Because you know your parents so well, they should be the easiest people on your list to shop for – yet they're often the most difficult, for a variety of reasons: You want to please them so much you end up dismissing every idea based on the slightest possible imperfection They already have everything they truly need

Stuck on birthday or holiday gift ideas for your child, or niece or nephew While television and Internet provide endless advertisements that entrance your kids into wanting the latest fads - everything from battery-operated "pets" to silly shaped rubber bands - there is the risk your son or daughter will enjoy such a present for a day, only for the novelty to wear off quickly