2007 Unclutterer Gift Giving Guide wrap up
We hope that this year’s Gift Giving Guide has provided you with uncluttered inspiration. Here’s a wrap up of all of our suggestions for 2007. Remember, as you create your lists for others, to consider the impact of your gifts this holiday season!
2007 Unclutterer Gift Giving Guide:
- Focus for the guide
- Charitable giving
- Buying for children
- Ultimate generosity
- Consumable giving
- Experience giving
- Online giving
We’re already looking forward to next year’s guide and unearthing even more uncluttered solutions. Happy Holidays!
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2007 Gift Giving Guide: Online giving
This installment of the Unclutterer Gift Giving Guide explores the virtual world of online subscriptions.
Subscription services like Consumer Reports, Lexis-Nexis, and a flickr Pro account make great gifts. As opposed to physical subscriptions, these online services keep clutter out of your gift recipient’s home.
A subscription to Audible is a great option for book lovers on your list. Music lovers might enjoy a gift certificate to iTunes. For movie enthusiasts, you might consider Amazon’s Unbox or TiVo-Unbox pre-payments.
In the past, I also would have suggested The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. The New York Times is now free to the public, and rumors are flying about The Wall Street Journal heading that way, too. So, those are off the list.
Flower of the month and fruit of the month clubs are subscriptions that allow you to give something tangible throughout the year, but impermanent additions to a home–and you can order them from the comfort of your home.
When you are trying to keep clutter out of your gift recipients’ homes, consider virtual gift options.
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2007 Gift Guide: Consumable giving
If you love to wrap gifts and watch people unwrap them, then gifts that can be consumed might be your preference. Giving others gifts that can be used up and are necessary are ways to fill the need of giving something tangible during the holidays.
Here are some ideas to get you headed in the right direction:
Kitchen idea #1: Ziplock bags, aluminum foil, parchment paper, wax paper, paper towels, sponges, and a silicon oven mitt.
Kitchen idea #2: A collection of quality, fresh spices from a local merchant or a reputable online vendor (like Penzeys).
Garden idea: Bulbs and seeds for flowers or a garden.
Shower idea: The recipient’s favorite shampoo, bath bombs (like the ones at Lush), luffa, scented shower gel, and exfoliating scrub.
Garage idea: Motor oil, windshield wiper fluid, large garbage bags, leather palmed work gloves, and a gift certificate to the local bicycle shop covering the cost of a spring maintenance.
Gifts that can and will be eventually used are terrific ideas for people who enjoy giving gifts that can be touched and opened. Feel welcome to add to this list with your own ideas in the comments section!
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2007 Gift Giving Guide: Ultimate generosity
When people ask me what is the single best organization tool I own, I do not hesitate to say the Fujitsu ScanSnap (I own a Mac version, but there is also one Vista compatible for the PC). I purchased it while doing research for Unclutterer’s Paper clutter begone! series, and continue to be fully satisfied with the purchase. It is definitely the single best organization product I have purchased this year.
Until I purchased it, paper clutter was my biggest thorn in my side. My desk was stacked with piles and piles of papers to be sorted and filed. My filing cabinet was crammed to its breaking point. My office was a complete disaster. The ScanSnap actually changed the way I do work and manage my home office.
If you’re looking to give the ultimate organization gift this holiday season, I strongly recommend considering the Fujitsu ScanSnap (Mac and PC). Also, if you don’t have one, you may think about sneaking it onto your list!
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2007 Gift Giving Guide: Charitable giving
What do you give the person who has everything? You don’t. Instead, you can give to people who don’t have everything in the name of the person who does.
There are endless lists of organizations you can give to financially and with your time and talents in someone else’s honor. Compiled here are a handful of organizations to inspire you in your search for charitable groups that suit your recipients:
- Doctors Without Borders
- Children for Children
- The American Red Cross
- Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
- Heifer International
- ACCION International Microfinance Services
Additionally, check out the Better Business Bureau’s Tips on Charitable Giving page for helpful suggestions. Websites like Charity Navigator and Charity Watch also can provide valuable background research for your giving.
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Gift guide for the 2007 holiday season
Over the course of the next couple weeks, we are going to be exploring uncluttered gifts you may want to consider for your holiday giving. Each post in the series will focus on a type of gift, like charitable giving or experience gifts, and will contain a number of suggestions on that theme.
When we were preparing the guide, one question kept coming up in conversation: How will it impact the recipient? Eventually, that question led us to develop the central focus for this year’s guide.
As you are preparing your shopping list for the holiday season, consider the impact your gift will have on its recipient. Will the recipient use the gift on a regular basis? Is this something the recipient truly needs? Will the recipient have to sacrifice substantial storage space for the gift? Will the gift inevitably become clutter? Can I find a gift instead that is perfect for the recipient that has no possibility of becoming clutter?
We hope that the coming gift giving posts will be a helpful guide during the holiday season. Stay tuned for our uncluttered gift ideas!
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