Cheap Unique Gift Ideas

You don’t have to spend a fortune on birthday, anniversary, or holiday gifts! Cheap Unique Gift Ideas are well received, considered throughtful, and can give the appearance that you spent a fortune!

Check out these Ideas for any of your Gift Giving events:

Gift baskets:

These are always a good choice & are one of the least expensive gifts to create. Plus, you can make them unique to the person or event! 

• Pick up a basket or container – check out your local dollar store or Wal-Mart. These can usually be purchased for less than $5. Purchase a cheap basket either at a dollar store or some other discount retailer. You can easily find a nice basket for less than five dollars.
• Add some filler (tissue paper, newspaper, popcorn, etc.) – Put just enough in the containter/basket to make it look fuller (the items won’t sink down into the basket).
• Mix in a few larger items to fill the basket – throw in some inexpensive items too such as bath and body products, candles, etc.

Make the gift baskets unique to the person or event – if the person is a golf junkie put together a basket with some balls, tees, a glove, etc. If you need a gift for a pet lover, you can get an inexpensive gift of items for their pet. Purchasing five or six treats, toys and other items can make a very thoughtful gift.

Rainy Day Box:

This cheap unique gift idea is more for the moms on your list or the familes – tailor it to fit your particular need. Pick up a large plastic bin and load it up with some toys 5 to 8, add some bubble bath, candles, candy, crayons, paper, a deck of cards, and maybe a movie or two. Add a card that states “Open in Case of a Rainy Day.” When the fam is stuck inside – bust out the rainy day box – entertainment for everyone!

Coupons:

Another gift idea that doesn’t cost you a dime is coupons, not ordinary coupons, but coupons you create for things such as babysitting, mowing the lawn, cleaning the house, painting the shed, etc. These are great gift ideas for parents and also people who might need help around the house (the elderly, etc.). Simply type up the coupons on your computer using a basic word processing program and print them out. Put the coupons in a nice card and present them to the recipient. (Nothing will bring a smile to a parent’s face like a stack full of babysitting coupons – trust me.)

Other cheap unique gift ideas are homemade cookies, cakes and other treats (we do this every year for our neighbors). You can even bake a large amount and then package it so that the recipient can freeze it and enjoy it later. If you do this make sure that you let the recipient know that they can freeze what they don’t eat right away (you don’t want anything to go to waste unnecessarily). Make it unique by putting the treats in a hand painted glass jar or other container.

Just because you don’t put a lot of money into a gift doesn’t mean that it’s not thoughtful. A few minutes of consideration can make any gift special, no matter how much you spend on it. Use these cheap unique gift ideas to help brighten any type of special occasion.