Comments on: 10 Simple, Budget-Friendly Gifts You Can Give That Are Actually Great

By: EcoCatLady

EcoCatLady — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:27:06 +0000

One of the best gifts I ever received (nearly 20 years ago) cost very little money, but I still appreciate it every single day. At the time I didn’t own a decent camera, and I was very sad that I had no good photos of my cats. So for my birthday a dear friend of mine colluded with CatMan to surprise me. She came over one afternoon when I wasn’t home and photographed all of my cats. Then she had the best pictures enlarged (this was back in the days of film), she bought some mattes, and got a bunch of frames at the thrift store and framed them herself. Now my walls are covered with beautiful photos of kitties who have long since crossed the Rainbow Bridge. And I’m grateful every single day for those beautiful photos.

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 22:51:29 +0000

Ironically, I just wrote a post (1craftyfoodie.com) about ways to save when buying for kids’ birthdays and a lot of my advice can transfer over to buying affordable gifts for adults as well. You mentioned gift card exchanges but also there’s buying cards from cardpool.com at a discount. I also mentioned in my post 2 favorite off-price retailer’s Ross Dress For Less and Tuesday Morning have a lot of great gifts. I use them when shopping for kids and also for adults. As a volunteer coordinator, I started making some cute gift bags for my volunteers and I bought everything from Ross. I got a 6-pack of gift bags, a multi-pack of hand lotions, and some kitchen towels and then tied them up cute with ribbons my office had on hand already.

By: Daikuro @ SimplicityBlogger.com

Daikuro @ SimplicityBlogger.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 05:36:29 +0000

I love giving out books and plants. But it will still depend on the person who you’re giving it to.

By: Winnie

Winnie — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:13:50 +0000

In the summertime I go to rummage and estate sales and look for antique depression ware or crystal – platters, bowls, vases, and wine glasses. Coupled with fresh flowers or baked goods or a bottle of wine you have a wonderful gift. I have several pieces that I have acquired, just waiting for the next needed gift.