Category Archives: holiday gift guide

5 Tips For Surviving Black Friday

Winona Dimeo-EdigerNovember 24, 2011 //

My friend Cassie is a Black Friday pro. Every year she heads out to the stores in the dead of night and comes back in the morning with approximately $30,000 worth of Christmas presents for, like, 30 bucks. One time I asked her about her strategies and she regaled me with stories that might make a Vietnam veteran blush. But you know what? She gets all of her holiday shopping done in a few hours the day after Thanksgiving, and she comes out of it with a smile on her face, so more power to her. After talking to her and a few other Black Friday devotees, I’ve compiled a list of five indispensable tips for surviving this crazy capitalist holiday. Keep reading »

Check Out The Frisky’s Holiday 35 Gift Picks!

The FriskyNovember 22, 2011 //
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When it comes to holiday shopping, we have two big goals: 1) Make sure we get something unique and special for everyone on our list and 2) stay on a budget! With that in mind, The Frisky and BuzzMedia partnered with Virgin Mobile to hunt down rad gifts that cost under $35, which, by the way, is how much Virgin’s unlimited data plan costs for their three new Android devices. (And there’s no contract! Oh, happy day!) In the video above, our own Amelia shares two of her favorite gifts to give this holiday season. Find our more about where to buy them, after the jump! Keep reading »

It’s A Bit Nippy Out

SimchaDecember 25, 2010 //

That is the most clever thing ever done with a nipple. And coming from us Frisky gals, that really means something… [WOW Report] Keep reading »

Flashback: Nirvana Wishes You A Merry Christmas

SimchaDecember 25, 2010 //


Nirvana wasn’t grunge-style disaffected when RuPaul was around. Heck, she even got them to sing “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” together! Aw, weren’t the ’90s precious?
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Money 101: Do I Really Have To Give So-And-So A Gift?

Colleen MeeksDecember 24, 2010 //

You’ve probably made your shopping list and checked it three or four times by now this holiday season. Some of the people on there are no-brainers; you know you have to buy your mom a gift. But after you put the obvious folks on there and move further down the list, you always get the point where you can’t help but think, “Do I really have to buy them something?” Even if you grudgingly accept that yes, you really need to leave that person on your “nice” list, there are ways to show them holiday love without blowing your budget. Gifting expert and New York Times best-selling author Robyn Spizman, who has partnered with Office Depot to serve as a Smart Gifting Expert, offered these tips for tackling those obligatory gifts your list with your holiday spirit – and budget – intact. Keep reading »

Flowchart: How To Figure Out What Your Man Got You For Christmas

Leonora EpsteinDecember 23, 2010 //

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We know: The anticipation is killing you. Your gift is under the tree and you are wondering what in Father Christmas it could be. So use our handy-dandy flowchart, which is the Definitive Guide* To Guessing What Your Boyfriend/Husband/Manfriend Bought You For The Holidays. Check it out! [*Accuracy not guaranteed.] Keep reading »

What His Gift Really Says: Holiday Presents Decoded

Diana VilibertDecember 22, 2010 //

When a commitment-phobe I had been dating for two months excitedly told me he had a present for me — “you’ll love it,” he assured me — I prepared myself for a thoughtful, romantic gesture of his relationship readiness. But when I walked into his bedroom, he instead pointed at a Starbucks iced coffee on his desk that I had left there after our third date. He thought he was being cute, but our relationship curdled shortly after. Whether intentional or not, your man’s gifts send a message. So what did his holiday gift say this year? Find out after the jump …

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Holiday Rant: What’s Up With Blank Christmas Cards?

Wendy AtterberryDecember 22, 2010 //

Like most of you, my mailbox has been filling with Christmas cards over the last couple weeks from extended family members and far-flung friends of my husband’s and mine whom we haven’t seen in an eternity. And while it’s nice to get mail other than bills and junk, I can’t help but feel a little jaded and Scrooge-y every time I open one of those cards and find there isn’t so much as a hand-written signature, let alone a personal note. In a lot of cases, these cards aren’t even really greeting cards as much as they’re photos of friends’ kids with text below their smiling faces that says something like “Happy Holidays! From the Gordmans!” The back of the photo cards are almost always blank with plenty of room for a brief greeting. So, why isn’t there one? Keep reading »

What Are Your Christmas Traditions?

Wendy AtterberryDecember 21, 2010 //

This year, for only the second time ever, I’ll be missing Christmas with my family. My parents live in Germany and my husband and I decided to save our vacation time and travel budget and stay home in New York this year. I’m definitely sad to be missing my family, especially since I saw them only a total of three days this whole year, but considering all the weather-related travel snafus in Europe right now, it’s probably for the best we decided to stay put. So, since this is my first-ever Christmas in NYC — and my first with just my husband and me — we’re thinking about new traditions we can start as our own little family unit. Since Drew, my husband, is Jewish, we’ll probably honor his tradition of Chinese food and a movie either on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. And if I can get my act together, I’ll roast a chicken and make some trimmings for a nice dinner. Any other suggestions for making the holiday feel more festive? What kind of traditions do you and your family have? Keep reading »

Money 101: How To Resist Common Holiday Pitfalls

Colleen MeeksDecember 20, 2010 //

As much as I would love to tell you to take the holidays off from having to worry about money, the fact is, the bazillion dollars we Americans spend every year celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s are all the more reason to be responsible about your finances. The blur and excitement of the season can have you blowing your cash as if it were Monopoly money, and if you aren’t careful, you’re gonna wake up in January with a worse feeling of dread than you did the morning after your office party with vague memories of drunkenly puking on your boss’s shoe. Keep reading »

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