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Things We Want: Zombie Apocalypse Sheets

GuySpeed Editors — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:25:29 +0000

One of the million reasons to love Fridays is that they are often paydays. and on paydays, we want to buy something awesome for ourselves. Something awesomely gross is even better. And no, we don't mean a Bacon Sundae, though now that you mention it...

11 Reasons You Won't Be Getting a Father's Day Present

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:23:27 +0000

It’s hard to be a good father, but it’s easy to be a lousy father since even bad mothers at least have to endure nine months of pregnancy and 27 hours of labor. It should be illegal for bad fathers to receive any kind of Father’s Day present, but, hey, that’s what ugly ties are [...]

10 Great Online Stores Where You Can Buy the Perfect Last Minute Father's Day Gift

Kathy Landin — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 10:23:07 +0000

Wake up. Sound the alarms. Father’s Day is on Sunday. It seems like we talk about Mother’s Day for a month before it actually happens, but Father’s Day just sneaks up on us every year. If this has happened to you and you aren’t prepared with a gift, it’s not too late. It may be [...]

10 Awesome Tech Gifts Dad Will Love On Father's Day

Maura Chwastyk — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:43:34 +0000

Sure, your dad said he didn’t want anything for Fathers’ Day, but that might also have been a not-so-subtle hint that thanks to the last several holidays, he has enough ties and golf balls. Enough of these batteries-not-required presents! Shake things up this year and give dad a gift he’ll actually appreciate. If he loves [...]

ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reveals His Christmas Day Miracle

Billy Dukes — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:00:55 +0000

Billy Gibbons doesn’t have to think hard about his best Christmas presents of all time. In an interview with Men’s Journal, the ZZ Top guitarist remembered one that changed his life. It was in 1962, and the young (likely clean-shaven) Gibbons was just 13-years-old.

Gift-Givers Be Warned – Nobody But You Cares About the Price Tag

Kathy Landin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:00:46 +0000

Traditionally, people think the perfect gift is the one you’ve spent months thinking about and searching for, or the one you spent a month’s salary on, but new research shows that gift recipients are just as happy, if not more, with less expensive gifts, or the ones they picked out themselves.

Research Proves Size Does Matter When It Comes to Gifts

Kathy Landin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:30:02 +0000

Spent all your money on one really great gift, but think you should also get a small gift so your loved one has something else to open? Think again. New research shows that a small gift could decrease the value of the more generous one in the eyes of the recipient.

10 Awesomely Fun Holiday Gifts for TV Fans

Rose Maura Lorre — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:00:10 +0000

Art doesn’t imitate life — it imitates television! Just check out these 10 TV-influenced handicrafts brought to you by some of the clever craftsellers at Etsy. We consider each a fitting homage to some our favorite must-see TV. They also make great gifts for your couch potato pals and/or loved ones. BremeloPress, Etsy 10 ‘Portlandia’ [...]

Top Gifts for Dad This Father's Day

Kari-Lynn Wirth — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:41:45 +0000

Is finding the perfect gift for dad for Father’s Day a challenge for you too? Dad seems to have “everything” where as a woman can never have enough jewelry, clothes, skin care products, even knick-knacks. If you haven’t gone shopping yet (like me) you still have time. Here a list of some gift ideas for dad.