Gift Suggest

My toughest test came this year, I have two nephews and they turned 17 and 15. It seems like all they wanted were electrical gadgets (iphones, mp3 players, etc) that I couldn’t afford. So I searched high and low to find:

1- A Snowboard bag – I bought this for the 17 year old last Christmas. He loved it! He can keep his snowboard, boots, gloves, goggles and helmet all in one bag for when he hits the slopes. Lots of cool colors and styles to choose from, and I got one for about $30! (They can get pricier if you pick out a fancy one with wheels). I had the best luck searching for them at ebags.com (but ladies, don’t get distracted by all the pretty handbags!)

2- I-tunes gift card – I couldn’t afford the MP3 player, but I could help supply the music!

3- Gift certificates for the movies – Sound lame, but my sister makes them pay for a lot of their own entertainment now that they are getting older, so they really appreciated it!

4- A gas card – Again, I know it is just a gift card, but the 17 year old just bought a car and loved the idea. Most major gas stations have them: Citgo, Mobil, etc.

5- A gift bag full of cool, random stuff – There is a great website called uncommongoods.com and you can search for gifts by teens. For the 15 year old, I put together a bag of funny t-shirts, a wallet made of duct tape, and a really funky CD holder. (they also have neat stuff for teenage girls; neat journals, jewelry boxes, etc).

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