December 27, 2001    
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What is the best gift you received this holiday season (if you have a tradition of exchanging gifts)?

My (as of right now nameless) bear from my boyfriend.

Angela, 18
Bella Vista
, AR  USA

I collect cranberry glass. My two sons and my husband each bought me a piece. I received a single bud vase from each son with a rose and my husband got me a small vase.

Janet, 44
E. Brunswick
, NJ  USA

I received several perfectly nice presents, none of which were noteworthy.

Jane, 62
West Linn
, OR    USA

Diamond stud earrings from my husband. I couldn't believe it when I saw them!!

Tracy, 24
Ocean City
, NJ  USA

The best gift I got is a headset cordless hands free phone. I love it and Was surprised to get it. My second best gift was a digital camera.

Marci, 56
Diamond
, OH   USA

my parents gave me a video camera for Christmas. It is wonderful to be able to capture things like my toddler playing naked basketball  in the living room in all its silliness.

Maggie, 22
Sandwich
, IL    USA

The best gift I received was family. This year, Kevin and I went to 3 different famly holiday partys celebrating Christmas and family. It was wonderful.

Stephanie, 25
TX  USA

Sapphire, White Gold, and Diamond bracelet from my beloved.

Firelady, 23
Dallas
, TX   USA

The gift of love from my boyfriend.

Nicole2, 20
FL  USA

I think this may be the first year that Christmas presents weren't more important than being with my family. Perhaps I am ever so gradually growing up.

Karen2, 15
Boston
, MA   USA

I got a lot of great stuff. : )

Karen, 22
Marshalltown/Ames
, IA  USA

A scarf! It keeps me so warm :)

Melodi, 19
Gahanna
, OH   USA

These beautiful muck-luk (sic) boots. There's totally un-PC because their made out of buckskin and have real fur arround the tops, but I comepletely adore them. And they're from my Grams, which make them twice as special.

Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario
  CANADA

the "I love you" locket from my daughter

Nikki2, 28
NV  USA

The best 'gift' was not a 'gift' in the traditional sense of the world. A relative helped me prepare for interview questions...and tried to find me job contacts in Alaska...(which said person has)...which totally reeks of awesomeness.

Frodo
age unknown, parts unknown

My best gift this year was being able to have my family alive and healthy and with me. ( this year material things did not mean anything.)

Rose, 40
NY  USA

My husband and I exchange coupons every year. This year I gave him 4 hours worth of "Just Five More Minutes" coupons. He gave me coupons to support my campaign to get one of our dogs to sleep someplace other than in our bed, 3 additional hours at a social function of my choice (I can split the hours up over social events), and a coupon for letting the dogs in and out even at 3:00 in the morning. But the best part of the coupons are the pictures he draws to go with them. They are hysterical. This year's coupons are going to be framed.

Laura, 36
Lowell
, MA    USA

My sister flying home for the first Christmas in seven years.

Felicia, 35
Lowell
, MA   USA

Cd's Deftones: White Pony & No Doubt: Rock Steady

Patty

Family pictures and a very sweet note from a young woman we've been able to help through some hard times.

Jill, 60
Saylorsburg
, PA  USA

I received so many wonderful gifts but perhaps the one that stood out the most to be and really struck a chord was a wall hanging my daughter gave to me. It's a half moon with stars around it and completing the circular shape of the hanging is a small mirror. I had one years ago and it broke....so this meant a lot to me.

Fisch, 46
Preston
, CT   USA

Gift giving certainly isn't the biggest deal in my tradition, but I got a couple of nice things. My Dad gave me and two friends money to go have an amazing dinner at Lawry's the Prime Rib. That's probably the best.

Eric, 19
Beverly Hills
, CA  USA

uh.. ....probably my nephew letting me give him something. .

mothmc, 37
Los Angeles
, CA  USA

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