10 Gift Ideas for the Holidays

10 Gift ideas for the Holidays

With Chanukah, Christmas and other winter celebrations just around the corner, it is no surprise that many of us will spend the next few weeks in a bustle of activity. With these activities comes the tradition of giving and receiving gifts. For many the time spent trying to find just the right present leads to stress and frustration. This list will make that hunt a little easier.

I am a big fan of gift baskets and theme presents so you will find that most of these are arranged with that in mind. You can take these gift themes and add your own ideas, personality and know-how to make them that much better.

What I love about these gifts is that you can spend as much or as little money as you like on them. Most of the items listed below can be attained at the dollar store. They are also available as pricier gourmet selections.

Gift Ideas:

1. Coffee Gift Basket
For this gift basket simply buy a nice travel mug. Then get a couple of one pound bags of their favorite coffee. You might even buy a small container of non-dairy creamer or sugar to go with it. To really top it off add a Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts gift card with a few dollars on it.

2. The Loaded Wallet
This is great for the college guy on your list. Simply buy an inexpensive wallet. Then choose three or four of his favorite stores and buy gift cards to fill the wallet. If you are on a budget you could just get two cards with a few dollars on each of them. Great choices for low dollar gift cards are coffee shops, movie tickets, grocery stores, McDonalds or Burger King cards. Some of these will allow you to put as little as a dollar on the card. For other gift card ideas consider iTunes cards, Best Buy, WalMart, or pre-paid cell phone minutes. Don't forget the ever-popular gas cards such as ExxonMobil, Shell, Gulf, Sonoco and others. Everyone likes gift cards and this is a unique way of presenting them.