Top 10 Mother's Day Gifts (according to catalogs.com)
1. Mom-O-Matic
$12.95 from Room Service Home
'Cause all mom needs is more junk in her purse. Especially when her co-workers could mistake it for birth control.
2.Chocolate Truffles
$24.88 - Free Shipping - from CandyFavorites.com
Alright, I'll give you that truffles are actually a crowd pleaser.
3.Pink Lilies
$54.99 and same day delivery from Beyond Blossom
Flowers are a great tradition, but something about this photo gives me the heebie jeebies. It kind of screams "Happy Mother's Day, Mom! Oh, and enjoy this lovely funeral arrangement."
4.Digital Photo Key Chain
$22.49 - 50% OFF - from Paper Direct
Go ahead, spend 23 bucks on mom. She'll reward your love by showing off her cool keychain photos of Fido to friends.
5.Almond Spa Basket
$99.95 from Caswell Massey
Again, not a bad gift. But, before you make mom slough all the dead skin off her face and feet herself, take that $100 and get her a spa package at a local salon.
6.Hillary Clinton Nutcracker
$19.95 from The Collector's Edge
Really?!? This has got to be the TACKIEST gift I have ever seen. Unless your mom collects beer cans and her own teeth as they fall out, consider this a big NO on Mother's Day.
7.Keurig Elite Single-Cup Coffee Brewer
$99.99 - From Green Mountain Coffee
Could be a good gift, but most adults who consume volumes of coffee each morning have already purchased a coffee maker. Instead, make mom brunch and serve her favorite coffee.
8.Sleep Therapy Pillow
$49.00 From Soundbytes
This is actually the only gift on here I would consider good. But, I still wouldn't recommend. Most people like to pick out their own pillows, so they can get the proper firmness or softness they prefer.
9.Onion Goggles
$19.99 from King Arthur Flour
File this under "Crap mom would least like." Seriously?!? Onion Goggles?!? Unless your mom makes Awesome Blossoms for a living, she can handle occasional unprotected onion slicing. If not, get her some swimmers goggles at the 99 Cent store.
10.Digital Picture Frame
$39.99 with same day shipping at CompUSA
Digital picture frames actually make good gifts. But, if you get one for your mom, be sure to investigate the quality of the frame first. Something about this one makes me feel like it was constructed with "fake wood" wrapping paper. And would it have killed the company to actually use a real photo? That baby's melon is bigger than his "mother's" torso. I so hope that's a PhotoShop error. Otherwise, that kid owes his mom more than a card and a frame on Mother's Day. OUCH!
2 comments:
SO funny. I wanted to also suggest this other great option for all the wonderful Mom's out there, stuff they can ACTUALLY use...
BookSwim (http://www.BookSwim.com) is the Netflix of books, rents the latest bestsellers, new releases, and classics with free shipping both ways. Read your books as long as you want — no late fees.
Enter the coupon code “MOTHERSDAY2009” at checkout when you purchase a $40 gift card for mom to rent books through BookSwim, and receive an extra $10 free (making it a full $50!). PLUS everyone will receive a $20 gift certificate to 1-800-Flowers.com as well.
This gift is perfect for last minute shoppers and it’s definitely customizable – Mom can go online right away and add books to her queue and have them quickly shipped over for her enjoyment and entertainment!
Number 10 looks just like a glorified Etch-a-Sketch to me. Send your Mom a preloaded debit card or some tasteful cash if those items there don't float hr boat.
My best MD present was a spanking new saddle for my spanking new horse.
Loved them both.
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