1 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: Hey, besties, Hello Sunshine. 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 2: Are you still scrambling to find the perfect holiday gifts? 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 2: Don't worry, We've got you covered. Today is your show. 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 2: So People Magazine's fabulous style and beauty director Andrea Labenthal 5 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: is here with her ultimate last minute gift guide. It's 6 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: packed with goodies for everyone on your list, from your 7 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 2: pickiest friend to your impossible to shop for husband or 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: mother in law, whoever that person is in your life. Yes, 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 2: we've got options for every price point. Owen, did I mention? 10 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,319 Speaker 2: Andrea is also bringing a few treats just for you, 11 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 2: because you deserve it too. 12 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: It's Friday, December twentieth. 13 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 3: I'm Danielle Robe, I'm Simone boys, and this is the 14 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 3: bright Side from Hello Sunshine, a daily show where we 15 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 3: come together to share women's stories, laugh, learn and brighten 16 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 3: your day. 17 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: It's Friday, Danielle. Can you believe it? 18 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 2: We are just five days away from Christmas and the 19 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: first night of Hanukhut? 20 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: Are they on the same night? They are? Wow? Look 21 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: at that unity. I get that. That's us. That's because 22 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: the bright Side entered the universe this year. 23 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 2: That's the astrologer we had on I think it was 24 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 2: her too. 25 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: You're welcome. She did this, You're welcome world. Honestly, here's 26 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: the thing. 27 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 2: No matter how much we plan, prep and promise ourselves 28 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 2: that we're going to be ahead of the game for 29 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 2: the holidays, there's always that one person on the list 30 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 2: that we still need a gift for. Simon, I don't 31 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 2: know about you, but it comes to me like in 32 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 2: the middle of the night, I think I did everything, 33 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 2: I got everyone a gift, and I wake up at 34 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: two am thinking, oh shit. 35 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: I forgot about my boss. Wait are you getting our 36 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: boss a gift? Because if you are, I need to 37 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: know we should discuss that. 38 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 3: Okay, okay, we'll discuss offline. I have not even begun 39 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 3: to tackle my Christmas shopping, so I am all ears 40 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 3: here to give us the four one one on last 41 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 3: minute gift giving is People Magazines Beauty and Style director 42 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 3: Andrea Lavinhal. 43 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: Come on in here, guys. 44 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 3: It is so nice to be here and the holidays 45 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 3: season in the holiday spirit. 46 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: In the Holiday. 47 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 2: Spirit today is all about gift giving gift guides, which 48 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 2: is so fun to talk about. But before we talk 49 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 2: about our favorites, I want to know what your relationship 50 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 2: to gift giving is. 51 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: Are you a good gift. 52 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 3: Giver, I like to think, so I have great ideas 53 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 3: like for you guys, but for some reason, the execution 54 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 3: when it comes to my actual friends and family doesn't 55 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 3: always like play out the way I envision. 56 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 1: So like, I'm fine, I'm fine. I have great ideas. 57 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: Is gift giving or receiving a love language of yours? 58 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: Oh one hundred and twelve percent? But I like acts 59 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: of service? 60 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 3: Actually that would be number one, And then gift giving 61 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 3: is like right behind it. 62 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 2: Take out the trash and then buy me a Jenny 63 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: Kine sweater. 64 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: Right right there, you go, perfect dream. 65 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 3: Well, Andrea, we've asked you here today because People releases 66 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 3: an extensive gift guide this time of year, so we're 67 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 3: hoping you could walk us through it. What are some 68 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 3: of the most popular items on the list. Okay, so 69 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 3: we do a lot of different gift guides, and I 70 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 3: kind of have my own separate, private one that I 71 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 3: stashed for you guys with some of my best ideas. 72 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: This one is. 73 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 3: More like, okay, it's last minute, which is, let's be honest, 74 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 3: most of us, you're going to someone's house or it's 75 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 3: a family member, it doesn't really matter and you have nothing, 76 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 3: so you go to literally any store. It could be 77 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 3: a CVS, it could be a grocery store, whatever, and 78 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 3: you create a starter kit for that person, so like 79 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 3: a little bit of cliche items that best represent that person, 80 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 3: and you put it together and it feels like a 81 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 3: cohesive and kind of jokey, cute gift somebody who can't 82 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 3: be without. 