spirit hood 200x300 Gifts for teens   Holiday Gift Guide Day 5

Spirit Hoods are a unique gift. Credit: SpiritHoods.com

I find teens are the easiest people to buy presents for because when you ask them what they want, they have a long list! Day five of the Bargain Babe Hot Holiday Gift Guide is devoted to buying for these almost-adults.

We’ve also suggested electronics gifts, gifts at Sears, toys for kids, and mens’ shavers. Coming up are gifts for kids, teens, men, and women. There will also be a day devoted to unique and quirky gifts, and we’ll finish the gift guide on Dec. 9 with a roundup of the best overall gifts.

Don’t forget to enter to win a $100 Sears gift card as part of the Gift Guide! Contest ends Monday, Dec. 5!

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gift dolls 300x216 What are the most popular gifts this year?

Dolls continue to be a popular holiday gift. Credit: gadgetdude/Flickr

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A survey from the National Retail Federation showed what gift givers plan to buy during the 2010 holiday season. It looks a lot like my Christmas list!

  • 20% say they will buy jewelry
  • 59% will purchase clothing or clothing accessories
  • 55% will buy spend money on gift cards
  • 53% will buy books, CDs, DVDs, videos or video games
  • 42% will make a toy purchase
  • 29% will spend on food or candy

The survey included responses from almost 9,000 earlier this month and listed the top 10 gifts for boys and for girls. The top gifts for boys included, in order, video games, Legos, cars (generic), Disney Toy Story (unclear if they mean the movie or figurines), Hot Wheels,   Transformers, Xbox 360, Fisher-Price Toys, Iron Man, Nintendo Wii, and trucks (generic).

The top 10 gifts for girls included Barbie, dolls, Dora the Explorer, video games, Disney princesses, Zhu Zhu Pets, American Girl, Fisher-Price Toys, Disney’s Hannah Montana, and Bratz dolls.

Stay tuned for BargainBabe.com’s unusual gift guide this year or go straight to Bobbi’s homemade gifts. What’s at the top of your list this year?

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