We all hate to get those same old 'default' gifts year after year.
Men get the yucky ties, women get the fuzzy slippers.
Various manufacturers have portable keyboards on the market with hundreds of sounds and rhythm programs built-in. Some in this price range even come MIDI-equipped. If a starter keyboard for a learning pianist is on your list, check out the many dealers in the city for prices and selection. Alesis, Boss, dbx, and Digitech have built a strong reputation on quality effects and dynamics processors at rock-bottom prices. Most of the larger music stores in town carry one, or all, of these product lines.