Holiday Gift Guide 2008

Time for my annual Holiday Gift Guide! This date snuck up on me a bit this year, so I may have to come back and do a volume two when I realize I missed an entire file of great gift ideas. It's happened before. Now remember, I haven't personally tried out any of these products. I just found them on the net and figured they might be worth sharing.

Online is really the way to shop. We ran out of milk at midnight last night, and the only place I could get some was Wal*Mart. There must've been a hundred cars in the parking lot. At midnight. On a holiday. It took me a minute to realize it was (dum DUM dum) Black Friday! I can imagine what the scene will be like at 8 AM. No, I can't, because I don't do Black Fridays. And I hope I never will.

Keyboard for Blondes. (via Foolish Gadgets)

Shotgun Shell Thermos. (via Boing Boing Gadgets)

Darth Vader Toaster.

The new plush toy of the year: Food Chain Friends. (via Neatorama) See more crazy plush toys in 13 Plush Toys Grownups Will Love.

Naked Guys with Balls Magnet Set.

The Hand. Don't give this to a hothead or anyone with extremely poor judgement.

PMS Teddy Swear Bear. (via Foolish Gadgets)

The Pin Clock. I wish I had thought of this. Even if I did, I wouldn't know how to make it work!

Learn to Speak a New Language shower curtain. (via Unique Daily)

Here's a gift I would seriously love to receive, considering my office doesn't have a heat vent: USB Heating Shoes.

Ten more electronic gifts people probably wouldn't think of buying for themselves.

Rad Repeatin' Tarzan

If you liked that, you'll love what he does with Batman. See more toy reviews from Mike Mozart at his website.

And a few more links that have something to do with Christmas shopping:

How Poor Gifts Affect Relationships. There, doesn't that make you feel more confident about Christmas shopping?

The 22 Worst Gifts on Earth. Period. I'm sorry, it's a slideshow.

34 Great Christmas Gifts You Can Make Yourself. The idea is to save money, but handmade gifts are also highly treasured as a gift of your time. (via Consumerist)

Happy shopping! You might find more great products in my previous Holiday Gift Guides: Holiday Shopping Guide (2005). Holiday Shopping Guide Volume Two (2005), Holiday Shopping Guide 2006, and Christmas Shopping.