Archive: Holidays
Many Happy Returns
There is a certain person I know who always returns the gifts that I give her. I won't mention any names here, but hers rhymes with "bomb." (You know who you are.) To help her out, I spoke to several stores in our area to get some good tips on...
By Tania Anderson | December 27, 2007; 03:00 AM ET | Comments (3)
Holiday Meals... to Go
I remember as a kid when it was a major secret if your mom ordered food for a dinner party, especially your family's holiday dinner. The food would be secretly brought home, tucked under a coat and then quickly dished out on your own platters and serving dishes. But these...
By Tania Anderson | December 20, 2007; 03:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
An Insider's Guide to After-Christmas Sales
You're armed with three gift cards from your favorite stores. Retailers want to unload their inventory. It's the perfect combo -- you with money, stores with goods they don't want. I'm talking after-Christmas sales, people. They say retailers are more desperate than ever this year to get our money, and...
By Tania Anderson | December 18, 2007; 03:00 AM ET | Comments (8)
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!
As a kid, I loved shopping for our Christmas tree. There's nothing like strolling through a cold parking lot filled with rows of sweet-smelling pines and Fraser firs. One year, our tree fell off the car as we rounded a corner into our neighborhood. It got run over by a...
By Tania Anderson | December 4, 2007; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (4)
What the Locals are Buying for the Holidays
Boy, do the holidays make my brain hurt. I love giving as much as I love receiving, but when you give a dud present, it's written all over the receiver's face -- and that's a bummer. I could pore over holiday gift guides until I'm blue in the face but...
By Tania Anderson | November 29, 2007; 03:06 AM ET | Comments (5)
You've Got...Holiday Cards
I know the wave of holiday cards spitting through my mail slot is about to start. It's one of my favorite parts of the holidays -- especially getting pictures of friends and family I haven't seen in a while or reading a few lines about what people have been doing...
By Tania Anderson | November 27, 2007; 03:00 AM ET | Comments (8)
