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Need Any Help Finding Last Minute Holiday Gifts?

Emily Hsieh

If you count today through Christmas Eve, we've all got 14 more days to shop before the 25th. Click on to see what I'm buying this season, though what I really want to know is, how are you guys faring with all of your holiday shopping??

Here's what's happening on my end: I already checked off my parents (my brothers and I went in on this crazy-amazing barbecue/smoker contraption called The Big Green Egg). Some girlfriends will be getting Happy Socks in brightly colored stripes. Additional friends and family will be receiving sweets from Cookies For Cancer--they make some of the chewiest, richest chocolate chip cookies ($30 for one dozen) I've ever tried, plus more than 70 percent of the purchase price goes directly to organizations dedicated to pediatric cancer research. My husband, despite having lived on the east coast for ages, weirdly doesn't own a scarf, so I'm going to rectify the situation and get him one by Meg Cohen (purveyor of the most beautiful cashmere accessories on the planet, for those of you in the market).

But enough about me! How are you guys doing? I'm curious: what have you been buying? And for those of you who are in need of last minute holiday gifts, leave your comments here and I'll do everything I can to help!

PS: In case you missed it, we posted our big everything-under-$100 holiday gift guide online, as well as another guide devoted exclusively to charity-related gifts (also all under $100), and though clearly I'm biased, both are pretty excellent.

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