Americans get to kick off everything. {Insert grumpy Canadian face here. Wait. Canadians are never grumpy.}
And, from what I'm told, I can gather that people actually trample each other to get to sales?
Huh? {Eh?}
{Insert I'm-happy-to-be-Canadian face here.}
Anyways, before you jump off into the abyss of a mall, let me give you an easy [and really awesome] alternative.
You're about to love me forever.
Introducing (or re-introducing) the GIFTS OF COMPASSION catalogue. :)
She's as excited as I am. ;) |
So basically, do all your Christmas shopping here [or here, if you're American]. Because it's awesome. [Really.]
Here's how it works: You buy your dad a library ($100). But, he doesn't actually get the library. A community in the third world does, and Compassion will send you a card that you can give to your dad, with a picture of a library and some background stuff on where his Christmas gift went.
Or, buy your teacher some chickens ($16) and they'll be given to a family in the third world, and Compassion will send you a card for your teacher.
Or, you know that 15/16-year-old in your life that's going for Driver's Ed soon? Buy them Driver's Ed lessons ($142). No, not for them. For a Compassion child's daddy, so that he can have a great source of income as a driver. And yup, Compassion will send you a card! :)
And, you don't have to give your dad/teacher/teenager just a card. Get creative!
Partner the library with a book for dad. Or the chickens with those egg holders or a mug with a funny chicken cartoon on it for your teacher. Partner the Driver's Ed classes with a contribution to 16-year-old's car/insurance/gas/lessons fund [or just get them a key chain. ;)].
And, one last thing, on a different note. If you sponsor a child in the next couple days, maaaaybee your child will know by Christmas. It will be the most amazing Christmas gift ever - a sponsor. :)
And even if they don't find out by Christmas - it can be the best Christmas gift ever, for YOU. :)