My Unique Gift Idea Shopping Blog

Have you heard about the flick, Coco Avant Chanel, starring Audrey Tatou? I watched it over the weekend. Her portrayal of Chanel is remarkable.
The best part of the movie however, was the wardrobe. All I wanna do now is wear men’s suits, and straw hats, and sailor stripes, and lots more tweed.
Whether it was an [...]

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The first ever shopping cart was invented in 1936 by Sylvan Goldman. Sylvan was the owner of a chain of grocery stores in Oklahoma, called Standard/Piggly-Wiggly. The first cart was constructed by adding two wire baskets and wheels to a folding chair. With the help of Fred Young, he designed a sellable version in 1947. [...]

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Want to hold a business conference or a virtual family reunion, via the web, but don’t want to have to worry about the crappy quality of your web cam? Check out what’s new from HP. Why, it’s a solution to dinky web camera blues for video conferences, called HP SkyRoom.
HP SkyRoom provides “high-definition video conferencing [...]

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I came across these Flaming Martini Bug Repellers at a place called Uncommongoods. They are simple martini glasses, though filled with citronella gel, complete with olive for full martini effect. If you have someone who really likes martinis, or wants to make people think he likes martinis, or wants to confuse people by seeing if [...]

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If you are of the fiery orange and red personality, particularly if you are a redhead, this one might be a good match for you. This Red and Orange Fish Charm for Handbags combines like colors for a real standout ornament on your handbag. It can also be used as a keychain.
The two amulets [...]

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Yesterday I had quite an experience at a winery and vineyard. This was not just any vineyard. It was Biblical in every sense. What I mean is, the guy who operates it, a man named Ariel Ben-Sheetrit, could have come out of the times of the Davidic kings of Israel. He lives just off the [...]

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Here’s a gift for that do-it-yourself friend of yours. It’s, quite simply, a food dehydrator. Use it to make jerky, trail mix, dried fruit snacks, even potpourri by sticking a few flowers in it. It’s powered by a 240 watt engine, low-medium-high settings, and is pretty much idiot proof. Get this though: it comes with [...]

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It’s only six bucks, but it’ll make the one you give it to feel sophisticated and appreciative. No, it’s not a monocle, though that would be cool indeed. It’s a wine pourer/stopper.
The thing about the wine bottle that’s just a bit weird is that ever since they were invented, nobody’s figured out a way [...]

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This guy is serious about beef. I mean, look at him!
If you’re on a dining vacation in Italy, you should go check him out. He’ll lop off a steak for you with his cleaver, present it to you on butcher paper before he cooks it, quote a price, and stick it in a fiery [...]

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Talk about a unique gift idea: A new personalized gift site allows a user to cut steel sheets with a flame and have the resulting sculpture delivered to his home or office. Delivery takes about a week.
The site, GiveAPP, has the steel cut within a hundredth of an inch of accuracy, and each thing they [...]

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