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Top Ten for Xmas

Posted By: The Shopping Nazi on December 15, 2009 in Christmas - Comments: 3 Comments »

Xmas Gifts Ten days to go until Christmas. Today, I thought it would be good to look at what is considered the Top Ten Hottest Christmas gifts for 2009.

Now mind you I have arranged them in a rather unique way. They are arranged in reverse emotional/cost order. You see what cost the most in dollars and cents may have the least emotional value.

For today’s recon, my first stop was to look at what Festivals.iloveindia.com lists as the top ten. Then I jumped over to Yahoo Answers to look at what they said was the Top Ten Christmas gifts for 2009. I would be amiss if I did not look at Amazon.com for what they call the Top Ten Christmas Gifts. Then I found a list of Cool Stuff that is not really all that expensive.

After I reviewed all the lists, checking them twice, if not more, I found that the Nintendo Wii and the Apple iPod Touch are on almost every bodies list. The Amazon Kindle along with the Samsung 12.2 Megapixel Dual LCD Digital Camera rounded out the top four.

To be honest I do not know very many people, given current economic times, who would spend $250 plus on me for Christmas. Then there is this one individual, on Yahoo Answers, listed some rather practical items, clothes, shoes, family vacation, and money. This person is thinking more realistically.

Then there was this conversation I over heard a couple days of go. It was between a brother and sister. They were both in their mid 20′s. The brother said he did not want anything from the family for Christmas. He just wanted to everybody put their money together, then go out to some nice restaurant and have Christmas dinner together. All the brother wanted was for his parents to take that money they would normally spend on Christmas presents and put it toward paying some of the bills.

Finally the Christmas gift that expresses the true meaning of the season. If you go to SecretSantaUSA.com, you will read about one act of kindness can change a persons life. This is not an isolate event. All across the United States and the world. You will find people giving to those who need help.

I do not have the numbers, but I would guess that if family and helping others was included in the Top Ten Christmas gifts, it may just be number ONE.

Tags: Christmas, gifts, wish list, Xmas

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