$50 gift card for Amazon.com... what would you get?

[SallyMander]

I am overwhelmed! Books? Movies? Clothes? Dog toys? :think:

[grannylib]

1. For me, it's a no-brainer. Books. Although there are a couple of CDs I'd

like...but no, I'd have to go with books.

[SallyMander]

2. Any recommendations come to mind?

I just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (sp?) -- it was amazing and heartbreaking and totally beautiful. Much recommended if you haven't read it!

:hi:

[grannylib]

17. I haven't, thanks for the tip!

One of my all-time favorites, read and re-read it, is "In This House of Brede" by Rumer Godden. It's an oldie, but I love it.
My daughter is a real fan of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and just got done with "Dreams from My Father."

[SallyMander]

22. I've never heard of that one

Thanks for the recommendation! I've been meaning to read the Omnivore's Dilemma as well. :)

[ZombieNixon]

3. Textbooks.

x(

[SallyMander]

5. Booooo

Hope you had a lovely New Years! :D

[Kali]

19. for $50? might get the forward from a used one

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. You know your own tastes better than anyone

What do you WANT to get?

It's not like these will be your last purchases in the entire world.

[SallyMander]

6. Well, i always want books

But what i really *need* is a new winter jacket... hmmm...

[azmouse]

7. I have so many books in my Amazon cart it's insane.

I'm hoping to order at least a few of them this year. Yep, I'd get books.

[SallyMander]

11. Yup, books are sort of my default option

Know i want them, know i'll enjoy them. :D

[XemaSab]

8. Field guide to birds of Comoros, Mauritius, and the Seychelles?

:shrug:

[SallyMander]

10. That's extra funny because

i thought about getting an extra copy of Salamanders of Ohio (mine is falling apart!) :rofl:

But i'm holding out for the new edition -- i hear a really cool DUer wrote one of the species accounts! ;)

[siligut]

9. Husband won one at his office festivus, he promptly gave it to me.

I, so far, have purchased Ice Age 1 and 2 for my five-year-old niece; Ice Age 1 is now her favorite movie. They don’t expire, so I will save the rest until I can’t find what I want in the stores, or need a gift and am too lazy to get up from the computer.

For you? I vote good, warm socks!

[SallyMander]

12. I liked Ice Age too, LOL!

Warm socks are always a good idea... that sounds nice as i gaze out the window at the sleety icy mess outside! x(

[malta blue]

13. books

I would recommend "The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz.

[SallyMander]

23. Thanks for the recommendation!

I'm going to have to bookmark this thread...

:hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Probably a dvd or two.

[SallyMander]

24. Hmm, yup, movies are good

We don't have a very good movie collection yet. I just watch and re-watch The Princess Bride. :D

[ghostsofgiants]

30. I buy DVDs whenever I can afford to.

I have a large collection of downloaded movies as well, haha.

[TZ]

15. Do you read fiction?

I'm working my way through Terry Pratchett's Discworld..Its a fun light read..takes your mind off things....

[SallyMander]

25. I love fiction - thanks for the tip!

I just finished the newer book by Khaled Hosseini, who wrote Kite Runner. Both of his books were just unbelievable.

[kath]

16. Well, the thing about books is that most of them are fairly easy to find used, at a much reduced

price. I HATE paying full price for books. Our library systems booksale is HUGH!!1! and the prices way low.(And of course, you can get 'em for free at your library, then you don't have piles of 'em all over the house, like me. :-) )

So maybe something else that you really want, that you can't find cheaper elsewhere.

[SallyMander]

26. You can get used books on Amazon!

But i really should just use the library more... our bookshelves are PACKED! :D

[whistler162]

18. I got a 8gb Cowon iAudio U5 with after adding $15 to the $50

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00118Z2L2

Before the price jump.

[SallyMander]

27. Wow, that's a good deal!

My ipod is still kicking, but i might keep that in mind when it finally kicks the bucket...

[whistler162]

33. That didn't stop me.

I have a few music players. I tend to be a bit of a junkie.

[arcadian]

20. I would get 5 $10 gift cards

n/t

[SallyMander]

28. To give away? Very generous!

:hi:

[Kali]

21. some bar ware

get a real muller and maybe some nice glasses

[SallyMander]

29. We definitely need some nice kitchen stuff

We are probably moving in the next year, so i'm trying to wait until then... but seriously, most of our furniture and kitchen ware still looks like we're in college. :D

[mvd]

31. Music!

But then I have a BIG music bias. :-)

[femmocrat]

32. A heated mattress pad!

LOL