My solution has always been "Made in my little craft room". (Reply #41)

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Wed Oct 13, 2021, 07:22 AM

calimary (69,116 posts)

41. My solution has always been "Made in my little craft room".

Handmade gifts have always struck me as the best kind. Besides, you never have to worry about duplication.

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60 replies	Author	Time	Post
'There will be things that people can't get,' at Christmas, White House warns [View all]	TheProle	Oct 2021	OP
Unfortunately whomever in the White House gets this blame.	underpants	Oct 2021	#1
No matter who was in the White House	forthemiddle	Oct 2021	#7
not the way of the world in media	stillcool	Oct 2021	#20
The blame goes to the fools who keep	wnylib	Oct 2021	#46
With global supply bottlenecks stretching into the future	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#2
We had a "Made in America" program for awhile	jimfields33	Oct 2021	#3
I think we were seduced by the cost of made in China	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#5
For sure. I'm surprised that so many do not realize that much of	jimfields33	Oct 2021	#10
We are all guilty to some degree	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#16
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#9
My solution has always been "Made in my little craft room".	calimary	Oct 2021	#41
That's true and very good.	jimfields33	Oct 2021	#44
I agree	OldBaldy1701E	Oct 2021	#45
Well, it's "Pinecone World" around here so I'm really goin' to town!	calimary	Oct 2021	#51
I have an auntie who makes things for all of us	Unwind Your Mind	Oct 2021	#53
My recent thought also.	sprinkleeninow	Oct 2021	#4
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#6
I think that is changing now that the workers are calling BS on that model.	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#17
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#19
Maybe is time to shop small, shop local.	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#23
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#25
Not exactly a comforting thought, but I sure do get it.	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#28
I avoided shopping local since the 2020 election	Marthe48	Oct 2021	#34
Buying American doesn't mean supporting Fascists but I hear you.	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#35
You forgot an important part of that....	paleotn	Oct 2021	#29
Sounds good, but extemely difficult to do.	paleotn	Oct 2021	#27
I was thinking about 'just in time' stocking too	Marthe48	Oct 2021	#31
Yep. JIT has been gospel for 30 years	paleotn	Oct 2021	#33
I guess we've been naughty	jpak	Oct 2021	#8
Perhaps this is a blessing.	cloudbase	Oct 2021	#11
Time to wind back on the holidays consumerism fever?	Aussie105	Oct 2021	#12
Yes that would be.	underpants	Oct 2021	#14
Read a great book back in the 90's	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#18
All I want for xmas is a steady supply of fuel and electricity during the hardest part of winter	yaesu	Oct 2021	#13
That would certainly work for me after my experience..	ananda	Oct 2021	#36
and coffee. nt	orleans	Oct 2021	#40
And beer, lucky we do make that here, nt	Unwind Your Mind	Oct 2021	#58
This is no surprise...I've been seeing shortages / shelves empty at the hardware store for quite ...	SWBTATTReg	Oct 2021	#15
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#22
Perhaps Mexico and/or Canada could but I doubt that they have the infrastructure to ...	SWBTATTReg	Oct 2021	#47
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#49
Maybe we just gather at the holidays...	EarthFirst	Oct 2021	#21
Would love that!	Marthe48	Oct 2021	#57
OMG!!111!! WOn't someone please think of the children!!???/11?/)	PSPS	Oct 2021	#24
It's all	Rebl2	Oct 2021	#26
Demand might not be as robust as a normal holiday season because	bucolic_frolic	Oct 2021	#30
We should remember antique shops, flea markets and thrift stores	Marthe48	Oct 2021	#32
Good idea! One that should gain more acceptance, since it solves several problems, IMHO.	SWBTATTReg	Oct 2021	#48
I thought of gift cards, too	Marthe48	Oct 2021	#52
That's a good idea, a kind of a 'gag gift' for XMAS event, so you'll still have fun over the ...	SWBTATTReg	Oct 2021	#56
What no fruitcake.	Historic NY	Oct 2021	#37
I want tRump and his corrupt pals to go directly to jail...	BigmanPigman	Oct 2021	#38
The GQP will blame Dems and claim we are once again waging a war on Xmas	Bristlecone	Oct 2021	#39
How will we possibly survive without our plastic Christmas trees and flammable stockings	Vinca	Oct 2021	#42
Local Home Depot	Deminpenn	Oct 2021	#43
Any Xmas jingles over the store music yet?	Aussie105	Oct 2021	#50
LOL. Not yet	Deminpenn	Oct 2021	#59
They've done that since before Covid though nt	maryellen99	Oct 2021	#54
True	Deminpenn	Oct 2021	#60
"'bottleneck' czar"?	ruet	Oct 2021	#55

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