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HOLIDAY COUNTDOWN BUDGET FRIENDLY — David Patch BLADE STAFF WRITER Shopping Days Left Shopping Days Left G ot your “main” gifts figured out but still need some presents to fill out space under the tree? Or are you looking for something versatile to contribute to a Secret Santa gift exchange? Here are some options. 5 Maybe you have someone on your gift list who loves a morning or afternoon cup of tea? Hoen’s Garden Center in Springfield Township has fresh, locally harvested honey available in three sizes, priced from $4.99 to $11.99. Then throw in a Meyer lemon picked fresh from their 40-year-old lemon tree, 65 cents each, or twelve for $6. Now that’s refreshing. 419-865- 9276 for more information. Bring family or friends back together with board games, the social way to play. Among our favorites is the new Family Edition of Trivial Pursuit, which has sep- arate question-card sets for children and adults, so kids don’t have to be familiar with 1960s television or 10th-grade biolo- gy in order to compete and win. $14.99 at Target. Strictly for grown-ups with twisted senses of humor is Cards Against Hu- manity, a no-holds-barred variant of games like Apples to Ap- ples. $25, available only through amazon.com. Ward off the monsters under your child’s bed with a Glow Pet unicorn, seal, penguin, or puppy. Twenty internal LED lights shine a soft glow into the bedroom (or anywhere else) to ease fear of darkness, and can be programmed to shut off automatically after 20 minutes. $19.99 at Bed, Bath & Beyond; 2 AA batteries not included. Not effective against IRS agents or other grown-up nightmares. * Prices and availability subject to change Use touch-screen devices in winter without fro- zen fingers thanks to the 180s AllTouch gloves. Made of performance stretch fleece, they’re de- signed for touch-screen use and available in a va- riety of sizes and thicknesses for both men and women. The lightest grade version is $24.99 at Dick’s Sporting Goods. “A Kiss from the Heart of Italy” is how Perugina chocolates describes its Baci (“Italian for kisses”) choc- olates, with each individual- ly wrapped piece including a fortune like message of love or friendship. The dark-chocolate coated candies have whole and chopped hazelnuts inside. A 5-ounce bag costs $5.99 at Sofo Foods, Sylvania Township. Light-emitting diode flashlights are small, useful, and energy efficient. A variety of sizes and shapes are available, but we found the Energizer Pro-6 “headlight” flashlight, which is worn on the head like an old-time doctor’s lamp, especially intrigu- ing for nighttime emergencies or other uses when having both hands available is needed. $14.99 at O’Reilly Auto Parts, with three AAA batteries in- cluded. Other LED flashlights $5.89 and up. Attract feathered friends to the back- yard with the Perky Pet 2-in-1 bird feeder, which has adjustable openings suit- able for different grades of birdseed, depending on what types of birds frequent the neighborhood — or are de- sired outside one’s window. Marked down more than 50 percent, while supplies last, to $9.99 at Ace Hardware in Sylvania. “Stay Victorious, My Friends.” A reference to the well-known Dos Equis beer slogan now graces T-shirts for Ohio State, Michigan State, and Michigan for $19.95 at the Buckeye Store & More in Syl- vania. They’re among the newest of the vast array of merchandise designed for local sports fans — primarily those three colleges plus Notre Dame, the University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, and the Detroit Ti- gers. Quirky NFL mascot loofah sponges ( $5) can be found at Bed, Bath & Beyond. Make a joyous noise with flutes, rattles, tambourines, and other musical instruments from the Ten Thousand Villages collection at Georgette’s Grounds & Gifts, Maumee. Items are hand- made and beautifully decorated by African and Asian crafters. A tambourine is $14, an Indonesian flute is $25. Know someone who likes the Lethal Weapon film se- ries? All four movies are now available as one Blu-Ray set for just $14.99 at Best Buy, and numerous other old- er films are available at deeply discounted prices as low as $3.99. For baseball fans, 42: The Jackie Robinson Story is an exceptional choice at just $11.99. Or pick up music-concert discs for performers ranging from Lady Antebellum to Lady Ga- ga, depending on your recipient’s tastes. Priced $13.99 and up, also at Best Buy. STEPHANIE PAXTON PHOTOS
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Got your “main” gifts figured out but still need some presents to fill out space under the tree? Or are
you looking for something versatile to contribute to a Secret Santa gift exchange? Here are some options.5
Maybe you have someone on your gift list who loves a morning or afternoon cup of tea? Hoen’s Garden Center in Springfield Township has fresh, locally harvested honey available in three sizes, priced from $4.99 to $11.99. Then throw in a Meyer lemon picked fresh from their 40-year-old lemon tree, 65 cents each, or twelve for $6. Now that’s refreshing. 419-865-9276 for more information.
