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Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 7:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Heyltslori a private message Print Post    
Grooch it's so strange that you ask that right now, as I JUST about a half hour ago bought one for my brother. I've done a lot of research on them and I think this is a really good one, and it's on sale TODAY ONLY at CVS online. (It's $77 on Amazon)

Here's the link: Razor

There's also a $5 off of a $30 purchase coupon on the site...and free shipping!


Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 8:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
I am going to a Toys for Tots sort of thing in a week or so. Need to take an unwrapped gift in the $5-$10 range. I know absolutely zero about toys. Any age is okay, I think.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 8:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Matchbox cars, Legos, Barbies, board games (especially for older kids, they seem to get forgotten)

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 9:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Lori! :-)

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 10:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
5-10 dollars should get you something in the "Made in China" lead-based range.....LOL

Or what about those little dot things that when you put them in your mouth, they were recalled because they contained a chemical in LSD or something?

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 8:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Texannie. You da best. Board games it will be.

Excellent suggestions, Eeyores. I am going over now to the Where Can I Buy It thread to find out where to buy those dot things.



Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
ANYONE ever get/see one of these? http://www.yourkidsdvd.com/

It looks way cool. I just want to know (though I doubt it) if you can use more than one person. Also I would like to know if the actual story is good.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
What would you suggest?

My son has more than the average number of teachers as he gets extra help from a speech therapist, OT, reading specialist and social worker (plus his regular teacher and specials teachers).

Now, what to do for Christmas for all of these teachers? I do not plan to give the specials anything. (Doy ou guys out there have "specials"? If so, do you generally give them anything? For those who do not know what a special is, it is a class like: PE, music, art, literacy, computers, etc...)

I'll be giving a $25 gift card to his main teacher. I was thinking of $10 gift cards to the other teachers (Speech, etc). IS $10 too little for Target? WOuld $10 be better as a McDona;ld's card? Any other ideas for a $10 card or any other ideas in general? (I am not going to bake anything, I already thought of that. But first of all I am still sick and do not want to spread these nasty germs plus I suck in the kitchen. So whatever I made would likely not turn out so well..)

TIA!!!

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
How about a starbucks gift card?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Duct tape.

<kids are home on their first day of Christmas break and they're already driving me nuts, duct tape would be a very appreciated gift right about now. >

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I think what you are planning sounds great.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
I have purchased a little day calendar for each of the kids teachers (main only)I don't do the other teachers. They were $10 each. I don't do over $15/teacher.

Other gift ideas is a Lottery gift scratch cards, the often have Christmas packages for about 10$ each. Is there a great coffee shop near by the school, a gift card for there may be good too.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 12:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Barnes and Noble $10 gift card (or any book store) would be great for a teacher. I always went to JoAnne's Fabric and got a bunch of those Christmas tins they had and filled them with home made goodies for the teachers.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 12:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Chili, unfortunately if Julie's school is anything like ours they don't allow homemade goodies anymore. Everything has to be store bought, be wrapped, and have labels.

Justavice
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11-22-2005

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 6:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justavice a private message Print Post    
a nice set of blank note cards
see's candy
tea/cocoa gift set
handmade card from your son

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, December 17, 2007 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Our school allows homemade things (we love 'em), but I love the coffee card idea. Gas station cards are wonderful too! :-) As for specials -- those teachers typically have three times as many kids at a time as a "main" teacher, so you might want to at least give them a card. It gets too expensive to remember "everyone" - but the specials get overlooked by almost everyone.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 12:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Holy Cod Fish! You can't give the teacher a box of homemade fudge for Christmas? Or cookies? However do they have bake sales for fund raisers? I never met a teacher who didn't like the homemade fudges.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 2:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Bake sales???? We don't have fund raisers like that...book fairs and family fun days where they do sell food and drink but it's all pre-packaged, store bought stuff. We can still take goodies, just not homemade goodies. Most of the teachers I know think the policy is just as silly as the parents do but they don't make the rules, just have to live by them.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Hmmmmm. Wonder what they would do if everyone just showed up with homemade stuff? No offense but that's one of the dumbest rules I've ever heard.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Any ideas for a little something for a CCD teacher?

(Also in regards to homebaked stuff, at our school the kids can't have homemade stuff--because of the peanut allergy thing. There is no guarantee that something won't have some bit of nut in it.) But you can totally give a teacher a homebaked gift.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 9:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Starbucks, WalMart, Target gc??

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 9:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Would a $10 gc be tacky or okay? $10 is my limit! It's a guy, otherwise I wold do a hanging basket of flowers (as right now it is garden season here!)

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 9:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
A $10 starbucks card wouldn't be tacky, put it in a nice mug.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
My daughter makes home made jam and has always given the teachers jam tied up with pretty ribbon. She did this every year so when the grands moved into high school those teachers had already heard about her great jam and were looking forward to it. LOL!

Anyhow I do see all these fancy little jars of specialty jam in the stores and that would make a nice gift to give too...and it's fun to try some of these exotic flavors.

Countrydaze
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11-07-2003

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 10:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Countrydaze a private message Print Post    
I am so glad to have found this site, I could use some help please. I am going out of state to help celebrate my Aunt's 90th birthday. She lives in assisted living. She can't see very well anymore and she eats like a bird. She has plenty of money. What on earth can I possibly give to her?