83 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. I always have like a protein bar 84 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: in my purse. 85 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 3: That's a terrible example, but you know what I mean, 86 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 3: Or their chapstick or their face wipes, or they always 87 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 3: need tilet all or tampons. Like, create a little starter 88 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 3: kit for them of all the things that you feel 89 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 3: like represent them, and now you have a present. 90 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: But really what you have is a CVS receip. But 91 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, I love. 92 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 3: This, but it looks like you put thought into it 93 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 3: because you ran around the store thinking about them and 94 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 3: what they would want. 95 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 2: Well, anything personalized does require thought. 96 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: I like that. 97 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 3: Whenever I'm stumped on a gift, I always go the 98 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 3: gift basket route. I just do what you're saying and 99 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 3: just pile certain items that I think represent them and 100 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 3: then present it really nicely and boom, takes the guesswork 101 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 3: out of it. 102 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: It's all about the presentation. 103 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 3: You could go to the grocery store and just put 104 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 3: together some like high end looking items that kind of 105 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 3: like a really nice pasta with an olive oil and 106 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 3: some fancy salt, and now you have like an Italian 107 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 3: dinner night. Like you can create little vignettes. And again 108 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 3: when you group things together and you put them in 109 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 3: a little gift bag with some ribbon, all of a sudden, 110 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 3: we have a party. Guys, like, now we have a gift. 111 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 3: We went from condiments to a gift, you know what 112 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 3: I mean. And it's not that expensive. Do you guys 113 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 3: know that I carry ribbon and scissors in my car 114 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 3: for this exact reason. I'm tying up gifts last minute 115 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 3: because I live out of my cargs. I'm in La 116 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: so I have a whole to go. Gift dropping situations 117 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 3: is amazing. That's incredible. It's a true Hollywood story. You're 118 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 3: the Santa Claus of Los Angeles. Another gift that I 119 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 3: came up with that seems kind of like, I don't know, 120 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 3: not that exciting, but it actually is is a magazine 121 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: subscription for all of you listening who aren't familiar with 122 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 3: paper products. This is a bound booklet, catalog looking thing 123 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 3: with words and pictures about something you're excited about. And 124 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 3: because people don't have magazine subscriptions the way they used 125 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 3: to get one gifted to you is a year of 126 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 3: surprise and delight. Every month the magazine comes and it's 127 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 3: reading material, and it comes addressed to you, and we 128 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,679 Speaker 3: all like mail. And I just did this for my father. 129 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 3: He was getting surgery, and he was thrilled. I got 130 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 3: an architectural digest who doesn't want to look at rich 131 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 3: people's houses and feel bad about themselves. 132 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: It's a great gift. 133 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 3: I think subscriptions are a great idea. I gave my 134 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 3: dad an audible subscription because he has a really long commute, 135 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 3: and every time I see him now, he tells me 136 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,239 Speaker 3: about the eight books he's read in this month alone, 137 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 3: and just how this subscription has changed his life. Oh, 138 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 3: he says, it's the best gift he's ever received. 139 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: That's really nice. 140 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 3: I think subscriptions are really nice. Except for the time 141 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 3: that my frenemy I'm going to call her it's just 142 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 3: based on this gift gave me six months to. 143 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: The Brownie of the Month. 144 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 3: Club, and I just feel like that's really mean to 145 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 3: do to another girl, because who gets lives alone gets 146 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 3: a giant box of brownies and he's one, Like, we're 147 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 3: selling me. 148 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: She was out to sabotage me and my stomach. 149 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 3: That's why it was me and that's why it's a 150 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 3: Frenemy gift six months a Brownie of the Month club 151 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 3: when you live alone in your single please totally I'm 152 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 3: with you. Okay, Wait, Another gift that I love. One 153 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 3: of my favorite gifts I've ever received. A milk frother. 154 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: Oh love. 155 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 3: This goes under things you didn't know you wanted and needed. 156 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 3: It's simple, they're not expensive. And every single day when 157 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 3: I press that button and watch my almond milk froth 158 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 3: and then pour it on my coffee, I feel like 159 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 3: I'm living a better, more elevated life. It's just really 160 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 3: adds a little bit of delight to my day. And 161 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 3: it's from a milk frother. 