iiiii love technology...but not as much as you, you see

today we'll play a game, in honor of my 26th birthday, which was yesterday.
yesterday, i transcribed random thoughts about what i did as i was doing them.
i will type those thoughts here and you guess the gift my hubby gave me.
i will leave blanks where the name of the gift appeared in my notes.
all phrases/sentences are sic.

here goes...

i doubt i will find any store that sells ________ ribbon.
i love this gift more than any other i have ever rec
eived in my entire life (excited)
So, office depot says they can order the one type the
y carry __ for $5, plus $7 shipping and handling...
ay, ya, yai (exclamation point)
my mom says she and my tia goldie learned to _______ on a ________
similar to this one and got up to ________ing 70 ______ per _______ .'.
Can you imagine?.'
Well this is just sad. Staples won/t even answer so that i can see
whether they carry _______ ribbon.'
let's see whether the advancement of this ribbon helps the ______
appear darker. It seems it helps a little...
let¢s try the red ____.'

so can you guess what it is? for some of you, it's probably extremely simple.
for those who need another clue let me give you a scenario of what happened when i called office depot...
a preschooler answers in the department i'm looking for. i ask, 'do you have ______ ribbon?'
she returns, 'um, what?'
i ask again.
'uh, we have a blankety blank. is that what you need?'
i sit quietly. wondering what the hell she just offered to sell me.
i respond, 'i don't think that's exactly what i need. all i'm wondering is whether you carry _______ ribbon. you know, to ______ on a ________.'

...here comes the best part! are you ready?!! it'll be amusing to those who already guessed what my present was.

'um, can i transfer you to technology?'
i'm confused by the request. 'i'm sorry, who are you transferring me to?'
bless her heart. she says, 'technology? there's someone in that department who probably can help you better than i can.'
i respond, 'oh, ok, no pr----' there's a click. i wait about 10 minutes--during which i make the notes above.
finally an answer. and the conclusion stated above.

well? have you guessed?
i'll tell you what it is tomorrow...