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and we're giving you ideas for gifts for people. >> we're gift-wrapping.ng. >> we know the real deal. >>> any way, becky worley will be here to tell us the secret places you find great deals, even tomorrow, if you're the ultimate procrastinator. >>> and a brand new take on a christmas classic. you may have heard it a thousand times before, you never heard it like this. our star-studded version of "'twas the night before christmas." >> some of the biggest names helping us out. >>> i will tell you, one of my favorite gifts of the year, being there when sam and rubem got married on friday night. just a beautiful moment. there's a shot. beautiful, intimate, heart-felt. and robin roberts looked so good. >> stunning in red. >> and she delivered one of the most special moments. >> she read a beautiful poem. it was wonderful. thank you. >> congratulations, sam and rubem. >> i just got you a little something. >> a last-minute wedding gift, a potato. >>> let's go to paula with a look at -- >> where do we go from there? >>> violence on this christmas eve from upstate

a great gift.bigging gaping place in your life without having my book. >> kimberly: you are totally going to give that as a gift. >> bob: please. dana best and worst gift you have gotten? >> dana: ever gotten? you will see a picture on the christmas special. my mom found one that will show you the best gift i got. it might surprise you. >> bob: what is the worst? >> dana: my detention notice. i thought i slipped by my parents. i got out of school with my friend tracy shilling and i got caught but i didn't any my parents knew about it. i had to go to detention. but the detention notice was sent to my mom and dad. only time i ever got detention. when i opened up my presents on christmas day my mom and dad framed my detention notice. that was the worst gift. >> dana: no wonder you hate christmas. >> greg: you were scarred. words do hurt. >> bob: excuse me. asking you a question. >> eric: i think best gift, i really mean this is impersonal but gift cards. i am telling you. >> dana: they are a scam! >>

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if you are looking for a hanukkah gift for someone you love, we have a gift guide for you.ke it easier we curated the best of the best products from late night tv commercials. these are potential gifts that i think everyone will love. if they don't love it there is a good chance they will send you your money back, guaranteed. >> the singing parakeet will touch your heart and brighten any room in your home. in fact even this live parakeet can't tell the difference. >>> i have the go joe hands free. the go joe goes on in one second. hello? one mississippi, i can't talk now. the go joe will hold a five-pound laptop. >>> these stand up like a tripod. they're easy to pick up and put back down. they rip ribs right off the rack. >> stretching on the hard floor won't fix it. now there's neck right. the inflatable pillow that's designed to soothe neck strain and tension any time you need relief. >> remove the contents in just seconds. i own your shake down. shampoo, air conditioner, even peanut buttner just seconds. >> the i-grow is the world's most advanced hair growing system. it'

nicholas and the gift giving? >> as we go down the checklist of things to remember about celebrating christmas and observance. so the story goes in the year 1500 martin luther was walking home and it began to snow and he went through a small wood evergreen wood and he looked at the snow and looked at the stars and he said here this is like the glowing evergreen nature of christ. so he went in and got home and took his little hatchet kind of like a george washington story went down and chopped up the tree. went in and put it in there for his kids. and then he began to put candles on the tree. your idea of light. and so 1500 the lutherans in the north took this in and then they would decorate garlands of evergreen. we talk about the wreath was there. and in 1982 john paul ii actually put a christmas tree in st. peters tree. >> what year again? [ laughter ] >> 1992. what did i say? 1992. and so the christmas tree finally makes his way into even the heart of the roman catholic celebration. so that is very much a part

i gifted many holiday gifts this season actually 3 today.p. >> a little bit of a waiter. >> i am. normally i'm not but it's been a very busy holiday season. >>reporter: another company that wants a piece of the social gift giving action an they have been l stealing their attention. they have an unfair advantage. the company is facebook. few week ago they went live with facebook gift and covered their own site in ads with good review if philip who spoke to us by skype. >> seeing all the other items they had offered i also thought perfect for their friends so biggest problem with keeping within my budget. >>reporter: philip is sending physical gifts that won't arrive in time for christmas. but at least facebook sent a nice little message to say they are on the way. procrastinators can't have everything. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >>> don't tell spencer i got it him one of the 43 gifts. >> ultimate gift for the cat lover in your life. you have probably heard of the dna test to learn more about your ancestry. now one for your cat. it's the fe

and they can give them as gifts. know this is going all the way to help some kid, maybe have lunch, or breakfast or get an education. >> eleven-year-old jarek and his ten-year-old brother clay both bought necklaces from a mission that works in africa. >> it's a win-win for everybody because i really like this necklace, but the money goes to more >> a good cause. >> yeah. >> the gayer family also buys gifts for needy local children through a program called christmas angels. >>jarek delivers gifts with me on the day that we deliver for christmas angels. and he gets to see that, you know, sometimes life isn't always as nice as he has it at home. >> it's fun but it's like, life-touching because it's like you know that, ok, i have all this stuff and when you go to the person's house, it's just like (makes a surprised face), huh! it like, it just like touches your heart. >> this year, long's chapel also worked with the group stop hunger now to pack meals that will be shipped overseas. in one afternoon, the church put toget

