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Dreamers-a-Dreaming

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Well, well, well. You've waited to the very last minute, but still want to impress the heck out of someone with a truly stunning gift. That's a tall order, but here are four grand gifts that'll let you spend your way out of the hole in which you've buried yourself.

Burton Audex Snowboarding Jacket ($500) - Why not just sew an MP3 player into your jacket? That's what some crafty designer at Burton wondered one day. And the Audex line is the result. Stylish and comfortable, these pieces technologically advanced outerwear are the peak of snowboarding gear.
Available at: Eco Outdoor Sports, 792 Granville Street and Comor Sports, 1090 West Georgia Street

Wrought Iron Tiffany Chandelier ($1,000) - Any of the majestic lighting fixtures available from Light Effects would make an awe-inspiring gift. This one squeezes old-world charm and avant-garde sensibility into the same design. A shining gift.
Available at: Light Effects, 2412 Granville Street, www.lighteffects.ca

Dior Christal 33 Watch ($3,000) - A soft pink beauty on a steel bracelet. One row of sapphire crystal and eight diamond indexes make this timepiece a gift that won't be easily forgotten.
Available at: Holt Renfrew, Pacific Centre

BeoCenter 2 ($4,000) - This entertainment centre's touch controls and complex opening mechanism--the whole contraption spreads apart--will make you feel as if you're plotting a course to a galaxy far, far away rather than just dropping in a CD. With every imaginable feature, this is a system that will satisfy any audio/visual desires.
Available at: Bang & Olufsen, 1305 Burrard Street

If you're looking for last minute gifts that are a little easier on your pocketbook check out our gift guides:

• Girls-a-Making-up
• Cooks-a-Cooking
• Thumbs-a-Thumping
• Readers-a-Reading
• Stockings-a-Stuffing
• Fruity, Fresh & Full Bodied. . .