Post your Christmas gift ideas here.

[Rain Man]

A fun and inexpensive gift is a customized wallet from Dynomighty. I bought myself one earlier this year, and it was fun to design and to use.

Here's mine (with a little wear). It's a photo that I took last year on Easter Island. You can also print two or three photos on the inside of the wallet as well, but I got fancy and did a collage, so I won't confuse you by showing the inside. But the bottom line is that it's cheap, fun to make, and creative.

I was also poking around on odditymall.com. Do NOT do a search on that site for "condiments". http://odditymall.com/

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

How is it?I've always wondered.

As with anything of this nature (and soda in general) it is all about your personal preference. I really like them as does my wife and dad whom we bought this one for.

The feel, texture, and fizz is the same but the flavors are not going to be the same as Coke or Dr. Pepper. They have their versions of those drinks as well as all the other flavors of soda so it really is just a matter of discovering if you like the flavors they offer. The two I mentioned are my favorite. The orange is also pretty good.

I definitely wouldn't jump into it without tasting some of the flavors. I only invested in ours after tasting some at a store. If you know someone with one or see it at a store give it a try. You definitely won't find it gross and you may really enjoy it. It is a cheaper and "healthier" alternative.

[TimeForWasp]

Funny you brought up gifts. At work they came up with this stupid secret santa shit all the sudden and I felt stupid to bow out so have been trying to think of a gift. I actually drew the boss.

$20 limit.

After some thought, I decided to get a $20 Lowes gift card.

But I'm gonna make him work for it. I am going to send him on a mission. A letter with a hint to go to another spot to get a hint to go to another spot to get a hint to go to the gift. The gift will be huge. A box in a box in a box in a box in a box. Then a comment saying " you didn't think it would be here did you?" then send him to the glove box of his snow plow truck to get the gift card. He makes me work. It's his turn.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

As with anything of this nature (and soda in general) it is all about your personal preference. I really like them as does my wife and dad whom we bought this one for.

The feel, texture, and fizz is the same but the flavors are not going to be the same as Coke or Dr. Pepper. They have their versions of those drinks as well as all the other flavors of soda so it really is just a matter of discovering if you like the flavors they offer. The two I mentioned are my favorite. The orange is also pretty good.

I definitely wouldn't jump into it without tasting some of the flavors. I only invested in ours after tasting some at a store. If you know someone with one or see it at a store give it a try. You definitely won't find it gross and you may really enjoy it. It is a cheaper and "healthier" alternative.

I'm a big fan of Izze, but it's a tad pricey. Also, I have a good juicer. How does the sodastream do with the basic job of carbonation, and how easy is it to just carbonate fresh fruit juice, or at least mix carbonated water with fresh fruit juice?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by ChiefsNow

Funny you brought up gifts. At work they came up with this stupid secret santa shit all the sudden and I felt stupid to bow out so have been trying to think of a gift. I actually drew the boss.

$20 limit.

After some thought, I decided to get a $20 Lowes gift card.

But I'm gonna make him work for it. I am going to send him on a mission. A letter with a hint to go to another spot to get a hint to go to another spot to get a hint to go to the gift. The gift will be huge. A box in a box in a box in a box in a box. Then a comment saying " you didn't think it would be here did you?" then send him to the glove box of his snow plow truck to get the gift card. He makes me work. It's his turn.

Have you gone to odditymall and searched for "condiments"? You could save $8 and your gift would be talked about forever in company lore.

[Rausch]

I work at a prison.

There is no "Secret Santa" in prison.

Well, there is, but it's not a fun day...

[Window Licking Whiner]

Originally Posted by CanadianChiefs

To Add: the bottles are supposed to be hand washed, that's more of you either not knowing that or being lazy and throwing them in the dishwasher.

handwashing? I'll be sure to let my wife know. lol

[Window Licking Whiner]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

My wife is walking around the house saying "Oh I wish I had some UGG slippers."

True story: I said, "I got them for you years ago, you never wore them and we gave them to Goodwill!"

lol.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I'm a big fan of Izze, but it's a tad pricey. Also, I have a good juicer. How does the sodastream do with the basic job of carbonation, and how easy is it to just carbonate fresh fruit juice, or at least mix carbonated water with fresh fruit juice?

It does carbonation really well and it holds the fizz a good amount of time even after numerous opening and closings of the bottle.

You carbonate before mixing in the flavors so you would mix your juice with the carbonated water. I imagine people on out there have tried what you are suggesting so you may be able to get more firsthand information on it.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Obviously there is jewelry and designer handbags and that crap, but one less obvious one thing that is always appreciated by my wife is "things that help her get/keep/stay WARM".

Things that have gone over well in the past like:

1. Heated mattress pad for the bed (huge win for New England winters)...

Where did you purchase this?