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Get Bundled With Restaurant.com’s Holiday Gift Guide And Giveaway

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Christmas is just a couple of weeks away.  Can you believe it? We are putting our Christmas tree up today then I will be hard at work figuring out who we need to get gifts for and what to get them. I am so glad I learned about Restaurant.com’s Gift Guide because they share some fabulous gift ideas that everyone on my list will appreciate.  Everyone loves food.  Not just the taste, but the experiences and the memories that come with it.  Why not give your friends and family the gift of those experiences and memories?

Restaurant.com, the nation’s largest dining deals site, loves surprising diners with fun ways to save.  This holiday season, they’ve handpicked delicious dining experiences and gift ideas for every budget and compiled them into an exclusive Restaurant.com Holiday Gift Guide.  Simply pair any Restaurant.com Gift Card with one of these gift bundle ideas below for the ultimate dining experience and holiday treat.

Here are some great gift ideas from Restaurant.com

Restaurant.com Gift Guide

1. The Movie Buff:
 For the movie-quoting, obsessed friend, surprise them with two tickets to a movie on their must-see “Oscar” list and a $25 Restaurant.com Gift Card.

2. The Workaholic:
To help someone on your list find much needed tranquility, pair a $50 Restaurant.com Gift Card with soothing bath salts, lavender mist, and a face mask to create an affordable, at-home spa treatment.

3. The Wine Fanatic:
Bring Napa Valley to every wine lover on your list! Pair their favorite wine with decadent cheeses, crackers, and of course chocolate. Then, cleanse their palate with some late night dessert and a $25 Restaurant.com Gift Card.

4. The Romantic:
Add some romance into your holiday with a $50 Restaurant.com Gift Card, bouquet of roses, some irresistible chocolate covered strawberries, and a candlelit dinner for two.

5. The Theatre Lover:
Add some dramatic flair to the holidays with two tickets to their must-see show and end the evening with our $100 Restaurant.com Gift Card – perfect for dinner and dessert.

Be sure to check out Specials by Restaurant.com for more shopping ideas!

Restaurant.com helps you discover the perfect dining experience and boasts nearly 50,000 dining deals available every day to use anytime hunger strikes, even on the weekends! And, the deals are easy to use – present your certificate to the server on your mobile phone, or bring a printed copy, and voilà – the savings will appear on your final bill.

Restaurant.com is having a giveaway on their Facebook page!  Five (5) lucky Facebook fans will have a chance to win one of the gifts featured in their gift guide every Wednesday until December 18, 2013. Head on over for your chance to win! Good luck!

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Gift Guide: 5 Gifts For The Work From Home Parent

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It takes a special kind of person to be a work from home parent. You’re stuck in an office in your home where you’d probably rather be catching up on your favorite tv show, making sure the kids are doing their homework, ‘helping’ your spouse cook dinner, or smelling the roses in the garden. No.. you’re stuck in your home office which hopefully has a door and is an area that the kids are not allowed to enter. If I’ve learned one thing in the 13 years I’ve been working from home it is to set boundaries for who and when someone is allowed to step into my office. If you’re not here to help me sort through paperwork, write a story, or call clients, do not spend more than 30 seconds in my office. Or you will get sucked in! 😉

The items featured in my ‘Work from home parent gift guide’ are things that I being a work from home parent, find useful and fun!  I especially love the cork planters (#5).  One cork planter can add a touch of green to your office while the other holds pens.  My second favorite thing on this list is the rolling foot massager.   I just love this because my feet get tingly when I’ve been sitting for a long time.  The rolling massage plus heat makes for a relaxing, spa experience right from your home office!

Work from home office gift guide

1 – iTunes Gift Card
Every work from home parent needs a plethora of music choices at their disposal.  Sometimes we need music that gives us energy and sometimes we need music that calms us down.
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2 – Rolling Foot Massager with Infrared Heat – $139
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3 – HP Smartphone and Tablet Wireless Inkjet Printer w/ Your Choice of Tablet + Bonus 8GB USB Flash Drive Value Bundleicon – $122

4 – Big Head Memo Pad icon – $25

5 – Cork Plantersicon – $50

Gift Guide: 4 Wireless Speakers Great For Families

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Chances are, there are at least 4 devices in your home that are used to play music.   My son walks around with earphones in his pocket 24/7.  I guess he doesn’t walk in his sleep, that I know of at least, but he sleeps with his earphones too.  I’m not a big fan of sleeping with earphones or having earphones in ears hour after hour.  That’s where wireless speakers come in handy.

Wireless (aka Bluetooth speakers) speakers are great for households in which there are iOS and Android devices.

Wireless speakers work with nearly all smartphones and tablets.  In my opinion, it would be idea to get the kids a wireless speaker as well as one for yourself.  You never know where the kid’s speaker is going to end up, right?

Most Bluetooth speakers are designed with rechargeable batteries, so they can be moved from room to room with ease.  When the battery charge is low, simply connect it to your computer or other charger.

Some wireless speakers such as the DECK speaker (#1 in the photo below), allow multiple devices to connect giving everyone in your home or at a party, the chance to play DJ for a while.

If you ask me, it’s time to go wireless.

Here are 4 wireless (bluetooth) speakers that will make a great gift this holiday season!

Gift Guide: Wireless Speakers

 

1 – DECK Wireless Speaker  – $199

2 – Sound Spot Compact Speaker – $69

3 – BeatBlock- Premium Bluetooth Wireless Speaker – On sale for $89 from $149 now at Amazon.com

4 – Bose® SoundLink® Bluetooth Mobile Speaker II – $299

 

Is there something that you’d like me to help you find for your holiday wish list?  Let me know in the comments below or email me at alicia @ themommyinsider.com and I’ll do my best to find whatever it is that your child (or you) are asking for holiday season.

RedPlum’s Cheap & Chic Holiday Gift Guide – 30 Great Gifts Under $30

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Last week I attended RedPlum’s “My Frugalicious Holiday” party here in Atlanta along with lots of other local Atlanta bloggers including Living as Mom, ATL Deal Finder, and The Divine Miss Mommy. Who knew these great bloggers were so close to me?!

RedPlum holiday gift guide

RedPlum strives to provide consumers with access to great deals and resources that enable us to save money without sacrificing quality.  A gift guide featuring 30 items under $30 is just another way RedPlum satisfies consumers needs to find affordable yet unique gifts for family and friends.
A few of my favorite items in RedPlum’s Cheap & Chic Holiday Gift Guide include:

  • Brugo Travel Mug – I use it almost every day!
  • BusyBodyBook – I use it everyday!
  • Days Ago Timer
  • Lindsay Wreath

The RedPlum holiday gift guide really can be a one-stop source for gifts for everyone (mostly of the female variety.. sorry boys) on your list.  Filling a stocking with fun, non-candy items for Mom has never been easier with a couple of products on RedPlum’s gift guide like the Polish Pens just $7 and a Demeter Fragrance purse spray that’s just $6.  View the RedPlum Cheap & Chic Holiday Gift Guide here.

More about RedPlum:
RedPlum™ is a new brand that signifies the “ultimate source of value”. Anytime you see the RedPlum™ name or logo on promotional materials you receive in your mailbox, on your doorstep, with your newspaper, online or in local stores, you can be assured that they carry relevant offers, savings and deals that can help you save money on products you need, so that you can splurge on the extras you want to sweeten your life!