Browser: Gift Giving on the Interweb

Buy a one-of-a-kind: We know, you’d like to be the kind of person who buys handmade stuff, but it turns out you’re just too lazy to get to the farmer’s markets and fairs. Lucky for you, you wanna-be hippie, there’s a whole world of handmade goods waiting for you on Etsy. This site works to link artists and craftpersons with people looking for products not covered in lead paint or made by foreign sleep-deprived preteens.

Check out some of our favorite sellers: Beanies at pdxbeanies, jewelry by kathrynriechert and prints by kendrabinney. Or, use their Connections section to find other items in your style. If you’re an artist, consider checking out the site for selling your goods.
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No thought required: Bypass the brain-taxing thought process of giftgiving with this site’s gift finder personality quiz. After just a few questions about the receiver, the gift gurus will spit out a list of suggestions. If your favorite gal is declared to be of The Hipster variety, the site may recommend a David Sedaris book, recycled vinyl record coasters or a mini-cubicle fish bowl. For the manly recommendations of The Adventurer, this site lists a skydiving gift certificate, a copy of “Into the Wild,” or a membership to the Microbrew Beer of the Month Club. Our testing indicated their advice was pretty spot-on.
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Eh, just send an e-card: “For those who care enough to hit send,” Someecards are an effortless, costless and hilarious alternative to gifts. This naughty material will ensure that your loved ones get a good laugh for the holidays. They have cards for all occasions: Christmas: “Plan on groping me at the Christmas party”; Hanukkah: “I’m Jewish today”; and even Kwanzaa: “Best wishes on your Pan-African alternative holiday to Christmas.”

Enjoy Someecards all year for online flirting: “I’m ready to change my Facebook relationship status if you are”; Sympathy: “If you need to talk, I will pretend to listen”; Or the office: “Let’s factor my hangover into today’s workload.”

Someecards is not intended for use by people under 18 years of age. Do not go to the site if you are offended easily or ever. If you go too far, there’s always the apology section: “Sorry you misinterpreted my brilliant joke as horribly offensive.”
someecards.com