Tell Me What’s On Your Holiday Wish List and…
And the winner is… @laurie_pooh!
My son Chase picked your name out of his Santa hat a few minutes ago!
Missy Claus is buying you your Rock Band 2 Bundle (XBOX 360). Send your address to me at missyward/at/gmail/dot/com
Every year, my family hits me with that age-old question… “What's on your Holiday Wish List this year?”You see, here's the thing. Everything that I want (that doesn't cost a small-fortune), I buy for myself over the course of the year.
I lack patience. It's a flaw, I know. But, I've come to the realization that I'm not going to change, because I actually like this little imperfection that makes me, well.. me.
So, in keeping with our family tradition, I never send them a list and therefore the only things I get for the holidays are Gift Cards. Lots and lots of Gift Cards.
Right now I have a $250 Circuit City one sitting in front of me, that has gone unused from last Christmas, and I feel like playing Santa with it.
So here's the deal…
Go to CircuitCity.com and pick out something that you want for the holidays (max $250.00 with shipping). Come back here and make a comment on this post which includes the URL to the item you want and answer ONE of the following three questions:
What are you going to do with it? Who are you going to give it to? Why I should buy it for you. On December 19th, my 2-year old son Chase, will randomly select a winner based on the comments received. That winner will get what they wished for and I will announce it here on my blog.
Good luck and happy shopping!
(Before you ask… No, I am not going to send you the gift card — I want to buy you a gift instead!)
Contest ends at 1:00pm EST on Friday, December 19th.
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I'd like to have the Tom Tom ONE 130S GPS to give to my brother. He needs help with directions so he can come home to see me, my mom and dad for Christmas!
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@Dennis — While I appreciate the sentiments, the contest was a random drawing and I wasn’t going to change it mid-stream. That being said, I’ve already made a donation to St. Jude at Thanksgiving as it’s a charity that I strongly support. I hope that others decide to give a little this year as well.
Thank you so much, Missy and Chase! I really appreciate your generousity. Hubby is going to be ecstatic!
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Awesome – Congratulations Laurie Pooh – this should really brighten up her day!
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WTG Laurie. This will make her feel even better when she gets out of the hospital!
Congrats Laurie!!!!
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WTG Laurie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Wish List is now closed… Winner will be announced shortly!
I read the comments to see what kind of things other people were requesting…and then I got to Alex’s request for a Wii for the St. Jude’s Children Hospital. If I could pick a winner, that would be it. I thought a bit about what I’d like to receive, but then realized that I don’t need any of these things. The children at St. Jude’s can definitely use, and I’m sure would LOVE, a Nintendo Wii. So instead of adding an entry for myself, I’d like to throw my support behind Alex’s request. Good luck!
I would love the Samsung SC-DX103 DVD Camcorder. I would give it to my wife, because my stepson has a saxophone recital in January and we want very much to record it.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-SC-DX103-DVD-Camcorder-SCDX103/sem/rpsm/oid/204259/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
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Oops, forgot the link! Here it is:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Apple-8GB-iPod-touch-Black-2nd-Gen-MB528LLA/sem/rpsm/oid/223656/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
Wow, wonderful contest you are having here Missy! Hopefully it will do a lot of good during this holiday season.
Here’s my entry:
I’ve got a friend in need of some major time-management tools. I just got myself an iPod Touch and it definitely has increased my productivity at least 4-fold. The Apple App Store has numerous applications that can help with time management. For example, I use the “To do” application as… well, my to-do list manager. I also use the “Free RSS Reader” to get all my feeds without having to go to my computer. Oh, and you can also check multiple emails and Twitter! This cuts out all the distractions that may come up when on a computer 😀 Ugh, I can’t forget listening to music while you work…. and a little fun with the awesome games that you can download. If anyone is looking to boost their productivity, I recommend an iPod Touch! Plus, it’s just really cool.
Good luck to everyone! Missy, thank you for this contest!
