Terrible Salesgirls, Parodied; Holiday Gifts, Recommended

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SHOPGIRL from SRSLY. on Vimeo.

EAST VILLAGE—Above, new web series SRSLY captures how impossible it is to actually buy anything in certain overly precious New York boutiques. It's shot in Pas de Deux, but as the creators note on their Vimeo page, "everyone who works there is nice in real life!!" [Vimeo]

EVERYWHERE—Are you aware of Racked National's advent calendar? Every day until Christmas, our sister site will reveal another gift specially selected for some lucky person in your life. For each post, click the image to unveil the present hidden behind the graphic. Here's today's, picked out with dads in mind. [Racked National]