Uniquely Personal Holiday Gifts for Under $10

SEATTLE, WA, December 1, 2008 — Ho-ho-holding the line on expenses during the holiday season may be leaving you more fretful than festive. But advances in digital printing have created many personalized gifts that are quick to create, fun to give and receive, and affordable for even the most frugal of us. Many options are available for less than $10.

“Santa might be a bit strapped for cash, but that doesn’t mean stockings should be stuffed with less meaningful gifts,” says John Perez, CEO of RPI (www.rpiprint.com), which handles the manufacturing and fulfillment for consumer print-on-demand products for many of the leading ecommerce photo product websites. “This year, photo and memory books are extremely popular, and can be created for under $5. What could be more affordable than that?”

Perez points to five fabulous gift finds for under $10:

• Personalized Stationery Packs: Choose coordinating designs for notebooks, notepads and note cards to create a personalized stationery gift pack. Spiral bound notebooks come with a personalized cover and page options including designs for a wedding planner, baby book and a day planner. Stationery notepads and note cards also make great hostess gifts and party favors. Snapfish by HP (http://www.snapfish.com/) offers notebooks and notepads for $7.99-9.99, and note cards for as little as $1.08 apiece.
• Photo books: Make the perfect brag book gift for Grandpa and Grandma by showcasing a grandchild’s artwork or school photos. Create a mini photo book with 12 double-sided full-photo pages at Walgreens (http://photo.walgreens.com/) for $5.99 per book.
• Memory books: Make a softbound memory book with your favorite holiday recipes or carols at Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/) for only $3.88.
• Calendars: Mark the dates for birthdays, anniversaries or other significant events with photos from throughout the year. Not only will personalized calendars help recipients remember special occasions, but they remind loved ones that you’re thinking of them for the next 365 days. Calendars are available at Costco (http://www.costco.com/) for $9.99 each.
• Stickers & Seals: With personalized photos and/or text, adhesive stickers add a personal touch to holiday greetings as envelope seals or to decorate gift packages. Buy one sheet of 20 stickers from Costco for only $2.99.