My Unique Gift Idea Shopping Blog

Makeup: Keep in mind that makeup is a breeding ground for bacteria and a number of contagious diseases. The killer deal which you found just might come with pink eye and cold sores. Instead of buying makeup used, try making your own beauty products. Pet supplies: Stains and odors continue to ferment even if they [...]

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This year is all about being green. So for the busy lives of my readers, I’ve compiled a list of must-have multitasking basics – from clothes to foods to tools – which really get amazing mileage. Little Black Dress The little eco black dress is the updated version of the critical wardrobe staple and statement [...]

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Wondering what to get the kids for Christmas? Remember what YOUR favorite Christmas gift was when you were a kid? Last night on the ABC Holiday Special, Oprah asked this very question during her interview of the first couple. Michelle’s response was a metal doll house. They also talked about Easy-Bake Oven, Oprah hinted that [...]

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I had a customer who asked about updating the shopping cart in our store. In this case she wanted to add more then one of the same item to her cart. What she would need to do is: enter the number of items she wants to purchase on the quantity field next to the item [...]

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Enticing news out of Washington this week! Anyone thinking about buying a home? Under the government’s economic stimulus package, first-time home buyers were getting tax credits up to $8,000 since January. Because the program is set to expire at the end of this month, the Senate voted on Wednesday to extend and expand the tax [...]

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I love this time of year. The days get shorter, the weather brisker and Halloween lights a fuse in people’s imaginations. One question on the minds of both consumers and retailers is what will be the hot Halloween costumes this year? There are two main cultural influences in analyzing Halloween costume trends. One is Hollywood [...]

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Trinkets and objects and cool gadgets and jewelry of course have their place, but when there’s a significant occasion in your friend’s life, he or she probably needs something more practical that will take some of the stress and edge off. Usually, a birth of a baby, a passing of a relative, a baby shower, [...]

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I came across this novel idea when looking for shopping advice. Say you have a buy-one-get-one-free deal at a supermarket. These happen often enough. The thing is, it’s not exactly buy-one-get-one-free. It’s more like buy-two-for-the-price-of-one, because, let’s face it, you can’t just buy one and then stuff the other one in your pants and walk [...]

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I just bought a car, and I live in Israel, which happens to be the only Middle Eastern country without ungodly massive amounts of oil reserves. That, and the countries that do have them around here don’t exactly like my country, so this makes gasoline riot-inspiringly expensive. It’s about $6.30 per gallon. If you had [...]

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A quick follow up to our wine kits post. You can find these at artsy displays and street fairs, usually in hippieish parts of town where all the artisans are selling recycled trash-into-treasure that makes you want to dive into the nearest landfill and see what you can sell. But then it smells bad, so [...]

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