Need Christmas Gift ideas FAST!!!!!

[underpants]

Without going into it it has been a timultuous week and a half. SO I find myself in a bit of a spot. Any ideas are appreciated.

I need ideas for:

My mother-just retired/likes gardening/books (not Oprah books)/household stuff

My stepfather-golfs and woodworks but has every single golf thing you could imagine and every tool ever made

The In-Laws-he hunts and fishes she dotes around the house.

Brother-loves the Dead and good historical books. I am thinking about getting him the Ben Franklin bio

Well that's pretty much it. I think I know what I am getting my wife (we agreed on a small Christmas for us).

[radwriter0555]

1. GIFT CARDS from BOOK stores or amazon.com or smith & hawken,

home depot and sharper image.

Viola. Done.

[terrya]

2. I second that.

Great idea. No fuss shopping.

[underpants]

5. I also understand that Kohl's has 50% off EVERYTHING!

I cube mate of a co-worker (DU'er) just told me.

[terrya]

6. *shivers of delight"...50% off, did you say?? :-)

I like Kohl's. Good prices.

[underpants]

7. That's what I hear

They have good stuff for fairly cheap anyway but 1/2 off is too much...........no it's not :evilgrin:

[kmla]

10. And didja know...

... that the owner of the corporation is a Democratic senator from Wisconsin?

[radwriter0555]

11. I CAN"T FIND a kohl's store! I keep hearing their damn ads, can't find a

frickin store.

I guess if I really WANTED to, I could though. lol

[GOPisEvil]

12. Ye olden store locator.

Enjoy!

http://www.kohlscorporation.com/maps/scripts/mqinterconnect.exe?link=store_locator

[underpants]

14. Funny my Mom has a Target distribution warehouse 3 miles from her house

but no Target store within 50. She would love that store but the drive is prohibitive.

[Don Claybrook]

3. Sounds like you need a trip to the bookstore

Your mom probably has the standard gardening books. Maybe a niche book would be in order: something regional, organic gardening, herb gardening, etc.

You could pick up your brother's Franklin biography on the same trip.

Coffee table book for the mother-in-law.

Coffee table book of "Masterpieces of Woodworking" for the father-in-law (maybe that's stretching it, who knows).

Then there are gift certificates.

And magazine subscriptions (buy the first one and tell 'em the rest are on the way).

[underpants]

4. Excellent ideas from all of you

Yeah maybe the gift card is the way to go. Hey at least I actually would have to make the trip to get it.

[Superfly]

8. Alcohol is always welcomed in my house...

a good bottle of wine? :shrug:

[underpants]

13. Um

The irony of that suggestion (it usually is at ours too)feeds off the troubles I have been trying to manage via my cell phone. Long story.

Thanks but no Alcohol gifts this year.

[Superfly]

15. If you want, you can give *me* an alcohol gift this year...

:evilgrin:

[underpants]

16. Okay

Just go to your friendly neighborhood ABC store and tell them you understand that "underpants" is picking up the tab for you there. Just tell them to put it on my account.

'kay?

[Killarney]

9. Gift certificates! Always a hit. :)

[underpants]

17. Thanks that seems to be the #1 suggestion

I guess it's a good gift for the hard to buy for person.

[nostamj]

18. if you get stuck...

make a donation in their name to a charity they'd support.

ie. donate toys, but take a picture of them first so you can include it in the card... if they're animal lovers, donate to a shelter. you get the idea...

this has been a big hit with some of my relatives. I've donated teddy bears several seasons to the "Teddy Cares" project in NYC which delivers stuffed animals to hospital-bound children every year.

[myrna minx]

19. For your mother, perhaps a garden journal

for her to map out her garden during the winter. The journal also helps to track the progress of the garden while it grows (best growing conditions, etc.) Some garden journals have pouches for photographs, to chronicle the growing cycles through out the seasons. I loved receiving a journal one year.
:shrug:

I agree with the idea for gift certificates, though.

[matcom]

20. have you thought about a nice toilet seat?

:bounce:

[underpants]

21. How about I make it just a touch less personal?

A gift card from Lowe's?