162 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: That's it. 163 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 3: It's all took. Another gift that I got and then 164 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 3: started to give is this thing called the Diamond Dazzlestick, 165 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 3: which sounds like it was invented by a real housewife. 166 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 3: Now that I say it out loud, but it's like 167 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 3: a really good stocking stuffer or white elephant gift. It's 168 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 3: like a little pen and it has a jewelry cleaning 169 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 3: solution in it, and you can clean your rings and stuff. 170 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 3: Because have you ever complimented a girl on her jewelry, 171 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 3: And what's the first thing they say? Oh, my god, 172 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 3: my ring's so dirty. It's so dirty, I have to 173 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 3: clean it. Like that's It's the same thing with hair. 174 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 3: Hair looks so good, and then she tells you the 175 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 3: last time she washed it. So no one really buys 176 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 3: themselves jewelry cleaner, but it is one of those things that, like, 177 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 3: it's really nice to have, especially one that you could 178 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 3: throw in your travel bag or whatever. So I love 179 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 3: so good. So that's another one I love. And then 180 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 3: I'm not like a chef by any means. But one 181 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 3: thing that I've enjoyed giving and getting is what I 182 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 3: call rich girls salt, which is those like the Jennifer 183 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 3: Fisher Universal salt. It could be any fancy salt. This 184 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 3: whole world of like luck salt is it's just it's 185 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 3: not my it's not my realm, and yet it's so 186 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 3: nice to have, and when you give it to someone else, 187 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 3: it's like fifteen dollars. I'm obsessed with those super flaky 188 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 3: sea salts. 189 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: Yes, all of a. 190 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 3: Sudden, you're like putting it on your like lean cuisine 191 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 3: or whatever, and you're like, look at me, I am 192 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 3: putting fifteen dollars salt on a three dollar meal. But 193 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 3: it's another thing that just like Ella, it's the every 194 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 3: day and it's not expensive. But people, I don't buy 195 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 3: myself fancy salt. I brought it to a White Elephant 196 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 3: gift party and it was a huge, huge hit. Okay, 197 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 3: Malden Sea salt flakes are only eight dollars. There you 198 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 3: go even better. I would call that less rich girl salt. 199 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love this idea. It's such a good gift. Yeah, 200 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: high ends condiments. 201 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 3: It goes back to like put it all in a bag, 202 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 3: put in some tissue, grab some ribbon from your car, 203 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 3: and there you go. 204 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: Now you're like, it's a gift. 205 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 3: Do you guys have like a gifting closet like where 206 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 3: you repurpose like random candles you've been given and like 207 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 3: when you're going to a friend's house, you just like 208 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 3: grab it and try and hope they don't they weren't 209 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 3: the person who gave. 210 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 2: It to you last I have like a gifting, not 211 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 2: like a closet. I don't want to overstate what it is, 212 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 2: but it's like a little like a cubby and I 213 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 2: but I remember what was gifted and what is brand new, 214 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 2: you know, Like I have like new candles so that 215 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 2: I can just grab and go, or new olive oil 216 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 2: so I can grab and go. 217 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, because it gets a little bit like fruitcakey after 218 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 3: a while, with like the one bottle of prosecco that 219 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 3: your friend brought you for book club and then you 220 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 3: brought it to so and so's house to celebrate her engagement, 221 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 3: and then you get it back and you're like, I 222 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 3: don't drink persecco, guys, I'm gonna so you have to 223 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 3: be careful with that. 224 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 2: The big one is champagne, right, because everyone gives it 225 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 2: and like nobody drinks it. 226 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 3: That's what I'm saying. You just rotate for the rest 227 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 3: of your life. Nobody should ever buy a new bottle. 228 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,839 Speaker 3: Just keep it rotating throughout. It's like the Sisterhood of 229 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 3: the Trench Champagne. 