VeryClever Gifts

class="MsoNormal">What do your friends and family love? My teenager loves Coca-Cola—she drinks Coca-Cola, wears Coca-Cola t-shirts and just loves those little polar bears drinking it on the holiday ads. One thing she doesn’t have is Coca-Cola stock. But she could! The company called OneShare.com sells, well, duh, one share of stock in various popular companies. You get a fancy legal stock certificate to hang on your wall and the company’s annual report that, along with all the company’s financial info, usually has some great artwork and photos starring the company products. OK, one share may not make you rich, although you will receive corporate declared dividends and have voting rights, but it a great addition to a collector’s memorabilia—whether they love Disney, Harley-Davidson, Campbell Soup, or a host of other companies. Check them all out. What a unique, personalized Baby Gift too. You can have it framed and inscribed: My First Stock. Watch them both grow!

We’ve all heard the arguments: cell phones are great for an emergency whether it be medical problems, a flat tire, or even just forgetting the directions to the restaurant. But that mean nothing if you can’t remember how to operate your phone. It may seem laughable to younger generations but to many older folks a combination of diminishing hearing and eyesight, familiarity with “full size” phones and forgetfulness renders cell phones with their tiny buttons, endless choices, and multiple uses impossible to master.

Jitterbug OneTouch Cell Phone The Jitterbug OneTouch Cell Phone gives you just what need—and only what you need—with three buttons. The buttons are 911, My Choice (your most popular phone number), and Operator (a live operator that can hook you up with numbers such as tow-truck services or look up a person’s number for you). You can also store the numbers of ten friends and family to scroll through and call. What a great gift for grandpa, grandma and older relatives!

Give  Unique Gifts of Land Can’t you just imagine owning land in any or all 50 states of the USA? Just like, or maybe even more than Donald Trump! Well, it’s possible thanks to the Own a Piece of America program created by American Acres Marketing Corporation. It’s so cool! They are selling 1 square inch parcels of land in each and every state in the country. Want to be a land owner in Hawaii, Fl, CA, NY and every other state? Just sign in and it’ll be yours. Talk about a creative gift idea! You really must see their site to get the feel for this enormous undertaking. It makes a perfect gift for a 5oth Wedding Anniversary, or a 50th Birthday gift or just about anytime including, of course, as a Christmas Gift. It’d be a terrific Patriotic Gift too. Check it out at Own a Piece of America You’ll love it!

Check out this Cool Gift - Mr. Beer Home Brewing Simple A co-worker told me about a really cool Home Brewing Kit. I bought it for neighborhood summer block party and everybody loved it! They wanted to know where they could buy this unique gift. Well, I got it online at Mr. Beer. They offer a collection of beer making kits, supplies, and merchandise. Great birthday gift, Christmas gift, groomsmen gift idea, father’s day gift idea, gift idea for guys or as a college graduation gift too…I suppose, as long as the graduate and friends are of beer drinking age. And yes, you really can Brew and Bottle Your Beer in as Little as 7 Days. This from their website: “Mr. Beer is the most advanced and widely acclaimed home brewing product on the market today. Modern technology assures you of reliable results the first time, every time. The fresh flavor and hand-crafted quality of your beers will compete with the most famous and expensive beers throughout the world. With brewing experience, you and your friends will prefer your brews to the commercial brands available.” At the same time why not search fora great gift for the kids so they have something to do while you’re making the real stuff - The Mr.Rootbeer home brewing kit is simple, fun and delicious! The kit comes complete with everything you need - Just add water! Perfect as a gift for the little ones.

The Custom Wine Source. This clever Web site customizes wine labels for any occasion: Anniversaries, Birthdays, Graduations, Housewarming Parties, Retirement Parties, or Weddings. They make fun gifts. I selected a tasteful label, personalized it with my company’s logo and information, and selected Mini Champagne Bottles. The customized bottles were the talk of our annual company gala. We distributed them to our vendors in appreciation for their business. They make perfect keepsakes and a great corporate gift. And…one of the guests at our party gave out wine at her wedding with their picture on it. Many other labels and styles from which to choose. Click above to examine the collection. They are tres cool!

Wish Upon a Star I got my little cousin, Celeste, a unique birthday gift: Her very own star! Celeste loves to gaze at the stars from her back yard. Thanks to Star Namer, her very own star graces the heavens! Your star name will be officially registered in the Universal Star Catalogs Database featuring hundreds of thousands of stars numerically designated by the world renowned Smithsonian Astrophysical Institute. Each star is copyrighted with its precise stellar coordinates allowing the star recipient, friends, family or anyone including future generations to identify the star name and locate the star in the sky using a telescope.

Something for Everyone - Hammacher Schlemmer I have a new gift-giving destination: Unique Gifts - Guaranteed for Life at Hammacher Schlemmer for 158 years. My brother and sister-in-law recently had a baby. My husband and I got them this Portable Wireless Day or Night Video Monitor, so they can keep an eye on Michael from another room while he’s sleeping! The unit features an internal speaker that detects the slightest noises, so they’ll know as soon as he wakes up. This Wireless 2.4 GHz Video System provides sharp vision in daylight and can see up to 10′ in total darkness thanks to the camera’s eleven infrared LEDs that provide the non-visible light source that enable its night vision optics. Versatile enough for home security surveillance and baby monitoring, the device has a 2 1/2″ display that provides a large viewing area for crisp images. The camera and monitor plug into AC, or operate via four AA batteries each. Includes RCA Cables for connecting to a TV or VCR.

The Perfect Gift for Children of the 80’s I admit, it I grew up in the 80’s and remember being addicted to the stylishly simple Rubick’s Cube. I felt nostalgic the other day and Googled Rubik’s Cube. I came across this Photo Rubik’s Cube. This ingenious gift idea is the same size as the original Rubik’s Cube and features up to six of your photos, one for each side. Each photo is divided into nine ¾” individual squares. The cube is imprinted with the Official Rubik’s Logo. I bought one for myself and one for my twin brother, Andrew, for our Birthday. I had identical photos of us from our childhood placed on the Photo Rubik’s Cube. All of my co-workers can’t resist playing with my Rubik’s Photo Cube when they pass my desk! They all want to know where I got it.  My husband also loves this unique gift and has proposed to his boss that they put their logo on it and give them away as corporate gifts.

Take your Poker Game to the Next Level I surprised my husband, Peter, with Brookstone’s Professional Poker Set You should see how it’s elevated his game. He sits at the kitchen table with his buddies smoking cigars and drinking expensive scotch, every Tuesday night. They’re a bunch of high rollers. The stakes are high and there’s no games cheating when they play Texas Hold ‘Em, Five-Card Draw, Seven-Card Stud, and Blackjack. You’d think they were in Las Vegas, struggling to keep a Poker Face, so their opponents will crumble under the pressure… Brookstone’s Professional Poker Set makes a great Christmas Gift. Brookstone’s Professional Poker Set has everything they need to play like the Pros:

• Two decks of casino grade playing cards
• 400 professional-weight chips
• 150 white chips with blue accent
• 100 red chips with white accent
• 100 blue chips with white accent
• 50 black chips with white accent