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13/03/2001 19:38

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Shlomo Sher

Cuter than average ideas for gifts, sentimentals and just do gooder goodies! All materials are included in the doriway... cuz you know what they say... it's the doriway or the doriway! :)

So, what do you do when you are low on funds and that special someone's birthdya is coming up? You rack your brain, go to a bunch of stores and see tons of things you can't possibly afford, then sigh a dejected sigh and plan to make your friend a really nice card. Everyone loves cards, right? Sounds like a wonderful idea, except that by the time that you get to your car, you decide that it would be rather cheapie of you... besides, this friend would surely never insult you with a hand-made card. You're still low on funds, but that doesn't mean that you need to be short on creativity or (a poor persons best friend) sense of humor. That's the time to step up to your local Thrifty, Rite Aid, Longs, Wallgreen... what have you. There you need to pick up as many of the following articles as possible on your budget:

1) A 40 of beer (this works quite well with a set amount of money, because the cheaper the forty that you get, the funnier it makes the "gag").

2) A candy bar (this can be exchanged for a pack of gum).

3) A cheap, little toy (preferably the plastic toy handcuffs in the toy aisle).

4) A bag of chips (my personal favorite for this gift set is Funyuns... just as the name suggests, they are fun :) *

The cheapest part of this gift is the wrapping. A brown paper bag (a FREE brown paper bag) is certain to come with the purchase. Personalize with markers, pens, crayons, stickers or whatever you can think of... (broke and not so artsy? cut letters out of a magazine, or newspaper and glue them. too broke to buy a magazine... you just might be screwed.) Now,here is the key of the gift: the card. All you need to do is attatch a card that says: "You are all that and a bag of chips" and Happy Birthday, Anniversary, Christening, setting the message to the appropriate occasion. This is sure to raise your value as a gifter in the eyes of the giftee. They will think you spent hours collecting and contributing to something special for them,regardless of how little cash was actually spent aquiring the materials. Either way, if they have a sense of humor (who are you to afford friends without one, really?) they are sure to commend you on your attempt. Besides, who wouldn't love to be told that they are "all that AND a bag of chips"??? *Note: This is really the key item in the gift set. Without this item, the "gag" part of the gift doesn't work.

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