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Georgia and Rene discuss ways to de-stress your holiday shopping, and our guide to the best zen and tech gifts for 2011. This is ZENandTECH!

Georgia's gift picks

Blends for friends tea
iSee Me personalized books for kids or Shutterfly photo books
Use iMovie or Windows Movie Maker to make a personalized movie or movie trailer

Rene's gift picks

Global knives
[iRobot Roomba vacuuming robot(http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=irobot%20roomba%20vacuuming%20robot&tag=mbn0c-20&index=garden&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325)

Shopping tips

Make a list before leaving to shop
Set a budget -- for each person -- before leaving to shop
Shop at off hours to avoid crowds
Shop online to avoid crowds
Get the store to gift wrap
Don't shop when you're feeling guilty
Make a note of refund/exchange policies