Cheap Holiday Gifts
The holiday season entails one big job upon all of us – gifting. And as cumbersome and expensive that might be, we all love receiving gifts, don’t we? So I set out to do my Christmas shopping, a little late by any woman’s standards, but still quite in advance compared to any guy I guess.
I need to buy plenty of stuff – for kids, parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends, the special someone etc etc. Add to is, I have birthdays of 4 close folks too this month, so add those to the list. So I set out looking for great gifts that are easy on the pocket (aren’t we all?). The most common advice I came across was – “To keep the budget low, try making personalized gifts at home”. But as craftily challenged as I am, I knew that was not an option pour moi. So then began the scout for cheap gifts. Or should I use the word inexpensive – cheap sounds so…. well, cheap.
Here is what I came across. Many sites offer gift advice, but it gets repetitive beyond a point. Some sites have nice gifts for less than 10 or 20 bucks.
Designer Gifts has everything neatly categorized by recipient and price range. Price ranges are under $5, under $10, under $15, under $20 and under $40 in the cheap category. The site structure is easy to go through and efficient. The site belongs to Yahoo, so you can be pretty sure you will receive what you ordered. [Read more →]
