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Grow to Pro Basketball by Fisher-Price (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Toys"R"Us Buy new : $29.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours heartscry4's comments: fun indoors or out 2. Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Platinum Collection (Best of Thomas/James/Percy) DVD (DVD) Average Customer Review: List Price: $29.98 Buy new : $22.49 You Save : $7.49(25%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $17.28 heartscry4's comments: Boys love trains and these videos have great lessons! 3. Thomas & Friends Conductor's Figure 8 Set with Track Pack by Learning Curve (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Imaginarium Buy new : $39.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours heartscry4's comments: Great starter track for little hands 4. Thomas & Friends Percy the Small Engine by Learning Curve (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Imaginarium Buy new : $9.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours heartscry4's comments: My son's first favorite engine 5. Spider-Man Sleeping Bag (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Babies"R"Us Buy new : $24.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours heartscry4's comments: He won't want to sleep in his bed if he has this... nice for little company 6. Lincoln Log Conestoga Homestead by K'NEX (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Toys"R"Us Buy new : $19.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours heartscry4's comments: Great building fun 7. Spider-Man LeapPad Gift Set by LeapFrog (Toy) Availability: This item is currently not available. Customers also shopped for these similar items . heartscry4's comments: Spider Man is always a favorite, and leap pad is great 8. 3 Pack: 7" Mini Fun Gripper Football, 5.5" Basketball and 6" Soccer Ball by Saturnian 1 (Toy) Offered by: Imaginarium Buy new : $24.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours heartscry4's comments: Great for catch 9. VeggieTales - Sumo Of The Opera DVD (DVD) List Price: $14.98 Buy new : $13.48 You Save : $1.50(10%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $6.88 heartscry4's comments: Veggie Tales are some of our favorites! 10. SpongeBob SquarePants 40" Bigens Ball by Toys "R" Us (Toy) Average Customer Review: Availability: This item is currently not available. heartscry4's comments: A big ball is simple fun 11. Tree House Pop Up Play Tent by Stack Resources, LLC (Toy) Offered by: Toys"R"Us List Price: $39.99 Buy new : $24.99 You Save : $15.00 (38%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours heartscry4's comments: throw in a flash light and this is hours of pleasure 12. Bulls Eye Ball by Hasbro (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Toys"R"Us Buy new : $20.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours heartscry4's comments: Recently put on my 5 year old's Christmas list 13. Disney Pixar DVD Three-Pack (Toy Story/A Bug's Life/Toy Story 2) DVD ~ Disney 3pak (DVD) Average Customer Review: Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Used & new from $58.95 heartscry4's comments: New Classics for kids 14. Spider-Man 2: 3-Wheel Scooter by Sport Fun (Toy) Offered by: Toys"R"Us List Price: $29.99 Buy new : $24.99 You Save : $5.00 (17%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours heartscry4's comments: I never know where I'll find my son's scooter...he rides it all over the house! 15. Candy Land by Milton Bradley (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Toys"R"Us List Price: $9.99 Buy new : $7.99 You Save : $2.00 (20%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours heartscry4's comments: This should be every child's first game 16. Avon Groovy Scooby-Doo Watch with Keychain Availability: Currently unavailable heartscry4's comments: great for learning to tell time Create your own list! 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Amazon.com: So You'd Like to... give a great Mother's Day Gift Your Store See All 31 Product Categories Your Account | Cart | Wish List | Help Improve Your Recommendations | Your Amazon Home | Your Profile | Learn More Search Amazon.com Books Popular Music Music Downloads Classical Music DVD VHS Apparel Yellow Pages Restaurants Movie Showtimes Toys Baby Computers Video Games Electronics Camera & Photo Software Tools & Hardware Office Products Magazines Sports & Outdoors Outdoor Living Kitchen Jewelry & Watches Beauty Gourmet Food Beta Musical Instruments Health/Personal Care Travel Cell Phones & Service Outlet Auctions zShops Everything Else Scientific Supplies Medical Supplies Indust. Supplies Automotive Home Furnishings Lifestyle Pet Toys Arts & Hobbies Web Search So you'd like to... give a great Mother's Day Gift A guide by Shopping Goddess ,shopping goddess E-mail this guide to a friend Platinum Round Diamond 4-Prong Stud Earrings (1/2ct tw, G, VS2) Buy new : $820.00 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 18k Yellow Gold Certified Round Diamond 4-Prong Stud Earrings (3/4ct tw, I, SI2) Buy new : $875.00 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Remote Control Foot Massager Spa Availability: Currently unavailable See all products Great Gifts for Mom The ultimate gift for those with a big budget. Diamonds are a mom's best friend, get her this pair of high quality, elegant, where everywhere earrings if you dare. If it is your wife you are golden, for your mom you will be her FAVORITE child for sure! 