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Memorable Christmas Gifts at
Almost No
Cost
by Puneet Bhatnagar
When it comes to gifting we all think a lot, because a gift is not just a
formality, it is expression of our love. It also says who we are. It shows
how much we care for the other person. That's why it doesn't matter if
your gift is costly or something inexpensive. What really matters is how
much care you have packed in with the gift. Let me give you an example:
After graduation many of my friends were leaving town. Emotions were running
high and everyone was gifting each other. I didn't have lots of money. In
fact I used to support my studies by teaching school kids.
So I decided to create a gift of my own. I did a quick audit of what
my friends liked, their hobbies, the kind of career they want to get into and
their role models.
Then I bought old magazines from the pavement, tore off the pages and then
rearranged them. With those old magazines I created new magazines which
were created especially for every single friend of mine.
It had the articles they loved. And their own photographs. This magazine
became the best gift that they got. Many of them have that magazine even today
after all these years.
Here are some tips and ideas about how you can create gifts at almost no
cost and yet make them memorable for your loved ones and friends:
- Make a compilation of inspiring quotations and gift it. You can also make
posters of these quotations. These posters can be customized with photographs of
your friends and loved ones. They will proudly put it on the wall and your gift
will remain and remind them for a long time.
- Compile a chicken soup kind of compilation especially for them and gift
it. You know what kind of time your friends are going through. So you can
customize it well for them. Also add your comment and it will become even more
valuable.
- You know their favorite singers and artists. Why don't you make a special
CD pack for them? This will contain all their favorite songs in one place.
Use a free audio editor and also put your message in between. Don't forget to
pack it with the nice photographs of the artist. If you know little bit of
Photoshop or can work on some other photo editor put your friend along with the
artist on the pack and they will love you.
- Get a lot of self development audios together and create a course.
Gift it to your friends. May be your husband. It will be very valuable to them,
I am sure.
- Take a high quality digital print of a great painting and frame it.
It is cherished by people. You will be referred more often in their talks.
- Make a personalized kitchen jar or a coffee mug. Take a nice mug and
print or write a nice message for your mom. I am not talking about the regular
"greatest mom in the world" message. Write your heart out. Something unique for
her.
- Gift them your time.
Print a check form from the net and instead of amount write the number of
hours you are giving them. Offer to work for certain hours for the cause they
are passionate about. This will be a unique gift for them.
- Throw a group movie show for your kids and their friends. You can also do
this at home. A great movie on the home theatre with friends and
sandwiches makes a great occasion.
By now you know what I am hinting at. The personalization is the key.
Make your gift unique by putting in it things which can't be purchased in the
market place.
And that's what makes your gift invaluable!
Puneet Bhatnagar is a Creativity and NLP trainer,
with 18 years of experience in the fields of advertising and media. He
writes with his own experience and conviction on the subjects of creativity,
idea generation, subconscious mind power and branding related issues. To
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