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Symbolic Gifts for Kids: What You're Actually Buying When You Name a Star or Register a Color

Naming a star, registering a color, adopting a whale — a plain-English guide to what these gifts really are, which ones send money somewhere useful, when they land with a kid, and the red flags worth walking away from.

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