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Gwyneth Paltrow offers up top presents in festive guide



Gwyneth Paltrow kicked off the holiday season on Thanksgiving by turning her weekly Goop.com blog into a Christmas gift guide.

The actress offered to help fans get a head start on their Christmas shopping by listing the presents she would “love to give” this year.

Her picks include a record player, a deluxe backgammon board, and a SoulCycle stationary bike, and she also shared some of the best gifts she has received, including jewelry and a chopping board personalized with the names of her kids Apple and Moses.

Paltrow writes, “Happy Thanksgiving! It’s officially the holiday season, and with that in mind, it’s time to get on top of our shopping lists.”

The actress also offers, “Don’t get hung up on the idea that your gift has to be expensive to be memorable: Fold 1,000 paper cranes for a friend who needs a wish, or give a brooch from your collection to someone who’s admired it.”

You can check out her wonderful list HERE.

Also, you if you don't know what to gift your man this, don't worry, Goop has you covered!!!

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manaconda 24th-Nov-2012 01:00 am (UTC)
i wish people would be more thoughtful with their gifts. like, if we're close, just a really nice note would do if you're heard up for cash.

lol still bitter about the time an ex-friend gave me claire's clearance earrings when i was 18. it's like, does it look like i'm a tacky 10 year old.
plugmebaby 24th-Nov-2012 01:12 am (UTC)
yeah ia with that first statement, a simple thoughtful card >>> a half-arsed gift. ive kept all of my birthday cards cause my friends would make them or write looooong ass letters it was cute.

lmao @ claire's clearance earrings.
the_pinkdress 24th-Nov-2012 01:48 am (UTC)
I agree, actually. It sounds cheesy, but like a nice letter and card or something over the holidays is better than just spending money for the sake of spending. I'm only 24 so I'm not trying to act like I'm all ~old and wise~ but I'm starting to feel stupid asking people for presents now.
onaan 24th-Nov-2012 01:52 am (UTC)
Right? My friend revealed that she bought be a poster for my birthday, and it makes me so mad. I never put posters on my walls, and I never show an interest in them whatsoever. She's known me for 7 years and should know that she could have saved her money because that shit is going in the closet.
thefreshchuff 24th-Nov-2012 02:14 am (UTC)
I completely agree. I always put so much thought into my gifts, and then get like, generic bath lotions and socks in return.
boomboxrobot 24th-Nov-2012 02:15 am (UTC)
ia. I always make gifts for people and I never expect/ask for them. A few years ago my sister and I made our dad a huge poster with our top 10 reasons why he's a great dad and he cried when we gave it to him. Would we have had such a nice family moment if we'd bought him a hamburger press? lol
ninjacandy 24th-Nov-2012 03:14 pm (UTC)
But you would have future great family moments with that hamburger press, ofc.

Seriously, I get that it sucks to get rubbish gifts especially when you tend to give out great gifts. I have three international friends from S.E.A with birthdays in October and I got one a handmade weekend bag from a local desinger in her favourite colour, the other got a handmade pillow (she has a pillow collection and hadn't got one from this city) from a local designer and it had the four sites of our county embroidered on it and my other friend got a handmade apron (she loves cooking and I thought that when she goes back to Japan it would give her a great way to talk about her life here). They all loved their gifts - and I was upfront and said to them "If you don't like it or already have something like this then tell me now and I shall return it right away."

Anybody who gives a bad gift is lazy or doesn't know you. It's not hard to buy good gifts - it just takes thought.

tl;dr but the worst thing is when somebody doesn't thank-you for a gift...this happened to me :(
hollis1975 24th-Nov-2012 02:42 am (UTC)
ugh there are the people who give thoughtful gifts then there are the people who receive gifts from assholes who " remembered all of a sudden " and checked out the kmart clearance end cap.

i have more lotion kits then i could need for the rest of my 30s


endingonfire 24th-Nov-2012 02:50 am (UTC)
ia. I love giving people things that mean something.

Edited at 2012-11-24 02:52 am (UTC)
where_i_begin 24th-Nov-2012 01:31 pm (UTC)
I used to go out with a guy whose family is German, so the first Xmas I spent with them, I went all out and created a gift basket of German goods...even travelled to the burbs to go to specialty shops, found this beautiful hand-painted ornament with a German scene etc. What did I get from them? A single, pink flowery mug and saucer. And his brother and his wife (I did something similar for them) gave me a cheap lotion/soap basket...not quality products, more like something you'd get at a bargain store. I felt pretty let down and gave that shit away on Freecycle.
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