Start now for gifts that wow

Your 1-minute-a-week shortcut to
always having awesome gift ideas well in advance.

Hi gift-givers! Some of the best (and most thoughtful) holiday gifts are ones that you should get working on in the early fall. If you choose to give yourself a headstart now on any of the gifts highlighted in today’s special edition email, you’re going to find yourself with a new best friend come December.

Who might that be…?

I’ll let you know in a little bit.

Seeking ideas for personalized gifts? I was recently included as a gift-giving expert in this Buy Side from the Wall Street Journal piece titled 21 Personalized Gifts Sure to Delight Anyone in Your Life.

Estimated read time: 2 minutes & 34 seconds

Commissioned gifts with longer turnaround:

• Commissioned pet portraits

• Digitizing home videos/photos

• Commissioned house portraits or tree ornaments

• Commissioned wedding art gifts (1st holiday as a married couple gift)

Gifts that require time for brainstorming:

• Commissioned songs

• Personalized crossword puzzle 

• The “hidden notes" Gift (brainstorm words + hiding spots)

• Personalized music playlist (the first 5 songs come quickly, but see if you can get to 15 tracks)

• DIY personalized “___ of the month” club (stock up on ideas now…so you’re not scrambling each month)

Gifts that require group coordination:

• Family outings/gatherings

• The “crowdsourced memories" Gift

• A lifetime of book recommendations

• The “dad quote" Gift (great group gift for siblings)

• Planned holiday gift shopping trip with a child (don’t delay getting this on the calendar…family schedules book fast!)

• The “Dr. Seuss Your Own Book" Gift (I know from firsthand experience that a book doesn’t write and illustrate itself overnight)

• Family tradition surprise (if you’re daughter/son-in-law will be away from their home with you this holiday, this is a sure way to show you care)

High demand, limited supply gifts:

• Popular restaurant reservations

• This holiday season’s hottest toys

• Holiday event tickets (concerts, plays, etc.)

• Advent calendars so popular that they go out of stock each season (or just a DIY an Advent calendar like my buddy, Rob)

One more tip on preparing for the holiday gifting season…you’ll thank yourself later if you take the time during the early fall months to stock up on always-on-hand gifts

Forward this email to:

• Procrastinators Strategic Delayers

• Potential collaborators on a group gift for someone

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Please reply to this email ~ or ~ click the button below if you have stories of awesome gifts that you can share with the community that fall under the below topics:

• Gifts of time together

• Any memorable gift you’ve received or given

We all need a reliable spot to hide gifts we get early. If my wife ever gets brave enough to go into our attic…I’m screwed.

Wishing you untested gift hiding spots,
Patrick Kucharson
Better Gift Coach

P.S. Ohh yaaa…your new best friend. Assuming you give yourself a headstart now on any of the gifts in today’s email, I’d now like to introduce you to your new best friend come December…

Go look into a mirror and strike a pose! You will be your own best friend in December after you come to appreciate how your best holiday gifts are the ones your September self was motivated enough to get cooking on months in advance.

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