Dear Santa:
How’s it going up in the North Pole? I know you’re gearing up for your big trip around the world in a couple of weeks, and I saw this discussion over at Music City Bloggers about actual gifts versus gift cards. As you know, Santa, I am one who lives paycheck to paycheck and has a house full of clutter already (which, I promise, I am getting a handle on slowly but surely), so gift cards are something that I absolutely love.
I will never forget how wonderful gift cards were when I got them at baby showers, especially the ones from Target, because you could go and pick up the much-needed diapers or just about anything you needed. I think I even bought breastfeeding pads …and trust me, I was singing the praises of the gift giver as I bought them!
It’s funny, Santa…as much as I love jewelery, perfume, candles, etc., because push has come to shove in the financial department, these are the things that would mean more to me this year…
* A gift certificate for a plumber…I have the world’s leakiest bathtub faucet right now and desperately need to get it fixed!
* A gift certificate for a mechanic…my poor car needs a lot of work. It has 125,000 miles on it, and it’s time for some TLC.
* A gift card to Sonic. It doesn’t take much to please me. One of my favorite pleasures in life is a fountain drink Diet Coke from Sonic. (Sonic has the best ice ever!) Also, their kids’ meal toys are better than anyplace else.
* Logan’s is also one of my favorite places. In fact, another one of my favorite things in the whole world to do is eat out with friends, and it gets really expensive!
* A Kroger gift card. I could use it not only for groceries, but for gas!
* Did you know that Molly Maid has gift cards? Brilliant! (Oh wait…you knew that…you’re Santa Claus, after all!)
* Ok, ok…I know I’ve been a really good girl this year, so if you would really like to reward me with some pampering…a gift certificate from Li-En Nails 3 at Hickory Hollow for a pedicure, or a massage from Essential Therapy. Ahhhhh….
Oh yeah…and world peace…that would be awesome!
Well, Santa, thanks for reading my Christmas list. Please send my regards to Mrs. Claus and Rudy & the Reindeer for me!
Love ya,
GingerSnaps
All I want for Christmas is $5000 in $1 bills and an evening on the town with PacMan Jones. Assuming we all lived through it, I think it’d be a blast.
I could use some of these myself!
Hey, Ginger I could come over and fix your pipes!
“Oh yeah…and world peace…that would be awesome!”
lmao!
ditto to shuggashane’s offer. i’m no pro plumber, but I am an avid DIYer (who recently conquered a VERY frustrating drippy faucet problem myself).