Holiday gift guide 2008: On a budget

WIN THIS GIFT BASKET!
Tell us about the worst present you’ve ever received and you could take home one of three bundles of goodies worth more than $2,000. Each basket comes with a one-year membership to Crunch Gym, a Radley shoulder bag, an 80 Minutes in Haven facial at Haven Spa, a Lucid Absinthe gift set, one week of meals from Nu-Kitchen and more. Send your story to giftguide@timeoutny.com by December 1. Got a picture of your crappy gift? Send that in, too.

Each basket contains: Radley Sukie shoulder bag in red leather, $345, at Bloomingdales (various locations throughout the city; go to bloomingdales.com for info); Bobi long striped scarf, $18, at revolveclothing.com; Nahui Ollin Moonlite clutch, $59, at nahuiollin.com; Karma sparkling wine, $28 for a four-pack, at winerz.com; W Hotels The Sound of Wonderlust CD, $15, at whotelsthestore.com; Thinkproducts thinkThin bars, $17 for a box of ten, at Whole Foods (various locations throughout the city; go to wholefoodsmarket.com for info); two tickets to Off Broadway show Geometry of Fire, $40 each, at rattlestick.org; one-year membership to Crunch gym, $1,000, crunch.com; gift certficate for 80 Minutes in Haven facial, $150, at Haven Spa, 150 Mercer St at Prince St (212-343-3515); Lucid Absinthe gift set, $60, at Park Avenue Liquors, 292 Madison Ave between 40th and 41st Sts (212-685-2442); Godiva Chocoiste Candy Cane Crunch, $15, at Godiva Rockefeller Center, 52 W 50th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (212 399-1875); one week of meals from Nu-Kitchen, $200, at nu-kitchen.com; Allison Daniel dotted-rectangle cuff in silver or gold, $68, at allisondanieldesigns.com; 10 Cane Rum Mojito Kit, $35, at 10cane.com.