Melissa

Everything is bought and wrapped, now there is nothing left to do but WAIT. It's nice to be prepared ahead of time, but I actually like having something to do!

Yep, I used a different brand for my Kodak camera.

I always just watched them like a hawk, and tried to keep them close to me. It's all just a part of having little ones. You can't really expect people to childproof their homes if they don't have small children LIVING there.

These are VERY hard to find! I bought one last month at Toys R Us - there were only two on the shelf. At that time, toysrus.com and amazon.com had them, but wanted nearly $10 to ship them. I just checked and now it doesn't seem to be available at all. Maybe check eBay if you're desperate.

I bought mine at Sam's Club, too -- back in October I think.

How will you deal with your in-laws this season?

Not so much for the kids, but sometimes for the adults.

My daughter has one from Lillian Vernon. It's good quality and the cover is removable. www.lillianvernon.com

Best Buy is notorious for being "sold out", both in-store and online, on the very first day of an advertised sale.

If a product is defective, it shouldn't matter if you have the original packaging. They're not going to be reselling it anyway. As long as you have your receipt, I wouldn't hesitate to return it.

I did most of my shopping on BF, got everything I wanted at great prices. Regardless, I would rather pay a little bit more and get everything I want, then wait and take the chance that stuff will be sold out.

I also got one at Target for $7.

http://www.lighterside.com/website/store/product_detail.asp?UID=&item_no=48816&keyword=christmas&cat_keyword=&search_page_no=5 Out of stock. I'd like to get this, too!

Me too! That was a must-have when I was a kid.

I was thinking about this, too! We have all the Christmas specials on dvd, plus they're on tv over and over between Thanksgiving and Christmas...now they don't seem so "special" anymore.

The code is NOT dead -- it's good until 2/07. I just tried it and it works.

Hmmm, my Walmart has it.

I have always gotten my orders way before the expected delivery date, and I always use the Free Super Saver Shipping.

Pretty much!

We just got a Chili's, but haven't tried it yet. It's about 45 minutes away.

That's almost as good a deal as the 512MB card I got on Black Friday for $7-something at Target!

They can keep it!!

I always buy my batteries at Sam's.

Yep, I got it at Target for $28 on Black Friday. It was a 2 day sale.

Doodle Bears are a great idea! Or Doodle Dolls, Ponies, Puppies, etc. Aquadoodle mat Doll clothes Password Journal (for the 9 year old) My Little Ponies Littlest Pet Shop accessories/sets