Monday, December 6, 2010

Gifts for the Random People in Your Life

We've all been there. We draw the person in the office for Secret Santa that no one knows anything about. We have to get something for our new brother-in-law who we rarely see (and we're okay with it). It's wedding season and we got invited to our boyfriend's friend from high school's little sister's wedding- and we're left figuring out the gift part. In situations like these it's stressful to figure out what to give. We don't want our attempt at a gift to be a major FAIL, even when by all accounts it should be when buying for someone we know nothing about.

A solution to all of these problems would be to give a gift that the person you're giving to gets to choose themselves. With Bukoo Gifts you can choose the amount you want to spend and send a selection of name brand gifts through email to your recipient. They open the email (with a VERY personal message from you of course :) and see all the gifts in their price point that they can choose from- without seeing the cost. They will get to choose from iPods, KitchenAid mixers, Vera Bradley bags, and Movado watches to name a few. There is something for anyone you could buy for in each price point. Why not save your self the stress and them the time of returning whatever unfortunate gift you decide on for them and give a Bukoo Gift?

Monday, October 25, 2010

Gift Cards are Lame!

Every year around this time, we start to think about the upcoming holidays. Seeing as it is exactly TWO months until Christmas, (Fair warning), it's time to start thinking about your holiday gifts this year, whether you want to or not.  I am guilty as are many others of falling back on gift cards each year when I have the lack of time or creativity to think of anything else for my friends and family. I have also fallen prey to the I give you a $25 gift card to Target, and you give me a . . . $25 gift card to Target. It's gotten me thinking that may be we should can gifts and just spend $25 on ourselves at Target or Home Depot or wherever. But that's not fun! I like giving gifts, but sometimes it just plain stinks that I don't have the time to find something for everyone.

Gift cards are lame for another obvious reason- you tell the person exactly how much you spent on them! It creates for awkward situations in some cases (we've all spent more or less on a gift card than was reciprocated by that person), and is just, well, tacky!

Bukoo Gifts is a classy option for those who don't have the time to shop for their friends and family. When you send a Bukoo Gift through e-mail, you send a selection of gifts- things people actually want like Vera Bradley bags, Sony iPod docks, RCA Home Theater equipment, and iPods! Your recipient gets to choose their gift without knowing the cost! Take a look at the gift catalog: www.bukoogifts.com/giftcatalog. The price points go from $25-$1000 and are full of name brand gifts in each price point.  You choose the price point and they choose the gift from that price point! It's so easy for both of you. And to keep it personal you can put a personal message to your recipient with a Christmas or Holiday theme. No worries about shipping costs, it's all inclusive. Whatever they choose gets shipped directly to them, and you get an e-mail telling you what they chose. It's a perfect option and it's way better than gift cards. Trust me, I'm a doctor.