Did you forget that you were going to a party? Don’t have time to really shop? Here are our favorite last minute gifts and an exclusive peek and giveaway for a new type of gift card launching in stores this week.
1) Flowers- interesting fresh cut arrangements are widely available to pick up on your way to the event. Flowers smell wonderful and brighten up any room but the best part is the tiny card attached to the bouquet. Just because it’s a small card doesn’t mean your message has to be small on sentiment!
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2) Wine- The traditional gift to give the host of a party doesn’t mean it has to be boring. When picking up a bottle last minute either grab a type of wine you know the host loves and say you got it for just that reason, or grab something new and exciting. Either way the guests at the party will appreciate your present.
3) Bath sets- So many different retailers carry a variety of bath products arranged in sets just for this reason. These make fantastic gifts if they are last minute or not. More bath products are just more reason to pamper yourself.
4) Gift cards- A perfect last minute gift. With the variety of service now available with gift cards, you are not limited in what you can give - dinners, movie nights, groceries, music etc… the possibilities are endless.
This week we want to give one of the SheSpeaks members a gift!
Target stores will be launching Livrada gift card’s to make e-books an easy last minute gift. These giftcards are sold at your local Target store. They allow you to purchase e-books for your friends and family in giftcard form. Currently they can be redeemed for the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook but more e-readers will be avaliable by the end of year! The new titles offered by Livrada this week are Fifty Shades of Grey, by E L James; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson; 44 Charles Street by Danielle Steel; Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz, and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, which has just become a #1 bestseller. And State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett, the award-winning author of Bel Canto.
In celebration of the launch we've partnered with Livrada to give one lucky SheSpeaks member an Amazon Kindle and 6 of the new book titles that Livrada will launch this week.
We also have one second prize winner who will receive each of the six e-books now available with Livrada. To enter, all you have to do is like the Livrada Facebook page and leave a comment in this blog below to tell us - What is your favorite book to give or receive as a gift? Winners will be randomly selected from all complete entries. The winner will be announced on this site on July 30th.
This giveaway runs from July 17th to July 27th at 6pm ET. Must be a US resident. No purchase necessary.
Good Luck!
I would love to read My Sister's Keepr!
My favorite book to give, was also the favorite I received Where the Sidewalk Ends. It's a great uplifting books for kids and adults. No matter my mood there is always a poem in there that makes me smile.
I would love to receive 50 shades, I think there is nothing better then giving someone a book you really liked, so I would give 50 shades to my girlfriends for a gift.
I love to give cookbooks to graduates and newlyweds, and the latest hot fiction book to close friends!
This is an awesome idea. This would make great gifts that don't break the bank. I would love to read fifty shades of grey and I would give the book Room by Emma Donoghue
The book I would love to receive as a gift would be 50 Shades of Grey. Liked Livrada FB page.
Anything by Nicholas Sparks would be great!
I love any book as a gift, but my recent favorites are "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" series!
My favorite book to give is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. It's my favorite book of all time and, whenever I talk to someone who hasn't read it, I have to gift it!
My favorite book book to give is Dr. Seuss's "The places you will go". I teach middle and high school kids and sometimes it is nice to give them something that they can always open that say I believe in you. I had one tell me now she reads it to her baby son.
My favorite book to give is Mom's One Line a Day: A Five-Year Memory Book.
This is a great idea!! I would love to receive the book "The girl who kicked the Hornets Nest." I heard it's a great book.
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I'd like to receive the Harry Potter series. I've never had a chance to read these.
I would like to get the 50 shades series, just see what all the hype is about for myself!