230 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: What is amans back to you? 231 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I think that's it means something you close 232 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 3: the loop, something magical happens. I'm not sure you also 233 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 3: see that giving personalized stationary is another great gift, right, 234 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 3: I'm like here for personalized anything, but stationary in particular 235 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 3: is something that I've always liked getting because I never 236 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 3: take the time to order myself note cards. It just 237 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 3: feels like I missed that general. But I need them 238 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 3: once in a while to write like a nice thank 239 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 3: you note. So I don't want to buy the ones 240 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 3: that are like impersonal, but I'm not going on some 241 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 3: fancy stationary thing and taking the time to design it. 242 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 3: So if someone does it for me, preferably someone with 243 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 3: good taste who can choose like the nice fonds and stuff, 244 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 3: and that's such a nice gift and you think about 245 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 3: that person every time you write a card. Another thing 246 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 3: I forgot to share that's on my list. This is 247 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 3: more of a gifting tip. So if you're like me 248 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 3: and your family exchanges gifts, what I like off property, 249 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 3: Like we go to Florida to celebrate with my husband's family. 250 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 3: I am not schlepping everyone's gifts and they may not 251 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 3: arrive on time. So one of my favorite things to do, 252 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 3: and it's great when it's last minute. I print out 253 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 3: a photo of the gift they will be receiving, and 254 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:52,719 Speaker 3: they don't know about shipping delays, so don't worry if 255 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 3: you ordered it that day, and then you just print 256 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 3: it out. You just say it's coming in the mouth. 257 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 3: And then I decorate the picture. I write some funny 258 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 3: or cute you can put stickers, whatever. And then they're 259 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 3: excited because they're getting a picture of the gifts, so 260 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 3: they know what they're getting. 261 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: And then they forget about it. 262 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 3: And then ten days later, bam, the milk frother arrives 263 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 3: and their life is changed and they think of you fondly. 264 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: Again. 265 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 3: We've got to take a quick break, but we'll be 266 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 3: right back with more last minute gift ideas. 267 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: And we're back with Andrea Lavenhal. 268 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 3: We've talked about a couple of white elephant gift ideas. 269 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 3: You've got the frother, the diamond Dazzler, which is the 270 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 3: jewelry cleaning pen. I also would add an electronic eyelash curler. 271 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 3: They now make them so they heat up so you 272 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 3: don't have to like apply the blow dryer heat to it. 273 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: That's another cheap one that's good. 274 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 3: What are some other cheap gag gifts or under twenty 275 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 3: five gifts twenty five. Well, you know what you can 276 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 3: do friends or twenty five that I think is a 277 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 3: great gift is frame a photo. Again, this kind of 278 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 3: falls under magazine subscription. It's like, but it's something that 279 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 3: we just don't do that much anymore. And I find 280 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 3: that we send each other pictures of each other all 281 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 3: the time. 282 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: Look how cute we look. 283 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 3: Look at this selfie, look at blah blah blah, but 284 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 3: nobody actually frames them and has them anywhere. I love 285 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 3: getting a frame photo, especially when I look really good 286 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 3: in it. 287 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: I think that's important. I'm gonna through out some curveballs. 288 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 2: See what you think. 289 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: Okay, I'm ready. 290 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 2: I love a great pair of socks. I'll take fuzzy socks. 291 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 2: I'll take tube socks, especially if they have like a cute, 292 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 2: fun little message on it. 293 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: Love that. I love a sock. 294 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 3: Especially if you know that the person likes to do 295 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 3: pilates or yoga, like you could do that. If they, 296 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 3: I don't know, have cold feet, you get them cashmere ones. 297 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 3: If they like dogs, you get them ones with dogs 298 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 3: on them. Socks are a good one. 299 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 2: This is for all the book lovers out there. I 300 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 2: love a little book light that you can attack to 301 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 2: your book at night. 302 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: So funny. 303 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 3: I was going to get my eight year old son 304 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 3: a book late and see if that changed his life. 305 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 3: I feel like that's such a camp like something I 306 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 3: have when I went to camp and it felt like 307 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 3: you're under the covers reading. 308 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 2: I think that's cute. I think that's a nice one. 309 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 2: How about a shower bluetooth speaker. They have those for 310 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 2: like under toe five bucks. You can stick them on 311 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 2: the wall. 312 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 3: No, no, no, I've never gotten into speakers in the 313 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 3: shower because a I think you have to like hang 314 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 3: them up. Oh your said they just stick to the wall. Yeah, 315 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 3: I don't know. I feel like that would fall on 316 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 3: my foot and see it fall sometimes. How many things 317 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 3: in your life right now need to be charged? 