WHO ARE YOU BUYING GIFTS FOR THIS YEAR?
• A majority of adults say they plan to buy Christmas gifts for family members (75%)
• 54% will buy for a significant other (only 54%?)
• 37% plan to purchase a present for a friend
• 31% will buy a holiday surprise for their pet
• Around 10% plan to shell out for coworkers (13%) or neighbors (10%)
STOP YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE WILTING BY USING SODA _ If you put up a live Christmas tree you’re probably familiar with any number of tricks and tips that are supposed to keep the tree fresher longer. Some of these include drilling a hole a few inches up the middle to adding aspirin to the tree water. Turns out the only hack you’ll need is 7UP. Other than checking your tree’s water level every day to make sure there is two inches of water at the base of the tree, experts at Hanleys Garden Center and Christmas Shop in Ireland say the fizzy lemon and lime drink is the key to a hydrated tree — three parts water and one part 7Up to be precise. The thinking is that cut trees (and plants) like the sugar and citric acid, and some folks feel that the natural lemon-lime flavoring may act as a preservative as well, though there’s no evidence of that.
From Today’s Show: BACON-SCENTED UNDERWEAR _ For the man who has everything, remember that J&D’s Foods, makers of Bacon Salt, has the perfect holiday gift for the bacon-lover: Bacon Scented Underwear. The company says the underwear features “state of the art moisture-wicking, scent-emission technology stolen from NASA … This intoxicating scent will last through multiple wash cycles and wearings.”
