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Recently, I came across a box of old work files. I was about to toss the entire carton into the recycling bin, but something made me crack open the dusty top for a closer look.

Inside, I found some old folders and papers, but there were other items too. Wrapped in yellowed newspaper was a coffee mug with my name in big bold letters, “Nancy’s Mug!” Another crumpled bundle revealed a wooden nameplate from my first real job. And at the bottom of the box was a plaque that displayed a picture of me along with the proclamation, “Best Marketing Program 1988.”

All three items were a little tacky and they really didn’t hold that much sentimental value. Then why had I stored them away for all these years?

It was probably because the mug, nameplate and plaque were all personalized. It just didn’t feel right to throw them away, or - even worse - donate them to the local thrift store.

Why do we treasure our personalized gifts? First, people, both young and old, love to see their names on just about anything because it makes them feel special. I’m sure that when I received the desk nameplate, I was probably thrilled. I vaguely recall that a girlfriend gave it to me for my birthday, and looking back I can appreciate the sentiment and the extra time that she took to have the gift made. Her gesture was heartfelt and the result was something that set me apart from my colleagues.

Back in the 1980s when I was working at my first real job, there weren’t all of the personalized gift selections that we have available today. You could choose to have an item engraved, monogrammed or made-to-order, but it often took time and was costly.

The other personalization option was the mass-marketed, low-cost imports like key chains, pencils, charms and note paper. Those drug-store displays of personalized product featured common names, and were aimed at kids and teens. But if you had an unusual name or an offbeat spelling, you were simply out of luck.

The personalization industry changed as technology became more prevalent and affordable. Suddenly, personalized gifts that once took weeks could be created in a matter of days or even minutes. The internet changed the personalized gift industry even more. Gifts that used to require planning and a great deal of consideration now became impulse purchases. To demonstrate the widespread appeal of personalized products online, Google “personalized gifts” and you will see more than 1.8 million results.

Looking at a sample of the search engine results shows the wide range of personalized products that can be easily ordered. Gifts run the gamut from picture frames to baby blankets and from wine glasses to clothing to wall art. Products range from the very inexpensive to upscale and highly innovative. Searching online, you can find some very sweet personalized baby gifts for around $20. On the flip side, there is a site selling a diamond studded pacifier for $17,000 - taking baby bling to a whole new level!

It’s hard to find a product today that can’t be personalized in some manner. And our love of these products seems to grow each year as we buy them for our kids, friends, family, teachers, co-workers and, yes, even ourselves.

So the next time you come across those personalized pajamas tucked away in a drawer, remember the good feeling that personalization can evoke. And also know that you will have a very hard time getting rid of any of this stuff.

Nancy Wurtzel is the owner of All About Baby, an online store that specializes in gifts for babies and young children, and personalized baby gifts. Nancy has over 20 years of marketing experience and she also consults with individuals seeking to enter the marketplace or grow their existing ecommerce business.

Nancy Wurtzel
http://www.articlesbase.com/marketing-articles/why-a-personalized-gift-will-live-on-and-on-696797.html

There are a lot of resources over the internet which give numerous baby shower gift ideas, but still, I have come across scores of people who have been grappling to get that perfect new born baby gift. The reason for such confusion is that infants do not really have a judgment of their own, and something which might be heaven to one toddler, might not be accepted by another. Infants are too picky and therefore, people are in a constant fix over getting a gift for them. Things become all the more difficult when you want to provide the baby with a personalized baby gift.

Personalization requires creativity and money, and if you are not particularly artistic, be prepared to shell out a lot more than anticipated. Most personalized giftgifts bear either the photographs of the baby or the baby’s name and other similar details. How you get these details engraved and imprinted on the gift would depend upon your creativity and how much you are willing to spend for the sake of personalization.

