garmin GPS system for the car.  I have my eye on  the Garmin nuvi 265W/WT.  Click on the link to visit a site that tells you all about that model.




If you too are shopping for someone who loves to be independent but can become lost or disoriented when driving to strange or unfamiliar places, I recommend this model.  I have read many of the reviews and feel this is the "best bang for the buck".  After all, independence doesn't come cheap, does it?
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Christmas is coming!

How many more shopping days?

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Christmas buying for the men in your life!

A typical retail display (in Geneva, Switzerla...Image via Wikipedia
Everyone is stumped when it comes to buying for a man, but really, it shouldn't be too hard.  If you listen to and actually hear what your man tells you, you should already know what he is looking for.

Men rarely enjoy clothes, even though they have to wear them, they are just not excited about them.
Men do not really enjoy flowers or plants unless they happen to be rabid gardeners.
Men do not like to get personal hygiene items because men just aren't into that, even if it is a hint!

Men like gadgets, men like sports, men love electronics.  Men are really just big "boys" and they love "toys"
like the little ones.  They just won't tell you how much they like to play video games, how much they like to watch the game on the big-screen TV at the pub, how much they like to play cards with the guys.

Men, of course, love sex and all the trimmings, but that shouldn't be a big surprise.

So, what to get for your man?  Listen to him; watch what he likes to do in his spare time--those are the clues you need to give him a gift he will actually love!
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Christmas is coming! It will be here way too soon!

Collage of various Christmas images, made from...Image via Wikipedia
Hello,
I hope you enjoy this blog.  I will be reviewing some ideas for your Christmas shopping this year with reviews and comments from previous shoppers.

Christmas buying is always stressful--we spend too much time, too much money and we are never sure if we make the right choices.  Here I hope to have articles and excerpts that will help you make your holiday shopping less burdensome.

The holidays should be about having fun spending time with the people you love who love you.  Whether you choose to have a commercial holiday or a spiritual one, here you should find a few bits and pieces of information to make the holidays what you want them to be.
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