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events, unexpectedly forgotten birthdays, that sort of thing. Some people keep these things in a box in the closet.
If it makes you feel manlier, appropriate an old toolbox for the job.
You'll buy a case of duct tape when you don't need it, after all, so why not pick up a few presents and tuck them away for when you need them? All kinds of stuff is marked off a lot right after Christmas, so pick up a few bargains for future use.
Of course, that sounds suspiciously like advance planning, and that goes against the solitary code of the lastminute shopper. So here are a few time-tested, never-fail ideas for lastminute gift emergencies:
• Batteries. No joke, this is one of the all-time great holiday crisis lifesavers. Think about all the toys — for children and adults — that rely on batteries. Give the gift of battery power and you'll be a hero.
• Chocolate. Fancy chocolates are best, of course, but nobody's going to complain about a case of basic chocolate bars if it's properly wrapped.
• Blank tapes or disks. Anybody with a VCR, a home video camera or a home computer would be happy to get a gift-wrapped box of the appropriate
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