Comments on: Holdiay shopping and relections on my most surprising gift ever… http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/holdiay-shopping-and-relections-on-my-most-surprising-gift-ever/ Sowing seeds of tomorrow, savoring the fruits of yesterday. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:12:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Donna B. http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/holdiay-shopping-and-relections-on-my-most-surprising-gift-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-31415 Donna B. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:19:35 +0000 http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/?p=4567#comment-31415 I've shopped exclusively online this year.... at Amazon, LeapsandBounds, and Dick's Sporting Goods. It was painless and I plan to do it again next year! The best thing about it was being able to send links to the parents or spouses of those I was buying for. I got back yeas and nays as well as suggestions. In looking for a snuggle/comfy doll for my soon to arrive grandchild... there was a lot of collaborative shopping going on that would have been entirely impossible considering the 1200 miles separating us. With a few exceptions (coloring books, crayons, something the kids use up) I always check to see if the other grandparents, the parents, or aunt/uncles/etc. have already bought what I have in mind... and to see if the parents have any major objections. My major disappointment was having to settle for a gift card for a son-in-law. Legalities of shipping some items will always be a problem, shopping online or off. As for my favorite and most surprising Christmas gift ever -- a piano. That it didn't magically appear under the tree Christmas morning was no big deal, since my parents were adamant that we know from the beginning that they were Santa Claus... so the fact that it was awaiting me when I returned from 'babysitting' some young cousins (a made up excuse to get me out of the house) on December 23 didn't take the thrill away at all. The most amazing thing is that, at age 7, I was convinced I'd actually helped my aunt out that afternoon! That was, um, many decades ago. I took piano lessons through high school, though that piano got left in Colorado when we moved to Texas because we were told the sounding board would not take kindly to such a drastic temperature/humidity change. Last year, I visited the cousin (that I 'babysat' years ago) and her grandchildren are now playing that piano. It was a gift that kept on giving. .-= Donna B.´s last blog ..<a href="http://opiningonline.com/2009/12/14/happy-birthday-mom/" rel="nofollow">Happy Birthday, Mom</a> =-. I’ve shopped exclusively online this year…. at Amazon, LeapsandBounds, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. It was painless and I plan to do it again next year! The best thing about it was being able to send links to the parents or spouses of those I was buying for. I got back yeas and nays as well as suggestions.

In looking for a snuggle/comfy doll for my soon to arrive grandchild… there was a lot of collaborative shopping going on that would have been entirely impossible considering the 1200 miles separating us.

With a few exceptions (coloring books, crayons, something the kids use up) I always check to see if the other grandparents, the parents, or aunt/uncles/etc. have already bought what I have in mind… and to see if the parents have any major objections.

My major disappointment was having to settle for a gift card for a son-in-law. Legalities of shipping some items will always be a problem, shopping online or off.

As for my favorite and most surprising Christmas gift ever — a piano. That it didn’t magically appear under the tree Christmas morning was no big deal, since my parents were adamant that we know from the beginning that they were Santa Claus… so the fact that it was awaiting me when I returned from ‘babysitting’ some young cousins (a made up excuse to get me out of the house) on December 23 didn’t take the thrill away at all.

The most amazing thing is that, at age 7, I was convinced I’d actually helped my aunt out that afternoon!

That was, um, many decades ago. I took piano lessons through high school, though that piano got left in Colorado when we moved to Texas because we were told the sounding board would not take kindly to such a drastic temperature/humidity change.

Last year, I visited the cousin (that I ‘babysat’ years ago) and her grandchildren are now playing that piano. It was a gift that kept on giving.
.-= Donna B.´s last blog ..Happy Birthday, Mom =-.

]]> By: N http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/holdiay-shopping-and-relections-on-my-most-surprising-gift-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-31320 N Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/?p=4567#comment-31320 As for my online shopping experience, Victoria's Secret has been the worst. Everything I put into my cart when I'd go to checkout would be out of stock. So, I'd take the time to go pick out another color or size of that item and re-check out only to be told that it or another item in my cart was now out of stock. After 2 hours of trying to complete my order, I finally just said the hell with it and gave up! No money for you Victoria's Secret! When it comes to a really memorable gift, I can't think of anything that just stands out. Each Christmas there was always the "cool" present which one year was the giant LEGO pirate ship I wanted and then another year was a mountain bike. No cars or pony for me though! .-= N´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greenpreferred/rss/~3/tIgBN2Kjx2Q/" rel="nofollow">Eating locally</a> =-. As for my online shopping experience, Victoria’s Secret has been the worst. Everything I put into my cart when I’d go to checkout would be out of stock. So, I’d take the time to go pick out another color or size of that item and re-check out only to be told that it or another item in my cart was now out of stock. After 2 hours of trying to complete my order, I finally just said the hell with it and gave up! No money for you Victoria’s Secret!