'Platinum Round Diamond 4-Prong Stud Earrings (1/2ct tw, G, VS2)' or if she likes yellow gold '18k Yellow Gold Certified Round Diamond 4-Prong Stud Earrings (3/4ct tw, I, SI2)' To pamper mom........better than a gift certificate, she can use this as often as she chooses to feel wonderful. Who doesn't like a foot massage? 'Remote Control Foot Massager Spa' Luxurious product for the budget minded. Philosophy products are great and especially this cinnamon buns bubble bath, shampoo & conditioner all in one product. 'philosophy cinnamon buns shampoo, conditioner, & shower gel' Chanel No 5, an old favorite that still is fabulous today! 'Chanel No. 5 FOR WOMEN by Chanel - 1.7 oz EDT Spray ** Free US Shipping' For your health conscious mom. You want to have her around for a while, here is one of the best pedometers that money can buy - make it easy for her to count her 10,000 steps a day. 'Omron HJ112 Premium Pedometer' If she needs to monitor her blood pressure, a practical gift too! 'Panasonic EW3111W Precise Logic Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor' Is your mom a kitchen magician - here are some nice products to make her cooking time even more enjoyable (and results even better). Calphalon commercial line rocks - my three favorites are: GREAT everyday pan! 'Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid' Great for cooking up a big breakfast or a lot of fajitas: 'Calphalon Classic Nonstick 13-by-20-Inch Rectangular Griddle' Great for a solo omelette or whatever: 'Calphalon Commercial Nonstick 10-Inch International Griddle/Crepe Pan' Here's one more that is non-stick and great for two people: 'Calphalon Commercial Nonstick 10-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid' Le Creuset has always been known as a quality brand. This crock full of state of the art utensils adds a bit of color and whimsy to the kitchen and are more functional than most items out there. Choose your favorite color, this one is a nice bold RED. 'Le Creuset 7-Piece Spatula Set with Crock, Red' For the entertaining mom: <ISBN: 0684842289> Fiestaware has been a favorite for decades, just choose mom's favorite color, or better yet - mix them up. Nice for serving ice tea. 'Fiestaware Shamrock 829 5-Piece Drinkware Set' English bone china teaset may suit your mom to a tea. If you buy it get her all the matching pieces for other gift occasions. 'Royal Albert Old Country Roses 3-Piece Tea Set' Would mom and her friends like a good cosmo??? 'Stirrings Cosmopolitan Mixer & Rimmer By Nantucket Off-shore' Or a margarita???? 'Margarita Assortment' Gourmet foods are always a great gift for the mom that has everything. Coffee drinker??? Shhh, this is on sale, don't let mom know. 'Flavored Coffee Sampler - 30 count' Here's some kona coffee - better than starbucks. '100% Kona Coffee Sampler Gift Basket' Omaha steaks are delicious, can't go wrong with any choice here. This is enough to serve most families or a dinner party. 'Omaha Steaks Bacon-Wrapped Filets, (12) 6 Ounce' How about stuffed sole with crabmeat, yum. 'Omaha Steaks Stuffed Sole with Scallops & Crab Meat, (6) 4 Ounc' Fun loving mom - great for family game night and it has a TURNTABLE! 'Scrabble - Deluxe Turntable Edition' Classic monopoly here 'Monopoly Deluxe Edition' High Tech mom - what is better than an I Pod? Here is a sweet pink model. 'Apple 4 GB iPod Mini Pink M9435LL/A' This is not for a child to give their mom, but if a husband wants to give his wife a gift that keeps on giving. 'Hitachi Magic Wand Massager and attachments' Hope these get you thinking, there are many more ideas from plush bathrobes, to slippers to lotions to gadgets to books to gift certificates, sweets, flowers, etc. etc. Show your mom you love her and at least give her a card! Products mentioned include: Great Gifts for Mom 1. Platinum Round Diamond 4-Prong Stud Earrings (1/2ct tw, G, VS2) Buy new : $820.00 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 2. 18k Yellow Gold Certified Round Diamond 4-Prong Stud Earrings (3/4ct tw, I, SI2) List Price: $1,750.00 Buy new : $875.00 You Save : $875.00 (50%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 3. Remote Control Foot Massager Spa Conair Availability: Currently unavailable 4. philosophy cinnamon buns shampoo, conditioner, & shower gel Offered by: philosophy from $16.00 Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 business days 5. Chanel No. 5 FOR WOMEN by Chanel - 1.7 oz EDT Spray ** Free US Shipping Chanel Offered by: Perfume Emporium Regular Price: $55.00 Buy new : $54.99 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days 6. Omron HJ112 Premium Pedometer Omron Average Customer Rating: List Price: $39.99 Buy new : $21.69 You Save : $18.30 (46%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $21.68 7. Panasonic EW3111W Precise Logic Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor Panasonic Average Customer Rating: List Price: $79.99 Buy new : $58.99 You Save : $21.00 (26%) Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 weeks 8. Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid Calphalon Average Customer Rating: List Price: $168.00 Buy new : $36.99 You Save : $131.01 (78%) Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Used & new from $32.99 9. Calphalon Classic Nonstick 13-by-20-Inch Rectangular Griddle Calphalon List Price: $169.00 Buy new : $34.99 You Save : $134.01 (79%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $34.99 10. Calphalon Commercial Nonstick 10-Inch International Griddle/Crepe Pan Calphalon Average Customer Rating: List Price: $85.00 Buy new : $19.89 You Save : $65.11 (77%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $19.89 11. Calphalon Commercial Nonstick 10-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid Calphalon Average Customer Rating: Offered by: Cooking.com Regular Price: $139.99 Buy new : $39.99 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Used & new from $34.99 12. Le Creuset 7-Piece Spatula Set with Crock, Red Le Creuset Average Customer Rating: List Price: $70.00 Buy new : $59.99 You Save : $10.01 (14%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 13. Fiestaware Shamrock 829 5-Piece Drinkware Set Fiestaware List Price: $68.00 Buy new : $46.99 You Save : $21.01 (31%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 14. Royal Albert Old Country Roses 3-Piece Tea Set Royal Doulton List Price: $375.00 Buy new : $99.99 You Save : $275.01 (73%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $99.95 15. Stirrings Cosmopolitan Mixer & Rimmer By Nantucket Off-shore Offered by: ABountifulHarvest.com Buy new : $19.90 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days 16. Margarita Assortment Availability: Currently unavailable 17. Flavored Coffee Sampler - 30 count Average Customer Rating: Offered by: Black Mountain Gold Gourmet Coffee Regular Price: $30.00 Buy new : $22.50 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days 18. 100% Kona Coffee Sampler Gift Basket Average Customer Rating: Offered by: Aloha Island Coffee List Price: $42.95 Buy new : $35.95 You Save : $7.00 (16%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days 19. Omaha Steaks Bacon-Wrapped Filets, (12) 6 Ounce Average Customer Rating: Offered by: Omaha Steaks Regular Price: $165.00 Buy new : $89.99 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days 20. Omaha Steaks Stuffed Sole with Scallops & Crab Meat, (6) 4 Ounc Offered by: Omaha Steaks Regular Price: $31.99 Buy new : $19.99 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days 21. Scrabble - Deluxe Turntable Edition by Parker Brothers Average Customer Rating: Offered by: Toys"R"Us List Price: $31.99 Buy new : $30.99 You Save : $1.00 ( 3%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 22. Monopoly Deluxe Edition by Parker Brothers Average Customer Rating: Offered by: Toys"R"Us Buy new : $20.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 23. Apple 4 GB iPod Mini Pink M9435LL/A by Apple Computer Average Customer Rating: Offered by: Musician's Friend List Price: $249.00 Buy new : $199.99 You Save : $49.01 (20%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Used & new from $189.00 24. Hitachi Magic Wand Massager and attachments Hitachi Offered by: Mighty Vent List Price: $143.97 Regular Price: $79.99 Buy new : $47.99 You Save : $95.98 (67%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Used & new from $47.99 Create your own guide! See the Best Guides Top 100 So You'd Like to... guides Search So You'd Like to... guides More about Shopping Goddess Add to Favorite People Related So You'd Like to... Create a guide Stock your bachelorette-pad kitchen : A guide by Bear Huntdance, Bachelorette and Thrifty Gourmet Have the perfect cookware set : A guide by M. 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MSN Money - A practical wedding gift: cash toward a home MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping Money People & Chat Sign In W eb Search: Money S earch MSN Money: Help Home News Banking Investing Planning Taxes My Money Portfolio Loans Insurance Planning Home Retirement Savings Insurance Family/College College Tools Scholarship Search College Search Resources Decision Centers Commentary Index More Tools Related Links Message Boards Print-friendly version Send this to a friend Get market news by e-mail See if refinancing works Personal finance bookshelf Find It! Article Index Finance Q&A Tools Index Site map Related Articles Marriage means updating important documents Romance can wait; first, talk cold, hard cash Tie the knot without busting your budget Related Resources Decision Center: Essential homebuying guide Decision Center: Love, money and marriage See if youre carrying too much debt Stay at home or work? Try our calculator Related Sites Bankrate.com The Basics A practical wedding gift: cash toward a home advertisement If anyone asks what you want for a wedding present, you might try 'cash for a down payment.' Its legal, if you follow the rules, and asking for cash even meets the Emily Post test for politeness. By Bankrate.com June is the busiest month for weddings, and a forest's worth