I do 80% of my shopping online as I live in a rural town in
northern Alberta and don’t always get to go shopping, so it’s easy to with a
couple clicks of my fingers have what I need on its way to me, and if I price
watch its easy on the wallet too!
I think many of us wait till the last minute when it comes
to shopping for a loved one’s birthday, anniversary, special event etc. I like
to mark on my calendar those events and mark it on my monthly budget list so I
know I need to add them into my budget for the month and so I won’t have any
unexpected costs jump out at me, then there is no stress of suddenly knowing I
have a bunch of gifts to suddenly buy and them my wallet seems empty.
I believe gifts can cost nothing or up to anything that is
within your own personal budget. I always want my gifts to be thoughtful,
useful and things the person wouldn’t normally get themselves.
You can figure what kind of gifts to give my making a list
of the persons interests, hobbies, likes and try and remember anything they
have mentioned in passing, or check their Pinterest Board to see what they have
been pinning lately. Sneaky Sneaky!!!
I have been given the name “Gandalf the Wizard of Gifts”, by
my family because I have it down to a science I love it so much!
For kids: I put together a CRAFT BOX: for my niece; it
contained scrap paper, lace, glue
sticks, safety scissors, glitter, tapes, clay, craft paper, material, pipe
cleaners, string, beads, foam, felt, stickers, paint, jewels, markers, crayons,
close pins, popsicle sticks, etc. I went to the dollar store and picked out all
of the craft supplies, recovered a shoe box at home and customized her name
with glitter on top and put everything in, this way on rainy days her and her
mom had a go to box to craft with.
My older sister loves designer items, so I will stalk
Hautelook or sales and get a killer designer item 70% off and she gets very
excited to have the designer item and I get a kick out of knowing I didn’t pay
designer prices! I have got her wallet, purse, sunglasses and more.
My younger sister loves my massive makeup collection, and I
often let he go through it and try things, I will listen for the things she
comments on and will write it down and buy it when I make my next orders over
the year, then I will give her a beauty box of goodies I know she wouldn’t buy
for herself! She loves it!
My mom has a low tolerance to perfume so I googled and researched
reviews on a light Vanilla perfume, sud
pacifique vanille extreme is now her must have and was her favourite gift from
me over the years, she loves that she can actually wear a perfume that doesn’t
bother her.
I can go on and on….If you have any questions on how to pick
a great gift please feel free to email me as I would love to help you!
Thanks for stopping by loves
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