2016 gift idea help thread

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Originally Posted by glatt

Not directly relevant to this thread, but lately I have been finding that Amazon is a rip off.

My wife wants four of a particular cookie sheet (Vollrath 5314 Wear-Ever Heavy Duty Half Size 13" x 18")

Amazon is $21.99 each
WebstaurantStore, a restaurant supply place, has them for $15.49. WebstaurantStore got my order.

She also wants a 100ml bottle of perfume (BURBERRY Brit Sheer for Her Eau de Toilette, 100ml)

Amazon has them for $92 each and about 5% of the reviews accuse it of being counterfeit because it smells wrong.

Macy's has the 100ml bottle in a gift box kit that also includes a smaller 10ml purse sized bottle and a tube of lotion, plus they had a supply of little Burberry gift pouches that have samples in them that they threw in for free, and they had a big wicker basket full of free Hershey kisses at the register. I helped myself while being rung up. And while the sticker price was also $92, when they rung it up it was only $86. Lots of attentive service from multiple friendly sales ladies.

When somebody sends you a link to something on Amazon that they want, do a little looking around. You'll probably find it for cheaper elsewhere. Amazon doesn't appear to be competing on price any more.