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HOLIDAY GUIDE
Inspired gifts for a magical holiday
(shhh, you can fi nd them all online!)
The holidays are sneaking up on us
and, for many people with hectic
lives, there are school programs
and work holiday parties to attend,
trees to decorate, cookies to bake and
halls to deck. It seems like there aren't
enough hours in the day to do all of that
and shop for the perfect gift for everyone
on your list, even if you could manage
to snag a parking spot at the mall.
But there's good news! You can take
care of all of your shopping online in
a snap, while sitting in front of the fi re
in your jammies sipping a pumpkin
spice latte. And you won't be alone. According
to Shopify, total online holiday
sales this year in the U.S. is expected
to top $123 billion.
It doesn't mean you have to settle for
cookie-cutter gift s, however. You can
fi nd some truly unique and surprising
products online to help you make your
way to holiday gift -buying perfection.
Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Say it with fl owers ... and a twist.
Beautiful floral arrangements can
add a sense of magic to your holiday
gift giving, but why not make that
gift do double duty? If you hop on the
1-800-Flowers.com website and do a
search under "Christmas," you'll fi nd
many options for fl oral arrangements
in vessels that will last long aft er the
new year has dawned.
Think gifts for small places. Not
everyone has 10-foot ceilings and
palatial living rooms. For people
on your list who are living in apartments,
assisted living facilities or
smaller homes, a Holiday Flower
Tree, with its fragrant evergreens,
blooms and decorations, brings the
holidays to small spaces in a snap.
Focus on table decorations. Search
for centerpieces, candles, floral arrangements,
tablecloths, runners
and other decorations to spruce up
the holiday table. They're an easy
way to add some festivity to any
room, perfect for people on your
list who may be empty nesters and as
such don't take the time to decorate
like they used to when their children
were small.
Personalized gift s. How about a
bottle of wine etched with personalized
holiday greetings from you
and your family? Or a pendant for
your best friend with her children's
names on it? Monogrammed wine
glasses or ice buckets? Would you be
surprised to learn you can fi nd it all
at 1-800-Flowers.com? Most personalized
gift s are delivered in gift boxes
right to your loved one's front door.
Take the crowds and hassle out of
your holiday shopping this year. Curl
up with some holiday cheer and choose
exactly the right thing for everyone on
your list.
Courtesy BPT