Patient claims luxe NYC hospital known for Chanel gift bags gave her fleas

Patient claims luxe NYC hospital known for Chanel gift bags gave her fleas

New York’s moms-to-be are itching to deliver there. But for one woman, the itching didn’t stop when she got home. After a successful scheduled Cesarean birth — her second at the Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns at 68th and York — one woman claims she came home with a flea infestation that would require … Read more

Hundreds of gift cards from Costco are no longer valid — here’s how to get a full refund for them

Hundreds of gift cards from Costco are no longer valid — here’s how to get a full refund for them

Costco is recalling a batch of worthless restaurant gift cards after the supplier abruptly shuttered. The warehouse club sent a letter to members who purchased Synergy Restaurant Gift Cards between October 27, 2025, and January 26, 2026, informing them that the gift cards are no longer redeemable. Costco noted that the Synergy Gift Card Network/Synergy … Read more

Woman shocked at first date gift: ‘I can’t make this up’

Woman shocked at first date gift: ‘I can’t make this up’

An Aussie influencer has gone viral over the odd gift given to her on a first date. Celeste Joan has taken to TikTok to share a story about an unusual first date. She said that she matched with the man on Hinge, and decided to go on the date after he was so forward in … Read more

Exclusive | Returning a holiday gift? Big retail stores will now charge you for that — as much as $45

Exclusive | Returning a holiday gift? Big retail stores will now charge you for that — as much as

Hassle-free returns might be a thing of the past. You might want to reconsider returning that pile of unwanted gifts sitting under your tree because major retailers, like Macy’s and Zara, are charging fees for holiday gift returns. Which means that the hideous, itchy sweater Aunt Suzy excitedly gifted you this year may actually cost … Read more

Nintendo Switch is New York’s most Googled gift this holiday season

Nintendo Switch is New York’s most Googled gift this holiday season

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. If you’re scrambling for a Christmas gift to beat this year’s shipping deadlines, the Nintendo Switch is your golden ticket to holiday cheer. This year, nothing says “perfect present” quite … Read more

43+ best last-minute Christmas gift ideas that arrive in time for 2025

43+ best last-minute Christmas gift ideas that arrive in time for 2025

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. We’re less than two weeks from Christmas — and yes, holiday stress is a thing. Not to mention, everything from decorating the perfect tree and being the ‘hostess that does … Read more

Budget-conscious Gen Z say ‘showing up is the gift’ this holiday season

Budget-conscious Gen Z say ‘showing up is the gift’ this holiday season

The generation that beats to its own drum. Christmas might be right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean Gen Z is panic-buying gifts for their loved ones. In fact, the generation born between 1997 and 2012 is forgoing traditional gift giving this year because they think their presence is the present. Yes, you read … Read more

This holiday season, give yourself a real gift: Ignore the influencers and politicians who want you to go ‘no contact’ with family

This holiday season, give yourself a real gift: Ignore the influencers and politicians who want you to go ‘no contact’ with family

It’s the holiday season, which — in hyper-polarized 2025 — means familial estrangement is in the air. Or, as the kids raised in therapized society call it, “going no contact.” Such splits have become so commonplace that Oprah Winfrey recently hosted an entire episode of her podcast to the trend. In “The Oprah Podcast” episode, therapist … Read more

We found 21 underrated FSA/HSA-eligible gift ideas to buy with your leftover funds

We found 21 underrated FSA/HSA-eligible gift ideas to buy with your leftover funds

[nyp_video player=”SPdDOYds” platform=”jw-player” playlist=”W5xXwQyA” playlisttype=”dynamic” placement=”true” jwpropertyid=”XDErnc08″ /] Searching for smart ways to use your leftover FSA or HSA funds? You’ve probably heard the terms FSA-eligible or HSA-eligible, but you may not know exactly how these accounts work, who they’re designed to benefit or how to use them creatively to check items off your or … Read more

41 great books to gift this holiday season

41 great books to gift this holiday season

Non Fiction Andrew Ross Sorkin (Viking), $35With his bestseller “Too Big to Fail,” Andrew Ross Sorkin dramatically portrayed the 2008 financial crisis. Now, across nearly 600 pages, he thrillingly brings the big crash to life, using newly recovered historical documents to give readers an inside account.  Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns (Knopf), $80For history … Read more

Fantasy, faith, and self-help reads lead this holiday season’s hottest book gift picks

Fantasy, faith, and self-help reads lead this holiday season’s hottest book gift picks

