G ifts run the gamut, from shavers and
h igh-tech turntables to fashionable
l uggage, digital picture frames, GPS/
h eart-rate monitor combinations and
D VD box sets.
Gifts of travel
Trips. Costco Travel offers vacations and
adventures over the moon, such as Cancun’s
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, Elvis’ Vegas
strip and Mickey’s resorts, adventures and
cruises. Just call 1-877-849-2730 or visit
costco.com and click on “Travel.”
Give the gift of relaxation (or take it for
yourself) with BedandBreakfast.com getaway
gift certificates.*
For a day to remember, check out the
Mario Andretti “Drive a Race Car” voucher
on costco.com.
Trip trappings. Gear up June 1 for High
Sierra nontraditional luggage sets with split
packing compartments for dirty and clean
clothes. Costco’s $129 sure beats the pants off
the $630 charged by another retailer. Check
out Samsonite’s rolling briefcases and
Costco’s Kirkland Signature™ luggage* too.
Costco.com zips this category up with
lightweight, micro-ballistic nylon Skyway
luggage collections. The site also highlights a
stainless steel National Geographic watch
with 30-city world times and calendar functions, plus oodles of tot travel paraphernalia,
including the GoGo Kidz TravelMate, which
puts wheels on your baby’s car seat for those
long airport walks.
Trip memories. Just point and shoot
Canon’s new EOS Rebel Xsi with 12. 2 MP and
3.0-inch live-view LCD screen and costco.
com’s new Canon SD1100 8 MP with 3x optical zoom. Consummate shutter nuts will go
gaga over the site’s Nikon 12 MP D300 SLR
FRANCE FREEMAN
(digital single-lens reflex) camera body, capable
of shooting six frames per second.
Trip guidance. The Global Positioning
System (GPS) uses satellites to provide accurate real-time navigation for boaters, walkers,
drivers … and dads. In addition to turn-by-turn directions, some GPS units locate the
nearest services such as hospitals and ATMs.
Models never stay in warehouses or on the
costco.com Web site for long, so don’t hesitate.
Take a look at costco.com’s new Garmin
C550 GPS with 3.5-inch touch screen (
coupon savings of $100 are available May 16 to
June 1) and Garmin e Trex Legend Cx, a
pocket-size mapping handheld personal navigator with full North and South America base
map. It’s great for hikers and offers additional
coupon savings through May 11. Also, the
Garmin 760 has Passport savings of $100 on
June 2 through 8.
Gifts of technology
Ear tech. In addition to the 80 GB iPod,
explore the warehouses’ V-Moda high-definition earbuds designed for MP3s and portable
DVD players.
The Ion iTTUSB turntable transfers
music from vinyl to computers for archiving
or converting to CDs or MP3s. Coupon savings are available May 16 to June 5.*
Body tech. Garmin’s Forerunner 301
GPS Personal Trainer and Heart Rate Monitor
provides results in a heartbeat for running,
biking and other sports. Through May 11 you
can save with a costco.com coupon. For a
smoother you, check out advanced shavers—
the Braun 360° Complete Self Cleaning
Shaver and the Philips Norelco SpeedXL
(Passport savings of $20 from June 2 to 8).*
Tele-tech. Tune in to the warehouses’ Sony
WL135 series of 40-, 46- and 52-inch LCD
HDTVs. They’re loaded with great features,
including 1080p resolution and 120 Hz refresh
rate for ultra-sharp, smooth motion viewing.
Costco.com suggests the new Sharp
46-inch LC-C4654u LCD TV with 1080p and
a crisp 7500: 1 contrast ratio for deeper blacks
and richer colors.
Chip-tech. The Gateway 14.1-inch, garnet red T-6828 notebook computer, with one-touch multimedia keys, integrated webcam
and 3 GB of memory, pops off warehouse
shelves. And the slim 22-inch monitor from
ViewSonic is large enough for two applications to run side by side.
Costco.com’s innovative Toshiba A305
brings together 3 GB of RAM and the Intel Core
2 Duo Processor for higher performance levels
using less power. And for mouse haters, there’s
the site’s new Dell 21-inch Latitude XT Tablet.
Back up your info with the Simple Tech
Mini USB 2.0 portable hard drives in velvety
smooth dark blue and red rubberized metallic covers.
Reenergize with the Alps Charging Station
Valet for organizing and recharging cell phones,
MP3 players, PDAs and/or games … and holding jewelry.
Yes, this can be a challenging time to
reward parents or graduates. Whether it’s time,
travel or technology, with this list in your
hand and Costco on your side, you can feel
confident that whoever you’re shopping for
will come out on top. C
The Herculean Olympus
CAN THE OLYMPUS STYLUS
850 SW™ take a licking and
keep right on clicking? You bet
it can. I dropped this mighty
point-and-shoot camera numerous times out our car’s window,
down a flight of stairs and on
the sidewalk; rolled it around the
muddy garden and washed it off
in the sink; plopped it in ice water for
six hours; submerged it in a goldfish
bowl … and plan to take it with me on
Costco Travel’s upcoming South Africa
safari adventure. The Olympus functions perfectly every time and produces
priceless memories too. Grab this on-the-go, internal zoom lens, 8 MP workhorse in warehouses now.—PV
