The Gift Box
by Angie Zalewski

Description: How to create a gift box for holiday gift giving.

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The use of this one concept saves our family hundreds of dollars every year.  I keep a box, actually several at this point in time, in my closet labeled "Gift Box".  When I run across a super item at a garage sale, I purchase it and store it in my Gift Box.  As a gift-giving occasion comes around, I go to my Gift Box first and see what is available. 

Most people are aware of the recurring gifts they will be buying from one year to the next.  I keep a list of names and gift occasions (birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, teacher gifts, etc.) taped to the top of the box.  If I come across an item that would be ideal for a certain event, I jot it down next to the name, then put it in the box.  Many items will have no specific destination in mind when I purchase them.  However, there are many things I look specifically for such as 4- and 6-year-old boy gifts in preparation for birthday parties my boys will attend in the coming year.  I also look for all-occasion items that might be ideal for teacher gifts or acquaintance gifts.

In addition to finding great-priced gifts at garage sales or clearance sales, you may also put items into your Gift Box that you have received as a gift but they just didn't work out for some reason.  Perhaps the item was too large, too small, you already had one, or it's just not to your taste.  As long as you remember its origin so as not to give the gift to the person that gave it you, this practice is cited by the social experts as acceptable.  With the Gift Box technique, I'm rarely forced to purchase a gift item at full retail price.  What a joy to bless someone with a wonderful gift at a moment's notice at a fraction of the retail price!

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