Successful Holiday Gift Giving Starts with a Plan
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and the clock is ticking down as we grow closer to the holiday festivities. By now, many have either started thinking about what they are going to purchase for those on their gift list ? others are in full holiday shopping mode. The holiday season proves to be a stressful time for some, adding to their already tension-filled lives. Buying gifts is only half of the dilemma ? deciding what to buy makes up the other half.Gift buying can actually be fun and stress-free. I recommend a fool-proof method of ensuring you get the right thing for each recipient the first time around.
The key to successful holiday gift giving starts with a plan. Begin by making a list of names you will be purchasing holiday gifts for. Leave two or three blank spaces between each name where you will jot down information about each recipient. Once your list of names is complete, your holiday gift giving plan will start to take shape one recipient at a time. Starting with the first person on your list, write down what types of things they like, hobbies they enjoy, collections they may have, and anything you can remember about them that will help you make your holiday gift selections.
For example, Susie is the first person on my list. The things I know about her are that she is a scrapbook enthusiast and she enjoys gourmet teas. I jot those items on my list and move on to Tim. Tim is Susie's husband and a guy that is so hard to buy for. I am never sure what to get him.
I do know that he likes to golf, and Susie recently mentioned that he has taken up cooking. That is an interesting combination, but I will think of something. My list also includes a corporate client that I like to send something to every holiday season as a token of my appreciation for the business they send to me throughout the year. There are many other recipients on my list, but I want to focus on these three individuals.My holiday gift giving plan is beginning to take shape. Since I am the type of person who cannot settle for just one item, I have discovered a very simple and smart approach to meeting my holiday gift giving needs ? gift baskets! Based on each recipient, every gift basket has its own theme.
Let's start with Susie the scrapbook enthusiast. A gift basket filled with archival safe photo mounting paper and pens, interesting fibers, decorative brads, a corner punch, and a few other small related items make a great start to a winning gift. Topped off with a mug for the avid scrapbook-a-holic and a few gourmet tea bags, this gift is going to rock!Tim's gift will even come together nicely when implementing a little creativity. I decided on a huge mixing bowl filled with small kitchen tools, a cookbook, and some unique spices will be sure to please the aspiring cook. For a more personal touch, I added a personalized apron and gourmet chef's hat! The bowl of goodies is sitting on a wooden cutting board and the entire present is tied up in a square table cloth.The corporate gift is a cinch.
Select either a basket filled with gourmet treats or a stack of gift boxes filled with diverse snacks. Either is sure to make a big hit.Holiday gift giving and planning do not have to be a chore. Solicit the help of others. If you come up short on items for your list, call a family member or friend to assist you. They may know or remember more about a specific individual than you.
Once your list is complete, the fun part actually begins. Gift baskets take the stress out of the entire process of holiday gift giving. To make it successful for both the giver and recipient, be sure that you take into consideration items that relate to the individual. When you take time to personalize the gift basket, you ensure a successful holiday gift giving experience..
Wendy Wood is the owner of Seek Gift Baskets, an online gift basket directory listing professional gift basket designers from around the world. http://www.seekgiftbaskets.comThe Gifted Ones Introduces Valentine?s Gift Basket Collection
New York, NY (ContentDesk) February 2, 2004 -- The Gifted Ones, a New York City based gourmet gift basket and corporate gift service, has introduced its 2004 Valentine's Day line of gifts and gift baskets, all available on its new website, www.thegiftedones.com. The Valentine collection is true to The Gifted Ones' reputation for personalized service and tasteful, stylish products; they still eschew anything mass-produced and change their inventory to match the season.With an assortment of over twenty different gift selections ranging in price from $20 to $200 and up, their 2004 Valentine catalog is designed to meet the needs of every budget."Our Loving Cups" are wonderful red and pink retro cups with heart-shaped saucers and filled with Saxon's chocolate enrobed sugar cookies, a perfect-pot of coffee, two chocolate spoons and milk chocolate hearts. What better way to "espresso" your feelings!Whether you're sending the "Young...