318 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: Oh? 319 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 2: Everything? 320 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 3: Like everything in my life needs to be charged. And 321 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 3: I cannot take on another thing with a us B. 322 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 3: I can't, I say, no, especially kids toys. I bought 323 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 3: a freaking starve for the top of my Christmas tree. 324 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 3: It needs to be charged with a USB cord and 325 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 3: worse if it needed batteries, So like, you can't win. 326 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: I just I'd rather hear. 327 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 3: Myself think or sing terribly because I don't have to 328 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 3: charge either of those things. But it does feel like 329 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 3: something some people who don't mind the charging life would do. 330 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 3: One of the best gifts I've ever given someone is 331 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 3: I gave my husband a box cutter from Amazon. I 332 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 3: searched for like best box cutters. So here's the deal. 333 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 3: I got a lot of packages. I shop a lot, 334 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 3: I order a lot, A lot of stuff comes to 335 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 3: our house. 336 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: He is the head of that department. 337 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 3: He is in charge of box breakdown for recycling, and 338 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 3: he's been doing it for the longest time with a scissor. 339 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 3: And you know what, there's a better way, and that 340 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 3: way is with an incredibly sharp box cutter. And when 341 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 3: I printed out the photo, because how weird if we 342 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 3: traveled with a box cutter in our suitcase and pulled 343 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 3: it out on Christmas morning. But like a prize and delight, 344 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 3: so something they need but nicer. Now, this is a 345 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 3: hot take that I know you'll someone one of you 346 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 3: has to disagree. I hate experienced gifts. I don't like 347 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 3: to give them, and I don't like to get them. 348 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 3: I think, Andrea that I know, I know. Here's the thing. 349 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 3: I don't want you really a millennial. No, I think 350 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 3: I'm adjacent like Cusby. This is the cuspy part. So 351 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 3: here's an example. For my birthday this year, I told 352 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 3: my husband I want nothing except for my car to 353 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 3: be detailed. And he said, is this a trick? And 354 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 3: I said it is not. My car is filthy. I 355 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 3: don't have time or the wherewithal to organize a detailing. 356 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 3: I would love my car just cleaned. 357 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: I don't know. 358 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 3: Day before my birthday, he was like, do you have 359 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 3: like a company in mind or like a day in time? 360 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: I said, uh uh uh uh. The gift is that 361 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: you do the work for me. You Google, you come 362 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: up with the best place. 363 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 3: Please use promo code because if you don't get a discount, 364 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,439 Speaker 3: I'm going to die and it's not a present. And 365 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 3: then figure out my schedule. You know what days I 366 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 3: work from home. Just make it happen. Like I don't 367 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 3: the work takes the beauty gifts anymore. 368 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: It's a negotiation between the two of us. I could 369 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 1: do it myself. It's the same checking account. I just 370 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 1: want you to organize it for me. That's a beautiful 371 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:26,719 Speaker 1: act of service. Did it happen for you? 372 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 3: It did, and honestly, for two straight days my car 373 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 3: was so clean and then my kids ruined it. But 374 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 3: for those forty eight hours, I felt loved. 375 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: But wait, that's an experience. What's wrong with well, I'm 376 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: with you. 377 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 3: If you're going to do an experience, like a gift 378 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 3: card for something, go the extra step to make the plan. 379 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 3: So say to your friend what days are you free, 380 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 3: What Saturdays or what fridays in the next few weeks. 381 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 3: Hold those while you can, and then you're like, we 382 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 3: are going to this place for dinner on me. Because 383 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 3: if you give someone a gift card, it takes forever 384 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 3: for them to use it. They usually waste it. I 385 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 3: have a stack sitting right next to me. It's really 386 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 3: hard to take the next step. Like one year my 387 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 3: husband got a photographer to take family pictures, but then 388 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 3: I would have to find the photographer and arrange it. 389 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: No, no, it never happens. 390 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 2: And like dress your kids and get everybody's outfits done. 391 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 3: That's a terrible gift, yeas was he said, you could 392 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 3: have a few months of a trainer. 