Great contest Missy, thanks for the excitement of wishing 🙂
My pick is a iPod classic. I picked it coz i want to send it to my dad who is in Africa, and still uses the old school sony walkman as a music entertainment device LOL. I think we need to bring him to the 21st century someway right?
http://bit.ly/ceXG
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the economy is tough and you never know when having an alternative skill might come in handy. in my dreams i’m a cool dj who spins at clubs and gets everyone shaking their groove thing. but i would need this turnable
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-Turntable-System-PS-LX250H/sem/rpsm/oid/35910/catOid/-12953/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
but in reality, i am old and have lots of old vinyl records that i would love to play.
but for my dj gig i would also need some headphones http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-Studio-Monitor-Series-DJ-Headphones-MDR-V500DJ/sem/rpsm/oid/222593/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I would like you to send my parents the Garmin gps 60. My mom battled through breast cancer a couple of years ago. Just recently she had to have a pace maker put in because her electrical system for the lower heart wasn’t working. She lived a healthy active life before all of this and she is trying to get back to that point. My dad was also affected by all of this because he holds all of his emotions in. They have went out geocaching with me a few times and really liked it. This would get them outdoors to exercise while having fun.
Hello Missy,
I think you should by this gift for me because I want my girlfriend to be a little happier this year. She is a Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse. So her job working to help sick kids can be stressful. Being a music buff, an IPod touch would help her unwind. She’s been wanting one. Here it is at CC. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Apple-8GB-iPod-touch-Black-2nd-Gen-MB528LLA/sem/rpsm/oid/223656/catOid/-17362/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I changed my mind.. i say do what Alex said.
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Alex Levy, I can’t think of a better idea! Wow.
Here is what I would like to see done with the money. Being as people are requesting somewhat frivolous items, why not take that money (assuming I win of course) and buy a Wii. Then take that Wii and donate it on my behalf to the St. Jude Childrens Hospital. Far be it for me to ask some total stranger for an undeserving gift but making a few children happy is a much better use of the generous funds.
I would almost expect every entrant to request of you the same thing.
Regards,
-Alex
Missy,
I would love an ipod nano and an HD car stereo with Auxillary port. The reason I would like these items is that in 2009 I intend to learn the Chinese language. I am planning on using rosetta stone and there is an audio piece to the product. I have a long commute and for 15 minutes of that commute each day I intend to listen to Chinese. Unfortunately my car stereo does not have the aux port and I would like an ipod just for the car and the intended us of learning Chinese. Here are the links.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Apple-8GB-iPod-nano-ndash-Black-New-MB754LLA/sem/rpsm/oid/223664/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/JVC-HD-Bluetooth-Ready-Car-Stereo-KD-G340/sem/rpsm/oid/203022/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
It goes over by a few bucks which I would gladly pay. I picked the cheapest items of the two.
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Hey Missy! awesome and cute contest! Well I’d like to get the Ipod Touch 8GB for my mom. She drools over my iPhone and still uses this old hardly working, beat-up ipod nano from when it first came out… I think she’d enjoy an upgraded toy. Thanks!
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I need a good, new point-and-shoot camera that takes good video, too. Therefore, I pick the Casio Exilim: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Casio-Exilim-EX-Z250BK-9-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera-Black-EXZ250BK/sem/rpsm/oid/224503/catOid/-16941/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
Cool contest, Missy!
hi, i would like any mp3 player. i’ve looked at them but don’t have any idea which one, as long as it plays music! i’ve been trying to lose 20 lbs & hope if i listen to some good music (van morrison,janis joplin,etc) i’ll stay on the treadmill & stairstepper longer.thanks for the chance and have a great Christmas & new years! donna
I forgot something when I wrote my first comment the reason haha. I’ve always wanted an Ipod and the Itouch is really really cool all my frends have one in fact most people I know have one but our budget is low and we can not afford it this year 🙁 . Please Please consider it .
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Missy, you are so nice to share.
My husband has been asking for Rock Band 2 for XBOX, but we really can’t afford it. I asked him if he would mind if we didn’t exchange gifts and just go out and do something fun together instead (since we have so many other people to purchase for), but then he went out this weekend and bought me a gift. I know he charged spent way more than he should have, and I think it would be really nice to surprise him with his big wish list item.
