Xmas shoppin'

[Waaii]

Done yours yet? It seems harder and harder to get anything that is not tat or sold in vast quantities. Anyone know of sources of inexpensive but individual nice gifts?

[BagPussAA]

I have finished all my Xmas shopping now. One present I bought for my brother is a personal calender. I dont just mean with his name on, I sent them 12 photos from my photo album of various family members and they have made a calender for him with those pictures for the months of the year. It was from a company called Teddy4U and I did it all on line and it arrived in about 10 days and is lovely and personal for him.

[samuel23]

have to agree with you Waaii. If it isn't from a 'pile em high, sell em cheap' supermarket or chain store then it's usually going to cost a blooming fortune. If it's for someone you know and you know what they like, why not see if you can go to the local art college. They often have a sale of the art students work. Some of it is very high quality and you never know - they may well be the next Hockney / Emmins etc and it'll be worth a mint later.

[snagged]

Luckily I don't have to think about xmas this year... I'm off to Thailand for 2 months next week!...

[samuel23]

snagged you lucky thing - business or pleasure?

[luckyeight]

Traidcraft do gorgeous and inexpensive gifts - and it's all ethical. Check it out at www.traidcraft.co.uk

[Waaii]

Samuel 23 I was once an art student myself, so I kinda done that with my own stuff in the past, but thanks, nice idea.
I will look into all the other ideas, so thanks to everyone. I 'specially like the calander idea for a couple of people if not too expensive.

[mandimoo]

i just found these people, and all my family have got gifts from here this year ... www.theoriginalgift.co.uk/