>>host: the $195 gift right there.carry-on mobile dresser and the commuter garment bag as a gift it depends on what you want to do with the travel rolo organizer. uld keep this.roll- up. normally this is all you get. >>host: even if you did find it it would not be close of all with that organizational system. usually you do not have all this interesting, wonderful detail. compartmentlized usually you are digging, digging. this is like taking a little closet with you. >>guest: or literally your dresser with you. the ease of use is amazing. you are going to put so much in here when you carry-on carry-on luggage is an interesting thing. a lot of times the luggage is designed so the actual fixture of the luggage takes up so much space you can only have it be a certain size. i have left everything for you to with what you need to take. >>host: no wasted space. >>guest: i do not know any carry on piece of were the boots are not scrunched if you could even fit it. >>host: usually will have to carry our coat where6 c13 boots.

. >>> a last minute gift from president obama brought joy to federal workers today. but cbs 5 reporter grace lee says last minute holiday turned into a headache for people. >> that's right. pretty much everyone there at an international flight today or tomorrow. if you're wondering why they thought a federal office would be open on christmas eve, the reason is it was scheduled to be open. that is why so many people we spoke with were so upset. >> i am real upset because i don't know, we could have done -- at this point i don't know what we can do now, just wait. we have been here since 7:30. my appointment was at 9:00. >> stranded on christmas eve. it was the same story for dozens who were supposed to renew or pick up passports today. some had confirmation numbers scheduled for today, including this man. he is supposed to catch a flight to mexico tomorrow to see his wife and 2-year-old. >> extremely frustrating and disappointing. i am not going to be able to see them. >> the passport agency was supposed to be open today, but in a last minute decision on friday the pr

and if you are gifting a gift card, you want to attach the activation receipt so it can be used as in evidence case the card doesn't work. >> that's a good tip. especially from you giving them in bulk handing out to coworkers or family members. >> check the back. >> good advice. >> thank you. >>> well, beer connoisseurs lined up outside a san francisco store for hours today. so they could get a limited edition brew. it's priced at $100 a six-pack. cbs 5 reporter don ford shows us it's not just the price that sets this beer apart. >> cash line is shorter to the right. >> reporter: these folks aren't in line trying to get special concert tickets or half price big screen tvs. they just want a six-pack. they waited in line six hours. >> it's a very, very special beer. it's being released in the world for the first and probably only time. >> one of the best most hard-to- find beers in the world from belgium. >> reporter: called west veeder land and it ain't cheap. with tax, $92.51 for a six- pack. >> a lot cheaper than flying there. >> reporter: made by belgium monks in small amounts and t

gifts at the last minute. >> you can go with the free gift or add to it using a credit card and send it to any of your facebook friends. >> i have many holiday gifts, three today. >> you are a bit of a procrastinator? >> normally i'm not but it's been very busy. >> now another company wants a piece of the action and they have been feeling attention lately. >> the company is facebook, a few weeks ago they went live with facebook gifts and covered their own site with ads for it. it's getting good reviews. >> other items they have offered i thought it was perfect for their friends. biggest problem is keeping within my budget. >> philip is sending physical gifts that won't arrive until christmas but facebook sends a message to say they are on their way. >> dan: coming up next, a christmas tree that is causing an international controversy. >> carolyn: the nation is calling this psychological warfare. knows stories and more coming up. >> dan: the story behind a new television satellite, that is destined for second life and it destined for second life and it could be billions of years.keure

gift cards were worthless.wo years ago a batch of best buy gift cards turned out to have zero balances as well. >> it's kind of embarrassing when it doesn't work and you hand it out. people probably don't know what to think. >> reporter: scammers were scratching off the pin code and registering the card so they could use the money before they purchased it. souza believes that's what happened to him. tonight, macy's confirms it did have a problem with tampered cards and it's possible these are part of the leftover stock. it's also possible there's a new round of tampering. >> it's like tough luck. >> reporter: not necessarily. macy's tells us if your gift card is no good, simply call the number on the back of the card and macy's will replace it. but the moral of the story is always check the back of the card before you purchase it to make sure the activation number is not exposed. and if you're the one gifting the card, attach the receipt. it can be used as evidence in case the card doesn't work. >> good advice.

