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Amanda Garrity
Editor, Home & Gifts
About Amanda
Amanda Garrity is the Gifting Editor at Yahoo Shopping and has spent more than a decade covering gifts, testing hundreds of gift-worthy — and not-so-gift-worthy — products so you don't have to. During that time, she has written and edited more than 250 gift guides, cracked open dozens of advent calendars and helped curate products for Yahoo's Best Gift Ever Awards. Beyond gifting, she has also spent years covering home and garden, testing hundreds of products ranging from flower delivery services and towel warmers to cleaning gadgets and organizational tools, while consulting experts in cleaning, organization, decorating and outdoor living. Before joining Yahoo, Garrity led the lifestyle vertical at TODAY.com and contributed to Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful, Country Living, Woman's Day and Bustle. She was named one of Muck Rack's Top 10 Most-Viewed Journalists in both 2020 and 2021.
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