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Introducing a Unique Way to Shop for Gifts Just in Time for the Holidays
The online gift service caters to a clientele of those who have no time for gift shopping, who are unable to get out and shop, who dislike gift shopping or who simply just don't know what to buy. The shopper answers an online survey reguarding the gift and recipient.
The information collected is used to shop for the most appropriate gift for the recipient.
The questions are primarily about the recipient's interests.
After the shopper fills out the survey, they choose the amount they would like to spend.
Gifts are available in a variety of price ranges from under $20.00 to over $300.00.
Armed with this information, the service shops for a gift.Once the gift is purchased, the service wraps the gifts.
The shopper can choose to upgrade the wrapping from the standard free wrap to specialty or unique wrapping.
The specialty wrap is based on the gift and the occasion of the gift.
The unique wrap may be colored boxes, tins,...
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Easter & Mother's Day Gift Fair Hosted By Your Local Businesses
The NUSBC is a smaller network of women who belong to the Utah Business Moms Network. We work together to promote our local businesses as well a find unique ways to share the products we have within our local community. The gift fair works well for those who would like to give uncommon gifts for Easter or Mother's day. Hosting companies include homemade crafts, gift baskets, natural parenting products, kitchenware, jewelry, unique scrap booking supplies and more. Please join us at the Ogden Union Station located at 2501 Wall Avenue, Ogden Utah.
The gift fair will run from 10:30 am to 3 pm.Our gift fair will be located in the West Annex room located at the north end of Union Station. You will turn right after entering the building, come to the end of the hall and pass through the Browning Theater. We look forward to seeing you there.About A Unique Find Gift Baskets & GiftsTina Fermin is a local gift basket consultant and the owner of A Unique Find Gift Baskets & Gifts. A Unique...
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Why I Love Country Living
As somone who has lived in both places, I can tell you that country living certainly beats the hustle and bustle of city life! Living in a rural area has advantages that simply can't be bought at any price.In the city I was bombarded with the sounds of horns blowing and sirens blaring. In the country I'm soothed by a chorus of whippoorwills, bullfrogs and crickets, along with the pleasant sound of a cool breeze flowing through the trees.On congested city streets I had to deal with frustrated drivers and careless pedestrians. On winding country roads I have to try my best to ignore the postcard-like beauty of the farmland and forests so I can keep my eyes on the road.Yes, country living is the lifestyle that I, like most people who have had the opportunity to experience it, prefer. Instead of pushy salespeople knocking on my door hoping to leave with some of my money, I have warm, friendly neighbors dropping by with baskets of fresh vegetables from their gardens. Not to sell of course...
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The Benefits of Dried Fruit Baskets
Usually combined with varieties of nuts, dried fruit baskets have become the second most popular version of the original fresh fruit basket today. According to growers and manufacturers, dried fruit baskets have soared in recent years due to the amount of time one can take to consume the dried product and still have it taste as delicious as the day it arrived.
The most popular dried fruit baskets are composed of dried Mediterranean apricots, California pears, Middle Eastern dates and figs, as well as combinations of dried fruits such as coconut/date rolls and dried pineapple rings with a dried cherry in the middle. Another factor that has aided the dried fruit basket reach the lofty heights of success is the healthy aspect of dried fruits. The healthiest ones are sun dried, without the aid of chemical agents to speed the process or preserve the flavor and contain little or no added sugar.
In addition, many distributors of dried fruit baskets follow religious food...
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Butterfly Glassware and Gifts Launches Website Offering Visitors a Wide Selection of Specialty Glassware and Gifts
Rochester, NY (ContentDesk) August 30, 2005 --
Butterfly Glassware and Gifts announces the launch of its new website, www.ButterflyGlassware.com, offering a wide selection of specialty glassware and gifts including Romanian crystal wine glasses, Italian crystal glassware, hand blown glass candles and vases. Along with its glassware, Butterfly Glassware and Gifts also offers a number of gift items that can be engraved as well as gold dipped gifts and Murano Italian art glass. In addition, the site features a large number of entertaining items such as a selection of wine racks, picnic baskets, cutting boards, water pitchers, cheese sets and ice buckets."We are very pleased to be launching our website, www.ButterflyGlassware.com and feel that our customers will enjoy our wide selection of glassware and glass gifts," said Harriet...