you can trade your gift cards, or re-gift gift cards you don't want.o send someone a gift. you enter the information on your gift card and you can send someone the gift card value, like a digital gift card through facebook, e-mail, or text. pretty convenient. >>> families across the u.s. will have to rely on other sources of entertainment after netflix was hit by a christmas eve outage. i thought it was just me. we were streaming and it wasn't just us. it's the company. and they apologized. they tweeted that they were sord they blame amazon's infrastructure which netflix uses. and there's no word on when it's going to be restored. maybe you're at home trying to view the christmas day movie. it's a good movie day, you know? no netflix? >>> 8:12 is the time right now. there's like a christmas story n ning it 24 hours. can't go wrong with that. don't poke your eye out though. shoot your eye out. we'll be back with more in a couple minutes. remember after the kron 4 morning news you can watch dr. phil. music's, ready ! share the harmony... she'll be here s

off and that's your gift?iles as a gift. >> rick: i knew i could buy them, but not as a gift. >> yes, southwest has $10 to $1,000. you can just get those for somebody who loves to travel. >> rick: i like it. what's another one? >> another one is my no fail plan. bring something sweet because then maybe they'll forget that you're a little late lathe on the christmas gift. so baked goods are always nice. any craft store has different containers. you also might have something around the house and you can just wrap it up, you're good to go and you're safe until next christmas. >> rick: if you bring this, i will think this is a gift and i will not be angry. >> any time you bring dessert, everyone is happy. >> rick: i like it. these are great ideas. who would have thought you could still be -- >> for all the procrastinators out there. >> rick: very nice. thank you very much. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> rick: next on this show, the threat of dangerous weather from coast to coast. we're following what may

gift receipts will make returns easier. not all purchases made online can be returned at a brick and moore ter p-tar -- more ter store f an item comes with a free or bonus gift, that usually has to be returned, too. >> you might not be able to return the something you paid for without the freebie. so if you got a package deal, bring everything back just to be safe. >> i'm karin caifa. >> ba ham bug for netflix users. the streaming video service was out for a good part of the day. they blamed the cloud structure. netflix called it terrible timing on christmas eve and said they're back to normal. this is the third time this year that an amazon outage has disrupted netflix's service. >>> still ahead, we'll count down the top entertainment story of the year and a dog returned home just in theme for christmas. >> that is a good scene. weather watch, not so much. ugly conditions, rain, snow and sleet. how will that move into the weekend? we got the answers coming up. >>> a tornado, there you see it spotted near mobile, alabama. t

speaking of gifts, a lot of people have trouble coming up with a good christmas gift, partly because like always. you get a gift, you say i love it, this is great and then people have no sense of what you like or not. but i have a system to deal with this. pay attention, because here's what you do. contact your giftee's spouse, tell her or him you're looking for a gift idea for her husband and she'll say let me think about it. her job now is to go directly to him and say jimmy needs a gift idea for you. he says tell him i want an ipad. she calls me and says i think he wants an ipad, he's been talking about it a lot. i order him an ipad. i have to stay home the whole day because they won't leave it home without a signature. christmas comes, i give him the gift, he pretend to be surprised and everyone's happy. and that is the true meaning of christmas right there. [ applause ] a mutual lie. all the tv networks who have them are running their holiday specials right now. one of the most popular is "rudolph the red nosed reindeer." it's 48 years old now, and in my opinion could use some f

he's going to work. >> kimberly: show your gift. the rest of eric's gift.he bag. >> eric: "jersey shore" christmas balls. this is snookie. the situation. >> kimberly: check out my situation. >> eric: paulie d. >> kimberly: cool glasses. air force one. >> eric: why? obama fer on air force one. >> kimberly: walkie talkie. >> dana: need batteries. there are like 12 of them. never going to happen. >> kimberly: this is the world's smallest walkie talkie awesome. >> bob: you need a screwdriver to do this. 'canes is worst thing. you wake up and no batteries. >> greg: where am i going? do you regift? >> bob: i do. but, every year, i get people, i get bottles of wine. if you watch the show, i don't drink anymore. because i drank every time i was allowed to drink in your life until i was 40. i regift those and send them back. send it to people. one time i sent it to the same person that gave it to me. that was a bummer. they remind -- they weren't even subtle about it. they called me up and said you know we gave this to you. gee, you have great taste in wine. >> dana

