They'll never know how cheap it was...

So we all have those people in our lives that we get excited to buy gifts for. I’ve had my best friend’s present picked out for months, I can’t wait to deck my mom out in a new dress and some chic matching accessories, and I always love browsing the department stores and getting my boyfriend the watch he’s been eying or the latest must-have men’s scarf. (What? I love the way a guy looks in a scarf…)

Then there are the other people. Like your brother’s girlfriend who apparently got you something even though they’ve only been dating for three months and you barely know the girl (and they will probs break up in a week, anyway) so what the eff do you get her? Or that weird aunt who’s coming to the holidays this year. Or the guy in the mail room who’s always hand delivering those giant packages from home…

You don’t want to look like a grinch and show up empty handed. You don’t want to be impersonal and hand out gift cards. You don’t want to look cheap. But most importantly, you really don’t want to spend a lot on these people. So what do you do?

Here are some affordable, fun ideas for all of those “others” on your holiday gift list this year. You’ll look generous and thoughtful and sweet and kind and anything but cheap. Way. To. Go. Read More »

Can you believe that Christmas is only 24 days away? And Hanukkah’s comin’ at ya in only 10? I know what you’re thinking: Yes! PRESENTS!!

Oh wait. That’s not it. I mean, it is, but the big holidays also mean a whole lot of gift giving (it is better to give than to receive, after all…) and that can get quite stressful. Not only do you have to find the cash to fund all this giving, but you gotta figure out what to get everyone on your list.

Well, let CollegeCandy help you out. We can’t supply you with the moolah (we’ve got some ideas where you can get it, though!), but we can supply you with unique, adorable and perfect gifts so you don’t end up getting everyone on your list iTunes gift cards. Again.

From the tree hugger to the fashionista, we’ve got you covered.  For the next two weeks we’ll be hooking you up with some solid gift ideas that will make everyone on your gift list jumping for joy.

Consider it our gift to you.
Yeah, we’re all about the giving.
If you wanna get us back, though, we’re really lovin’ these TFLN t-shirts.

Dear Whomever it is That Brings the Presents,

We’ve been good this year. No, really. Stop laughing! The sporadic nights of binge drinking/copying those Stats problems/”borrowing” a few rolls of toilet paper from the university bathrooms are nothing worthy of lumps of coal, right? I mean, we went to class, we worked really hard and we got ourselves one step closer to being real adults! That must mean something.

Like, I don’t know, that our holiday wish lists might be fulfilled this year? That we won’t have to suffer through more socks from Grandma, and more educational DVDs from the aunts and uncles? That we won’t have to fight the tears as everyone else gets Mario Kart for the Wii and we are stuck with a pair of ugly light wash jeans?

We don’t want much and we laid it all out below. You know, so there are no mistakes. (Oh, and some of us are celebrating Hanukkah, which starts Sunday night, so you may want to get on the shopping ASAP. Don’t worry, though; you have 8 days to get it right.) Thanksmuchbye!

Love,

The CollegeCandy Writers

P.S. We left you some cookies and milk. Hope you like Cakesters! Read More »