title: 39 Secret Ways To Buy Great Christmas Gifts: Free, Cheap and Easy Tips To Find Your Perfect Christmas Gift And Make Gift Giving Stress Free... Starting Right Now!
author: Eleanor Lancaster
description: Eleanor Lancaster is an editor, writer and freelancer and has authored many books in the series "39 Ways to" at www.39Ways.com
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  # 1\. Why I Own a Fluffy Neck-Warmer
  
  
  
  
  
  The etiquette of Christmas gift buying can be quite stressful.
  
  
  
  
  
  When I came home for Christmas the first year I was away at college, I met up
  with a girl I’d been dating the year before. It was December 23rd. To be
  honest, it wasn’t very clear what our relationship status was. (This was
  before Facebook, so I couldn’t just check on there.) I had just left my
  parents’ house to drive over to hers when a panicky thought struck me: “Am I
  supposed to have a Christmas present for her?”
  
  
  
  
  
  My mind raced. If she hands me a present and I have nothing for her, then this
  relationship is definitely over. On the other hand, if it’s already over and
  she doesn’t give me a gift, I don’t want to drop $75 on a girl I have no
  future with.
  
  
  
  
  
  I found a sports store on the way, and I ran in and found a fluffy Adidas
  neck-warmer you wore when skiing. I thought it was perfect. It really
  screamed, “You’r