if you are looking for a hanukkah gift for someone you love, we have a gift guide for you.o make it easier we curated the best of the best products from late night tv products. these are potential gifts that everyone would love. if they don't love it there is a good chance they will send you your money back, guaranteed. >> the singing parakeet will touch your heart and brighton any room in your home. in fact even this live parakeet can't tell the difference. >>> i have the go joe hands free. the go joe goes on in one second. hello? one mississippi, i can't talk now. the go joe will hold a five-pound laptop. >>> these stand up like a tripotd. they rip ribs wright off the rack. >> are impossible when you have a tight neck. stretching on the floor won't fix it. now there is neck right. it is designed to soothe tension. >>> remove the contents from any bottle. removes ketchup, mayo, jelly and just peanut butter in eight seconds. >>> the i grow is a laser hay therapy system. it's convenient to use consistently for achieving the best results. >> that cookbook takes up counter spa

gift wrapping means putting a present into one of the holiday gift bags with no handles.w i roll. but just pay those people at the mall to take care of it. that's the route i prefer. >> we call that convenience, right? >> amen. >> not for crafty folks who came to new york city to attack one of the most difficult holiday chores with the most difficult holiday gifts. it was a flurry of wrapping paper, ribbons, and bows at scotch brand's recent gift wrapping competition in new york city. eight contestants from around the country came to compete for the title of most gifted wrapper. at stake, a cool $10,000 in cash. contestants warmed up by wrapping an oversized rubber duck in round one. for round two, however, organizers upped the ante with a full-sized tuba. the judges deliberated. it was down to two finalists shelly dozier-mckee and lia griffith from portland, oregon. both women had to wrap an enormous model airplane with an 8-foot wing span. in the end griffith walked away with the grand prize and plenty of paper to spare. >> a skill i don't have. well done, ladies. she m

in this example, each added item is a lesser gift within a gift. give accordingly.daughter-in-law, neighbors daughter-in-law, neighbors female adoption, and mother-in-law in that oder. finally, the number seven, this is the mot crucial number of all. do not forget it, the ratio actually seven refers to the number of food gives to non-food gifts you by. it must be a ratio to seven. seven edible guess for every one that is not. for example, seven processed meats for every bottle of

. >> plus a gift card glitch. the problem that has some people complaining they can't cash in. >> and why the new movie the hobbit is making some people sick. california. her remains arrived by prive plane in los a an hr ago. a pol >>> mexican american singing star has made her final trip home to southern california. her remains arriving by private jet about half hour ago. a police escort accompanied a waiting hearse. rivera and six other people died sunday when their small plane crashed. her brothers traveled there earlier this week to collect her remains. she five children. funeral plans have not been announced. >> it may be the single most common complaint in the world of television. the commercials are just too darn loud. well, cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman says starting today you'll get some relief. >> our top story tonight. >> our top story tonight! >> reporter: sometimes you want tv to be louder. other times you don't. >> this weekend only -- furniture. you've got to come buy it. you can't live without it. y

their bad gift.h, my gosh. >> jimmy: a little country casual right there, my man. >> jimmy: next one is from the dchillbrand. it's a unicorn horn for cats. [ laughter ] something every cat wants. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: next one is from mousesear. it is wonder sauna hot pants. [ laughter ] tell me you don't want a pair of those guys, right there? [ laughter ] kind of go with everything. >> steve: i'd like to sweat from here to here. that's -- >> jimmy: this next one is from outonashelf. it's a loofah you can purchase called "martin loofah king." [ laughter ] >> steve: oh. [ applause ] >> jimmy: i'm not sure why, but i think it's disrespectful. i don't know why, though. >> steve: "i had a dream." >> jimmy: "martin loofah king." yeah. >> steve: oh, my. >> jimmy: this next bad gift idea is from onetrillion. they wrote, "it's a double lime juicer." [ laughter ] yeah, that's exactly -- >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: exactly what it looks like, a double lime juicer. [ laughter ] >> steve: two limes or one? >>

