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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 9:46 am
Serate, is there someone you can ask who would know if she would like the kinds of gifts Happymom & Costacat suggested? I'm only asking because I have a neice who wouldn't like that kind of gift. She's really into playing sports and would rather have a gift that she could use while participating or something with her favorite professional team's logo on it.
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 9:53 am
I think 9 is too unpredictable. The 9 year old in my life wanted an omelet pan, a heated massage chair and gift cards to the book store for Christmas. (She does make a Very good omelet.)
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 10:14 am
LOL Christy! An omelet pan and a heated massage chair? Sounds like a fun kid! I was wondering too if there was someone you could ask about makeup. I know a few moms who'd throw a fit if someone bought their 8/9/10 year old girls makeup. If she has her own ipod, an itunes gift card would be good (I know my kids never have enough itunes money for all the songs they want, lol.) I'm trying to remember what I bought oldest niece when her youngest sis was born (she was 8 at the time) and can't remember! Middle niece (who was 4) I bought a babydoll/stroller/playpen set, remember hers well because she took care of her baby everytime her mommy took care of the real baby. Those toy hamsters (what the heck are they called, I spent a couple months looking for them for Christmas!) are fairly popular with girls around that age right now. Sis just told me they saw them at several stores recently so they're not as hard to find right now.
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 10:16 am
Wargod, you are talking about the Zhu Zhu pets. Taylor just got one of those this weekend. It's a lot of fun. Even Build A Bear has them in thier stores.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 10:21 am
lol my almost 4 yr old son loves Zhu Zhu's. He has a few. 
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 10:22 am
we are inundated with stupid zhu zhu pets at my house. Just as irritating as 'real' hamsters, but with no mess or smell.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 11:01 am
Zhu zhu pets, thank you! The girls have been asking for them since before Christmas. We'd seen a ton of them, everywhere, around Thanksgiving, then a couple weeks later couldn't find a single one.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 12:41 pm
Honestly, I think it's next to impossible to know what to get if you don't know the kid and her parents.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 1:06 pm
How about a gift certificate to Toys R Us or a bookstore?
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 1:11 pm
or even a gift certificate to Walmart.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 1:17 pm
Yeah, a gift certificate and a certificate for your afternoon to go shopping with it (if she's in the same town, of course) and lunch.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 1:45 pm
LadyT's idea is perfect, IMHO. Well it would be for me, at any age. GRIN
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 2:21 pm
I'd check with the 'rents on the gift cert, too. I boycott Walmart, so that would be a gift card that would go straight into the trash. 
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 2:36 pm
There is always Target. or check out what her favorite store is
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 2:49 pm
Or just do a Visa gift card! Good anywhere, including online. Or even an Amazon.com gift cert. There's lots of shopping there!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 3:07 pm
Claires gift cards are the best things ever. They have everything there for just about every taste, not just jewelry. My girls got a gift card for Christmas and it was awesome.
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Aurora
Member
11-24-2006
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 3:31 pm
Do you have a Justice store near you? My eight year old granddaughter loves getting presents or gift certificates from there. http://www.shopjustice.com/
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 6:13 pm
Visa and MC gift cards suck cuz they charge a fee, up to 8 bucks a card I think.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 11:38 pm
JuJu pets are commonly misspeled as Zhu Zhu pets but they are of course adorable.

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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 8:00 pm
Thanks for all the good ideas, tho I read them after the fact. lol Would LOVE to take her shopping but they just moved to Florida so we're 14 hours away. Hubby won'd do gift cards or cash. Or visa cards. He ended up getting off early yesterday and we went shopping. Ended up going artsy crafty stuff. Wooden stamp kit, extra WASHABLE ink pads, set of 50 gel pens, colored pencils, huge pkg of colored paper, some black paper, and some colored glittery glue. [After 2 50% off coupons, & 2 40% off coupons it all was less than $20! Gotta love Hobby Lobby & Michaels!] Also grabbed a couple of tubes of neon glow in the dark bracelet stick thingys. Her box is gonna be SO huge! Glad we don't have to pay postage on it! Totally forgot about makeup! [Guess it's cuz I don't wear it lol] Box isn't leaving here until tomorrow afternoon so might run to Meijer or Walmart and get some flavored lip gloss. Mom or Gramma can do the other makeup if they want. Couldn't find a card for her, so I made one up congratulating her on becoming a big sister. Since hers was homemade, we decided to make niece's card too. Kinda dorky, but hey, I AM the President of the Dork Club! Thanks again for all the ideas. It's not that I don't know her, just haven't been around her for 6 months. Kids change so fast these days, or so it seems. And I wanted it to be a total surprise which is why I didn't call niece or ask great niece.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 8:03 pm
JuJu, I searched high and low for JuJu pets. Nothing but the best for great niece, so I didn't want to settle for 2nd best and get her Zhu Zhu pets! 
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 11:58 am
Serate, I'm sure she'll love everything you picked out!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 1:30 pm
Sounds like fun gifts to me!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 3:46 pm
My book problem is fixed - they had run out of stock, the warehouse had ordered more but not bothered to tell the person I was speaking to that there was a delay. They got more in on Monday and I got the book today! Yey!
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Y2krazy
Member
09-17-2002
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 3:55 pm
Yay, Kitt!! I like what you got, Serate. She should have lots of fun with craft stuff.
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