393 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 2: No, okay, I have a low lift, amazing gift for 394 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 2: this year. I'm going to go with the drop of 395 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 2: Sunshine Wine starter pack. So there's a sparkling rose, a Chardonnay, 396 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 2: and a red blend. You can gift it and separate 397 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 2: it to multiple people and it's economically efficient. But I 398 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 2: think this is a good one if you're wanting a 399 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 2: low lift, high value gift. My question for you all 400 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:55,959 Speaker 2: is what do I pair it with? Like? Do I 401 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 2: pair it with like a charcouterie board kit? Do I 402 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 2: pair it with me be like a cool cute towel wrapping? 403 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 2: How do you best gift alcohol and wine? 404 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 3: I like getting two or four if it's not too 405 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 3: expensive glasses. There's so many really cute wine glasses, not 406 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 3: like the fancy stemmed kind, but something more fun and playful. 407 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 3: I get a ton of stuff at Marshalls and home 408 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 3: Goods and whatever. And again, if you put it together 409 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 3: in a bag, it doesn't have to be expensive. It 410 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 3: just makes it more of a cohesive, like thought out gift. 411 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 3: But wine, it's wine. You could give me wine with anything. 412 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 3: You could give me wine with socks or wine with underpants, 413 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 3: and I would think that was fantastic. Wine with the salt. 414 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 3: Wine goes with everything in my house. So I think 415 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 3: you can't go wrong. I'm with you. 416 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: You could also pair it with a nice wine opener. 417 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: That's a good wine. 418 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 3: I need a new Everybody could use a new wine 419 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 3: opener or the champagne stoppers. Again, I think anything that's 420 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 3: like useful and functional, but not something you would just 421 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 3: like have, like an external charger. I saw some soccer 422 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 3: mom at soccer whip out this amazing charger and she 423 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 3: just put it on her phone and I was like, 424 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 3: what is that? And I said to my husband, That's 425 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 3: what I want for Hanukkah. So I'm not going to remember. 426 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 3: I'm not going to buy it, but he should remember 427 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 3: that was four months ago. Let's see how he does. 428 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 2: Will you come and report back and let us know. Absolutely? 429 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 1: Okay. 430 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 3: So I've been looking at the Hello Sunshine gift guide 431 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 3: for inspiration, and I'm looking at the brook Linen organic 432 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 3: ribbed robe, which is around one hundred bucks, the Kitch 433 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 3: Pillow eye mask, which sounds great for travel. Andrea, what 434 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 3: would you suggest for the self care girlies in our lives? 435 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh. I First of all, I mask is 436 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 3: always a good one, as is a robe, any kind 437 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,400 Speaker 3: of face tool, because face tools are kind of still 438 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 3: that thing where if you know your friend isn't like 439 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 3: has never ice rolled, this is the time in her 440 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 3: life to introduce her to a jade roller. 441 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: I also back to the beauty products. 442 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 3: If there is something that you love and that you 443 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 3: are like evangelical about an I cream, eye patches, a lipomb, 444 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 3: a hand cream, don't gate keep it. 445 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: Give it to somebody you love. 446 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 3: A body cream that's really nice because it's like, this 447 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 3: is my favorite, yeah, and I think you'll love it too. 448 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 2: I have a question about favor gifts. I guess it's 449 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:22,920 Speaker 2: in line with sort of what you were talking about 450 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 2: with your husband detailing your car. Do you ever think 451 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 2: that they are worthwhile? I remember being a little kid. 452 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 2: I didn't have any money, right, so like I would 453 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 2: make a booklet of favors and give it to my parents, 454 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:38,399 Speaker 2: like I'll do whatever you say and not put up 455 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 2: a fight, or I'll massage your feet for ten minutes, 456 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 2: or whatever it is that are like favors. I sort 457 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 2: of think this is interesting carrying it into adult life, 458 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 2: like a book of favors from your husband could be 459 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 2: really nice. 460 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 3: You know, I just saw a suggestion that you can 461 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 3: do that for your children, that you can give them 462 00:21:56,280 --> 00:22:00,239 Speaker 3: a booklet of things you like a yes day, you know, 463 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 3: things that you're willing to say yes too. Because if 464 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 3: you say to a kid, we're having a yes day, 465 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 3: and mommy has to say yes to everything, like, that's 466 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 3: not a good idea. 467 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: So they can use the yes book. 468 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 3: So it's like an extra ten minutes of TV or 469 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 3: a chocolate chip cookie for breakfast or whatever weird stuff. 470 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 3: So I feel like that's the way that the booklet works. 