Low budget giving ideas...

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Permalink Reply by Sharon D-29 Gifts Ambassador on October 29, 2008 at 7:39pm

Great ideas!
Thanks!
-s

Permalink Reply by Peter on October 29, 2008 at 8:51pm

Fantastic ideas Kari, thanks for sharing them :) Love the Chill Pills LOL

Permalink Reply by Stacey S. on October 30, 2008 at 12:30pm

Here is another great idea from Maggie Conran She sent handwritten notes with pictures in them. check out her blog here.

Permalink Reply by Nancy Louise on October 30, 2008 at 5:17pm

Brilliant ideas! Thanks so much. I will have fun making some of those book marks and I can put them in some books I want to give away. TMW will be my book day, and I was wondering how to let people know "Free to a good home" kind of thing and not that it was an accidental left behind. Thanks for wonderful ideas. I love the bath salt one too. I can make a few to give to some people at church. The M&M is great and would go with a little basket of salts, and other Chill pack if you know someone is 'under the weather'
nancy louise

Permalink Reply by Beth Barany on October 31, 2008 at 1:20pm

Here's some more:

Make your own birthday cards. Since childhood, I've been doing this. Now I do it on eth computer, pasting in a photo I've taken. I had write or type a silly poem I wrote and personalize the card to the receiver. I love doing this.

Gift certificates for a back rub or "I'll make dinner tonight." The more creative the better! Have fun with your gift certificates. ;-)

Permalink Reply by Gerry on December 29, 2008 at 10:54am

This year I made little bags tht go in your glove compartment for all those little things you might need in a hurry and not carry with you. You could make 10 of these with $10 0r £10 by buying things that come in packets of at least ten, then splitting them up.Also use stuff from around the house. In mine were:
A couple of plasters
teabags
pencil
post-its
plastic cutlery set (for emergency yoghurt consumption or eating on the road.)
antiseptic wipes
craft knife
scissors
small roll of sellotape
safety pins
handwipe in pouches.
paper towels
(you could add shirt buttons and a tiny sewing kit; some electrical fuses for the car)

Permalink Reply by Sharon D-29 Gifts Ambassador on December 29, 2008 at 1:01pm

OK, I am a simple country girl from Georgia, USA. What are Plasters?

Permalink Reply by Gerry on January 4, 2009 at 3:14pm

Elastoplast? You know, sticky wound coverings? Wadda you guys call them? America and Britian, only divided by a common language, said Oscar Wilde(I think)

Permalink Reply by Sharon D-29 Gifts Ambassador on January 4, 2009 at 7:12pm

Band Aids!

Permalink Reply by Sarah P on January 7, 2009 at 4:34pm

I love the M&M idea. what a cute way to help others relieve stress!

Permalink Reply by MelanieL on February 21, 2009 at 1:24am

Another idea:

in some restaurants, coffee shops and bars you can get free postcards (al least in Austria ;-)).
Most of them are advertising stuff, but some look really good and funny. I covered one wall in my flat with them ^^
And with some friendly words these free postcards could be nice gifts.

And I looooove the M&Ms idea!

Permalink Reply by Deb~ Community Manager on January 12, 2010 at 6:04am

I need to get a notebook and copy all of these fabulous ideas! Thanks so much.... More giving ideas~

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