Need Some Genius Gift Ideas? Here’s 5 Of ‘Em
Posted by: Bianca Posterli
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5:10PM, Tuesday October 13th 2009
With the holiday season quickly approaching and the recession still affecting everyone’s wallet, gift giving is going to take an interesting turn this season. But don’t they always say the best gifts are those from the heart and not pre-packaged from a store?
Robert Verdi, style expert and TV host, detailed his favorite gift ideas for the Wall Street Journal, ranging from totally practical to totally random. Five tips, after the jump!
- Forget the standard bottle of wine. He gives a basket of colorful Sharpie pens instead.
- Create fun compilation presents. For vintage movie buffs, he pulls together a variety of movies, with popcorn and a note.
- Everyone loves a portrait of themselves. Robert had artist Sean Kenney create pictures of his friends’ faces out of Legos.
- If you’re a guest, bring your host a present in the form of guest hand towels, digital picture frames, flashlights, or monogrammed steak branders.
- But by far Robert’s most random suggestion and the biggest fan favorite? A metal tape measure studded in crystals. Because who doesn’t want to measure things with bling?
What are your most creative present ideas for the holidays this year?
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Drea
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 04:25 pm: [report]
6. etsy.com
Anniushka
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 05:55 pm: [report]
What, and get hammered in a completely different, way less classy way? ...I’m not too sure I understand the equivalence of these two gifts. Maybe that’s just me.
impoddity
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 06:40 pm: [report]
I love sharpies!!!
But I’d be just a happy with a giftcard to Walmart.
Lola
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 06:47 pm: [report]
tape measure with bling??? hmmmmm ... pass
acannon
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 10:16 pm: [report]
Over the years, my family stopped putting up stockings for Christmas because they didn’t match and were weird sizes, and let’s face it, we had grown out of it. So last year, feeling nostalgic, I gave family matching, monogrammed stockings filled with silly, personalized gifts and their favorite candies. It was a big hit and was fun to dig through a stocking finding toys!
hereshestands
wrote on October 14 2009 @ 01:04 am: [report]
I do love the dvd idea!
Rose
wrote on October 14 2009 @ 03:56 am: [report]
@acannon, I love that idea! I’ve given candy and wind-up toys (to adults) and they’re a big hit too. Childhood reminders, sigh.
VTorr
wrote on October 14 2009 @ 08:31 am: [report]
My boyfriend knows I love to draw on everything and gave me a basket full of sharpies about two years ago. The sharpies were interlaced with a variety of Pez dispensers because I have a star wars Pez dispenser collection.I thought it was an awesome present
Queen Frostine
wrote on October 14 2009 @ 09:08 am: [report]
We stole all the old, loose and tattered family photos, had them digitally scanned in and created keepsake albums for everyone in our family.
Cowboycurtis
wrote on October 14 2009 @ 10:21 am: [report]
I once bought a pretty notebook for a friend. Instead of leaving it blank, I filled the pages with a story written about the recipient. She absolutely loved it.
dizzy
wrote on October 14 2009 @ 11:13 pm: [report]
Sharpies? Honestly?