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THIS NEON telephone is a perfect gifi for transparent types.

NLY SEVEN shopping days left until Christmas.
Ves, only one week unti! jolly old St. Nick comes
tumbling down the chimney with gifts fer everyone.

Here are some unusual holiday
gift ideas for last-minute shoppers.
FOR THE STRESSED-0UT
Most working people have experi-

enced at least one of the classic
symptoms of siress — tight neck
muscles, irreguiar breathing, upset
stomach ang clammy hands.

This year someone came up with
the bright idea of designing a line
of gifts specifically with type A’s
in mind.

If you know someone who could
dw with a good dose of stress
release, mark some of the follow-
ing items on your Christmas list.

The inflatable bat and rock are a
great gift for your frustrated
friends. Blow che item up, hit it
against something and you'll hear
the sound of glass breaking.

For the badgered bankers,
misused managers or any other
frustrated executive, the Stress
Express is another iherapeutic gift
item.

With one touch, the busy execu-
tive can leave all the frustrations of
the day behind. Phe Stress Express
consists cf a battery-operated
binca box with a mini helicopter
on top. Press a lever and the
heticopter will take off. ‘it's the
ultimate weapon in the battle
againsi siress,’” says Treeniendous
owner Leslie Donaldson. These
gifts are available at various novel-
ty stores.

FOR THE JOKER

For the get-even type, this year’s

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hot new item is Mr. C. More Buns,
the Moonie that sticks to car win-
dows. ‘‘If someone’s bugging you,
honking at you, or whatever, you
can just mooa them,”’ says
Donaldson. Tracey Hamilton of
Lynn Vailey’s San Francisco Gifts
Ltd. agrees that Mr. Buns is big.
“*He’s really popular. People just
love him.”"

Just squeeze a hand-sized ball
with a hose attached to it and Mr.
Buns will drop his pants. Available
at San Francisco Gifts, Treemen-
dous and other novelty gift stores.

FOR THE MUSIC-LOVER

One of this year’s biggest sellers
is the infamous Rock'n Flowers —
those battery-operated novelty
items that ‘truck”’ to sound vibra-
tions.

“They’re really popular because
they're so unusal,"’ said
Donaldson. *‘People look at them
and break cu’ iwughing. They're
youd %, someone whu's got
everything. "*

For Christmas, most stores carry
the Poinsettia Rock’n Flower or
dancing palm trees. Available at
San Francisco Gifts, Treemendous,
novelty and department stores.
Suggested retail price: $29.95,

For the would-be musician in
your life, the new Drum Man is the
latest electronic wonder that allows
you to play with any band in ihe
work,

The battery-operated device clips
onto a belt and piugs into a por-

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Ciiristmas gift ideas
for the fashionably late

table cassette player or stereo.
Each time contact is made with the
afr, the sticks’ built-in sensors res-
pond with a drum sound.

Press a button while striking the
sticks and you will hear bass,
snare, tom-tom and cymbals.

Drum Man is portable and can
be taken anywhere. ‘‘The beauty
of it is that kids can walk around
and drum and no one else has to
hear it,’’ says Donaldson. Avail-
able at Bobby Dazzler, Treemen-
dous, and other gift stores.

FOR THE BUSINESS EXEC-
UTIVE

To eliminate embarrassing mis-
spelled words in reports and let-
ters, the new Wordfinder 224 in-
stantly checks and corrects spelling
for 100,000 words. Just type a
word into the touch-tone keyboard
and press “‘spell.’? Wordfinder will
find the correct spelling instantly
— even if you have misspelled a
word or left a letter out.

The Wordfinder contains tvo
additional features: a thesaurus
with 660,000 similar and alternate
words, plus definitions for 50,000
words. In addition, a ‘‘jumble"’
function unscrambles words for up
to 10 unknown letters — perfect
for faraily games or tough
crossword puzztes. Wordfinder
and similar niodels are available at
various electronic, stationery and.
department stores.

Light up the desk of a friend
with a new neon telephone. These
see-through neon-styled phones

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innovations
&
indulgences

Evelyn Jacob

add flair to any decor. Available in
blue and hot pink, the neon phone
is made of crystal clear ABS
polymers. You can actually see the
complete inner workings of all the
phone’s components. ‘‘They’ re re-

ally beautifully made,”
Donaldson.

The neon stays lit and flashes
when it rings. It features last
number redial, tone or pulse
switch, and is designed with low
voltage operation for low power
consumption. Suggested retail
price: $295. Available at depart-
inent stores, Treemendous, Perks
and other locations.

FOR THE TRAVELER

With the Nose, you will never
have to ask yourself, ‘where are
my giasses?’’

Designed especially with the
long-distance driver in mind, the
Nose is the perfect perch for spec-
tacles. The chrome nose can be
mounted on a car dash board or
wall, or it can sit on a desk or
nightstand. Suggested retail price:
$13.

An alternate gift for the driver is
the doze alarm.

Great for long trips and late-
night driving, the doze alarm can
be a life-saver. To avoid dozing off

says

North Shore News

at the wheel, the alarm lets off a
piercing sound when you begin to
nod off and wakes the dozer up
instantly.

Powered by a mercury cell, the
alarm fits comfortably behind the
ear.

Suggested retail price: $20. Both
the Nose and doze alarm are avail-
able at Gulliver’s Travel Accessory
Store, Burns Leathers, Sinclair
Centre and Taboo.

FOR THE PERSON WHO
HAS EVERYTHING

The new Bobby Dazzler store in
Park Royal has a variety of gifts
for the person who has everything.

Take, for example, the heliuin-
filled remote-cosirol Goodyear
Blimp. The blimp travels
backwards and forwards up to 30
feet in the air. Store owner John
Perry says the helium, which can
be refilled, lasts for a minimum of
seven to eight weeks. Available at
Bobby Dazzler only. Frice:$80.

For the astronomer in your life,
put the Cosmic Star Gazer on your
list. The star gazer is a telescope

WHERE are your glasses? Only
the nose knows.

with a map that provides informa-
tion on 35 constellations and 60
stars. ‘You can look at a star,
focus in on it with the star gazer
and it will tell you everything
about what you're looking at,’’
said Perry. The Cosmic Star Gazer
costs $39.

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