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My Big, Fat, Cuban Family Cubiche Christmas Gift Guide

December 18, 2012 By Marta Darby 7 Comments

Christmas shopping.

I am so not the get-up-at-the-crack-of-dawn-to-snap-up-deals-on-Black-Friday type of person. I am much more the online-shopper-in-my-pjs type. (However, if you tell anyone about the PJ thing, I'll most certainly deny it, but that's not important right now.)

It's just a matter of covering more territory while sitting in the comfort of your PJs (or not…) and finding fabulously different gifts. Plus think of the savings on gas!

For example, I'm pretty sure Target doesn't carry a Tardis 4-port USB hub for my nerdy,  Dr.Who-loving son, Jonathan. But ThinkGeek does. (Don't worry. I've given nothing away. He doesn't read my blog unless I ask him to.)

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Also, I may or may not have gotten one for myself. (Don't judge me.)

My mom, Luza, who is 98 now, says she loves the hustle and bustle of going shopping at Christmastime and that she loves fighting crowds and she loves carrying lots of bags and packages around. I remind her that she hasn't been Christmas shopping on her own since the 70's and that perhaps what she probably remembers is a scene from a Christmas movie and that maybe her memory is not what it used to be. (Note to self: Don't ever contradict an Old Cuban Woman on what she may or may not remember. That is all.)

So, back to online shopping.

I live in a wonderful all-American Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly neighborhood in Southern California. It's not just the place to be finding gifts with an especially Cuban sensibility. Sad, but true.

This is why God invented online shopping. To get the perfect gift for your Cuban Cubiches. (For my non-Cuban readers, a "cubiche" is loosely translated as "Cuban kin.")

Which is why I'm providing the… *drum roll, please*

My Big, Fat, Cuban Family Cubiche Christmas Gift Guide

Disclaimer: These are places that I myself have ordered from and who have delivered on quality and service. None of them are paying me for this free linky-love. (I wish! *sigh*)

1) From Cuban Food Market (if you're in Miami, the name of the store is Sentir Cubano on Calle 8):

Tacitas
Tacitas! Or Demitasse espresso coffee cup gift set. With a Cuban flag on them and they come in a "it's a Cuban Chrismas" straw gift bag. I think, yes! (Trust me, there is nothing like this in Mission Viejo.)

2) From the "Jewelers to the Cuban Communtiy," Santayana Jewelers:

Santayana charm bracelet

The Habana Bead Collection of Charms. They fit Pandora and Chamilia bracelets. And come in such genius designs as: A cafetera, Corazon de melon, Azucar, and Caja China. Go check them out. You must see to believe.

Santayana Jewelers is running a special promotion right now: $40 off on your purchase of $150 or more. Trust me, I have already taken advantage of this great deal (someone in my family is going to be deliriously happy on Christmas morning). The promotion expires January 6th, 2013 – El Dia de Los Reyes. Of course. That's sooo deliciously Cuban, isn't it?

VERY COOL PROMOTION ALERT! Just for MBFCF readers: If you suggest a design and they make it into a charm, they will send the winner that charm. Come on, people! I know you've got this. Leave suggestions in the comment section of this post.

3) And of course, my good friends at Habana Brand Clothing have got the most fabulous über-Cuban (<–is that a word?) designs on their high quality shirts.

I also want to take a moment to thank Habana Brand and all the MBFCF readers who suggested new designs for their shirts. They have assured me they are hard at work creating some of your concepts. Way to go, kids!

This one is hot off the press (thanks to YOU!) – Ladies V-neck Vintage Ride T. Click HERE to order and see the rest of their beautiful line. That's my Lucy being all cute in her Cubanity (<–is that a word?) and rocking the Habana Brand Vintage Ride tshirt.

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They're also having a Facebook promotion right now as the Cuban community finds them online and they are working their way to 1,000 "likes." Please go like Habana Brand Clothing on Facebook. And please share with your friends.

HBC promotion

Go! Shop! Be proud of your Cubanity! (<–That should totally be a word!)

You might also like:

The Latino Family Gift Guide My Big Fat Cuban Christmas Gift Guide 2019 My Big Fat Cuban Christmas Gift Guide 2017 The Smart Cuban’s Christmas Gift Guide

Filed Under: Cuban Christmas Tagged With: Cuba, Cuban, Cuban Christmas shopping guide, Cuban designs, Cuban gifts, Cuban tshirts, Cuban-American, Habana Bead Collection, Habana Brand Clothing, online shopping, Santayana Jewelers

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  1. AVH says

    December 18, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    Chancleta charm

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  2. Zelde says

    December 18, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    Hola Marta La Jewbana! I have already ordered from many of the same- mainly due to YOU!!As for the wonderful beads from Rudy at Santayana, 2 ideas: one is a timbales bead and the other is the Jewish form of the Azabache bead; That is, it needs to be in Red to ward off the Evil Eye!
    Wishing you and the Fam Lots of Light in this Season of Light and all the Blessings in the World!
    Un beso, Zelde

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  3. Isora Martinez says

    December 18, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    Oh My God, I cant belive you live in Mission Viejo and your Cuban, I lived there in 2010 and there are no Cubans there. I wish we would’ve met back then, we would’ve been hanging around in Mission Viejo. I moved back to Hialeah, I miss my roses, my garden and the weather. For pastelitos we’d go to Porto’s Bakery in Pasadena.Merry Christmas
    Feliz Navidad
    🙂
    Isora

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  4. BBabushka says

    December 19, 2012 at 7:45 am

    Your giftguide? ESO!!! And that’s also what I’d like to see on a charm- “ESO!!!” perhaps en un manito cerrado w/the thumb up? Cutisimo right?Giant Abrazos to you and your gorgeous family siempre- pero especialmente en 2013 que va ser ESPECTACULAR!! BB2U

    Reply
  5. Lourdes M says

    December 20, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    After living in central Indiana for 15 years and now in Texas (very mexicano)I have a line of credit with Cuban Food Market (almost!) I am getting ready to order turrones etc right now. As for a Santayana charm how about a pin-pan-pun. (the words could be printed on the little open cot) It is my familys favorite cuban word. Feliz navidad. que tengan una gran celebracion cubana.

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  6. Cubandiva72 says

    January 6, 2013 at 7:06 am

    I just found your blog and just in time for Los Reyes… I’m loving the Santayana Habana Bead collection, but I cannot find the corazon de melon bead (which is the one I really want). Anyway – thank you for sharing this and all else… Feliz dia de los Reyes desde Jersey City, NJ.Cuidate! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Alexandra says

    February 24, 2013 at 6:46 pm

    Oh my gosh, you like Doctor Who AND you’re Cuban. Love it! My dad is Cuban and I just discovered your blog and LOVE it (your Nochebuena description is TOTALLY my family’s!). Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

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