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Looking for Something Unique? Personalized Gifts are the Answer

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

If you have an event coming up that needs a gift (big or small) you can make the gift more memorable when you choose a personalized gift.  In fact, many big events (corporate events or golf events or some other charitable gala) often give out personalized gifts.  They do that for their big sponsors because they know that a personalized gift makes a bigger impact.

Often businesses need special gifts.  Once a year they may send their top clients a personalized or engraved business gift which the year and their company name clearly visible.  This ends up being a bit of advertising as if the gift is nice, it will be kept, used and possibly even on display for the gift recipient and others to see and be impacted by.

So for your occassion, even if it is not a huge affair, getting the host or hostess a nice gift is just good manners.  But have the gift personalized and your gift will be appreciated more than you would guess.  For great personalized gifts, shop at Eye Candy Gift.

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New Baby Gift Idea – Oneida Chateau Silverware

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

My cousin is having a baby within the next month and I’ve been trying to think of what she might like to receive as a new baby gift. Her baby shower seems to have supplied her with most of the essentials…car seat, bottles, blankets etc. I’m thrilled for her that she got so many baby staples, but now I’m faced with needing a baby gift, and want something special. Something that isn’t disposable plastic to be tossed away in a year or two. I started to think in terms of keepsakes. My cousin is very sentimental, great at remember who gave her what, and I know she will appreciate the idea that I gave her something personalized and meant to last.

I found myself online looking for gifts when I found what I was thinking about. I know that she does not have anything like it, and she’ll appreciate that I took time to find something special. I bought an Oneida Chateau silverware set. This set has a baby fork, baby spoon, and feeder spoon. The other side of the package has the pieces that progress to a child size set which includes a child fork, knife, and spoon. It has gentle scrolls with finely engraved flowers. It’s in a gift box, so it will be easy to wrap. I also bought the silver-plate child cup to go with it. It can be engraved, so once she names the baby, I’m going to run out and have it monogrammed with the baby’s initials. My cousin will love it. I know she will. It’s the personalized touches that make people feel special. This is a big event, so I want her to have something work keeping.

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Think about giving a Healthy Gift this year

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

The vacation time of the year is coming and it’ll be here before we all know it. Many of us are working hard at getting our body into tip top shape. I have found the secret into getting the body you have dreamed of. If you are in the position to give someone a wonderful healthy gift, look into the P90X Workout.

Personally, while completing my P90X workouts and feeling like 1,000,000 dollars, I golfed in an afternoon league at a local course. I started to notice that my swing was getting more consistent and I was hitting the fairways more frequently. I realized that I wasn’t hurrying my swing, I was improving revolution on my hips, and my follow though was stronger.

After noticing this, I decided to make a vacation to play some golf. I was always a little nervous traveling with my clubs. I found online the perfect golf travel bags to transport my clubs from one spot to another.

Golf travel bags are engineered to defend your golfing clubs and the remainder of your golf hardware during the transit to your vacation. With the right golf travel bag, there shouldn’t be any chance of your clubs getting damaged.

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Bad Gifts – Great Gifts

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

I couldn’t help but laugh when I read this post over at The Bad Gift Emporium:

Yep, my mother bought me a goldfish for Christmas, but instead of putting it in a bowl, she left it in the bag overnight. Imagine my surprise when I unwrapped an odd-shaped box to find a dead fish! What a Christmas to remember!

I’m not sure if it’s really funny or it’s way too sad. I guess I figure I’d stay away from giving fishes in boxes for gifts.

Actually I’m more of a personalized gift giver. That’s why I tend to do a lot of shopping over at Eye Candy Gift. What I really like aside from the great selection is the low prices they have. Right now in this terrible economy they are running a BOGO 25% off sale which applies to their already discounted prices.

And if you are getting married, be sure to check out their wedding supplies over in The Wedding Shop at Eye Candy Gift. You’ll find just about everything but the groom for sale there.

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Thank Your Teacher With a Gift

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Teachers add such a lot to our lives and guide our kids with special attention. It is usually good to give an appreciation of their thoughtfulness and caring. But what gift would be suitable and not overwhelm the teacher? Here are some present ideas.

