Uniquely Personal Valentines Day Gifts for Under $10

SEATTLE, WA, January 31, 2009 — Extravagant spending on a token of love for your sweetheart this Valentines Day may leave you feeling more robbed than romantic. Luckily, 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.

“Cupid might have to cut costs, but that doesn’t mean sweethearts should be showered 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 four 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. 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 memory book for your partner by pulling together photos from exciting escapades and romantic rendezvous that have taken place during your relationship. 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 everlasting love letters or poetry 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 will also remind them that you’re thinking of them 365 days a year. 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 love letters as envelope seals or to decorate gift packages. Buy one sheet of 20 stickers from Costco for only $2.99.