another gift from milton and no moraling, just good. you laughed so hard when you guy ordered two peanut butter and jelly sandwichs in that dinner. the next time i saw you right before you died and the call and choking on tear s and barely able to speak you said "the doctor said i have two to four months left to live". there is no reply to such a statement and i gave none. ards and quite often i replay that conversation again and again and not stopping the looping recital. i was tormented with the knowledge that you knew you were going to leave us soon, and i would have sacrificed my every dollar, my ever pleasure for you to learn your death wasn't imminent. i am sure it was like a living presence and like a conjoined twin and can't get rid it and there everyday, and the weight of the greatest most profound and terrible knowledge a person can have. the thought of your having to haul this knowledge everywhere you went remains almost unbearable to me. to calm the panic caused by the fact that you knew you were soon to leave us i invented

can i stillhip a gift in time r christmas? yeah, suryou can. great. where's your gift? uh...w. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. gerri: here comes christmas. what do you want in your stocking? i bet it's more than your own two front teeth. we answer the big question coming up next gerri: it is the christmas season. i think you can tell a lot about a person when you ask them exactly what is on the christmas list. so we have asked some of our very own anchors your fox business what they are dreaming of this holiday season. there is what they told us. >> my dream christmas gift, and this is so beyoncÉ, 3-carat diamond studs from harry winston. >> a little bit more rest time. >> world peace and maybe used jaguar convertible. >> you have to laugh. i'm asking for a clean water filter pitcher. i do, i want better water. >> i'm happy to hang out with my brothers and sisters for christmas. >> the first thing i'm asking for for christmas is made service. the biggest thing about christmas is there is no better o

did you get a worst gift this year or terrible gift? >> i did.my mom gift that she gave. she thought it was cute. it kind of creeped me out. i'm not going to lie. it's this cheese board with a mouse knife and then the mouse nest in the hole. >> clayton: so you put the knife in the hole. >> in the hole and the mouse's head kind of hangs out. so i wasn't sure how to react at first, but i got the general consensus from my sister and brother that -- >> clayton: i think you chose the best way to react which is come on national television and put a photo up and blast it. i like that. great to see you. >> thank you. >> clayton: happy new year. we're so sorry, mom. >> she tried. >> clayton: she tried. not really. coming up on the show, blizzards, tornadoes turning deadly across the country. and that nasty weather moving east. we are tracking that storm. we also told you about federal aid for sandy victims filled with unrelated money for cuba and alaska. now we're finding even more pork stuffed into that. we'll tell you about it [ woman ] ring. ring. prog

i have the perfect gift for you.ber one jewelry store in america. these are for me, right? ♪ every kiss begins with kay thanks, guys. i think this is the best thing you made all week. steve, we love you but you know you live next door, right? uh-huh. don't your brothers and sisters miss you? no. we text. ok. [ female announcer ] here's to moms who know what a dollop of daisy can do. unlike others, it is 100% pure with nothing else added. daisy sour cream makes your meals simply better. ♪ do a dollop, do, do a dollop of daisy ♪ ♪ you are an obsession ♪ you are an obsession you're my obsession who do you want -- >>> every sunday morning all year long we showed you our favorite videos and crazy stuff. we're now creating the runners-up for the "fixation" of the year. ginger, what do you got? >> we have first that surgeon and gymnast and b.a.s.e. jumper and so he put it all together, and if you recall, it didn't go perfectly. >> whoo-hoo! >> oh. >> his name is richard. he is okay. he's upset it didn't go perfectly. >> tha

this is how to gift. this is sears. >>> okay.we've been talking about all morning. sean emory is a magician, or an illusionist. he pulled a track on his girlfriend. he said he was going to do a magic trick and needed her to videotape it. take a look at what happened next. >> a little leaf. a little dirt. turn them into something really special. andrea, will you marry me? please? >> yes. >> i love you. you know you filmed your own proposal? >> that's incredible. >> it's great they had another camera there. andrea could not be relied on for accurate filming at that moment. sean and andrea are with us, via skype. first of all, congratulations. andrea, i'm dying to know how did you feel at that moment when you saw that ring in his hand? >> i was just shocked. i mean, you know, i film him doing magic tricks all the time. i wasn't expecting that because, you know, we do that all the time. so, yeah. i wasn't expecting it at all. it was awesome. >> it's clear you were surprised there. what an emotional proposal that was. sean, you've bee

what a gift that would be. >> the best christmas gift ever.t ever. >> i love you. >> i love you. i love you more. >> the family is also terribly pained at the thought that another child would have to die in order for teresa to live, but they also want to draw attention to the large numbers of orphans in china who need loving parents, especially kids with special needs. willie. >> what a beautiful little girl, and an early happy birthday to tere teresa. thank you so much. >>> still ahead on this christmas eve, from gifts to decorating, a last-minute holiday guide. up next, the season's best awkward family photos. maybe you'll find yourself in some of these right after this. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] with its rich, silky smooth taste there's magic in every piece of dove® dark chocolate. ♪ oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin hi. deluxe dream village. that's my

