• last-minute gift shopping on Amazon

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    I prefer to buy all the holiday gifts for my friends and family from local businesses and craftspeople, but it’s not always possible: many recipients live far away, or need something very specific. And sometimes the online price, even with shipping, is far less than it is anywhere else – and I am not, by any means, wealthy. So there’s that whole needing to make the house payment thing. Should you have backed yourself into a corner and need a few quick fixes this holiday season, there’s plenty – whether you’re buying for a local friend, your spouse, or a faraway family member – on Amazon:

    furniture

    lighting

    tools & fixtures

    books

    and finally, for those who are either completely nuts, ridiculously rich or have a 30-foot entryway to light:

  • tools for everyone!

    I’m the first to admit that I am not the handiest handyman. However, maybe it’s a gender thing, but I love tools. All kinds of tools, gadgets, anything that will enable me to accidentally do more damage to my house while attempting to switch out a light fixture or thermostat or something else equally simple.

    As we all know, it’s important to have the right tools for the job, and in the interests of making sure you all have the right tools (as well as a jillion useful knicknacks that will come in handy on a regular basis), I’ve added a tool section to our Amazon Astore, replete with a coupla dozen near little doohickeys that you had no idea you needed – but now must have.

    So, should another equally disaster-prone handyman or handywoman in your home require that special holiday gift, look no further.