So it’s the week after Thanksgiving. Everyone knows what that means, right? ’Tis the season to blow that bank account centless! Yeeha! While it may be painful once you take stock of the damage post-New Year’s, the rush of giving and getting that rules December can result in a pretty potent high. I, personally, tend to get fairly obsessed with finding the perfect present for every special person in my life, from Mom and Dad to my boss to my dog to the guy who fixes my computer. I never know what the present is until I see it, and it may not be something that these patient people need or even want, but it has to be something that just says “Mom” or “Dad” or “Cathy” or “Crystal” or “Dude” to me because it all comes back to me, natch.
Combing the stores on foot has a certain ritual and festiveness to it that I won’t ever skip out on entirely, but sometimes the perfect present just isn’t in stock…or even on a buyer’s radar for understandable reasons. It’s then that I turn to that great store in cyberspace: eBay. If you can’t find what you’re looking for on eBay, you’re never going to find what you’re looking for, period. (Unless, we’re talking peace of mind, of course).
Just a little brainstorming and random e-browsing, and my Christmas shopping is done. Mom knows she wants 50 vintage issues of Good Housekeeping, it’s about time Dad got a new pair of lederhosen, Cathy can hit the gym in the new hot pink cat suit I’m going to bid on for her, Crystal can’t live much longer if she doesn’t have a Burberry dog coat, and a vintage “Mr. Roboto” tee is just what “Dude” didn’t even know he wanted.