For the snacker on your list

Snacking is synonymous with the holiday season, but with the abundance of cookies and other tempting treats, healthier snacking is not always top-of-mind. This year, satisfy the snacker on your gift list with Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. Jack Link’s snacks are made with premium cuts of 100 percent beef, pork, turkey or chicken and are naturally high in protein and low in fat, calories and carbs – making them a smarter, better-for-you snacking choice.

These treats come in three flavors:
The Original: Jack Link’s Original Beef Jerky
The Savory: Jack Link’s Teriyaki Beef Steak Nuggets
The Spicy: Jack Link’s Flamin’ Buffalo Chicken Nuggets

This holiday season, give your snacker’s palate what it really wants – a bag of Jack Link’s Jerky. Jack Link’s is available in grocery stores, mass retailers, convenience and drug stores nationwide. With this gift, satisfaction is in the bag. For more information, visit www.jacklinks.com.
Suggested retail price: $5.99

For the angler

Make sure the angler on your list has the latest go-to lure from Rapala, the Flat Rap. The Flat Rap can be cast or trolled for multiple species, making it an ideal lure for any angler. The flat sides and scooping triangular lip combine to generate a hard flashing action that is paired with a quicker, tighter, wounded-minnow display that slices through the water, tantalizing predators that lurk between the two-to-five-foot water column. The Flat Rap is a unique, hard-flashing bait that’s in a category by itself and sure to keep any angler smiling all holiday season. For more information, visit www.rapala.com.
Suggested retail price: $7.99 – $8.49

For the pet lover

The Crypton Doodle Dog Apron features the artist William Wegman’s signature dog doodle. The apron is made of eco-friendly Crypton fabric, which is not only odor and bacteria resistant, but also includes a built in moisture barrier that prevents grease and liquids from penetrating the fabric and staining clothes. It is disinfectable when used in conjunction with Crypton’s EPA-approved disinfectant and deodorizer. The apron is also made from 100 percent post-consumer clear plastic bottles. It is easy to spot clean and machine washable. Aprons are available in a variety of colors, including Gipsy (pink), Kermit (green), Koala (gray), Persimmon (orange), Twig (brown) and Pool (blue). Aprons are available exclusively at www.cryptonfabric.com.
Suggested retail price: $30

For the cooking enthusiast

As winter ushers in the indoor cooking season, outdoor grilling enthusiasts are understandably reluctant to give up the grill. The Calphalon Removable Plate Grill means they don’t have to. It’s a great gift for home cooks who want year-round grilling perfection. Its oversized grilling surface makes it easy to sear large steaks, chicken and pork chops or even delectable panini sandwiches. The adjustable grill height suspends the top plate to fit thick burgers or to lightly brown more delicate foods like fish. Calphalon’s exclusive Opti-Heat system ensures even heat delivery and the high performance bronze nonstick surface allows for low-fat or non-fat cooking. And clean-up is simple; the internal drip tray and grill plates are removable and dishwasher safe. Part of Calphalon’s suite of kitchen electrics products, the Calphalon Removable Plate Grill is the perfect gift. For more information, visit www.calphalon.com.
Suggested retail price: $149.99

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Perfect gifts have seven characteristics in common says gift-giving expert Sherri Athay in her book “Present Perfect: Unforgettable Gifts for Every Occasion.” The perfect gift, Athay advises, is appropriate, perceptive, selfless, generous, indulgent, surprising and evocative.

If one applies those standards to any gift-giving effort, it should be possible to come up with a satisfying gift even for recipients who seem to already possess everything they could need or want.

Here are some ideas for what to give the person who seemingly “has everything.”

Let them Eat Cake . . . or Beef

Food, a wise man once said, is the most personal of gifts. It appears Americans embrace this idea; in the past few years food gifting has risen 56 percent, MarketResearch.com reports. Food falls under three of the most popular and fast-growing gift-giving categories – indulgent gifts, gifts that can be shared and gifts that are sure to please.

Once limited to a box of chocolates or a bottle of nice wine, the specialty food segment has boomed with choices in recent years. It’s now possible to give everything from hand-dipped truffles imported from France to premium dry-aged Angus steaks. And while you may not be sure of a gift recipient’s favorite color, chances are you have an idea of what kind of food he or she enjoys.

Bringing it Home

The real estate downturn has more Americans than ever focusing on improving the homes they already own, rather than trying to move up to a bigger, better one. Any gift that enhances the recipient’s enjoyment of his home – not to mention the home’s value – is sure to please.

At www.muralsyourway.com, you'll find a wealth of options, including the ability to have the company custom make a mural from your photographs.

Home-related gifts can be practical and economical, like a summer’s worth of services from a lawn-care specialist, to the luxurious, such as custom-made drapery. Wall murals, in particular, are proving popular both with homeowners and interior designers. Easy-to-install wallpaper murals offer a wide range of mood-creating scenes, from a Tuscan villa for the kitchen to the view from home plate for a sports fan’s bedroom. At www.muralsyourway.com, you’ll find a wealth of options, including the ability to have the company custom make a mural from your photographs.

Experience the Spirit

It’s been said that while material gifts may end up collecting dust in a closet, one who receives the gift of a special experience will revisit the memories of that experience for years to come. Giving an experience allows the giver to tailor the gift to the interests of the recipient while still staying within the giver’s budget.
You can conceive an experience for virtually any interest. The photo of the 18th green of Pebble Beach in your boss’s office may be a good indication he would appreciate a golf pass. That friend who makes regular trips to the spa might enjoy them even more if you went with her and shared the experience. Your lawn-and-landscaping obsessed spouse might love a gardening class at the local home improvement store or garden center.

With a little creativity and these ideas to work from, you’ll be able to cross “the person who has everything” off your gift-giving list early this year. Now all you have to worry about is what to give your mother-in-law.

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