What is a good housewarming gift idea than I can mail (under $75)?
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A gift card to Target, Pier One, Lowes or Home Depot. There are always things you need in a new home and any of those places have a good selection of items form knick knacks to linens and yard items.
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a box for you to send me a present
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HGTV's website has a few handmade gifts and how to make them:\nhttp://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_occasions_december/article/0,1789,HGTV_3270_1540298,00.html
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Get a large envelope and put as many in there as possible and mail it to your best friend. Right on the out side of the envelope "NO PEEPING"
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Go to the dollar store and buy those clear large bulbs and decorate them to hang on the tree with the giftcard enclosed.  Also, my son got a really neat present one time...a gift card encased in a fancy picture frame. I thought that was pretty clever, too!
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A great idea for a personal and unique gift is a handmade painting made from a photo that you send.\n\nCheck out this site: www.paintyourlife.com\n\nThe prices are reasonable and the outcome is amazing.
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wow! what a great idea for a present!\n\ncheck ebay. you might have to buy more than you want...but i bet you can get it there.\n\nawesome idea! will you be MY friend?
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Oooh, the dreaded office gift exchange!\n\nThe trick is to pick something fun and special, without being so specific that no one is interested in the gift.  Start with a “basic”, and then add a few twists with clever packaging.\n\nBasics\n\nMovie passes\nMovie rental card\nScratch tickets\nStarbucks card  \nPound of really good coffee\nItunes gift card  \nMag light (That light that you shake and never needs batteries.)\nGift card from Old Navy, bookstore, coffee shop, popular store.\n     (Try to pick a store that has extra “perks” with the card, one time I got an Old Navy card that said that if it was used in the week after Christmas buys also got a chance to win extra money to spend. )\nBeautiful cake from a nearby bakery.  (We did an Italian cream cake… was very popular) \nVariety box of funky/fun greeting cards \n\n\nTheme gifts - take a basic, and make it fun by bundling it with some inexpensive related items.\n\nOld fashioned fun box:\nWind up toys, Matchbox cars, “Parachute men”, slingshot, Super bounce ball, Suction bouncy toys, Silly putty….\n\nMovie night:\nPopcorn, candy, bowl, Movie rental card\n\nGourmet Java Jolt:\nCoffee, Flavored syrup, and “Frother” (it is an inexpensive “whipper” to create foam, last one I bought was $7 bucks)\n\nSummer fun:\nSnorkle and fin set\n\nInside Joke:\nBox of Diet Caffeine-free Dr. pepper.  One of the girls in our office was crazy for it, so someone found 2 big packs of it, and wrapped it up for the swap.  When it was wrapped it looked huge – after it was opened, everyone knew who it was for.  But of course, she had something they wanted.. and so the negotiating began!\n\nMaybe someone in your office has a quirky habit or interest that you can play off of!\n\n\n\nIdeas for success:\n\nWrap the gift!\n- Use an oversized box, people tend to go for the big boxes first\n- Be creative.  Wrap the present in a mysterious/fun way.  Egg Carton (who would pick a "dozen eggs") ? Coffee can? Brown paper bag with a rubber band?  Box from something else.\n-Wrap smaller items (scratch tickets, gift cards etc.) in a larger box or with a larger  item.  For example:\n-- a CD Case\n-- Box of Candy canes (Protect the tickets in a plastic bag and tape to front of box).  Looks like candy canes as they unwrap, until they see the tickets on the front.\n-- Inside a pickle jar  (I have a friend that does this one a lot... and it gets a good response, go figure!)\n-- Use an Altoids tin for gift cards.  If you are crafty, you can "remake" the tin into a one-of-a-kind box.\n\n"Break the rules"\n\n- Bring an extra ‘White Elephant” gift, wrap it, and put it in the middle of the pile. Something crazy, ugly, laughable, and totally different…. (Whoever gets that one, can always pick again after the joking is done.)  You never know, someone might actually want it!\n -- Dog chewed shoe\n -- Old child-size portable record player  (was fought over.)\n -- Look around, you probably have something that will work...\n\nHave fun with it! \n\nThings to avoid (unless you really, really, know that people in the office will like it.)\n - Obvious "gift with purchase items"\n - Practical joke items\n - Dreaded holiday Combo packages.\n - Edible underwear, or other adult items that might just go "oh so wrong"\n - Gourmet Hot cocoa set with a mug\n - Scented candles  (if it was all women maybe....)
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Perhaps you could offer to take her dog to the groomer, and while you have some time alone with him or her, have the pet's picture made in a Santa hat or other cute attire.  Find a nice frame that will go well with her home or office.  This will show that you actually put thought into the gift as well. I'm not sure where you live, but Wal-Mart has a photo package for under $10 that comes with some 8x10s and a 14xsomething as well as wallets, etc. Petsmart does grooming for under $30, and a nice picture frame will definitely be under $50.
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**a gourmet snack style gift basket.....asst. cheeses, beef stick/pepperoni, some good crackers, bottle of good holiday wine (or champagne even for new years)-you could even throw a couple of cute wine glasses in there, some good candy like Ferrero Rocher or such, and maybe a cd of holiday music or scented candle.\n**If you make one that is New Years themed, you could add noise makers and other party accessories instead of the cd / candle.\nBaskets are nice because you can control what you spend...and you can make these to fit ANY holiday/occasion/theme-good idea for the group you belong to....\n\n**A really nice throw/blanket makes a great holiday gift exchange gift also...and can also be found at very reasonable prices.\n\n**Newly released movies, cds, books...\n**Nice calender/desk sets...\n**Personal planners - they make some really attractive ones that you can even find in outlet/discount stores.....\n**A t-shirt or sweat shirt of your local professional football/hockey team.\n**A PRE-PAID GAS CARD!!! You could include a note that says "To help you get 'Home for the Holidays' "\n**Movie theater vouchers\n\nI have more ideas, but I could go on forever!\nHope maybe these give you some direction/ideas.....HAVE FUN!!
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1. Chocolate\n2. Stationary/New address book\n3. Fancy eyeglass case\n4. Foam mattress topper\n5. Goosedown houserobe or reading jacket\n6. Gift certificate for a massage
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How about something small and cool like this http://www.giftweblog.com/2006/11/02/rugged/
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I have a couple of ideas for you\n1 You could make coupons out of them, IE coupon good for a free babysitting, etc.\n2 you could go to a craft store and buy designer box ( some shaped like hearts, stars, etc, ) and decoupage them to the box, makes a great secret box for letters, cards, treasures from friends. etc.
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Bath stuff or candles! It never fails! Just try to pick a mild scent...I can't believe how many bath sets I've gotten from people, but they always come in handy! Or a gift certificate to a gas station, I mean...that could be the greatest gift to give now-a-days!
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Anything that you know will make your mother happy. If you can't afford a whole lot get you a jar with a lid and paint it than place slips of paper in it with little things she can request you do. Like one free hug,freedishwashing,freeday out,anevening to her self with a hot tub waiting
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Small inexpensive gadgets like this http://www.giftweblog.com/2006/10/07/gift-for-the-office-worker-at-the-desk-alot/
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Get them a gift certificate for a spa experience. They'll love it!