Here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/6gmms3
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oops…forgot to add the URL:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Wacom-Intuos3-4-x-6-Tablet-with-Pen-and-Mouse-PTZ431WCCS/sem/rpsm/oid/156842/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I would use it to to get my 15-year-old artsy daughter a Wacom tablet, so she could draw and upload pics directly for whatever she’d like. She is the best kid ever and I wanted to get this for her last year, but lost my job right before Christmas and have been somewhat spottily employed since then. She is into community theater, has a full academic scholarship to a private high school, is helpful at home and not sassy (most of the time, sometimes I DO get the eyeroll) 🙂 . She deserves to have something to help her enjoy her favorite home activity. She plans to go to the Rhode Island School of Design when she graduates.
I don’t deserve my gift more than anyone else requesting. There is nothing that sets me apart. But it would be awesome if I could be able to listen to music on the go. I had an Mp3 once but it was a mere usb and grew old. This year our Christmas budget is low, but that’s nothing to pout about, theres always someone worse off :). This is my request an Ipod touch (Ive never had an ipod but my friend recently came into one and it is very cool and diverse and well worth it trust me) :http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Apple-8GB-iPod-touch-Black-Gen-2-MB528LLA/sem/rpsm/oid/223656/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
Have a nice day, what you’re doing here is really awesome.
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call me selfish but i would love to get the Samsung BDP-1500 BD-Live Ready Blu-ray Disc Player (BDP1500) for myself..i have been hinting to my hub for a few years but he hasnt gotten me one 🙁
I would get a digital camcorder for my husband and I. We’ve got two kids, 4 and under, and don’t have any family movies of them. PLUS, we’d use it to launch our new business, which will involve a bit of video blogging.
http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/220417/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I’d love to give my daughter this Ipod Touch:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Apple-8GB-iPod-touch-Black-Gen-2-MB528LLA/sem/rpsm/oid/223656/catOid/-17362/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I would love sending her Itune songs as gifts. She digs my music. Yay! What a brilliant child!
Great contest Missy! Found out about it on Twitter, and then Kim’s blog 🙂
I would absolutely adore a laptop (seriously… DO NOT have one) I really need to get one! But unfortunately they are over $250! So – in that case I would love to get a nice camcorder (still have the digital m8… ya, I know… really old!!!) Here is the one I like: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-Handycam-DCR-HC52-MiniDV-Camcorder-DCRHC52/sem/rpsm/oid/201785/catOid/-13063/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I would videotape my 3-year old Christmas morning, and ALL other special events!
Thank you Missy for the fun of *WISHING*
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All I want for Christmas is a digital picture frame, so with the card I’d buy this one for me
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-9-Digital-Photo-Frame-DPFV900/sem/rpsm/oid/208228/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
This would be my Christmas gift to me. Any other day, I’d find something to buy for my family or friends, but I’m feeling pretty down today after a double root canal, so this one’s for me.
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My husband is really wishing for a Blu-Ray disc player, this would really help me out! Thanks
I would like the ipod touch at http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Apple-16GB-iPod-touch-Black-Gen-2-MB531LLA/sem/rpsm/oid/223657/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I would give it to my daughter for Christmas. She really wants it, but it is too expensive. She is a good girl, and I would like for her to have a nice present for Christmas.
On my wish list Apple 120GB iPod classic – Black (New) (MB565LLA)
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Apple-120GB-iPod-classic-Black-New-MB565LLA/sem/rpsm/oid/223655/catOid/-17363/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I will give this to my sister who really wants one and I can’t afford it for her. It will be her birthday and Christmas gift since she is a Christmas baby.
I would use it toward a new laptop for me and the hubster OR get that Wii my son has been yammering about for the last 6 months.
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Great contest Missy!
I would pick a Kodak EasyShare for my daughter so she stops using my digicam
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=218741
And a new iPod nano for myself, cuz my kids lost mine!
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=223658
Hi Missy, great contest!
This is right up my alley and something I’d love to have in my car 🙂
Perhaps I won’t get lost quite so often… heh heh!
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=213236
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Great idea, Missy!
I’d get the latest gen iPod Nano in green for my husband. He just got a new (to him) car and wants one to be able to use it with his stereo input cord. I’d also want to get him the car charger for it and a case of some kind.
