Amazon recommends these nice Holiday Gifts

Nov 28 2008, 9:00am CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Amazon published a gift guide with recommendations from Amazon editors. We published the list of selections that include for instance the Samsung LN52A630 52 inch HDTV (photo).
Amazon offers gift ideas in categories like Under $10 - Stocking Stuffers, Under $25 - Savvy Shoppers, Under $50 - Great Buys, Under $100 - Practically Perfect, Under $500 - Worth Every Cent, Under $1,000 - Wish List and ver $1,000 - Dreams Come True.
The following are a selection of gift ideas from Amazon.com editors:

Under $10 - Stocking Stuffers

-- Care Bears rainbow watch $4.99

-- "Fearless" by Taylor Swift - audio CD $6.99

-- "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling $7.14

-- Lamaze Jacques the Peacock plush toy $9.75

-- "NCAA March Madness 08" for Xbox 360 $9.96

-- Skullcandy Smokin' Buds stereo earbuds $9.99

-- Misto gourmet brushed-aluminum olive oil sprayer $9.99

-- "Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game" for Windows XP or Mac OS X $9.99

Under $25 - Savvy Shoppers

-- Coby 1.5-inch digital photo key chain $12.94

-- Red Moon women's 100 percent cashmere cable gloves $14.99

-- Oster electric wine opener $19.98

-- "Brain Age" for Nintendo DS $19.99

-- Wild Planet Hyper Dash $19.99

-- Baggu three-pack (Endless.com) $22

-- Western Chief kid's hat and glove set (Endless.com) $24.95

-- Nautica men's multi tool set $24.99

Under $50 - Great Buys

-- Family Tree Maker 2009 Essentials for Windows XP or Vista $26.99

-- "A Voice in Time: 1939-1952" by Frank Sinatra - audio CD box-set $29.97

-- Philips Norelco 7310 men's shaver $29.99

-- "Chronicles of Narnia" Blu-ray gift set - (Available for pre-order, releases on Dec. 2, 2008) $39.95

-- "Fallout 3" for Playstation 3 $39.95

-- "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" for Nintendo Wii $39.99

-- 10k yellow gold diamond double circle pendant (1/7 cttw, I-J Color, I2-I3 Clarity), 18.25" $44.99

-- "The Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer - box set $45.65

-- Invicta Men's Pro Diver stainless steel watch $49.99

-- Plantronics Discovery 925 bluetooth earpiece $49.99

-- Axion 2 7-inch widescreen digital picture frame with clock, calendar and alarm $49.99

Under $100 - Practically Perfect

-- Mio Shape Select heart rate monitor watch $59.99

-- 14k white gold, round, diamond stud earrings (1/3 cttw, K-L Color, I3 Clarity) $59.99

-- Invicta men's Pro Diver Chronograph watch $69.99

-- AK Anne Klein women's double breasted pea coat with hood $69.99

-- Fisher-Price Smart Cycle $70.84

-- Breadman TR875 2-pound stainless steel bread maker $94.37

-- Empower em40 weight bench $99.99

Under $500 - Worth Every Cent

-- "James Bond" Blu-ray collection six-pack $106.99

-- Keurig B60 Special Edition gourmet single-cup home-brewing system $126.48

-- Marc New York men's wool stand collar open bottom jacket $129.99

-- DEWALT heavy-duty 18-volt 1/2-inch cordless drill/driver kit $152.42

-- Cannon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP digital camera (3x optical image stabilized zoom) $159.94

-- Playskool Kota the Triceratops dinosaur $199.99

-- Swiss Legend men's Limousine Collection automatic watch and winder $295.02

-- Samsung 19-inch LCD HDTV $299

-- Cole Haan women's wool cashmere coat with large envelope collar and tie on leather belt $397.50

-- 14k white gold round diamond solitaire pendant (1/2 ct, H-I Color, SI2-I1 Clarity) $449.99

-- TechnoMarine women's Butterfly semi pave watch $489.99

Under $1,000 - Wish List

-- Cole Haan men's vintage lamb Moto jacket $515.99

-- Ironman Adventure elliptical trainer $599

-- Pentax K2000 10.2MP digital SLR camera $599.94

-- DeLonghi ESAM3300 Esclusivo Magnifica super-automatic espresso/coffee machine $694.80

-- TAG Heuer men's 2000 Aquaracer Quartz watch $749.99

-- BE & D Kan Kan tote (Endless.com) $895

Over $1,000 - Dreams Come True

-- HP TouchSmart all-in-one desktop PC (2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor, 4 GB RAM, 750 GB hard drive, Blu-ray drive, Vista Premium) $1,922.99

-- Samsung 52-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color $2,057.13

-- Cartier men's Must 21 Swiss Chronograph watch $2,799.99

-- Carlos Falchi Grande Boat hobo (Endless.com) $2,910

-- Platinum, princess-cut, diamond 4-prong stud earrings (1 ct, G-H Color, VS2 clarity) $4,499.99 Find the gift ideas now on Amazon.com.

See also this Gift Guide Round-up we published earlier today.

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