For homebodies

Bath towels Bamboo: Lands’ End Cotton/Bamboo, $20 • Lenox Platinum Collection, $20 • Cotton: Wamsutta Supima Classic, $15 • Charisma Egyptian, $38 • Lands’ End Elite Supima, $13

Clothes steamer Rowenta Expert Steam Generator DG 980, $250

Cordless telephones Single handset: Uniden EXI 4246, $25 • AT&T E2116, $30 • Panasonic KX-TG5621S, $50 • GE 27831GE1, $20 • Multiple handsets: Uniden TRU 9465, $60 • GE 25841GE3, $50 • AT&T E2718B, $60 • Panasonic KX-TG5623B, $145 • Single handset with answerer: AT&T E2126, $40 • AT&T E5908, $80 • Uniden CXAI 5198, $60 • VTech ia 5854, $50 • Multiple handsets with answerer: AT&T E5947B, $160 • VTech i6765, $80 • Uniden ELBT 595, $210 • AT&T E2727B, $60 • Easy to see and use: Uniden CEZAI 998, $80

String trimmers Gasoline: Stihl FS 45, $140 • Stihl FS 45C Easy2Start, $170 • Echo GT-200R, $150 • Electric: Troy-Bilt TB50, $60 • Ryobi EL15 RY41002, $60

Handheld power blowers Gasoline: Stihl BG55, $140 • Electric: Toro Super Blower Vac 51591, $60 • Toro Ultra Blower Vac 51598, $75

Vacuum cleaners Upright: Kenmore (Sears) Progressive with Direct Drive 35922, $300 • Electrolux Oxygen3 EL5035A, $400 • Kenmore (Sears) Progressive with Direct Drive 36932, $300 • Eureka Boss Smart Vac Ultra 4870, $150 • Hoover WindTunnel Bagless Self-Propelled U6630-900, $275 • Canister: Electrolux Oxygen3 Ultra EL7020A, $500 • Kenmore (Sears) Progressive 25614, $350 • Kenmore (Sears) Progressive 25914, $500 • Kenmore (Sears) Progressive 25512, $300