How to sell Santa’s slip-upsWritten by Donald Lee
Shoppers spent more than $15.5 billion this Christmas on gifts on Internet alone. Just imagine how many millions went to unwanted polka dot sweaters, electric nose hair clippers, and thigh masters. That wasted cash piled up under Christmas tree. We've all had it happen to us.In fact, you had it happen to you this year. You unwrapped pretty red bow and tore through shiny paper on that present from your Uncle Mortie, and immediately, you had to put on your best poker face.How did you know I needed a sushi roller kit?” you exclaimed with as much excitement as you could muster through gritted teeth. The problem is you don't eat fish sticks, let alone raw salmon. You can't be too sore at poor Uncle Mortie, though, and other friends and family who gave you unwanted holiday gifts this season. Buying Christmas gifts is difficult work. Then again, getting rid of a doosie of a Christmas gift is no piece of fruitcake either. That is, unless you know how to use Internet to return your unwanted gifts from comfort of your own home or, better yet, sell them for better use. You're probably wondering how it's possible to sell off Santa's slip-ups when you feel bad enough returning them. In most cases, your friends or loved one invested time and money into shopping for your gift. They browsed countless Web pages. They trudged through mall. And they were sentenced to hard time in cashier line. All of it they did to please you. At same time, however, your friends or loved one couldn't read your mind as Jolly Old Saint Nick supposedly can. They could never tell if you'd appreciate that coffee table book on coffee tables, or that matching set of plaid socks and necktie. They could only guess at your inseam or your blouse size, or whether you look best in blue or black. And they had no way of telling that your third cousin on your father's side got you same exact gift. With no list of who was naughty and who was nice, Uncle Mortie and company added to millions wasted worldwide. This waste doesn't have to be. Your loved ones only wanted to make you happy with their presents. So it stands to reason that if their gift didn't do trick-because it was wrong size, a duplicate present, or completely off mark-they would want you to fix situation. Whatever it takes, they would want you to be happy, right?
| | A complete guide for parents to choose the best toys for their children.Written by Eugen Lisov
Do you remember how it was when you where a child? What was your main activity? Was it working? Of course not. Your main activity was playing. You had no concerns. You needed toys and your parents where supposed to provide you with them. They had to find toys you wouldn’t throw away and believe me, it wasn’t easy for them. Now you are a parent and you are in same situation as your parents years ago. You’re looking for toys that your child will like. That’s why you must know how to choose right toys. My parents made one common mistake: they would buy me toys that they considered wonderful. But usually, when they would give me toy, I would either consider it too girlish or too boring. It wasn’t fun for them to see how a toy they bought for me to play with would stay forgotten in my closet. How to find out what’s right toy for your child? Just watch your child closely to determine his preferred activities, skills level, preferred band(s) and movie(s), and so on. Based on these observations you can get a clue on what types of toys your child would prefer. For instance, if your child loves movie Lord of Rings, I bet that he’ll also like Lord of Rings toys… Now don’t just go into first toy shop and buy first Lord of Rings toy you find. Observations aren’t enough. There are some other very important factors you must consider. Adding them into equation helps ensure you that your child will have lots of fun with toy you’ll choose to buy for him. Here are factors you must consider when choosing toys for your child: • Child’s age – This is very important. If you buy toys too advanced for your child’s age, chances are that he might get injured. Toy manufacturers struggle to make their products as safe as possible, but if you don’t follow their recommendations, your child may suffer. On other hand, if you buy toys made for children with age under that of your child, he will consider them too boring. The best thing is to choose toys designed precisely for your child’s age. Here are two articles that will help you choose toys for babies and toys for toddlers.
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