First, fill a basket with things they are going to need and use all year like pens and highlighters. Another ideas is to make a contribution to the local zoo or library in your teacher’s name. Put the donation card in with a note expressing your appreciation.

Teachers tend to be avid readers. Get a gift voucher or card at your local book store and enclose it in a note of your appreciation of their help.

Find a sack bag with apples, pears and other super fresh fruits. Have your child draw a design in it. Otherwise consider that, Teachers regularly burn the midnight candle as they read reports and grade papers. Fill a basket with bags of munchies like peanuts, chips, popcorn.

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Finding unique gifts online is very simple

Friday, June 19th, 2009

In these rushed times full of blackberry phones, multi-tasking, and the unending rush to meet one cut-off point or another, it’s a prerequisite to search for techniques to save some time. Oversized Super Centers have appeared as the one-stop-shop answers to serve our shopping wants. Mixing grocery store, drugstore, shoe store, clothing outlet, and dept store. These Super Centers now provide folk with a convenient place to buy unique gifts.

A present should be personalised to actually mean something. It just shows the giver was trying to discover a present that is appreciated by the receiver. These unique gifts should reflect the personality and lifestyles of the people that they are given to. For example, a child going off to school for the 1st time would receive customised presents from the ma and pop based on the relationship that exists between each one of them.

Shopping at Eye Candy Gift Shop gives you the liberty to express your feelings in a more custom demeanour and supply gifts that have true meaning. As long as it’s a unique present that may be used and liked you made a good choice. Internet stores supply a wider range of unique gifts. They also offer the best convenience and costs on the unique gifts which will make your family beam with pride and appreciate your present for future years.

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Thank You Notes for Business?

Monday, August 4th, 2008

When should you write a thank you note for business? Certainly after you receive a gift of hospitality – human kindness that goes beyond the normal business setting but when else? According to the Economic Times they suggest:

To the host/hostess after a dinner invitation When you receive gifts via courier or mail To the boss, after being entertained by him or her or after a promotion When you receive congratulatory notes When you receive referrals or recommendations for your business To a colleague, for any special help To volunteers for help for a project (charity, sports or networking event, industry forums) After a hospital stay, for sympathy letters or gifts or flowers

What’s the appropriate time between receiving a gift and sending a thank you note? Ideally, write a note of thanks within 48 hours, but up to a week is permissible. Having said that, it is never too late — even if a lot of time has lapsed, write one and apologise for the delay.

That sounds nice!

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Gift Gratitude?

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Found this in a bit of national gift research:

When it comes to gratitude, according to the survey, over one-half of Americans do not expect a thank you for a gift. While women are more likely to anticipate a sign of appreciation, both men and women agree that an in-person thank you and a handwritten note are the most acceptable ways of expressing gratitude for a gift. Most also agree that a phone call is acceptable; however, when it comes to high-tech modes of communication such as e-mail and voicemail, agreement significantly drops. A faxed note is the least acceptable method of saying thank you.

“As times and technology change, it’s still the personal touches that are most meaningful,” added Spizman. “Make every gift count.”

What surprises me is the decided decline in satisfaction when a personal call is placed to provide a thank you for a gift. While a handwritten note is the ‘Rolls Royce’ of thank yous, one has to think that a phone call would suffice in today’s harried lifestyles. Heck if it were me, I’d be happy just getting an email – what about you?

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Gift Ideas

Monday, August 4th, 2008

We offer many well known manufacturers of fine gifts and collectibles. Find any and all possible gift choices. Our collectibles are of the highest quality. We carry discontinued collectible pieces as well.

Manufacturers are in alphabetical order, just scroll down to the one you want or investigate them all!!!

Gift ideas for corporate, wedding, birthday, holiday & other gift giving occasions. Unique gifts for him & unusual romantic gifts for her on valentines or anniversary.

The hard to find Gift for the most difficult to buy for. Everyone has that special something that they love, we have a representative of it for you to give them!! Our gift collection includes the finest collectibles, as well as that hard to find retired collectible.

Find online pet lover gift too!!!

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