Note: edited 12/10 1:42p to clarify puzzle clues
Recently coming back to Substack, I had no idea everyone had such loud opinions about the best gifts for the holiday season. Then, last week, I received no less than ten (10!) newsletters advising me how to best show my appreciation to the folks in my life through affiliate links.
Jokes on you: I don’t have money. I wish I did! I’d buy all your gifts and paid subscriptions! But I do not mind being poor of pocket, for I am rich in puzzles, puzzles, puzzles!
Below is a logic story puzzle. I’ll paste the plain text below the image in case that’s easier for solving. Not sure how to get you the answer key, I guess email me? EmHavertyIs@gmail.com
Gift Guide Gloom
You’ve carefully assembled an oddly specific online gift guide for your online newsletter, packed with affiliate links so you can make some coin for the holiday season. But oh no! The details on gifts, categories, and prices got jumbled up in your notes! Can you suss out what goes to whom in time to add to the deluge of gift guides in inboxes everywhere?
1. I am not paying more than $7.98 for the Yacht Rocker or the Guy at the Train.
2. While controversial, I do remember suggesting the child get one of the two discouraging items.
3. The Candle Cane gift set (“a minty treat you can burn while you eat”™) is perfect for assistants.
4. Why pay for produce when you can just hang out at the dumpster behind the Jewel?
5. Damn, new books are expensive. Not triple digits, but still more than you’d think.
6. What the dog owner doesn’t know is that the dog gets a matching cape.
7. The hairdresser’s assistant’s gift was cheaper than the dog owner’s, but more than $46.
8. My holier-than-thou yacht rock friend doesn't like it when I gift them dumpster fruit.
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