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If puzzles are on your list of gifts
for this Holiday Season, below are some places which could
make your search easier. If not, then below are the places which
could make you change your decision and still add some puzzles on
your list.
We plan to make daily updates to this tips' list for the three
upcoming weeks. If you think of more great puzzle places worth to
visit on the Web prior to the Holidays, please
drop us a line. Thank you! |
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Amazon.com
If you still didn't make it with Christmas puzzle gifts in the
past several weeks, get a last-minute chance with the best this
popular online store has to offer. Big selection of Puzzles,
mostly with huge savings. Surely, no free shipping at this point
if you
want the puzzle by December 24 (US only). Less than a day left.
Or Amazon Prime (US only). Free Super Saver Shipping over a certain amount is still
available for delivery after December 24. A whole bunch of Gift Services. If not them, then hard to say where else online. At
this point the three-week list of recommended online puzzle
stores for your Holidays is finished. We still hope you bought
some puzzles to make your wonderful Holidays even more amazing.
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year! |
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MaxPuzzles
Quite a good selection of inexpensive
Wood,
Metal,
String and
Wire puzzles. As well as
Children's puzzles,
Cracker puzzles and
Miscellaneous.
Flat carriage charge. Recommended final posting dates for UK Christmas
delivery: Standard Delivery - December 20th, Special Delivery -
December 21st. For deliveries outside the UK, please
e-mail them
first to get a quotation for the carriage. |
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eToys
A good selection of 120+
Puzzles, mostly for kids.
3-Dimensional, including Rubik's, Crossword, Jigsaw, Sudoku, and
others.
Gift Cards and
Gift Wrap are available. The
Gift Finder
based on the gender and age options can be useful while
searching through. At this point delivery in time is still
available with either Premium (with discount) or Express
Shipping. Please, take a look at
Holiday Order Deadlines. The US
shipping only. |
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Brilliant Puzzles
An extensive selection of wooden Puzzles, Brain teaser puzzles,
metal & wire puzzles, secret puzzle boxes and Classic wooden
games. Check the
New Arrivals category.
Gift Service is available.
Special Promotions / Coupons of four types are available.
Two of them - for the US orders (free shipping and a big
discount, both starting from a certain amount), and the other
two - for all orders (a flat discount and a percent discount).
Also, please check the
Shipping info. |
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b. dazzle, inc.
Their
Scramble Squares® always constitute great gifts for the
Holidays. Many categories to choose from. Take a look at
What's
New and check the
Christmas Scramble Squares®. Each puzzle
includes a panel of fascinating facts on its subject, as well as
a trivia question and hidden answer. They sell at
Shopatron.
Please check the
Ordering Info. To make sure that your order
arrives before December 25th, please place your order before
December 18th. |
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The Happy Puzzle Company
Over 300 award-winning puzzles, challenges, games and puzzle
books. Great selection at this UK online puzzle shop!
Definitely check the
Award-Winning Puzzles and the
Special
Offers. Guaranteed Christmas delivery on all orders received
before 12pm on December 19. Free delivery on all UK orders.
Check their
Terms and Conditions on shipping and handling,
including international deliveries. |
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3D Wooden Puzzles
130+ types of 3D wooden puzzles for your choice - great
educational toys for kids. One of the largest 3D wooden puzzle
online stores. Huge sale and discount on
Special items. A
discount for any order over a certain amount. Extra - free US
shipping for any order at a certain amount. More info - on the
Shipping & Returns page. |
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PATCH
All
puzzles produced by this toy company
and sold at very competitive prices can constitute great
holiday gifts for kids. Their
Holiday Sale includes two options
- either to get free shipping on any order over a certain amount,
or to get a discount on your entire order. Offer available
through December 31, 2007. If you place your order on or before
December 12, they guarantee it to arrive by Christmas. But,
please, note they ship orders to the continental US and Canada
only. Unfortunately, they do not ship to Alaska, Hawaii or to
the Yukon or Northwest Territories of Canada. |
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SeriousPuzzles.com
Puzzle
Gift Sets, mostly with free shipping. One
set you can
complete on your own. Puzzle
Gift Ideas under a certain amount.
Stocking Stuffers Galore! - a selection of
their smallest and most
stuffable puzzles. A special selection of
Money Puzzles - a
unique way to give cash or gift certificates. Gift wrapping is
available. Three types of
Gift Cards which are non-refundable
but do not expire. US Orders placed before Dec. 17th are
estimated to arrive by the 22nd or 24th. After the 17th, air
services like 3 day, 2 day, & Next Day have to be considered.
International shipping: Priority - 6-10 days, Express - 3-5 days. |
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Mr Puzzle
Over 260 puzzles to buy. Extra -
Gift Vouchers and
Gift Wrapping
with a Gift Card inside. If you never bought a puzzle as a gift
before, they have valuable
Tips for you. Shipping is worldwide next
business day. 1-2 week delivery most countries. Australasia/Pacific
much faster. Once again Mr Puzzle announces his traditional
Limited Edition Release - December 2007. That means 30
copies of the three selected Limited Edition puzzles are
produced only. This year these are three Big Burrs. Don't forget
the quantities are limited! |
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ThinkFun
At the beginning of 2007 they had introduced four
hot-candidate-for-award puzzles -
Hot Spot™,
Pete's Pike™,
Cover
Your Tracks™ and
Treasure Quest™. Recently they also introduced
Serpentiles™ and
Top This!™ As is usual with the products from
ThinkFun, a leading creator of mind-challenging games, including
the Rush Hour® bestseller, all these six puzzles constitute a
wonderful gift for any puzzle holidays. You can buy them either
from
ThinkFun directly,
or from Amazon, adding to your bigger holiday cart there:
Hot Spot™ ,
Pete's Pike™ ,
Cover Your Tracks™ ,
Treasure Quest™ ,
Serpentiles™ , and
Top This!™. |
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Kadon
Gamepuzzles
More than two hundred high quality lasercut acrylic and
handcrafted wooden games and puzzles. If you haven't bought
their puzzles before you will definitely enjoy them now. If you
have, you will definitely enjoy more puzzles from them. They also provide
gift certificates and
gift wrapping. Their deadline
to guarantee your orders before Christmas - December 22. Orders
received by December 6 receive a bonus gift!
Hurry up! |
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