Prompt Cast
Unique and Immune Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season
TLDR Planet Money presents a gift guide featuring items immune to supply chain issues, including action figures, exclusive beverages, and a new holiday song, while also discussing strategies for navigating supply chain challenges and the efficiency of giving cash gifts during the holidays.
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Planet Money presents a gift guide with items immune to supply chain issues, including a highly collectible action figure, an exclusive beverage, and a new holiday song.
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During the early pandemic, grocery supply chains struggled to adjust to changes in demand, leading to shortages and waste, but two years later, stores are now well-stocked, including with ingredients for Dan Pashman's homemade eggnog.
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Beanie Babies and big toy companies are finding ways to navigate supply chain issues by nearshoring production and cutting out links in the chain, while a podcast team shares their experience with toy manufacturing and offers a DIY solution for creating action figures using 3D printing.
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Normalize cash as a gift to prevent the economic loss of value during the holidays, as research shows that recipients often value gifts less than their actual cost, suggesting that giving cash or gift cards can be more efficient in avoiding this loss.
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A new holiday classic cash carol is created to normalize cash gifts and combat the deadweight loss of Christmas.
19:59
The idea of giving law treatments as gifts is introduced as a unique alternative to traditional spa treatments, emphasizing the importance of legal services in key life moments.
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A crafty professor demonstrates how to repurpose cloth face masks into a unique and stylish gift basket in a tutorial video.
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Give yourself and others grace during the pandemic, try new things, and prioritize taking care of each other, which is what the holidays are all about.
