Sentences with phrase «expensive gifts this year»

I didn't do a lot of holiday baking last year, but I am considering giving cookies and cakes away instead of expensive gifts this year.

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He added that, in Singapore, some indicators of Chinese New Year spending that give him signals for the health of the economy are the demand for gift baskets and hampers and the queues for bakkwa — a sweet barbecued pork jerky in Singapore which sells for about $ 38 (S$ 50) per kilogram, and gets more expensive the closer it gets to the actual holiday.

A Michigan helmet and a pair of Jordans are probably among the more curious gifts he's gotten: a helmet for a sport he's shown no interest in and a pair of extremely expensive sneakers for an 80 - year - old man who's made a life out of fighting for the poor and income equality.

And occasionally, you will be presented with the gift of a very, very expensive superstar who will affect your payroll and roster - building for years.

This exceptionally gifted 20 - year - old has risen to world class status in a very short space of time since making his debut for Borussia Dortmund, and has recently become the most expensive German player of all time with a lucrative # 31million move to Dortmund's rivals Bayern Munich.

None of the parents knew that their beloved and winning coach — this glib, engaging soul who had lived with and among them, who had so generously baby - sat their kids, taken the youngsters to movies and bought them expensive gifts — had undergone more than five years of treatment in two state mental hospitals for child molesting.

We will probably continue to use this for another year because it was a gift and also because it is very expensive.

I love that they are fully reusable, and I was surprised to find that they are really not much more expensive than buying paper gifts backs (and they will last more than 20 years!).

Mitch and I decided to take a minimalist approach to V - Day this year - forgoing gifts and expensive gestures.

I had a few years where I did homemade gifts, but now, with all the shipping (and the cost of it), it is getting a bit expensive.

Between buying gifts, decorating and making travel plans, this time of year can get expensive quickly.

This is the best sale of the year because this is when I will shop for our fall and winter wardrobe, and even early Christmas gifts, you know how expensive those things are during season.

When Alex offers «I feel funny» in response to receiving a gift from Carter that's a little too expensive for a first - year NYU student, she says it in a way that feels so off - guard and unaffected that you're almost embarrassed for your voyeurism.

Murphy has taken under wing an awkward 16 - year - old, Martin (Barry Keoghan), buying him lunch and expensive gifts and playing mentor.

Years in the making and Hou's most expensive production by far, this Cannes Best Director winner (which absolutely should have taken home the Palme D'Or) is the Best Asian Film of 2015 and a gift to cinephiles the world over.

In 1996, after years of lazy, sloppy, expensive flops, Murphy was gifted with a comeback, thanks to The Nutty Professor and then Dr. Dolittle.

We'll have to wait until next year for McLaren's open MP4 - 12C, which is rumoured to use the same roof mechanism, but in the meantime there's the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder LP570 - 4 Performante (# 188,388), the Audi R8 Spyder V10 (# 117,710) and the Mercedes SLS Roadster (# 176,895)-- all good, all sonically gifted, all less expensive than the Ferrari.

I've been saving up my Amazon gift cards from the past two years for the time a new kindle would be issued and I plan to get the WiFi version with the «special offers» / ads, so it shouldn't be too expensive for me.

Interest rates will make those gifts more expensive than they're worth, and the increased credit card payments in the new year will undoubtedly impact your quality of life, since you'll be spending more on paying credit card bills and less on everything else.

You have seen it a million times on the big screen; elaborate romantic gestures meant to woo a new mate, expensive gifts dangled as peace offerings after a big fight, or surprise vacations to get away and reconnect after years of distance.

Norwich residents hoping for an expensive gift from a loved one shouldn't get their hopes up, as the research revealed that one in 20 (5 %) are planning to spend less than a tenner on gifts this year.

It actually wasn't a «true» cedar chest, it was just veneer which had been almost completely ruined over the years, but there was some sentimental value as it is probably the most expensive gift my mother was ever able to give to me.