If you want to maintain a low budget, while providing uniqueness to the gift, you best bet would be going for candles. Wax candles are beautiful and mesmerizing, and by playing around with wax in various ways, you can add personal tones and textures to the candles, besides giving them a desired shape. You can get the name and birth details engraved inside the candle in wax of contrasting colors, so that the details are seen distinctly. Using the merging of a different color of was with the original color of the candle to get your message imprinted can cost you a fortune, and you are better off if you rather get the details painted or ‘written’ on the candle, or the candle stand.

Another economical option is to personalize chocolates, by getting the chocolate wrappers printed with details of the baby. You might have to contact the chocolate manufacturing company in order to do so. You can also get the name of the baby imprinted on the chocolate bar itself, which obviously would cost a lot more than getting it printed on the wrapper. You will have to get a special order placed for such kind of personalization, and every chocolate manufacturing company doesn’t provide such options. You might want to search the internet for more details on which companies offer such customization on their chocolates and other baby-edible products.

Curtains and bed sheets containing some of the baby’s favorite cartoon characters or animals are good gifting options. You can directly approach a bed sheet or curtain manufacturer and place your order. This would be an easy thing to do, and generally all bed-sheet manufacturers provide such customization on their products. Pillow covers and soft toys of a famous cartoon character could be coupled with a baby bed-sheet containing cartoons of the same character and gifted to the baby. All these things can be combined to form a baby gift basket focused on the cartoon character as its theme. In case of girls, famous companies like Barbie and Disney provide such customization options on their websites.

Sarah McDermott
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/the-perfect-newborn-baby-gift-personalized-and-unique-gifts-become-true-keepsakes-681658.html

There are a lot of resources over the internet which give numerous baby shower gift ideas, but still, I have come across scores of people who have been grappling to get that perfect new born baby gift. The reason for such confusion is that infants do not really have a judgment of their own, and something which might be heaven to one toddler, might not be accepted by another. Infants are too picky and therefore, people are in a constant fix over getting a gift for them. Things become all the more difficult when you want to provide the baby with a personalized baby gift.

Personalization requires creativity and money, and if you are not particularly artistic, be prepared to shell out a lot more than anticipated. Most personalized giftgifts bear either the photographs of the baby or the baby’s name and other similar details. How you get these details engraved and imprinted on the gift would depend upon your creativity and how much you are willing to spend for the sake of personalization.

If you want to maintain a low budget, while providing uniqueness to the gift, you best bet would be going for candles. Wax candles are beautiful and mesmerizing, and by playing around with wax in various ways, you can add personal tones and textures to the candles, besides giving them a desired shape. You can get the name and birth details engraved inside the candle in wax of contrasting colors, so that the details are seen distinctly. Using the merging of a different color of was with the original color of the candle to get your message imprinted can cost you a fortune, and you are better off if you rather get the details painted or ‘written’ on the candle, or the candle stand.

Another economical option is to personalize chocolates, by getting the chocolate wrappers printed with details of the baby. You might have to contact the chocolate manufacturing company in order to do so. You can also get the name of the baby imprinted on the chocolate bar itself, which obviously would cost a lot more than getting it printed on the wrapper. You will have to get a special order placed for such kind of personalization, and every chocolate manufacturing company doesn’t provide such options. You might want to search the internet for more details on which companies offer such customization on their chocolates and other baby-edible products.

Curtains and bed sheets containing some of the baby’s favorite cartoon characters or animals are good gifting options. You can directly approach a bed sheet or curtain manufacturer and place your order. This would be an easy thing to do, and generally all bed-sheet manufacturers provide such customization on their products. Pillow covers and soft toys of a famous cartoon character could be coupled with a baby bed-sheet containing cartoons of the same character and gifted to the baby. All these things can be combined to form a baby gift basket focused on the cartoon character as its theme. In case of girls, famous companies like Barbie and Disney provide such customization options on their websites.

