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The Gift Box
by Angie Zalewski
Description: How to create a gift box for holiday gift giving.
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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