471 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 3: Here's my best tip for getting the gifts you want. 472 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 3: Because it's hard for your significant other to shop for 473 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 3: somebody who I don't know. It is like me and 474 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 3: maybe you guys who shops a lot buys what you want, 475 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 3: has a very distinctive idea of like what your style is. 476 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 3: I sent him about ten links, very specific. I'll get 477 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 3: down to the color and my size. I'll put promo 478 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 3: codes because again, if it's purchased without the twenty percent off, 479 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 3: I'll die. And I say, pick any of these, and 480 00:22:56,080 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 3: I am always so excited to see of my crazy 481 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 3: list what he hones in on and where he landed 482 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 3: and why you're getting something from your own list. You 483 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 3: just don't know what, so you still get a little surprised, 484 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 3: but you're not going to be disappointed. 485 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: That's such a good suggestion. 486 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 3: It seems so like want want send them all this stuff, 487 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 3: but you might as well make it easy. Yeah, and 488 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 3: then they get to shop your list. So I'm a 489 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 3: good gift receiver to bring it all the way back around. 490 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 3: I actually am a receiver if you do it right, 491 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 3: if you follow my directions. 492 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: Too, don't go off list. 493 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 3: My strategy is I've found the most aesthetic friend in 494 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 3: my friend group, and I've selected her as my delegation 495 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 3: to my husband. So whenever he has questions or if 496 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 3: there's something specific that I want, I'll plan to see 497 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 3: with her and then she'll have a conversation with him. 498 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 3: But she's already pre vetted through me, brilliant. 499 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:51,400 Speaker 2: It's time for another short break, but we'll be right 500 00:23:51,400 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 2: back with Andrea Lavenhal's holiday gift ideas. And we're back 501 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 2: with Andrea Labenthal. 502 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 3: Okay, Andrea, as we wrap up our gift guide conversation, 503 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 3: we want to hear your take on the best last 504 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 3: minute gifts. 505 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 1: For specific people in our lives. 506 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 3: This is going to be a little bit of a 507 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 3: rapid fire, so I'm gonna throw out a type of 508 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 3: person in our lives, and you feel free to say 509 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 3: the first. 510 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,400 Speaker 1: Gift that comes to your mind, oh god, this is fun. 511 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:20,959 Speaker 1: Let's do it. 512 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 3: All of this that we've been talking about, it's all 513 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:27,119 Speaker 3: been training leading up to now. Okay, okay, okay, okay, 514 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 3: So best friend, Oh my god, the first thing that 515 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 3: came to mind is really good sweezers and tell her 516 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 3: to put them in her car so that when she's 517 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 3: waiting for our kids that pick up and sees a 518 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 3: chin hair, she can yank it. 519 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 2: Now genius, genius, generous and thoughtful. 520 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: How about a sibling. 521 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 3: Oh, I'm going to go back to Danielle's socks siblings. 522 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 3: Socks for siblings, but no under pants, and maybe a 523 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 3: T shirt. I think it's really nice to get like 524 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 3: an elevated like a cool T shirt, nice T shirt, 525 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 3: like a You're a T shirt or a Lululemon like 526 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 3: a nice shirt and some socks. Yes, socks for siblings. 527 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 3: Sounds like a lanthropy. I'm sure it is one out 528 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 3: that it is. Okay, parents or maybe even inn in law. 529 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 3: You have to get them something that's going to help 530 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 3: their electronic situation, like you got to get them again 531 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 3: back to charging, some kind of really easy charging station, 532 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 3: or we just got my parents' extra extra long phone 533 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 3: cords for charging so they're not like next to their outlet. 534 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 3: So I think anything that upgrades their current system, or 535 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 3: like a subscription to whatever streaming service they don't currently have, 536 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 3: audible anything like that. 537 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 2: Love. 538 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a great to do it, but you got 539 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 3: to set it up for them. Don't be a jerk 540 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 3: and leave it with them. Okay, how about a coworker. 541 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 3: I think coworker is that's when you get a nice book, 542 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 3: a really nice, thoughtful hardcover that they can like, sign 543 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 3: off and go read a book. 544 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: Cute love it. How about a teacher. 545 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 3: That's the person that needs your Starbucks gift cards. To 546 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 3: be honest, there's not enough coffee in the world to 547 00:25:56,359 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 3: deal with anyone's children. So I say get them something 548 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 3: like useful like that, and then combine it with something 549 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 3: just nice and thoughtful, like a hand cream or some 550 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 3: lip bombs, because I feel like teachers need to be pampered. 