When I worked at Barnes and Noble, I got used to having hundreds of people call and buy and order things moments after Oprah told them what they wanted. I can say, without a doubt, that there is nothing on Oprah's annual list of expensive crap you supposedly can't live without that looks even slightly tempting to me.
If you want actual nice things to buy for a girl you know, I offer (once again) my annual list of nifty things. I can promise that anything here will be greatly appreciated by whatever sister/wife/girlfriend/daughter-type person you have on your list. Plus nothing here even comes close to the price of Oprah's favorite cupcakes.
Actually Good and Affordable Gifts That Are Not From Mall-Wart
Necklaces with nifty literary quotes like this and this. (the latter was a gift I recieved last year, and I wear it every single day).
Maggie's organic cotton mantra socks and tights. Best. Thing. Ever. Girls like socks and big girl tights are generally icky.
Under the Canopy makes really pretty, comfortable, 100% organic pajamas/nightgowns that are also reasonably priced. I think just about any girl on your list would like these. Girls like pajamas.
Wonderfalls on DVD. The best television series you probably never saw because it got cancelled after a few episodes.
Dark chocolate with poetry.
Leaf Nightlight (I'll admit that I probably would not have bought this full-price, but I got one at Anthropolgie on clearance. It actually has turned out to be one of my favorite things, and now that I know how much I like it, I think it would be worth full price.)
You may think cleaning supplies are a crappy gift. You are so wrong.
For a child:
Me, my cape, and i . I admit - it's a wee bit expensive (although it's still cheaper than those darn cupcakes Oprah likes so much) - but does it get any better? (nope)
(also for boys)