Sarah McDermott
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/the-perfect-newborn-baby-gift-personalized-and-unique-gifts-become-true-keepsakes-681658.html

There are a lot of resources over the internet which give numerous baby shower gift ideas, but still, I have come across scores of people who have been grappling to get that perfect new born baby gift. The reason for such confusion is that infants do not really have a judgment of their own, and something which might be heaven to one toddler, might not be accepted by another. Infants are too picky and therefore, people are in a constant fix over getting a gift for them. Things become all the more difficult when you want to provide the baby with a personalized baby gift.

Personalization requires creativity and money, and if you are not particularly artistic, be prepared to shell out a lot more than anticipated. Most personalized gifts bear either the photographs of the baby or the baby’s name and other similar details. How you get these details engraved and imprinted on the gift would depend upon your creativity and how much you are willing to spend for the sake of personalization.

If you want to maintain a low budget, while providing uniqueness to the gift, you best bet would be going for candles. Wax candles are beautiful and mesmerizing, and by playing around with wax in various ways, you can add personal tones and textures to the candles, besides giving them a desired shape. You can get the name and birth details engraved inside the candle in wax of contrasting colors, so that the details are seen distinctly. Using the merging of a different color of was with the original color of the candle to get your message imprinted can cost you a fortune, and you are better off if you rather get the details painted or ‘written’ on the candle, or the candle stand.

Another economical option is to personalize chocolates, by getting the chocolate wrappers printed with details of the baby. You might have to contact the chocolate manufacturing company in order to do so. You can also get the name of the baby imprinted on the chocolate bar itself, which obviously would cost a lot more than getting it printed on the wrapper. You will have to get a special order placed for such kind of personalization, and every chocolate manufacturing company doesn’t provide such options. You might want to search the internet for more details on which companies offer such customization on their chocolates and other baby-edible products.

Curtains and bed sheets containing some of the baby’s favorite cartoon characters or animals are good gifting options. You can directly approach a bed sheet or curtain manufacturer and place your order. This would be an easy thing to do, and generally all bed-sheet manufacturers provide such customization on their products. Pillow covers and soft toys of a famous cartoon character could be coupled with a baby bed-sheet containing cartoons of the same character and gifted to the baby. All these things can be combined to form a baby gift basket focused on the cartoon character as its theme. In case of girls, famous companies like Barbie and Disney provide such customization options on their websites.

Sarah McDermott
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/the-perfect-newborn-baby-gift-personalized-and-unique-gifts-become-true-keepsakes-681658.html

i know its wrong category but i never got any answers sorry

tried our cafepress loved it, but i wanted to personalize a license plate cover, they didn’t have that. what are some other websites that have personalized gifts or things that you can personalize.

Personalized thank you gifts are great for shower thank you gifts, thanking a close family member, teacher, friend or even business associates and co-workers.For some top picks in a wide variety of price ranges for both men and women.Just visit our website below at

Business companies usually give business gifts to advertise and promote what they have. However, those gifts may also be given to people other than customers and clients. Business gifts can be presented during any type of business affairs, such as trade shows, conferences, recognition day, anniversaries, holidays etc. There are so many business gifts to choose from, you can find simple gifts to elegant ones. However, just choose accordingly.

If you want to thank a colleague who has been a good friend and helped you all throughout your career, you can give something that can let him feel appreciated. This is where gifts come into action. Of course, you have already seen a wide assortment of business gifts, and you also seen most them owned by many business people. So, the real challenge here is to find a business gift that stands out. You might probably think that finding such unique gift is difficult, but surprisingly, it is not!

Personalized business gifts can make a one of a kind gift for your dearest colleague. You can find different kinds of personalized business gifts, from personalized fabrics, leathers, to metal items. Here are some hot choices you may consider:

Personalized Black Leather Business Card Case. Business card holder and cases are very important accessories of a business man. In today’s business world, these people should have business cards, and so a card case holder can help these cards stay neat and clean in a briefcase or purse. This stainless steel and leather business card holder can be customized with your colleague’s initials engraved on the front plate. Engraving is complimentary for this Personalized Black Leather Business Card.

