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The Lion King Sent All This Stuff To A Hospitalized Reader

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Drew was diagnosed with cancer last month. His chemotherapy kept him from using the Lion King tickets he had given to his girlfriend for Valentine's Day, so he told her to go with one of her friends. After the show, she stopped by the management office to ask if they had anything she could bring to Drew in the hospital. Though they had nothing on hand, they promised to send him "something special." A few days later, DHL showed up with up with all this free stuff and a nice personalized note. More »

6:03 PM on Sun Apr 20 2008
By Carey
17,596 views, 44 comments

Latest by riverstyxxx: That was incredibly nice of them, best of luck in your recovery. I'll pray for you! more »

above and beyond

Bungie Sent All This Free Swag To The Gamer Whose XBox 360 Artwork Microsoft Destroyed

Remember Nathanial? Microsoft's repair center senseless erased the valuable signatures and cool artwork he had painstakingly collected on his XBox 360. When Bungie, the maker of Halo, saw what happened, they wanted to help—even though they had nothing to do with the calamity. They decided to ship Nathanial an awesome swag bag stuffed with signature-adorned freebies. More »

6:30 PM on Sat Mar 8 2008
By Carey
18,935 views, 72 comments

fruitcakes

Yes, Virginia, There is a Fruitcake Review Blog

Hey, what do you know. It turns out that some people do actually like fruitcake. No, we're serious. Anyway, a reader sent us a link to her friend's fruitcake blog. Yes, someone has been tasting and writing about fruitcakes since the summer. Why would anyone do this? I'm sure she has her reasons, and I'm sure you can read about them on her blog. Personally, we hate even the smell of fruitcakes, but to each her own.—MEGHANN MARCO (Thanks, Nancy!) More »

11:36 AM on Thu Dec 14 2006
By Meg Marco
321 views, 9 comments

Latest by prajalp: The Harry and David fruitcake is my favourite! I would recommend it to anyone. more »