Some of our
Favorite Sites:
Toys 'R' Us
Imaginarium
Magic Cabin
Rosie Hippo
Quincy
Hanna Anderson
Old Navy
Amazon.com



It's awkward enough when someone wants to return or exchange a gift. Why not let your loved ones off the hook? Hand over return shipping labels, printed receipts and any other information they might need—before they have to ask for it. Some websites (typically those run by big chains like gap.com and oldnavy.com) let you return merchandise to any of their bricks-and-mortar locations. If that's the case, be sure to mention it in the card.


When buying gifts for a child, Toysrus.com is a logical first stop, especially since it joined forces with e-commerce king Amazon.com. Shop by age, brand, category or price, check out the new giftsrus.com service or click over to Imaginarium.com for more educational items. Seen enough Playmobil people to last a lifetime? Magiccabin.com goes back to basics, with lovely toys, dolls and clothes homemade by a community of Wisconsin craftswomen. Rosiehippo.com, a mom-and-pop business in Port Townsend, Wash., sells easels and other art supplies, dollhouses, puppets, even kid-size sheepskin hats (click Assorted Treasures). quincyshop.com has a huge toys-and-games area; don't miss the Timeless section, with its sock-monkey dolls and little green plastic soldiers (a bag of 50 is $9.95). Determined to buy clothes for the little tikes? A colorful top from hannaandersson.com is a winner—but we're not too sure about the matching mother-and-daughter sweaters.

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