Personalized Gifts for the Person Who Seems to Have Everything

Whether it’s the holiday season or one of the many other gift-giving moments in US culture such as birthdays or anniversaries, some people are harder to buy gifts for than others. It’s not just a case of finding it hard to engage with the needs of different generations either. Yahoo recently commissioned a survey of 2,000 Americans and found that more than 20 percent said their partner or spouse was the hardest person for whom to choose a gift.

It sometimes seems that everyone already has everything they want these days, especially when you are trying to choose a gift for them. But the key to gift-giving success is personalization. Making a gift personal is what makes it special. And as we will see, it doesn’t have to mean spending a lot of money.

How to Add the Personal Touch to Your Gift

It’s easy to add personalization to a gift even if you are among the growing number of US buyers who do their gift shopping online. Specialist gift sites like LucasGift allow you to add an inscription or message to your gift when you checkout.

The exact nature of the inscription, for example whether it is a heartfelt message or simply the recipient’s initials, depends on the size and type of gift, and we will look at a few examples in just a moment. But even if there is only room for initials, you can usually choose the color, size and font. This adds to the personalization, making it more of a monogram – it’s something the recipient might choose to adopt on other belongings going forward.

Personalized Gfts That Everyone Will Appreciate

The great thing about personalization is it is something that everyone will appreciate, from young to old or from closest family to informal acquaintances. Also, a wide variety of gifts can be personalized in this way, catering to every budget. Here are just a few examples, along with approximate prices and suggestions for who might appreciate them as a gift:

• A leather wallet or purse: It’s something everyone uses every day, and a good quality one will last for years, making it a highly sustainable choice, too. It is ideal as a special gift for a loved one, as they will think of you whenever they use the wallet. Prices start at less than $20 for a simple card wallet or money clip, but even a personalized long wallet or trifold wallet needs cost only around $35.

• Keychains: Again, we all have keys, so a keychain is practical. These make great gifts for business owners to give to associates or customers as they can be personalized with your contact details or company branding. They are also a cost-effective choice, as you can buy 25, 50 or 100 in bulk and price works out at only three to five dollars per item.

• Can coolers, or koozies: These gifts are trending as they are unusual yet useful and you can add the personalized touch with an inscription. Perfect as a fun gift for friends or siblings, these are great candidates for a funny message or inscription that means something to you both. Leather ones also look stylish and will last for years, but cost less than $20 each. Again, you can buy these in packs with the same inscription, and bring the unit cost down to less than $10. That makes them an interesting choice for a housewarming gift.

• A phone case: 98 percent of adults in the US own a cell phone, and nine out of 10 have a smart phone. So a phone case is almost the dictionary definition of a gift that