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Unusual and Unique Gift Ideas for Women

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

Are you stumped about what gift to get for a special lady in your life? She probably has enough candles and enough body products, take a look at some of these unique ideas for something a little bit different.

SharedBook (www.sharedbook.com) is part blog, part photo album, part online community, that can make digital scrapbooking a meaningful activity for anyone to enjoy. SharedBook has now developed over twenty-five books for life events, such as births, family reunions, vacations, sports, birthdays and more. Once you or your gift recipient collects memories, they can be printed and bound starting at $27 for soft cover and $49 for hard cover. This is a great idea for parents, grandparents and siblings! SharedBook MemoryBooks can be purchased online at www.sharedbook.com .

Does your special female seem to be constantly multi-tasking? Holding the phone, a child on one arm, and calendar in the other, trying to schedule the changing dates of activities and events? Make her life a little easier with a gift of a WeekDate calendar. It easily records a recurring event (like soccer practice or book club meetings), and it only has to be written once! Make a change once, and its done for the year. WeekDate is a 9 ½” wide x 4” tall paper planner that offers the conveniences of a high-tech calendar. This unique, patent-pending calendar offers a new choice for calendar users who prefer to have everything written down on paper. It allows you to record daily, weekly, monthly and annual events easily without the fear of losing it all. You can choose from eight colorful and fun original designs to personalize the WeekDate cover. They are available at http://www.weekdate.com/ for $24.95 plus shipping and handling.

Not all holiday lights this year will illuminate the apartment tree. One will be “green-lighting” the way to gender respect, household harmony, personal safety and improved hygiene right in the bathroom. The Johnny Light™ is a soft green night-light that is activated by a gravity switch when the commode seat is raised. It’s a great, affordable stocking stuffer, humorous but practical. Costing under $14, it promises to end the “bathroom battle of the sexes,” to jumpstart romance and even speed toddler toilet training. This durable device fits 94% of all commodes, tucks out of harms way and installs in a minute or less. Males garner appreciation from lovers, wives, family members and roommates by improving cleanliness. Females avoid those unexpected, embarrassing and possibly dangerous late-night “splashdowns” – falls which can break a hip in a senior. With this light, you also can avoid the disturbing glare of a bright bathroom light at night. Check it out at http://www.johnny-light.com/ or order toll-free phone, 888-566-LITE (5483). The online cost for this great stocking stuffer is just $12.50, including batteries.

Unusual and Unique Gift Ideas

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Sure, jewelry, clothing, music, candles and bath and body products are nice, but sometimes the old same old same old can get just a little bit stale.

Apartments.com has researched some truly unique ideas for your gift giving needs. Give one of these and you’ll soon be well known for your creative gift selections!

For renters that are plagued by junk mail, 41pounds.org is a version of the ‘do not call’ list, but for your mailbox. This company will contact the 30-plus direct marketing and bulk mailers located throughout the country to remove your name from their distribution lists, insuring the elimination of 80-95% of unwanted solicitations. The cost of this service covers a five-year period and is a simple, one-time fee of only $41.00, half of which will go directly to a charity of your choice. 41pounds.org’s efforts have already saved 850 trees and more than 200,000 gallons of water since opening for business in June, 2006. To order a subscription, call 866-417-4141 or visit www.41pounds.org.

Candle Impressions Flameless candles provide the ambiance of a flickering candle without the dangers of an open flame. Candle Impressions’ technology convincingly simulates the warm glow and swaying flicker of authentic candlelight while children, the elderly, and pets are safe from harm’s way. Messy melted wax, soot and smoke are a thing of the past. Each year fires caused by candles kill or injure thousands of individuals and damage millions of dollars of property. What could be more important than protecting your home and your loved ones? Made of real wax, with a delightful vanilla scent, Candle Impressions’ Flameless candles are available in a variety of colors and can be found at retailers and e-commerce sites nationwide. Prizes range from $12.99 to $29.99. Visit www.candleimpressions.net for more information or to find out where they are carried.

Can’t paint your apartment walls? Looking for something to spruce up your room? Have a friend or relative that is a renter in this situation? WallPops™ is a recently launched line of peel-and-stick wall art made of a flexible vinyl material. Simply remove the backing from WallPops and place it on a wall. They are repositionable, completely removable and safe for walls. There are 12 solid colors with fun names like “Sizzlin’” and “Flirt,” all of which are available in large 13” Dots, 13” Blox (squares), and Stripes that can be cut to any size. These can be arranged in tons of different ways on your walls. The bright colors and bold designs, the repositionable/removable nature of the product and its economical price point, make it ideal for apartment dwellers who want to easily incorporate eye-catching designs in a room without ruining the walls. The retail price is $9.96 per package. For more information, visit www.wall-pops.com.