I can not disagree more!!! FUN NOVELTY BOXERS are the best CHRISTMAS gift ever.
Not quite finished with your Christmas shopping?
Don't fret. There's still time. However, last-minute shopping is simply no excuse for giving someone an awful gift.
In an effort to help preserve your gift-giving reputation, we've put together some suggestions of what might -- or might not -- be considered a great present.
THE GOOD ........BOXERS ARE
There are plenty of ways to show friends or family that you are thinking about them during the holiday season, and spending a ton of money isn't a requirement.
Has the person expressed an interest in learning or refining a particular hobby? Look into ways to help them learn. Rochester's Community Education program offers a smorgasbord of classes at reasonable fees, including knitting, wood-carving, gardening and even soap-making. Just make sure your friend has both the desire and time to devote before enrolling.
When in doubt, letting the recipient choose his or her own gift is a safe bet. Rather than trying to guess the right size and color (which, believe it or not, is not always the same as yours), spare your friend from having to wait in line at the return counter and purchase a gift certificate.
Can't decide on just one store? Apache Mall offers gift cards that are good not only at the mall in Rochester, but all General Growth Property locations (including malls in St. Cloud, Minn., Mankato, Minn., and Eau Claire, Wis.).
(BOXER SHORTS SHOULD BE IN THE GREAT CATEGORY FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS)
THE BAD ...
We might like to think that there's no such thing as a bad present. A gift from the heart that shows loved ones we're thinking about them can't be bad, right?
Wrong.
As a general rule, try to stay away from anything that focuses on a person's flaws or suggests improvement. Sounds simple enough, but even something as seemingly innocuous as a trial gym membership (when the person has never expressed an interest in exercising) or a self-help book probably won't be well received.
Furthermore, keep holiday gifts G-rated. Edible underwear might seem like a hilarious gift for an old college friend, but the humor will be quickly lost when she unwraps the box in front of her children and in-laws. Also, unless you are close friends with the recipient, don't give alcohol. Wrapping up a bottle of wine for a recovering alcoholic is typically frowned upon.
Finally, despite Jim Dear winning big points with Darling in Lady and the Tramp, animals are not good gifts.
"Owning a pet is a huge responsibility," according to Paws and Claws adoption counselor Tanya Johnson. "There is a lot of prep work involved. Owning a pet should be planned, not a surprise."
What's more, even if the dog or cat seems to like you just fine, that doesn't necessarily mean it will like your friend or your friend's current pets. Giving a gift that runs the risk of maiming your friend's beloved Felix probably isn't a burden you want to bear.
AND THE UGLY ...
Nothing says Merry Christmas like a fuzzy pair of Santa Claus boxer shorts. Just make sure the only person you buy them for is yourself or the person whose unmentionables are washed in the same load of laundry as yours. The same is true for women's under-things; do not give someone a present that you never, ever want to see them wearing.
Along those same lines, while T-shirts with clever slogans might be popular among certain crowds, try to resist the urge to buy your coworker a shirt that says "I'm not short, I'm fun-sized!" Unless, of course, you enjoy the taste of salt slipped into your morning coffee.
Finally, if you've been given a gift that you deemed too hideous for words, do not pawn it off on someone else. If you didn't appreciate the creepy hand statue that doubles as a remote control holder, chances are no one you associate with will, either. BOXERS, BOXER SHORTS, FUNNY NOVELTY BOXER SHORTS for Christmas, Valentine's day, Father's Day, St. Patrick's day. NO better holiday gift than funny boxer shorts...BOXERS, not Boxer Briefs.
Boxers for Birthdays, Boxer Shorts for Paintball, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Baseball, Themed Boxers, Boxer Briefs, BOXER SHORTS...not tighty-whitey underwear... underwear, underwear
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