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Make Your Own Gourmet Gift Baskets
Everyone loves to receive a gift basket. Corporate gift baskets are often given by businesses to their customers as a token of their appreciation. However, most gift baskets are person to person expressions of love and friendship.You can find a great selection of online gift baskets from the very expensive to the cheap. Or, you can come up with your own unique gift basket idea and surprise a cherished friend or loved one.It's not difficult to make your own personalized gift baskets. Most gift baskets involve a theme.Here are some sample ideas to get you started:
- Cookie Gift Basket ? bake up some homemade cookies and enclose them in colorful plastic wrap, include a personal card or poem.
- Chocolate Lovers Gift Basket ? include individual fancy chocolates, boxed chocolates, or the person's favorite chocolate bars along with hot chocolate mix.
- Holiday Gift Basket #1 ? a Christmas holiday gift basket idea could include small stocking stuffers, candy canes and homemade Christmas...
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Positively Organic Launches Online Store Offering Delightful New Line Of Baby Apparel -- With A Conscience
New York, NY (ContentDesk) August 15, 2005 -- There's no question that new parents want the absolute best for their babies, and with the endless flow of new upscale baby products hitting the market each week they're obviously willing to pay for it.
But besides wanting the best that money can buy, new parents are increasingly concerned with creating a more sustainable future for their children. Which is where Positively Organic comes in. Positively Organic is a new online store founded on the belief that beauty, style and the highest standards of quality can co-exist with environmentally and ethically responsible business practices.
"Everything we do at Positively Organic serves as an outward expression of those values," says PO co-founder Nancy Possenti.
"First and foremost, people want to buy our clothes because they're luxuriously soft and adorable."
She adds, "But they also like the fact that they are making a difference by purchasing garments that...
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Men's Wedding Rings: Yesterday and Today
Wedding rings for men did not become common until the Second World War, when U.S. Soldiers began to wear them to publicize their marital status. Since that time, men's wedding rings have become ever more popular. Although not all men choose to wear wedding rings, those who do will find themselves with quite an array of options.Many grooms are curious whether the husband and wife wear matching rings, or whether the groom might prefer a style all his own. It is more common that the man wears a wedding...
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Speakers, Communicate Your Career To The Next Level: Top 7 Tips To Talk Your Speaking Career To The Top
Not too long ago, I walked into a room where some of the country's top oncologists were preparing to launch a new cancer-fighting drug. The occasion was the group's rehearsal before a big presentation to the Federal Drug Administration. Given that these men and women are some of the best and brightest in their field, I thought the rehearsal would be a breeze. So, I sat down, pen poised to make a few notes so I could help them fine-tune their presentations and be ready for the onslaught of media...
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Elements Home Spa Releases 2005 Spring and Summer Catalog with New Products
Elements Home Spa, Inc. today announced the release of its 2005 Spring and Summer Catalog. This year's spring and summer catalog features exciting new premium facial products added to their existing line of home spa treatments and luxurious bath and body products.New products for spring and summer 2005 include:?Vitamin C Facial Cleanser ? A gentle, non-abrasive cleanser rich in antioxidants?Aloe and Chamomile Facial Toner ? An all-natural, alcohol-free toner that adds balance to facial skin?Detox...
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Accredited Online University Northcentral University Further Strengthens its Offering of Degree Programs Online with Recent Re-Design of MBA Degree Program
Prescott, AZ (ContentDesk) August 11, 2006 -- Northcentral University (NCU) (http://mba2.ncu.edu), a top accredited online University and leading provider of degree programs online, recently announced changes to the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree program designed to increase the knowledge, skills and marketability of future NCU graduates. Northcentral University, a 100% online regionally accredited University, offers the MBA degree...
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