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Giving the perfect gift? Wrap it just right!

Shopping for a bridal shower gift can be tricky. You want to get something for a friend or relative who's getting married that's meaningful, but not budget-busting. And you'd like it to be unique, but still useful. Not sure where to start ...

All of us have at least one person on our list who is practically impossible to buy for, right? It might be the uncle who has everything; or the hippie-riffic vegan cousin; or your know-it-all, hipper than thou babysitter. But still, you have to buy ...

What a colossal waste of money. You spend nearly five bucks for a few square yards of fancy paper which is then ripped to pieces and discarded. And as if that weren't bad enough, it's an environmental disaster as well as an economic one. All this in ...

So your kids are, shall we say, curious. Or maybe it's your spouse that can't keep from snooping. It could even be your sister-in-law that absolutely has to know now. Whatever your particular situation, you have to hide the presents you've bought ...

There are two reasons you might want to know what's inside of a wrapped gift: 1. You wrapped it and you forget who it's for. 2. It's for you, you don't know what's in it, and you're dying of curiosity -- or you need to know what "level" of gift it is ...

My wife has two brothers, each of whom has a wife. Counting us, that means six adults we each had to buy presents for. The cost adds up pretty quick and then there's the whole problem of figuring out what to give. Even giving joint gifts didn't ...

I've been known to frequent thrift shops. My wife and I once spent a fair bit of a Colorado vacation traveling about collecting children's tap shoes for her classroom (she is a former dance teacher). More often, however, I'm searching for vintage ...

Have you ever had a co-worker or friend surprise you with a gift during the holiday season, and you had no intention whatsoever of giving them anything? It's pretty awkward when they give you a really nice gift and you just sit there feeling like a ...

There you are, just days -- if not hours -- before Christmas, and you still need gifts for Uncle Phil, Cousin Betty, and your wife. So you swing by the mall on your way home and pick up a handful of gift cards. Will you be considered Santa of the ...