“Hey Santa? Hey Saaaaaanta…”

And now I’ve gotten the most annoying song by The Wilsons (and they’ve sung some godawful crap) stuck in all of our heads.  You’re welcome.

Tip Of The Day:  As I posted yesterday, I’m on Fox 9’s Morning Buzz tomorrow (At 9:15!  Please tune in!  Yes, this constitutes begging!), instead of later on in the week.  Therefore, I’m switching things around and posting the Hump Day Opinion Poll today and the companion piece to my segment tomorrow.  Who knows?  Maybe I’ll run with this theme all day and brush my teeth with shampoo and shave my legs with mouthwash.  Ahhhh, MINTY.

Tip For Tomorrow:  Guess.  No, really – guess.  (Since I’ve stated twice already tomorrow’s post will be the companion piece for my Fox 9 segment, if you guessed wrong, you may want to brush up on your reading comprehension.  I’m just saying…)

Further Elucidation Of My Cheap Deal:  Soon little kids across the country will be hoisting themselves up onto Santa’s lap and spewing forth a list of demands.  I say, why should they have all the fun?  I may not be Santa Clause, but you’re all invited to sit on my virtual lap and tell me what frugal little boys and girls you’ve been.  While you’re at it, why not share with the group what you want for Christmas?  I’ll bet it’s NOT new front teeth.

Hump Day Opinion Poll, The Early Edition:

1.  What is the oddest, but most useful and frugal gift you want this year?  For me, it’s light bulbs.  In specific, one of the over-sized, oddly shaped light bulbs in my kitchen’s light fixture that’s been burnt out for months.  I have NO FREAKIN’ CLUE where to find these things, but I bet they cost less than $20.

2.  What is the oddest, but most inexpensive and fun/useful/cool/just-so-you gift you’ve ever received?  I have to say, the Box of Applause my BFF Larue gave me last year wins for random awesomeness.  It’s like a personal cheering section.

3.  If you could, what incredibly useful, and not overly expensive, gifts would you ask for?  Honestly, if I thought someone in my family would buy it for me, I’d ask for a year’s supply of toilet paper.  One year, my Ma gave me a ginormous stash of paper towel rolls for Twelfth Night (yes, we celebrate Epiphany), and it was ever-so useful.

4.  What inexpensive, but totally frivolous, gift would you totally love to get?  I want a huge VAT of the coconut body butter from The Body Shop – yummy smelling and highly moisturizing.  I also want to change out every single light switch and plug plate in my house with the basic white ceramic ones from Target.  They sell for just $3.99 a piece, and it’s not like I NEED them, I just want them.  As they are shiny and clean and fancy and pretty.

5.  What is the most frugal and fabulous gift you’ve ever given?  I still love the recycling center I made for my BFF HaC and her husband, Blondie.  It was four mid-sized white plastic garbage containers with flip-top lids.  Then I customized them with stickers to read ‘glass’, ‘paper’, ‘metal’ and ‘trash’ (or something similar).  Years later, they are still using them, which gives me a warm fuzzy (an odd thing to say about garbage containers, but still).

It’s about that time – no, not to bring forth the rhythm and the rhyme.  Rather, it’s time to state your opinions pertaining to the aforementioned questions.  The Comments are open, and awaiting your thoughts.  Have at it.