{"id":65296,"date":"2015-11-20T20:01:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T02:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=65296"},"modified":"2015-11-23T00:45:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T06:45:43","slug":"forget-luxe-head-to-a-99-cent-store-for-a-world-of-inexpensive-gifts-to-please-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/11\/20\/forget-luxe-head-to-a-99-cent-store-for-a-world-of-inexpensive-gifts-to-please-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget luxe: Head to a 99 cent store for a world of inexpensive gifts to please all"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK\u2014Not looking to spend a bundle on holiday gifts<\/a><\/strong>? Head to the nearest dollar store instead.<\/p>\n

Such emporiums are alive with holiday<\/a><\/strong> trimmings at the moment, but they’re also stuffed with goofy, stylin’ and branded gifts and stocking stuffers to please everyone. We headed to a Jack’s World in Manhattan and picked up 11 items with price tags of $2.99 and under, for a grand total of $17.04.<\/p>\n

HIPSTER HATS: A blue-stripe Where’s Waldo knit style for the guys and a brimmed cap with bow in swirls of forest green, black and white for the gals.<\/p>\n

COIN BANKS: Let the Monsters Inc. and SpongeBob SquarePants gangs help teach toddlers the value of saving their pennies with mini coin banks. These two are stuffed with multicolored candy canes.<\/p>\n

SALT AND PEPPER: Though we’re not sure who’s who, this condiment set is truly friendly. Its two arm-in-arm ceramic shakers are described thusly: “Meet George. He’s Claude’s best mate and not afraid to show it.”<\/p>\n

CALENDAR: Dogs, cats, bunnies and goats in get-ups for 2016 in a hanging calendar that declares: “Dear Human, Nasty Notes from Dressed-Up Pets.” The cover is Chuckles the dog clown. August features a dachshund in bun and ketchup and this personal note: “Dear Human. Bite me. Love, Oscar M. Eyer.”<\/p>\n

HIGH FINANCE: The iconic Wall Street bull on a coffee mug with a background showing the New York Stock Exchange and other details from the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

CANDY: Can you go wrong with Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles Gummy Turtle Power Candy Pizza and Disney Frozen Best Friends Gummies & Stickers? We think not.<\/p>\n

CANDY FOR THE GROWNIES: Send someone back into childhood with a bag of Dad’s Old Fashioned Root Beer Barrels.<\/p>\n

GOT A BASEBALL FAN?: This five-inch plastic Christmas ornament in holiday green is filled with a Big League Chew Bubble Gum Pouch, four trading cards, two tattoos and three gumballs. Ballpark perfection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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