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[quote=Anonymous]Like most of you, I like to gift experiences or consumable goods. Things I've done in the past are a selection of fancy olive oils and vinegars, spices, tickets to see Bob Woodward for my dad (although even with hearing aids and close-in seats he couldn't hear a lot of it so maybe that wasn't the best idea), tickets to the Biltmore, registration for a class called cycling savvy for my in-laws. My husband's grandfather is in his 90s, lives alone and doesn't cook (he either eats frozen meals or goes out) so for the last few years instead of buying him a gift we've make him homemade meals (casseroles, crockpot stews, etc.) and frozen individual servings. He seems to really like that. For out of town aunts, uncles and cousins, I usually buy gift baskets on Costco.com and ship it to them. It doesn't have the cache of someplace like the defunct Dean and Deluca but I feel like the value is good.

I wish we did the draw name or only buy for the kids thing but I don't know how to bring it up in my own family and I feel like my husband should do it with his side of the family. [/quote]

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