Tired of gift giving at holiday time...too expensive to mail out. Alternatives???
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Send an email to everyone telling them that you respectively wish to excuse yourself from the holiday gift giving, and then wish them all happy holidays.
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Nothing I get in the mail couldn't wait for Monday. I think it is a good idea, They might keep a small group to deliver special delivery mail for business, but raise the rates for Saturday delivery only. I think postage rates are pretty high as it is. I have cut down on mail I send because of it, I no longer send Christmas cards as an example.
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try gifts.com they help you out.
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Try some free thank you ecards? There are lots of pretty ones if he has internet access. I find electronical greetings the best so far..\n\nhttp://www.angeleyes2.com/\n\nYou might also want to try yahoo greeting ecards as well.
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Hey! Spread the Christmas spirit ! If you FEEL like sending them something nice, do it !
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Depending on how much you are looking to spend, here are some idea's.\n\n1- buy some premade cookie dough (get two kinds), two bags of chocolate chips, 1 bag of small pretzal twists or large pretzal rods, and some cute tins or plates at the dollar store.   Bake the cookies, but make the cookies smaller than normal sized, to get more cookies from each log.   Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler (or stick a small pot in a larger pot which should have water in it). Once it's melted, dip the pretzals in it, and let them cool on a sheet of wax paper. Arrange a few cookies, and some pretzals on each plate. You can add a handful of Christmas candy and a candy cane to the top, too. \n\n2- Go to Wal-Mart, get some glass vases or -large- glass candle holders, a few bags of potpourrie, and some strands of 20 count Christmas Lights. There are $1.00 bags of potpourrie there in the same aisle as the candle holders & vases, in crafts. The vase I used cost $1.97, and the lights are $.97. Put some of the lights in the vase, then add potpourrie, the put more of the lights in, then potpourrie. Repeate until you have all the lights in the vase. Leave the cord hanging out, though, and either tape it to the glass, or tie a ribbon around the holder to tie it into place. When plugged in, the lights heat the potpourrie, and they smell wonderful, any time of the year. Cost- $4.00 each.  Alternativly, I found slightly smaller vases at Dollar Tree yesterday, $1.00 each. I found much bigger bags of potpourrie for $1.00 as well, and sets of 35 lights for $1.00 each. For $5.00, I was able to buy 2 lights, 2 vases, and 1 potpourrie, so I made them for $2.50 each. I use these year round in my bathrooms as night lights & air freshners. \n\n3- A gift card for $5-10 for a local video store, one of those buckets of microwave popcorn, a box or two of "movie theater" candy (which can be aquired for $1.00/box at both Dollar Tree & Walgreens), and a soda or two. Or, to up the price a bit more, get a Popcorn style bowl for the popcorn, and some matching cups for the soda. Exchange a bucket for a box of microwave popcorn- movie theater style with extra butter!\n\n4. Gift cards for McDonalds- who doesn't stop to eat out once in a while?\n\n5. Get a gift card to a local pizza place, a gift card to the local video rental place, and a set of cute plastic plates & cups to eat & drink from.\n\n6. Hit Dollar Tree for lots of small things, and make gift baskets- candles, tree ornaments, bath products, small toys, candy, dishes, music CD's and so much more. You can get a handful of several different things, and personalize each basket.\n\n7. Get stuff for a game night- a fun adult type board game (like Battle of the Sexes, Scattergories, Taboo, etc), a deck or two of cards, and a bag of potato chips, as well as a bowl to put them in. For kids, get a kid board game, and a deck of kid card games, like go fish.\n\nHope some of those idea's help!
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Unfortunately, there is no direct way to do that. You can create a new eBay account very easily though - maybe that's a better idea. Good luck with the gift.
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I have this problem too. Get them identical or similar gifts to avoid the hassle of too much stress. Mugs, pens, mousepads, socks, candles. etc.
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Have you tried http://www.mailermailer.com/ ?\n\nUp to 200 emails/month for free.
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You should try niche gift and shopping sites like www.giftwithlove.com, www.deccansojourn.com
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This is a tricky question as it may not even be allowed where you are employed. If it is there may be restrictions set by the company on how much each gift can be in cost, what types are allowed, etc. If it is a very small company talk to who is in charge about the gift giving policy. Something small and not very personal are your best choices, things like candles are always welcomed for just one idea
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I have a different twist on the first answer. \n\nWe play the gift exchange at our work Christmas party and have a $10 limit. In your situation being close friends you could always up the dollar amount and possibly have a theme. For example, have a Christmas quote and everyone has to buy something that relates to the quote.\n\nEveryone then randomly picks a number (1-15). The first person picks a  gift from the table. The second person also chooses a gift from the table and then can either keep theirs or switch it for number 1's gift. The third person can switch theirs for either number 1 or number 2's gift and so on. All gifts remain unopened until all 15 people have a gift. \n\nIt's fun to see what gifts are the most popular simply going by their size and shape and then opening it to see what it really is.
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Try gifts.com, they should be able to help you.
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Snail Mail...it's more personal anyway !!!
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I'm in exactly the same spot as you are.  I just got through paring down my list, and I removed the "weak-ties" and those I seldom see.  I keep in touch with some by e-mail, and others will probably just fade away.  It had to be done, however.  You could still send a greeting card or note to them after the first of the year if you're really feeling guilty (or if you happen to get a card from them : (
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Try downloading Easter or Christmas mailers and extract the component from the it. Cheers !
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Sometimes if you write to a consumer and tell them how wonderful their products are, they will send you items for free.  However, that can take a few weeks.  Try free stuff.com  E-mail me. I can purchase one on-line and send it to you.