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over the weekend, the wife dragged me out from my comfy chair to do some early christmas shopping. well, early, at least in my eyes. it’s not even thanksgiving yet for goodness sakes. well the local shopping center was already a-buzz with shoppers a-plenty looking to whittle down their holiday shopping list. while weaving through the maze of hostile shoppers in the narrow aisles, all i kept thinking about were various ways to somehow convince the wife to get the bulk of the shopping done online. there are great websites out now that specialize in cool, unique gifts that would be perfect for the holidays. as a matter of fact, vat19.com recently sent me some samples of what they have available on their site.

One was their Ultimate Video Fireplace DVD which is one of their featured products. I also received their insta-snow powder which i actually tried out in front of the kids. they had a blast watching the stuff grow before their eyes with just a little bit of water.

the product i really liked were Smencils: Gourmet Scented Pencils. the pencils are a perfect gift for those that are environmentally-conscious and into being “green”. Smencils are pencils made from recycled newspapers. that’s right, no trees were harmed in producing these pencils. and what’s with the name, you ask? each smencil comes with a special scent. there are 10 different fragrances to choose from. the sample i have is watermelon and the smell reminds me of jolly ranchers hard candies.

Vat19.com is chock full of great gift ideas for this holiday season including neat USB gadgets, a cool Flip Top Cocktail Shaker, unique office gear and specialized DVDs. why settle on giving the same-old, same-old from the local department store when you can give a Vat19 gift that you simply can’t find anywhere else.

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