Finding the best gifts for women is easier said than done. Whether it’s because mom insists she already has everything, little sis is super picky about skin care, or your BFF with a baby on the way already crossed out every item on her registry, choosing something special, suitable, and unique is no small feat. Lucky for … Read more
The annual Menino family toy drive celebrated 30 years on Sunday, as more than 300 families received gifts on Christmas Eve. In honor of Boston’s late Mayor Thomas M. Menino, city leaders, community members and institutional partners joined the Menino family and marked the 30th year of giving to neighbors in the Bowdoin-Geneva area of … Read more
CULTURE OF GIVING AND THE SPIRIT OF GIVING Singaporeans have consistently been adept at regifting; the Lion City came up tops in a 2014 Rakuten survey of 7,000 respondents across seven nations, with 45 per cent happy and willing to regift. Does this mean the needle on regifting is clearly moving towards the yea side … Read more
Cathy Khalil recently tipped five bucks on an $18 box of doughnuts at one Ottawa store — and says she has no regrets. “I think when people see [the options on the debit machine] they feel obligated, sometimes, to tip,” Khalil said. “[But] I’m not tipping for the sake of tipping. I’m tipping because I want … Read more
Sourcing the best gifts for teenage girls is often an unexpected challenge. They can be super picky (as you once were, too) and it’s hard to keep up with the ever-changing trends they’re so seamlessly tuned into. Especially with TikTok crazes moving at lightning speed and what feels like a new influencer getting added to their roster … Read more
We all have that one person on our list that we struggle to find a thoughtful gift. We get it, shopping for gifts for people who have everything — including the latest and greatest — is a daunting task. But even a person who’s first to all the latest innovative skin-care trends or the most … Read more
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There’s no shortage of gift guides this time of year, but hopping from place to place (even virtually) can be exhausting. That’s where our edit of the best Nordstrom gifts of 2023 comes in. As a true one-stop shop for all of your loved ones — from your best friend, sweet gran, and hard-to-shop-for mom … Read more
People are getting their holiday shopping done earlier than ever, which means the good stuff will go faster than Santa can hitch up his sleigh. Lucky for you, the best Sephora gifts have been released well ahead of the holidays — meaning everyone on your list can be crossed off in one fell swoop. The … Read more
No matter the depths of our love for our fathers, coming up with the best gifts for dads isn’t typically the easiest task. Is it just us or do they seem to already have everything they want? Some go even as far as to insist they don’t need a single solitary Christmas gift. But where’s … Read more
I don’t know about you, but these days I don’t have much of a need for a full-size purse. Maybe it’s with cards very much taking over from cash in a contactless world, or perhaps it’s because my handbags seem to be getting miraculously smaller and smaller. Either way, I’m all about carrying just the essentials whenever … Read more