of invitations either already has been mailed or soon will be sent. A lot of couples want money for wedding gifts. A wedding-day cash infusion can make putting a down payment on a home easier. With prices appreciating rapidly in much of the country, lots of couples need all the help they can get. There are formal and informal rules governing gifts of money to help newlyweds buy a house. First, the informal rules: Is it OK to ask one's wedding guests for money? "It's not rude to request money as a wedding gift," says Peggy Post, author of Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette. "However, it's extremely important to ask politely." Peggy Post is Emily's great-granddaughter-in-law, the wedding etiquette expert for WeddingChannel.com and the main spokesman for the Emily Post Institute. She says one of the most common challenges that couples face is how to request money as a wedding gift. Doing so is acceptable, if done politely. If you seek down-payment money, get the word out through family and friends, Post recommends. Just don't include that info in the same envelope as a wedding invitation. "If you are asked point-blank what you would like for a gift, you might say, 'Whatever you choose will be wonderful, I'm sure, but money for a house down payment is on the top of our wish list,'" Post says. It's OK to say what it's for Go ahead and tell people what you want the money for. Who knows? If you let people know that you plan to spend the money on a down payment, rather than on a honeymoon in Tuscany, they might be more willing to open their pocketbooks. Wedding guests who insist on giving you yet another toaster or wicker picnic basket or a set of rosewood corn holders should be thanked anyway, even though they aren't helping you buy a house. "You should always accept any gift graciously, and remember that the choice of what to give really belongs to the gift giver," Post says. With the etiquette question out of the way, that brings up how to get the money from your guests' pockets and into the hands of the folks who eventually sell you their house. It's not simple, because mortgage loan programs have differing rules on the use of gift money in making a down payment. So know the gift rules Generally, you are expected to be able to make a down payment of at least 5% from your savings, excluding gifts. But what if you are too impatient to wait that long? Some mortgage programs allow you to use gift money if you can't scrape together that 5%. Loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration allow you to use money from gifts to make a down payment of as little as 3%. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two biggest purchasers of home loans, offer similar programs through lenders. Fannie Mae's program is called "Flex 97" and Freddie Mac's is called "Alt 97." If there is a problem with these loan programs, it is that they limit whose money you can use. The FHA, Fannie and Freddie allow you to use money from family members. In the FHA's case, givers have to be members of your "immediate family." It's up to the loan officer to figure out who is family and who is immediate family. What about friends? Can you use gift money from, say, the woman who has been your mother's best friend since kindergarten? Technically, no. The money has to come from family (or from a nonprofit or government agency, but they don't give wedding gifts). It wasn't always this way. In 1996, the FHA encouraged lenders to offer "bridal registry accounts," where couples could stash gifts from friends and family. "Then, when the newlyweds purchase their new home, the money will be available and documented through a lender-supervised account," the FHA said. A few lenders responded enthusiastically, establishing account programs specifically for newlyweds complete with gift cards that could be returned to the bank with a check enclosed. One such lender is SunTrust Mortgage, a subsidiary of SunTrust Banks. Through SunTrust Mortgage, you can open a bridal registry savings or checking account at SunTrust Bank. When a wedding guest makes a deposit, the bank sends a card to the bride and groom to let them know. Ready to find a mortgage? "When they're ready to go ahead and make that first home purchase, they access those funds and we get a mortgage for them -- and we hope they remain a SunTrust banking customer," says Cheryl Nolda, senior vice president of marketing for SunTrust Mortgage. In the last few months, about 500 brochures have been given to prospective couples, Nolda says. The lender usually sees an upsurge in interest in the two months before June and October, which tend to be the busiest months for weddings. Despite their success at SunTrust, bridal registry accounts never really caught on. You can always open a regular old savings or money market account to hold your down payment fund, but you might need to document where the money came from. That's easy enough when the money comes from your paycheck. If some of the money comes from gifts, be prepared to document the source. Encourage gift-givers to give checks from their personal accounts. And don't forget to write those thank-you notes. 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