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Best Buy Gift Idea Lists and Wish List Maker!

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The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

I have got gifts on the brain BIG TIME right now. My husband’s birthday was 3 weeks ago (and he STILL doesn’t know what he wants for his present!), my oldest daughter had a birthday over the weekend, and my birthday is just a few weeks away.

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Also, August is the month when I do a present inventory for Christmas. I have 28 people on my Christmas gift list, with the majority of those people being adorable nieces and nephews, so it takes some rather intense organization to get all of their gifts together and not be absolutely losing my mind in December. I’ve conducted my inventory now so I know exactly where my gift “holes” are and the price point I’m looking to spend in each case.

And by the way, the men have nothing. They always have nothing. Why are they so tough?!?! 

One of my go-to spots for birthday or Christmas gifts for the men on my list is Best Buy. I’m never starting from scratch when I head to the Best Buy website because they have gift ideas based on the interests of the person you are buying for and your budget. LOVE that feature! I don’t know about the men in your life, but the men in my life, 9 times out of 10, say, “I don’t know” when I ask them what gift ideas they could give me. Best Buy NEVER has that answer, thankfully!

If you check out the gift ideas page, you can search for him, her, kids and teens, and then you can look for gifts under $25, gifts from $25-$49.99, gifts from $50-$99, gifts from $100-$249.00, and for the gift-giving ballers out there, gifts over $250.

Make a Wish List

One of my favorite discoveries is that now you can create your own wish list on the Best Buy site. I’m going to have my husband create one immeiately because he is notorious for randomly thinking of cool tech gifts that he wants, TELLING NOBODY, and then forgetting his idea. Now he can just add that cool item to his wish list and I can refer to it any time!

The wish list can also really help families and friends pool resources. If you notice that your teenage nephew, for example, wants an iPad REALLY bad for his birthday, instead of everyone buying him $30 presents, put it all together to get him the one thing he really wants! Want to see the first thing he added? Click here! Classic…

Fun fact: September is the most popular birthday month out of the year. So the odds are good that you’ve got some birthday presents to buy in the not-so-distant future. Encourage your loved ones to set up a Best Buy wish list, and definitely check out the gift ideas before doing your shopping. I hope this makes birthday AND holiday shopping a bit easier for you this year!

Ordering On Demand Lawn Care Online (Yes, This is a Thing!)

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Thanks to my partners, TaskEasy.com, for today’s guest post (and for their BRILLIANCE!!! Best gift idea EVER!). 

What are you giving Dad for Father’s Day this year? A tie? Dress socks? Or maybe a gift card?

We all know how hard Dad works. It’s time to give him something that will really make him smile . . . and lighten his load.

This Father’s Day, give your Dad his Saturdays back with TaskEasy, the on-demand lawn care service. Order a month or two of mowing for Dad at TaskEasy.com for the perfect Father’s Day gift.

lawn care online with TaskEasy

TaskEasy’s mission is to make lawn care as easy for customers as buying products online while helping licensed, insured, and reliable contractors generate more business. Just click, book, and relax. TaskEasy will handle things from there. Satisfaction guaranteed. After all, a well-kept yard shouldn’t cost Dad his weekend.

The TaskEasy concept emerged from the frustration that founder and CEO Ken Davis experienced while he was managing services like lawn care and snow clearing for his rental properties. Customers like him were spending countless hours searching for and vetting contractors and then auditing the work to verify performance. Ken and TaskEasy co-founder Joe Turner discovered a solution to the problem that would make buying services for customers, and fulfilling services for contractors, as easy as buying products online. Customers can buy services online instantly, and have quality, insurance, and full auditability of the service guaranteed.

“Ask, and you come. Delightful! We are so glad we found TaskEasy, and look forward to doing more business with the company and their contractors!” – Alex, TaskEasy customer

TaskEasy has performed more than 100,000 of tasks in more than 2,900 cities in all 50 states and has certified thousands of contractors.

Whether you use TaskEasy to find landscaping services for your yard, rental property, or business or to find snow clearing services for your aging parents, vacation home, or business parking lot, you can save time and money by taking the stress out of services management.

So give Dad the gift he really wants for Father’s Day this year—his weekends back—with lawn mowing from TaskEasy. Visit TaskEasy.com today to get 30% off on lawn mowing for Dad!

Father’s Day Gift Idea for Men (A Really Good One!)

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Are you knee deep into your holiday shopping, yet? I am! Are you like me, and you knock all the women off your list pretty quickly, while the gifts for the men stump you, and you find yourself scrambling every year for cool ideas for them? This is a source of frustration for me year after year. Guys are impossible to shop for!

It was a goal of mine to find you at least one super cool gift idea for guys this year, and I did it!!! I want to recommend it all to you now as a great holiday or Father’s Day gift idea!

Wanna know what I think you should buy for most every man on your list this year?

Check out Gear Tie!



So, as you can see by the video, these are amazing reusable twist ties that can literally be used in thousands of ways. Most every guy I know loves to get gifts that are truly useful, and this one certainly is! I think half the fun of Gear Ties is finding new ways to put them to use! The other fun part is all the awesome colors they come in! Love that!
gear tie assortment I purchased 6 different Gear Ties for men on my holiday list this year (I went with 6 inch ties and 24 inch ties). I can’t believe that I’m ahead on shopping for the guys at this point. This has got to be a first for me. Thank you, Gear Tie!

Buy it!: Seriously, this is a PERFECT gift idea for pretty much every guy out there. He’ll have a lot of fun figuring out exactly how he wants to use his Gear Ties! Prices for Gear Ties start at just $4.99 for a 4 pack. These are a great buy for every budget! BONUS: SPN readers can get a 15% discount on their purchase using code HOLIDAY1!

Disclosure: I received a discount on my purchase in exchange for a review post. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own. These products rock!