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Give a Crappy Handmade Gift for Christmas
Evil WeekWelcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we’d usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We’ve got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.There are few gifts more blissful to receive than a lovingly handmade item—maybe a sweater in your exact size and favorite color, knitted by a grandmother who cares for you and wants you to be happy. A crappy handmade gift, on the other hand, is the worst. And yet, politeness requires you react to these two gifts in the exact same way.
If you are lazy, cheap, or maybe just a little bit evil, you can exploit this feature of human kindness as you plan holiday or birthday gifts. Your kid’s art teacher has been relying on this principle for years, by the way. It’s high time to unleash it on other adults who are expecting actual gifts.
The important thing is that, as you give the gift, you make it very clear that this gift is handmade. Really rub it in by personalizing the gift. Even if you’re making the same craft for everybody, explain to the recipient how you used their favorite color or incorporated some interest you believe they have.
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If you want to be really evil, take the personalization a step too far. Knit their name into the hat. Create a painting for a specific, high visibility spot in their home. Give them “gourmet” homemade cookies with peppermint chunks if you know they hate peppermint. It’s a perfect way to mess with that cousin you dislike without giving them a way to hit back—just watch out in case they give you a similarly thoughtful gift next year.
But you don’t have to be any more evil than you’d like. Pointing out that a gift is homemade is simply a handy get-out-of-jail-free card to evade criticism. You can remind yourself of this as you lovingly knit a sweater that you fear might turn out unwearably wonky. Or you can remember this with glee on December 23 as you decide to just glue some shit onto a toilet paper roll instead of going Christmas shopping.
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Conquer Your Pup’s Dander and Fur With $700 Off a Cobalt or Charcoal Bobsweep PetHair Plus Robot Vacuum
Best Home DealsThe best home, kitchen, smart home, and automotive deals from around the web, updated daily.Bobsweep PetHair Plus Robot Vacuum & Mop (Cobalt) | $200 | Best Buy
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Allergies can be bad enough as the seasons change. Don’t let pet hair and dander add to that by vacuuming it up early and often. That chore is easier said than done— unless you have a robot vacuum to do the work for you. This lovely bright cobalt Bobsweep PetHair Plus robot vacuum and mop, only $200 today at Best Buy seems like an ideal option. That’s a whopping $700 off, by the way.
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Today, exactly one year after Apple first launched the AirPods Pro — and thus the same day the very first AirPods Pro owners will see their one-year warranties expire — Apple has launched a repair program that offers free repairs or replacements for another whole year if your AirPods Pro experience issues with noise cancellation or static.
Specifically, Apple will fix:
Crackling or static sounds that increase in loud environments, with exercise or while talking on the phone
Active Noise Cancellation not working as expected, such as a loss of bass sound, or an increase in background sounds, such as street or airplane noise
Apple says only a “small percentage of AirPods Pro” are affected by the issues, but it apparently wasn’t just an early batch — Apple says affected units were manufactured “before October 2020,” meaning every AirPods Pro ever made might be eligible. That’s quite a recall if so. Apple says it will repair faulty AirPods Pro for two years after you first buy them.
We’ve heard complaints about degraded noise cancellation before, and at least one Verge editor has replaced their AirPods Pro under warranty. It’s nice to hear that Apple isn’t just cutting buyers off as soon as that warranty expires.
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