Answers to Your Holiday Questions
Here I have the answers to all your holiday questions!
- Let’s start with the best way to send baked goods through the mail. According to food expert Ted Allen author of “The Food You Want To Eat,” pack all items at room temperature to avoid condensation. Then use the double box technique: Make sure the first box, which will keep your food fresh, fits snugly around the cake, cookies, or fudge you’re shipping. Then place that box into a second box filled with packing peanuts. Get your package to the post office by December 15th – that’s the last day to mail parcel post if you want it there by Christmas.
- Your next holiday conundrum – what to bring the hostess with the mostest? Party expert Cynthia Rowley says if it’s a family gathering, bring something fun to do, like a board game or a sled. If it’s an evening adult party, bring something for the morning after, like hot cocoa mix. Don’t bring a scented candle – which may not go well with the aroma of the food being served and don’t bring flowers that need a vase. That means the host has to stop everything to put them in water. So bring them in a vase, or send them a day ahead of the party.
- What should you give the boss? Career Builder says, if you don’t socialize with your boss outside of work, get him something for the job. A nice pen, a new organizer, a plant for the desk, or a nice paperweight.
- So when’s the best time to shop? The vice president of Loehmann’s Department stores says Mondays are generally the least busy day. Or shop mid-week, early in the day.
- If you can’t handle the mall, here are the hot keywords to type in on eBay to find the best gifts: handbags, watches, jewelry, iPod, perfume, cuff links and vintage.
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