this is how to gift.his is sears. it's a tragedy unfolding inside the u.s. military for every soldier killed on the battlefield 25 died by their own hands. the number suddenly hit home. we spend time with the group during a hurricane relief operation on the east coast. the move with military precision because they are military. we have a mission and our mission is not combat it is about recovery. they get their marching orders and they move out. team rubicon a volunteer group made up mostly of veterans lauded for its worst on the east coast after the devastation of hurricane sandy. they are used to this, living in austere conditions while working in parts of the major city, new york still without heat and power weeks after the storm. we need help desperately. desperately. there are american soldiers repurchased. wii purposerepurposed. fults i couldn't imagine that network of brotherhood reaching as far as it does to meet people from as far as the west coast and everywhere in between to want to help us for

some even say they finished their shopping but came back to get that perfect gift. >> some of the gifts that i had i second guessed so now i'm exchanging stuff and getting things that my sister wants. >> reporter: the malls are also expecting a lot of business the day after christmas that's when people make returns and exchanges and when people start redeeming all those gift cards. >>> most postoffices around the bay area closed at noon today and some people who waited until the very last minute got in ahead of the closure to mail holiday cards and letters. others overnights packages to get them to their destination by christmas. >>> president obama will return to the white house on wednesday in hopes of coming up with an agreement for the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: some republican lawmakers say president obama wants the country to fall off the fiscal cliff. >> we were going to go over the cliff before, we're going to go over the cliff now because that's what the president wants. you cannot negotiate with someone who doesn't want to negotiate. >> reporter: that would raise taxes on peop

but the worst part is not the gift but pretending you like the gift. that's the trick.e them your best it's perfect and i love it thing. but that is the most important christmas skill a person can have. today we asked pedestrians to show us their false enthusiasm and show us how they react when they get a lousy gift. this is a city full of actors. they should be good at this. >> thank you so much. you know me so well. this is beautiful. i love it. >> oh, my god. i love it. great, thanks, perfect. >> oh, wow. thanks. >> oh, that's so nice. >> it's so nice. so wonderful. thank you so much. >> oh, wow. i absolutely love it. where did you find it? >> wow! no! no! i like it. >> thank you so much. you know, i appreciate that. >> oh, my god that's exactly what i wanted. how did you know? >> wow, honey this is great. this is what i've always wanted. >> i don't like teddy bears. thank you, though. i just don't like it. >> thanks, this is awesome. hurray. >> whoa. thank you so much. >> oh, thank you. >> i always wanted this and i'll keep it and look after it for always. >> you're

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from your selections and the person i'm giving the gift too, has new york work to pick out the gift>> we make it far easier than going to the store it find a gift. second we find a lot of time finding product you don't find in retail. >> what you would find in a small boutique but we have thousands and thousands of products. >> your concerns and questions for john, patrick? >> john, congratulations. it used to be giving one gift to one person. is this working? do you see return rates lower than traditional model? >> our return rates are almost zero. it is remarkably low low. >> final question to you. >> john, receiving kmod advertised these days. how do you find the rarite snems. >> that's a big part of what we do. we have a team of brilliant buyers who scour the product that you haven't found anywhere else, that aren't the can kinds of things amazon would typically carry because they aren't in large quantity. >> julia, first to you then. >> i will be spending a lot of money this holiday season but i would say as look at this as an investor, and how much the total new model is going

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i've given some bad gifts.ir eyes and bought what they could get and checked out and gave it to you. a little more thought could be helpful. some gifts are good, but in the context of the holidays, not good. >> you've got bad ones over the year or we went have this discussion. what are some of your all-time worst? >> the elephant made of yarn. it smells like mold because it's in the attic. i hope the person that gave me this is not watching this morning. this is bad. if you're a republican, perhaps there's a big thing you want. this was a fun thing i got. it's a fish, looks like a paperweight holder. it's a candle holder, and you get the ridiculous sweaters and socks for the holidays. the worst thing i got was opened cologne. it was apparently used, and some of the cologne was missing from the cologne. that ranks right up there. >> did the person that gave it to you smell similar to what was in the bottle? >> i cannot recall that. i would have sniffed them, i think. >> i know that you brought the question to yo