personalized Santa letters « Christian Jewelry

Posts Tagged ‘personalized Santa letters’

The Guide to Frugal Holiday Giving

Friday, November 20th, 2009

I wonder if consumers will change their approach to spending this Christmas due to the economy. I’m sure retailers are wondering how it will go, because many of them depend on holiday revenue to keep them afloat until Valentine’s Day when sales pick up again. But we all have to face facts, and retailers may have to prepare themselves for the fact that it’s been a rough year for many people financially.

There are ways, however, to save money on the holiday without having to seem like a Scrooge. For instance, you can give gifts found online that are almost completely free. A good example are Christmas gift certificates that anyone can download that allow you to effectively give the gift of yourself. After downloading and printing a certificate, you simply write in the free gift you’d like to give the recipient. You can give anything you want: lawn-mowing, babysitting, cooking and house cleaning are just some examples. And you might be surprised, your gift of time and effort might just mean more than an expensive gift to some of your friends or family members.

If you need a present for someone who has small kids, give the gift of fun and magic by making free Santa Claus letters with detailed information about each of the children. You can use the provided “Santa’s Workshop” letterhead art to create the impression that the Big Man sent them himself. Although the children will never know the letters came from you, their parents will! So it’s actually a gift for them, as well as for the children.

If you have people on your holiday list for whom a homemade gift just won’t do, then the next best thing is to save money when purchasing. One way to do that is to save shipping costs. There are plenty of holiday gifts online with no shipping required. For example, the Internet is full of gift certificates that you or the recipient can download and print. These come from almost all the major retailers and some smaller companies and vendors, so there’s something for almost anyone you can think of.

With so many choices available this holiday season, you can give like Santa Claus without shelling out big bucks. Now that’s a merry Christmas!