Bring family or friends back together with board games, the social way to play. Among our favorites is the new Family Edition of Trivial Pursuit, which has sep-
arate question-card sets for children and adults, so kids don’t have to be familiar with 1960s television or 10th-grade biolo-gy in order to compete and win. $14.99 at Target. Strictly for grown-ups with twisted senses of humor is Cards Against Hu-manity, a no-holds-barred variant of games like Apples to Ap-ples. $25, available only through amazon.com.
Ward off the monsters under your child’s bed with a Glow Pet unicorn, seal, penguin, or puppy. Twenty internal LED lights shine a
soft glow into the bedroom (or anywhere else) to ease fear of darkness, and can be programmed to shut off automatically after 20 minutes. $19.99 at Bed, Bath & Beyond; 2 AA batteries not included. Not effective against IRS agents or other grown-up nightmares.
* Prices and availability subject to change
Use touch-screen devices in winter without fro-zen fingers thanks to the 180s AllTouch gloves. Made of performance stretch fleece, they’re de-signed for touch-screen use and available in a va-
riety of sizes and thicknesses for both men and women. The lightest grade version is $24.99 at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
“A Kiss from the Heart of Italy” is how Perugina chocolates describes its
Baci (“Italian for kisses”) choc-olates, with each individual-ly wrapped piece including a fortune like message of love or friendship. The dark-chocolate coated candies have whole and chopped hazelnuts inside. A 5-ounce bag costs $5.99 at Sofo Foods, Sylvania Township.
Light-emitting diode flashlights are small, useful, and energy efficient. A variety of sizes and shapes are available, but we found the Energizer Pro-6 “headlight” flashlight, which is worn on the head like an old-time doctor’s lamp, especially intrigu-ing for nighttime emergencies or other uses when having both hands available is needed. $14.99 at O’Reilly Auto Parts, with three AAA batteries in-cluded. Other LED flashlights $5.89 and up.
Attract feathered friends to the back-yard with the Perky Pet 2-in-1 bird feeder, which has adjustable openings suit-able for different grades of birdseed, depending on what types of birds frequent the neighborhood — or are de-sired outside one’s window. Marked down more than 50 percent, while supplies last, to $9.99 at Ace Hardware in Sylvania.
“Stay Victorious, My Friends.” A reference to the well-known Dos Equis beer slogan now graces T-shirts for Ohio State, Michigan State, and Michigan for $19.95 at the Buckeye Store & More in Syl-
vania. They’re among the newest of the vast array of merchandise designed for local sports fans — primarily those three colleges plus Notre Dame, the University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, and the Detroit Ti-gers. Quirky NFL mascot loofah sponges ($5) can be found at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Make a joyous noise with flutes, rattles, tambourines, and other musical instruments from the Ten
Thousand Villages collection at Georgette’s Grounds & Gifts, Maumee. Items are hand-made and beautifully decorated by African and Asian crafters. A tambourine is $14, an Indonesian flute is $25.
Know someone who likes the Lethal Weapon film se-ries? All four movies are now available as one Blu-Ray set for just $14.99 at Best Buy, and numerous other old-er films are available at deeply discounted prices as low as $3.99. For baseball fans, 42: The Jackie Robinson Story is an exceptional choice at just $11.99. Or pick up music-concert discs for performers ranging from Lady Antebellum to Lady Ga-ga, depending on your recipient’s tastes. Priced $13.99 and up, also at Best Buy.
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