Do you remember the time before the internet?  I seem to.  I seem to recall hours at the mall or driving lots of places.  Oh, I still buy stuff at stores, don't get me wrong, but the other day, I was thinking about getting a particular gift certificate for my nieces and remembered that I saw it at various stores around town.  So, I was truly thinking about getting into my car and driving a half hour, braving the city and then looking for said gift certificates.

And then, it hit me.  Why don't I buy it online?

Not only did they have the certificates, but I could print them and send them off via snail mail which was 5 minutes away, as opposed to 30 minutes.   It's the thought that counts, I'm sure.

So, my nieces will get something that they want.  I get to avoid shopping.  Win-win.

My major quest is what to buy my MIL.  We're thinking about some sort of experience package, like a cross-country ski trip or something like that.  Do you have any ideas how to find something that specializes in that?

Here's the latest poll for you guys:

Poll #1104161 Holiday shopping
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When you shop for the holidays, you

What do you typically buy as gifts?