When it comes to a really memorable gift, I can’t think of anything that just stands out. Each Christmas there was always the “cool” present which one year was the giant LEGO pirate ship I wanted and then another year was a mountain bike. No cars or pony for me though!
.-= N´s last blog ..Eating locally =-.

]]> By: Emily Elizabeth http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/holdiay-shopping-and-relections-on-my-most-surprising-gift-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-31297 Emily Elizabeth Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:03:19 +0000 http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/?p=4567#comment-31297 I wanted to get the Seinfeld package at Amazon. They were out of stock! So I googled Amazon notifier and came across this site: http://www.ehow.com/how_5680413_notified-amazon-product-stock.html Works like a charm. Now I don't have to go to the malls! I wanted to get the Seinfeld package at Amazon. They were out of stock!

So I googled Amazon notifier and came across this site:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5680413_notified-amazon-product-stock.html

Works like a charm.

Now I don’t have to go to the malls!

]]> By: Talina http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/holdiay-shopping-and-relections-on-my-most-surprising-gift-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-31282 Talina Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:11:39 +0000 http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/?p=4567#comment-31282 Awe, April! That is a cool story! I think I was one of those gals asking for a pony as a kid... You pretty much got one. I am glad you shared! I loved reading your comment. Can't wait to surprise Everly with gifts and help her create memories like these. Awe, April! That is a cool story! I think I was one of those gals asking for a pony as a kid… You pretty much got one. I am glad you shared! I loved reading your comment.

Can’t wait to surprise Everly with gifts and help her create memories like these.

]]> By: maiden53 http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/holdiay-shopping-and-relections-on-my-most-surprising-gift-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-31279 maiden53 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:40:54 +0000 http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/?p=4567#comment-31279 my most exciting gift was when I was 15. I opened a PLASTIC horse! I was sooo not impressed.. I had about 50 already. Then my parents told me that it was suppose to represent the real one they had bought. Then the phone rang (being the teenager that I was, I just could NOT let it ring! LOL) - I said "hello" and then the REAL horse thing hit my brain and I started to cry! Then next day my dad took me to a pasture with about 12 horses that was knee deep in mud and told me to pick the one that I wanted. I picked the buckskin and named him Saudi. I think he was my salvation and sanity during my teen years. this revelation just hit me while I was typing it... thanks, Talina, for this outlet! .-= maiden53´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maiden53com/~3/DQCj66C8o1w/" rel="nofollow">Susan Boyle is NUMBER ONE!!</a> =-. my most exciting gift was when I was 15. I opened a PLASTIC horse! I was sooo not impressed.. I had about 50 already. Then my parents told me that it was suppose to represent the real one they had bought. Then the phone rang (being the teenager that I was, I just could NOT let it ring! LOL) – I said “hello” and then the REAL horse thing hit my brain and I started to cry! Then next day my dad took me to a pasture with about 12 horses that was knee deep in mud and told me to pick the one that I wanted. I picked the buckskin and named him Saudi. I think he was my salvation and sanity during my teen years. this revelation just hit me while I was typing it… thanks, Talina, for this outlet!
.-= maiden53´s last blog ..Susan Boyle is NUMBER ONE!! =-.

]]> By: Sally http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/holdiay-shopping-and-relections-on-my-most-surprising-gift-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-31267 Sally Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:32:28 +0000 http://www.harvestofdailylife.com/?p=4567#comment-31267 Hey, my favorite store is Amazon when I shop online. If anything is out of stock on Amazon, I'll just add them to watchmyitems.com to be alerted when Amazon restocks. To face the "just kidding about the order you placed" issue, I always use the tool to peek into the exact number of stock the item has and make sure its not like 1 or 2 left if I really don't want to be disappointed. Hey, my favorite store is Amazon when I shop online. If anything is out of stock on Amazon, I’ll just add them to watchmyitems.com to be alerted when Amazon restocks. To face the “just kidding about the order you placed” issue, I always use the tool to peek into the exact number of stock the item has and make sure its not like 1 or 2 left if I really don’t want to be disappointed.

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