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PICKING PERFECT HOLIDAY PRESENTS
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Family Features Gif t-giving season is a time that ’s special for many families and friends, and it ’s the per fec t oppor tunity to show the loved ones in your life jus t how much you appreciate them. Howe ver, it isn’ t always easy to pick out the per fec t present, especially with so many options available. When you’re s tuck in a gif ting rut, turn to the professionals, to help you choose jus t the right gif ts for e ver yone on your lis t. “ T he holidays are a celebrator y time when loved ones can come toge ther and show how much the y appreciate having each other in their lives,” said Cassandra Jones, senior vice president of Mac y’s Fashion. “I truly belie ve that the per fec t gif t can bring people toge ther. To enhance that e xperience for our c us tomers, we’ ve created an unparalleled assor tment of gif t-giving items, from tech to beauty, so that each present is the per fec t one.” F OR H E R If yo u’re s trug g l ing t o fi n d j u s t t he r i g h t id ea f o r the l a d y on y ou r l i s t , do n’ t take a chance on a ny ra n d om b e a u ty prod uc t. In s t ea d , g i v e t h e
b e a u ty l o v e r i n yo u r l i f e th e gi f t o f op t i on s w i th a Ma c y’s B e a u ty B ox s u b s c r i pti o n . Fo r $ 1 5 a mo n th , s he’ l l r e c e i v e fi v e de l u x e b e a u ty s a m p l e s s e l e c te d by e x p e r ts , p l u s a b on u s s a mp l e a n d a $ 5 c o u p o n t o u s e i n -s to r e o r o n l i n e o n h e r n e x t b e a u ty p u r c h a s e .
e a c h c o n ta i n s fi v e i te m s , in c lu d in g a c c e s s o r i e s s u c h a s t ie s , po c ke t s qu a r e s , s o c k s , s u n gl a s s e s , w a lle t s a n d mo n e y c l i p s . E a c h b ox e v o ke s a s p e c i fi c l o o k a n d f e e l. Ju s t pic k th e r i gh t o n e to matc h y o u r g if t l i s t s o yo u c a n a dd s o m e t h in g n e w to h i s s tyl e .
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FOR THE HOME
In t era c ti v e te c h n o l o g y helps ge t ki ds o ff th e c o u c h a n d p r ov i d e s th e m n e a r l y e n dl e s s en t e r t a in me n t. Gi v e th e c h i l dr e n on y ou r gi f t l i s t th e o p p o r tu n i ty t o d a n c e th e i r w ay to f u n w i th a p i a n o mat f r o m FAO Sc hw a r z. T he 24 ke ys w o r k j u s t l i ke a r e a l p i a n o, w h i c h a l l o w s f o r p l ayi n g t he i n c l u de d s e l e c ti o n s o r c r e ati n g y ou r o w n w o r k s o f mu s i c a l a r t . In c l u de d w i th th e mat a r e s e l e c t i o n s s u c h a s B e e th o v e n’s “ 5 t h Symp h o ny,” “ C h o p s ti c k s ,” “ Da n c e o f th e Su ga r P l u m Fa i r y” a n d m or e .
T h e n atu ra l i n te r i o r d e c o rat o r o n yo u r l i s t l i ke l y l o v e s t h e u n iq u e to u c h o f c o mf o r ti n g pillo w s th r o u gh o u t l i v i n g r o o m s a n d de n s . L e t h i m o r h e r c u d d le u p t o th e c o zy s tyl e o f th i s d e c o rat iv e p i l l o w f r o m th e Ma r t h a S t e w a r t C o l l e c ti o n , f e atu r i n g a f e s t iv e c o l o r p a l e tte a n d po la r b e a r p e r f e c t f o r th e h o l i day s e a s o n . A t 1 8 i n c h e s -b y-1 8 i n c h e s , it ’s t h e i de a l s i ze f o r c u r l i n g u p o n t h e c o u c h du r i n g a c h i l l y d ay.
FOR HIM
Se a r c h i n g f o r a gi f t f o r t h e n at u ra l e n te r ta i n e r i n yo u r lif e c a n b e
He l p him r e va mp h i s s tyl e i n o n e e a s y s t e p w i th a Sp r e zza B ox , w hi c h ma ke s i t s i mp l e to a dd s om e t h i n g n e w a n d c o o r di n ate d t o h i s w a r dr o be . Ava i l a bl e i n f o u r d i s t i n c t box e s c u rate d b y e x p e r ts ,
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d iffic u lt if c o m m o n it e m s like w in e g la s s e s a n d e le c t r ic b o tt le o pe n e r s a r e a lr e a d y a c c o u n t e d f o r. A n o pt io n like a b a r c a r t f r o m Ho t e l C o lle c t io n c a n h e lp m a ke e n t e r t a in in g a b r e e z e f o r t h at pe r s o n o n y o u r lis t w h o e n j o y s h o s t in g . W it h t h r e e s h e lv e s a n d w h e e ls f o r e a s y t ra n s po r t at io n , it ’s id e a l f o r e xt rava g a n t pa r t ie s , s m a ll ge t - t o ge t h e r s o r a ny t h in g in - b e tw e e n . F O R T H E K IT C H E N G o u r m e t g if t b a s ke t s f r o m D i B r u n o B r o s . a r e s u r e t o m a ke a n im pr e s s io n f o r h o m e c h e f s w h o m ig h t n e e d a litt le in s pirat io n . C h o o s e a c u rat e d b a s ke t fille d w it h a w id e va r ie ty o f s pe c ia lty f o o d s a n d pr o d u c t s h a n d - s e le c t e d f o r t o p q u a lity. T h e m e s in c lu d e o pt io n s like t h is “ S r ira c h a Fo o d ie ,” w h ic h c o m e s pa c ke d w it h s n a c k s , t o ppin g s a n d s a u c e s in f u s e d w it h fie r y A s ia n c h ili flav o r in s w e e t j e r ky, pic k le s , go u r m e t s a lt , t o r t illa c h ips , h o r s e ra d is h s a u c e , m ay o n n a is e , pe a c hy ja m a n d c la s s ic s r ira c h a .
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