Guest Picks: Gear Up for Holiday Shopping
With Black Friday around the corner, it's time to make a game plan for holiday shopping. These tools and accessories can help
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It's that time of the year again: Holiday shopping is upon us. Let these 20 items help make your 2012 holiday shopping a breeze. Ease of use, organization and comfort are the key factors in making sure you remain as jolly as St. Nick! — Rachel from Raenovate
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This was made for transporting heavy purchases from the store to your home's holiday headquarters.
by Rifle Paper Co.
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Keep track of gift wishlists, menu plans and your busy holiday schedule with Rifle's pretty painterly to-do list.
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Go green this season and bring your bicycle shopping. Don't forget a portable, fashionable bike basket for toting gifts.
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This festive red reusable bag folds into a tiny pouch and unfolds into a lightweight tote that's perfect for transporting holiday packages.
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by Paper Source
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| For all you crafty non-shoppers, flaunt your baking skills by stamping your homemade gifts with an official stamp. |
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For all of you online shoppers, shop in style from the comfort of your own home in the Haze Acrylic office chair.
by Crate&Barrel
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Holiday shopping can be exhausting and chilly, so stay warm and energized with a hot cup of joe on the go.
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This polyester canvas accordion-style organizer is divided to keep your holiday gift bags neatly stored.
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Unsure of the perfect gift? Err on the cautious side with a gift card, but be sure to wrap it in style.
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Attach the Hookeez bag holder to your shopping cart and free your hands of your empty shopping bags while you shop.
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An advent calender keeps track of the (shopping) days left until Christmas.
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Create custom tags for the gifts you've thoughtfully and painstakingly purchased.
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| Make it a holi-DIY season with handmade gifts and personalized tags. |
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Take the easy route and distribute holiday IOUs this season.
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After making all of your purchases, bring them home to your own organized gift wrap center.
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Prevent package mayhem in your car, and transport your presents on chrome car hooks.
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Shop for the shopper in your life, and treat them with a "Shop 'til you drop" decorative embroidery hoop.
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Be wise and stay organized this season.
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| Holiday shopping wouldn't be possible without plastic! Pantone's Visa was designed specifically for all you design-minded Houzzers. |
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After an exhausting day hitting the shops, come home and kick back in festive comfort.
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Ideabook published on Nov. 19, 2012.
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We now live in a very walkable neighborhood and I bought my first shopping trolley. (We also jokingly call them "heel Porsche".) It has a lot of additional pockets in and on the bag itself and is a great help!
Knowing more about trolleys now, I'll buy another one with larger pneumatic tires; ours has plastic wheels that are pretty noisy and too small for our snowy winters. But it works well in places with smooth floors, like our shopping mall.
Bobbi - our nearest mall has lockers and I love them. I often use one for my coat and walking shoes. The mall is rather posh, so I'd feel awkward with robust shoes and it's too warm for a coat. I think these lockers are wonderful and every larger mall should have them!