The Harry Potter series, the Bible, and “Atomic Habits” are the top three books and series people are gifting this holiday season. That’s according to a recent survey of 2,000 American readers who celebrate the winter holidays, which unveiled book gift-giving trends this holiday season. While the Harry Potter series still largely reigns supreme in … Read more

Kate Hudson shares the ‘biggest gift’ of her career after nearly 30 years in Hollywood

Kate Hudson shares the ‘biggest gift’ of her career after nearly 30 years in Hollywood

Kate Hudson is looking back on her acting career. The “Almost Famous” star, 46, opened up about her nearly 30 years in Hollywood and the “biggest gifts” she’s received while premiering her upcoming film, “Song Sung Blue,” at AFI Fest in Los Angeles on Oct. 26. “I think the first thing that comes to mind is … Read more

3 zodiac signs receiving the divine gift of the rare Grand Water Trine this week

3 zodiac signs receiving the divine gift of the rare Grand Water Trine this week

A rare and beautiful astrological event is upon us, and we’re all getting dipped in the healing waters. “In October 29th, the cosmos will align in a breathtaking and potent configuration: a Grand Water Trine involving six planets and the mystical North Node of the Moon,” Hong Kong-based certified counselor and award-winning astrologist Letao Wang told … Read more

Is the traditional kid’s Christmas gift list officially over in this digital era?

Is the traditional kid’s Christmas gift list officially over in this digital era?

Growing up, putting together a Christmas list doubled as making a memory. For some, it would be circling items in catalogues from all your favorite shops. Others would head to stores with parents in tow, picking out your toys and counting down the days until they’re finally yours. Many would even write a physical list, and mail … Read more

Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy, fiancee welcome baby boy to the world: ‘Sweetest, most perfect gift’

Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy, fiancee welcome baby boy to the world: ‘Sweetest, most perfect gift’

What a week for new Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Fresh off his first-ever career win, a 27-24 rally over the Bears on Monday night in Chicago, the former Michigan product and his fiancée, Katya Kuropas, have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named Rome Micah, they announced early Friday evening. “Welcome to the … Read more

The gift you give a child if you want their parents to experience real torture

The gift you give a child if you want their parents to experience real torture

Send help. I’ve officially entered the recorder era of parenting. I thought I’d be safe until the dreaded fourth grade concert, where 30 kids squeak out “Mary Had a Little Lamb” in unison. But here I am. TWO YEARS IN! I’ve got a private preview show in my lounge room. Front row seats. No refunds.  Not a prodigy — … Read more

Bride creates singles list for dateless wedding guests — but some call the gesture humiliating: ‘I’d take back my gift’

Bride creates singles list for dateless wedding guests — but some call the gesture humiliating: ‘I’d take back my gift’

The sheet hit the fan thanks to this bride’s matchmaking vibes.  Jessica Branda’s sweet effort toward helping folks find love at her wedding hit a sour note with social media naysayers, who proclaimed that plastering pics of her solo guests on a “singles sheet” was “humiliating” and a singleton’s “worst nightmare.” But Branda tells The Post she … Read more

Ozzy Osbourne’s final gift to rock protégé Yungblud revealed in touching death tribute

Ozzy Osbourne’s final gift to rock protégé Yungblud revealed in touching death tribute

Gone but not forgotten. The “precious” final gift Ozzy Osbourne gave to his rock protégé, Yungblud, has been revealed in a loving tribute after the Black Sabbath legend’s death. Yungblud, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, took to social media after Osbourne was laid to rest on Thursday to pay homage to the late heavy … Read more

‘Delusional’ bride bans Gen Z sister from ‘childfree’ wedding — yet demands a gift: ‘You’re not mature enough’

‘Delusional’ bride bans Gen Z sister from ‘childfree’ wedding — yet demands a gift: ‘You’re not mature enough’

This bride’s commitment to keeping her big day childless is childish.  Banning babies at a formal fête is fair.  However, barring your 19-year-old sibling from your alcohol-free nuptials, simply because she’s not over the age of 21, but demanding the excluded Gen Z fork over a wedding present, is foul — so says incensed social … Read more

Wedding gift stress? Expert reveals surprising amount guests should spend — and call it a day: ‘It’s more about the meaning’

Wedding gift stress? Expert reveals surprising amount guests should spend — and call it a day: ‘It’s more about the meaning’

If the biggest question on your mind this wedding season is “how much do I need to shell out for a gift?” — take a deep breath, unclench your credit card and listen up. The average wedding gift in America runs about $100, according to Jennifer Spector, Director of Brand at wedding company Zola. But … Read more