Why should you get it for me? Cause it’ll make him happy and make me happy that I can spend more money on his younger brothers and sisters (all 11 of them) and not have to worry about making room in the gift budget for the big ticket spouse item lol.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Apple-8GB-iPod-nano-ndash-Green-New-MB745LLA/sem/rpsm/oid/223725/catOid/-17362/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
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Like you, I just buy myself what I want when I want… My family and friends find it a little annoying around the holidays. But I don’t worry because, frankly, I get a much bigger charge out of GIVING then I do getting gifts anyway. So, my wish list item is intended as something I would give to my parents…
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Here’s why I want this type of picture frame… My folks are at that point where they don’t travel anymore. Sadly, there kids and grandkids (except me) are living all around the country. So they rely a great deal on photos, videos and phone calls to keep connected. I’d love to give my parents this frame and keep it loaded with pictures of their family.
Missy–thanks for doing this. It is great fun to see what is on everyone’s wish lists.
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My 2 year old daughter, Bianca, is quite a tech head and is probably one of the computer savviest in my household. She likes watching clips on the Flip and operates my LCD tv and dvd with ease. When she’s bored, she grabs my nokia n73 and fires up her favorite baby einstein clips on my phone.
During long road trips, she gets bored though, so i’m thinking the ipod 120gb video player might be the fix she needs.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Apple-120GB-iPod-classic-Black-New-MB565LLA/sem/rpsm/oid/223655/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
Thanks, Santa Missy!
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I’d ask for a small camcorder one step up from the Flip, like the Samsung SC-MX20 Digital Memory Camcorder. It’s on sale so after tax it is less than $250. If you are not paying sales tax, then you can even throw in a 4 GB memory card (they have the bundle on the page) and with free shipping it is less than $250.
I’d use the camera to take videos of my daughter’s dance performances, and I’d bring it to Affiliate Summit and try my hand at Video reporting!
http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/220417/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
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If I won, I’d like to get the Wii Music package (with additional controller) as seen at
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Wii-Music-Wii-045496901301/sem/rpsm/oid/222610/catOid/-16702/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
My family loves playing the Wii together; also, my girls love to sing. I think this package would give us another way to spend time together as a family.
Thanks Missy – see you in Vegas in January!
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I too would ask for a digital camera, but i would give it to my sister. She and her hubby just had a new born boy named Mason and daddy is in the marines and will be overseas for the holidays. This way she can take pictures of the baby and send to him.
here’s the one I would pick:
http://tinyurl.com/5esyx7
Oops heres the link: http://tinyurl.com/5stehq
I would use it to get a digital camera for myself. I’ve got an old 35mm camera but its too cumbersome and Im tired of not seeing if I got the shot until AFTER I get the film developed. It would make taking pictures of my son and family so much easier, I might actually take more pictures!
Thank you,
Just remove the post.
Hey Nina — it has to be something from CircuitCity.com to qualify for the contest, but I like the way you think 🙂
My Wishlist,
I have not been working for awhile and my sister has been footing the bill for everything, I would love to take her too Dinner somewhere nice.
And seriously, now that I look totally inept (feel free to delete extra comments and edit my original one:
This is the ONE!
http://spedr.com/4vd1d
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As you can see I lack patience as well, and jumped ahead in reading the part about (Before you ask… No, I am not going to send you the gift card — I want to buy you a gift instead!)
LOL! Here is his pick: http://spedr.com/5j5in
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I would use it towards the purchase of a video camera for my 14-year old son.
I found this one, but without knowing too much about them, I’m sure he would know the exact one he would want.
http://spedr.com/1v4fi
The reason I would get this for him is that he is a skateboarder, and he is into video editing BIG TIME! He films at the skate park every.single.day (then comes home and video edits every.single.night) with his giant brick of a camera I bought him 4 years ago, and he says it’s too heavy and bulky.
I want to give him everything he needs to pursue his dreams, and this would be a GIANT help in fulling those.
Thanks for the offer Missy, you are very generous!
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I’d like to have the Tom Tom ONE 130S GPS to give to my brother. He needs help with directions so he can come home to see me, my mom and dad for Christmas!
The url: http://tinyurl.com/6qjc7h