ChristmasGifts

The holiday season has been strong for retail sales overall, but some chains have still found lumps of coal in their stockings. And as the holiday season winds down, what's bad for retailers may be good for you.

Apparently tired of being frugal during the recession, American consumers are trying to shop the country out of the recession and are buying holiday gifts for themselves at the highest rate in six years, with the average shopper spending $107.50 on themselves. The Washington Post reports that the...

If you want your kid to be happy on Christmas morning with the popular toy in their hands that they nagged you for months about, you'd better start shopping now. Of the 16 toys on last year's top most wanted list by TimetoPlayMag.com, 14 had sold out two weeks before Christmas, according to Jim...

The Christmas gifts have been unwrapped and all of the good stuff has been played with. And alone under a pile of wrapping paper sits the hideous sweater from a sweet aunt who doesn't know any better. What to do with the unwanted Christmas gifts you received? If you get a gift you'll never use, is...

Welcome to the WalletPop guide for preposterous Christmas gifts. This list is meant to provide you with gift ideas for the most preposterously hard-to-shop-for. We've selected a dozen of the most unusual, unexpected gift ideas for your holiday giving. Enjoy! 1. Black Bar Glasses As soon as the...

Getting a Christmas gift for your unemployed friends or family members can be a difficult decision, especially if they're low on money and have been out of work for awhile. Do you go with a fun gift they'll enjoy, such as an iPod, or something practical to help them in their job search, such as a...

It's too early to think about Christmas, but I'm doing it anyway. With a large family and enough in-laws to fill a bus, picking a name out of a hat is the best way to avoid having to buy everyone a Christmas present, and to avoid getting 50 inexpensive gifts that will end up lost in a closet...

It's the eleventh hour but, with a few dollar store finds and minimum effort, you still have time to make a gift, spruce up your holiday table or make a few extra ornaments. Small fabric Christmas doilies can be sewn together and stuffed with fiber fill or a small amount of potpourri and...

With the economy officially in a recession and thousands of people searching for work, Christmas 2008 has been looking pretty bleak. Even those who are currently employed and relatively stable are thinking about ways to economize, and those who are newly unemployed are wondering how to keep the...

If you're a parent, you may want to put your kids somewhere safe and sit down with a stiff drink in your hand before reading this list by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission of toy hazard recalls dating back to 1974. It's quite a shocking list, topped by many lead paint standard violations...