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Holiday Gift Guide 2019 Wizenard Corollary

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“A book? A book?!” If that’s the response you got after gifting my first recommendation of the Wizenard Series: Training Camp then here’s the corollary. Tell the gift recipient that after the book is done, then these will magically appear.

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With Kobe Bryant as the creator of the Wizenard Series, you had to believe that a Kobe shoe would follow, in this case the Nike Kobe 4 Protro. Initially appearing as a player exclusive for DeMar DeRozan, this wizardry can also be yours for the giving come December 1.

Just watch that lump-of-coal gift of a book amazingly be read the next day.

Holiday Gift Guide 2019 The Wizenard Series

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It’s mid-October, so what better time to kick start Pulpconnection’s Holiday Gift Guide for 2019. As usual, these gift recommendations are simply that – recommendations from me to you but all from my point of view.

So my first recommendation is a book. Yes, a book, but one inspired by the mind of former NBA-er Kobe Bryant. The book is the first installment of The Wizenard Series, called Training Camp. It’s surprisingly good albeit a little repetitive towards the end. But still, I’m waiting to read more about the West Bottom Badgers and Coach Rolabi. What’s next for Rain, Twig, Cash, Lab, and Peno? That’ll have to wait for book two, but first, gift Training Camp and the Wizenard world to a basketball fan.

Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Bombas x Sesame Street

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Recently, I’ve noticed a nostalgic push in collaborations between brands. The latest is this Sesame Street collab with Bombas. The sock makers took elements of your favorite Sesame Street characters and created these fun socks.

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Not super obvious but you get just enough of a sense to know who the socks match up with. My personal favorite is this one.

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Yup, that circle on the socks is none other than The Count’s monocle, and both you and I know where you learned what a monocle was back in the day.

Get these socks from Bombas for a Sesame Street fan. Available for men, women, youth, and toddlers!

Slow Shipping This Holiday Season

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I’m sure it can’t only be me, but has shipping packages this holiday season been slower than previous years? I don’t ever recall having so many parcels delayed or even damaged. I even thought one of my UPS packages was stolen only to find it delivered five days after it was reported. Must be the sheer number of online orders is putting a huge strain on USPS, FedEx, and UPS. Almost every delivery service seemed to have suffered this season.

In years past, purchases with Amazon Prime shipping to Hawaii arrived in 2-3 days, really unheard of compared to the typical 5-7 days of free shipping. But this year, I was lucky to get my Amazon deliveries on time. One order was literally destroyed with only the box label delivered. Yup, just the box label, no actual contents of the box.

Like I said, I had thought a UPS delivery was stolen since it was reported as delivered. I couldn’t find the said-delivered package so reported a lost package and started a claim over the Christmas weekend. Nothing came of it during the weekend and by the time I received a response, the package showed up even though the reported delivery date was five days prior.

I was supposed to have received another Amazon order on Wednesday by 8pm (via USPS by the way). At 8:11pm, I checked the delivery status and saw this.

How was your shipping experiences this holiday season?

 

Starbucks Bonus Star Cookie

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For a short time, Starbucks had a promotion pushing their holiday delights. Buy a Snowman Cookie, Peppermint Brownie Cake Pop, or Cranberry Bliss Bar, and you’d get an extra star (but only if you received this offer). Although the cake pop is the smallest, it was kinda costly. So I went with the big snow man cookie. I think it had the most calories, but for the price, I thought it was the best bang for my buck.

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Starbucks Snowman

It’s Starting to Look a Lot Like Christmas

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Is it the early evening darkness, the cool nights, or ornaments for sale? Whatever it is, it’s starting to look a lot like Christmas, especially with all these “gifts” that have arrived recently.

Remember my order mixup with Strong Like Bull magnets? With great customer service, the problem has been resolved and my bonus order is here.

New Strong Like Bull magnet colors
New Strong Like Bull magnet colors

A DreamHost convention without swag is unheard of. DreamHost giving away their conference swag is welcomed.

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DreamHost swag

Yes, the simultaneous timing of all these arrivals made me wonder, then came the Klout McCafe Pumpkin Spice Latte #momentsofwonder promotion. Tasty!

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#momentsofwonder

But legally, I must say:

I was given a free product or sample because I’m a Klout influencer. I am under no obligation to receive the sample or talk about this company. I get no additional benefits for talking about the product or company.

But I will quickly reiterate – tasty!

Since Christmas is approaching, it’s time to start up the Pulpconnection Holiday Gift Guide for 2013. Keep an eye on this Pinterest board for some holiday suggestions.