<p>Love the online geekstores. Really helpful, as I do a lot of shopping online.</p>
<p>Bizarre t-shirts are a hit at our house. Helps very quiet son to be social, as people always comment on his shirts. An old favorite: “Liberal Arts Major- will think for food.”</p>
<p>That’s a good one, Karen! Do you remember on which site you found it?</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip regarding the coupon for the Costco itune. I finally found it. If I did not read this thread I would not have looked that closely.</p>
<p>I got my D her 3rd ipod for her Nov birthday (she has inexplicably lost her prior 2 ipods). I’m now looking for a sleeve so this one doesn’t disappear too. She just LOVES music but is not very organized & does tend to lose possessions. Would welcome suggestions on a sleeve or other device to help her keep track of this ipod nano.
Thanks.</p>
<p>S is a lot tougher to shop for. I really don’t have a good idea of what he’d like & will have to ask D if she has ideas. I also don’t really know what they want for Christmas–both have November bdays. I sent S a birthday gift box but at last report he hadn’t received anything in the mail, tho I sent it priority. <sigh></sigh></p>
<p>Each year I give my daugter a piece to a collection of pottery with a Christmas pattern, so one day she will have a complete set. As she gets older she seems to enjoy this concept more and eventually she will find it very special. Any start to a collection of nice china/pottery etc can be a practical gift.</p>
<p>Patsmom, I purchased the pink Garmin Nuvii as described above and it does not announce street names…only says to “Turn left in 300 feet” etc. Believe it takes more technology to do that and, sadly, those are more expensive.</p>
<p>patsmom - No. It does not say the street name out loud. But you can see the street name at the top of the screen - decent size. </p>
<p>Like you, I decided for the price I wasn’t going to care if it didn’t have every feature I might have wanted.</p>
<p>oops: cross-posted with PanHandLegal, who beat me to the same info</p>
<p>Thanks, panhandlegal and jmmom. I researched them a little more today and found the Nuvi 350 at Walmart.com for 148.88 (and it does announce street names 
)That’s a pretty good price but I can hold out longer for it to drop even more. I’ll bet before Christmas it will come down some.</p>
<p>^^ I just saw an ad from Costco for the Nuvi 750 which has a larger 4.3" screen and announces street names, for $199 - at least online.</p>
<p>Seems like this thread is morphing into a Black Friday deals discussion. No complaints here.</p>
<p>Didn’t read the entire thread, but the title made me smile. I asked my D and found out her heart’s desire is “a pair of spring-wired jumping stilts.” Which proves it pays to ask. (or, costs to ask).</p>
<p>You said it, p3t. I doubt I would’ve thought of that gift on my own.</p>
<p>This is my year to cash in credit card and related points for gifts, I think (along with things we brought back from Peru).</p>
<p>I had a bunch of points from the My Coke Rewards program to cash in. I found that I could afford two certificates for Snapfish calendars, so I’ve uploaded photos and made up a really snazzy 2009 calendar for each of them. Younger son’s calendar is filled with photos of his “baby” – the motorcycle he left behind at home when he flew off to the east coast for college. Older son’s calendar is filled with selected views of artwork, photography, and digital manipulations he’s done over the last few years. (And both of them have little photos of various family members inserted on their birthdays, so no excuse next year for missing any occasions!)</p>
<p>Not a big-ticket gift but one I think they’ll enjoy, and likely keep afterwards.</p>