Engravable Black Leather Business Journal. In business, technology may reign supreme, but there’s still room for the elegance of actual writing! Give this personalized black leather journal to a friend who has brilliant ideas and let him preserve the musings of the moment, and his ever-presented to-do lists. This sophisticated gift can make a perfect solution to scratch paper - a handsome leather bound journal as a business gift for your colleague. This leather journal encourages organized peace in a hectic work day, time to gather thoughts and plan strategy. Exquisitely embossed with a name or initials, this personalized journal becomes a memorable gift of your appreciation.

Personalized Business Pen Set with Leather Pouch. Help your colleague to commemorate his career milestone by giving a pair of fine pens - a classic style of gift that he will surely treasure from his friend! Your colleague will appreciate the thoughtful gesture of a personalized gift, especially because these exquisite writing instruments are so versatile and practical. Properly presented in an eye-catching leather case, this pen set is a wonderful way to express your appreciation for a job well done.

You can find those sophisticated business gifts online. Other unique, personalized gifts you may consider are personalized bags, magnetic money clip, personalized photo albums, monogrammed desk accessories…etc. Making your gift personalize is one way to show how special the person to you. Make it always a choice to personalize your gift, be it for colleagues, friends or relatives.

Janet R.
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/personalized-business-gifts-special-gifts-for-colleagues-741477.html

Receiving a personalized gift in a certain occasion is perhaps a moment you could treasure forever. You could also give back personalized gifts to your dearest friends and loved ones if you wan them to feel the same special feeling after you receiving such thoughtful gift. You can give a personalized gift in any occasion, be it at wedding, anniversary, housewarming, birthday or holiday.

With plethora of choices at many local gift stores as well as online stores, it is not difficult to choose a gift, however with a personalized gift, you will be including a special touch that will make your receiver think you have taken extra time and effort to please him. It is your personal touch that will set your gift stand apart from the lines of other ordinary ones and leave a long lasting impression. You can personalized your selected items with names, special dates, quotes, personal messages, or even nothing at all. The decision is definitely personal, it’s all in your hand on how to make your present truly memorable. Each custom items that are available has several designs, styles and themes to choose from, so you are pretty confident to find something for each recipient you have.

The Internet have thousands of web stores that offer personalized gift ideas. These stores are specializing customized items which ables customers to personalize not only names of recipients or product names of companies, but special dates, quotes and messages as well. They may not have any limitation as to the amount of text that any item can be personalized with. Also, some of them are not charging any additional fees for personalization. They can create a custom design using logos or personal artwork that the customer would like to have on their chosen products.

The list of gifts available in online gift stores includes unique personalized presents, personalized presents, personalized wedding; graduation; anniversary; valentine; birthday; baby shower; wedding shower and Christmas presents. These personalized presents are often manufactured by expert artisans that online stores usually have.

If you want to give something extraordinary for girl friends, there are plenty of personalized choices such as embroidered handbags and purses, engraved jewelry pieces, compact mirrors, jewelry boxes, and the likes. For kids, you can give personalized back packs, monogrammed children clothes and personalized toys. For men, you can give engraved cufflinks, money clips, pocket knives, monogrammed gym or sports bags, personalized grooming kit, or a set of engraved barware.

Personalized gifts can make an ideal business gifts as well. Most companies are using personalized business gifts to promote and advertise their products. They also give such printed present to thank and show appreciation to their business partners, employees, clients and customers. Popular promotional business gifts they give out are printed pens, mugs, umbrellas, calendars and mouse pads. For business partners and employees, personalized silver cufflinks, wrist and pocket watches, money clips and office desk accessories are a good option. Latter group of personalized gifts can be also given as father’s day gifts to a professional dad. Personalized cufflinks and watches are good as graduation gifts as well.

Janet R.
http://www.articlesbase.com/home-and-family-articles/personalized-gifts-a-unique-and-meaning-present-during-occasions-697256.html