Now,
Now, from
Now, from the Premera Blue Cross Studio, here's Margaret
Larson.
Larson.
Larson. >>> Good morning everybody and
welcome to New Day Northwest.
In a bit we will figure out how
to do a Christmas party that is
also a movie marathon.
We have the Grinch and so many
other things going on.
Over there, Steve Mason Sarah
Colonna are getting ready for
hot topics.
hot topics. They can barely contain their
excitement.
excitement. Starting things off, hello, we
are here with the white
elephant gift exchange.
Maybe you will get the most
coveted one or the one they
will bring back next year.
Here with an assortment of fun
ideas is Kerry Gibson-Morris
from Zulily.
from Zulily. There is a peanut gallery today.
>> Explain what a white
elephant is?
elephant is? >> I love white elephant
parties and @zulily we have so
many exciting new products.
They ring the bell for that
crazy gift.
crazy gift. We have lots of exciting things
here on the table.
When we think about the party,
it is about bringing friends
and family together or have the
phone office party.
Is just having fun and not have
a lot of stress involved.
>> So you bring a weird item?
>> The crazier the better.
You know, I have a couple of
crazy things.
crazy things. These are all top sellers on
Duke Kelly -- the Kelly -- top
sellers on Zulily.
It looks just like that.
It is spam and I am from Hawaii
so this is a staple there.
But you could find this in the
cupboard.
cupboard.
cupboard. It is actually a hidden item,
you can hide bottoms in the --
hide things in the bottom of
the can.
the can.
the can. It just pulls off.
>> Maybe some people would be
disappointed not to get real
spam [ Laughter ].
>> And these are all jewelry
things.
things.
things. >> And you could put your spam
in their.
in their.
in their. >> This is a trend that is
happily -- happening right now,
they are finding these products
which by the way, we are local
here in downtown.
If you're looking for that one
item that has a function, we
have some.
have some. >> Something they could
actually use.
actually use. >> This is an extra large mug.
One of my favorites is this
lovely tyrannosaurus taco
holder.
holder.
holder. [
holder. [ Laughter ]
>> I want all of those.
>> These items are all under
$20.
$20.
$20. >>
$20. >> What about this?
>> We have unicorns which are a
hot trend.
hot trend. >> They are so not cool.
>> We can have a herd of
unicorns, you could line them
up.
up.
up. >>
up. >> Is
up. >> Is this a necklace?
>> If you want to have this
look, you could put it around
your neck.
your neck. It could be a Pella Rask --
hello rest, actually.
>> Other ideas are all on our
website today, it is the white
elephant cell that is going on.
We have gnomes on the phone.
>> These are pretty cool, I
think.
think.
think. >>
think. >> You get your little boot
shot glasses or one of the
favorite is the coffee mug
toilet on the go.
>> I could get that for my
mother-in-law.
mother-in-law. [ Laughter ]
>> The goal of this white
elephant event is more than just
bringing a silly gift, it is
bringing together family and
friends and bringing people
together and doing it
inexpensively and having fun.
>> I love this.
>> This is a condo wineglass
lover event.
lover event. >> You can just have it in bed.
>> You could also have your
wine there which is perfect.
>> And it would look great on
my shirt.
my shirt.
my shirt. >> I knew what would happen
ahead of time.
>> Is there a price range that
generally you look for?
>> If you are a real enthusiast,
you want to keep it
inexpensive.
inexpensive. So we had these gifts on our
site under $20, several actually
are under $10.
So I love this can to hide
gifts.
gifts.
gifts. You can pick up these taco
holders for $12.
It is a nice price point.
>> You can get a three pack on
this!
this!
this! >>
this! >> All three of those bad boys.
>> By three for yourself.
>> We will post it on our
website so you can shop at
Zulily.
Zulily.
Zulily. One lucky viewer will win a $50
credit to spend on Zulily, go to
the top of the Facebook page
and then comment with your
favorite white elephant gift.
One of the people that enters
will win.
will win.
will win. Have fun.
Have fun.
Have fun. >>> We have Sarah Colonna and