551 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 3: They need practical which is coffee and pampering. Well said, 552 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 3: I've given my teachers my kids teachers I cream and 553 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 3: written in the card this is for the stress that 554 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 3: my children have caused. 555 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: You like the stress wrinkles? 556 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, how about a teenager. 557 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 1: They're the hardest. They hate everything. 558 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 3: I usually go with sweatshirts, like oversized hoodies or crops sweatshirts, 559 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 3: or beauty products because they're all such like monsters for 560 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 3: makeup and skincare. 561 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 2: Now monsters for Sephora. Yeah okay, younger kid. 562 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:43,360 Speaker 1: So what am I get? 563 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 3: My kids are super super into legos, so I mean, 564 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 3: that's kind of easy, but you know it's also a 565 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 3: great gift. I've been getting them white sketch pads with 566 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 3: fresh sets of markers or pens or crayons. They love 567 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,880 Speaker 3: to draw. They go through it all the time. Markers, 568 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 3: they lose their tops, It's all over the place. There's 569 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 3: something so nice about having a fresh set, so I 570 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 3: do that. I also, they're gonna hate this gift, but 571 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 3: I got them new water bottles. 572 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: I love that one eco front me too. 573 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 3: Here's my rule. Anything you buy your kids between Thanksgiving 574 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,199 Speaker 3: and the Holidays is a gift. I don't care if 575 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 3: it's a toothbrush and they needed it, jazz it up, 576 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 3: put some ribbon on it, put it in their stocking, 577 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 3: and now it's a present. Put their name on it, 578 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 3: put a sticker on it. Whatever, it's a present. So 579 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 3: they're getting water bottles too. 580 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 2: Okay, do you guys get yourself gifts for the holidays? 581 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 3: I mean, the amount of stuff that has come to 582 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 3: this house since Black Friday that is for me from 583 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 3: me is a resounding yes to that question. 584 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,679 Speaker 1: What about you, guys? Would you buy? I bought? I 585 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: just updated my work wardrobe. 586 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:51,400 Speaker 3: I just bought a few pieces from Maritzia, and I'm 587 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:53,640 Speaker 3: mixing and matching and. 588 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: That's all I need. 589 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 3: I really have cut back on shopping and I'm okay 590 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 3: with it. 591 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 2: I bought myself like cosmetic packing cubes with many or 592 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 2: like with another set of cosmetics, so when I travel, 593 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 2: which I do often, I don't have to repack all 594 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 2: the time. Like they're already set brilliant both toiletries and makeup, 595 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 2: which is a splurge. But I just I can't keep 596 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:14,880 Speaker 2: packing unpacking. 597 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: But you gave yourself the gift of time, and time 598 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: is money, yes. 599 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:22,360 Speaker 2: Well said. And the number one best gift I've bought 600 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 2: myself this holiday season are new sheets. I haven't bought 601 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 2: new sheets in quite some time. I'm so excited to 602 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 2: sleep on new pillowcases. 603 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: They all match. 604 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 2: I had so many different sets over the years that 605 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:37,439 Speaker 2: at some point I don't know really what I was 606 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:37,919 Speaker 2: sleeping on. 607 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 3: I would like somebody to come in and organize my sheets. 608 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 3: That's a better gift at this point, even do it? Yes, 609 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 3: like put them in by whose sheets go wear? Throw 610 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 3: out the ransoms. Mine's a mess. But yes, that would 611 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 3: be an act of service. So maybe I'll put that. Andria, 612 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 3: have you seen those boxes that all the organizers on 613 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 3: Instagram are telling you hues to organize the sheets? Yeah, 614 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 3: but like, where's the person who organizes them in the boxes? 615 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: That can't be me. 616 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 3: I can't be the same purchasing I just purchased a 617 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 3: bunch of boxes. I can't believe you said that. And 618 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 3: MYO pair said to me, what are these four? And 619 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 3: I said, I don't know, therefore organizing things and. 620 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: She looked at me and we both just left them. 621 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 3: And they're still sitting on the floor of the linen closet, 622 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 3: just waiting. 623 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 2: I'm going to say happy holidays to everybody, happy organizing, 624 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 2: happy gift giving. And Andrea, you are just the most 625 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 2: fun and just so hilarious. 626 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: Thank you for brightening our days. 627 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 3: Happy shopping to all of us, and like, just keep 628 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 3: passing the prosecco around till the end of time. 629 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: May the best add to your cartwin. 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