Uncommon gift guide

If your friends and family are anything like mine - or if you're anything like me (which, I'm sorry) - than you could use a few unique gift ideas for the holidays. You've done the popcorn-in-a-tin for a neighbor, you realize people LOVE gift cards but you'd really like to give them something and you wouldn't mind getting a reaction when they open your gift because, well, it's so goddamn cool they won't even have to fake the "OH I LOOOOOVE IT!" obligatory reply.

So where do you find said gifts? Answer: My favorite online retailer (they also have a catalog) Uncommon Goods. They have gifts in every price range, for everybody and also have a huge selection of eco-friendly, organic and homemade lines.

And no, they have not asked or paid my to write this. Although they totally should. In fact, as far as I know, they're completely unaware that I'm doing this. So suck it, FCC.

Here are just a few of recommendations for my Uncommon Gift Guide for 2010:

For HER

1. Chalkboard Vase $40

2. Face iPad Case $36

3. Nestling Bird Necklace $70 - $79

4. Memory Quilt Kit $68

5. Sushi Slippers $32

For HIM

1. Spitball Dart Pad $9.95

2. Golfer's BBQ Set $25

3. Freudian Slippers $24

4. Nerd Flashcards $14 - $20

For THE ENTERTAINER/HOSTESS

1. Cowgirl Kitchen Towels $36

2. Iroha Sake Set $40

3. Edamame Growing Kit $15

4. Veggie & Herb Chopper $32

5. Gourmet Sugar, Set of 3 $25

FOR ANYONE

1. Ticket Stub Diary $10

2. Home Plate Doormat $19

3. Message or Boat In A Bottle Set $12 - $13

4. Bacon Flavored Envelopes, Set of 25 $7

For KIDS

1. Mr. Food Face Plate $12

2. "The Carly" Mother/Daughter Aprons $32 - $39

3. Yellow Pages Booster Seat $19.75

4. Temporary Hand Tattoo Sets $12

5. Original Colorforms Set $30

For BABY

1. Nursery Rhyme Blocks $38

2. Locavore Babysuits $25

3. Dino Hat & Mittens $20 - $28

4. 12 Wishes For Baby $28

Happy Shopping!

Comments

[claudia w]

Fun stuff! Thanks!

[Adrienne]

I just ordered the Ticket Stub diary for the 20 year old son who goes to concerts every week.
Thanks for the tip!

[The Mother]

I just ordered a set of those hand tattoos for my niece.

But now I know exactly where to get all my other ideas!

[Brandi]

I just got the catalog today. I sooo want one of the metal tampon cases! They remind me of the cigarette cases the men in old movies always had.

[Momo Fali]

I just looked at this site for the first time last night. I fell in love with that birdie necklace, but completely missed the bacon flavored envelopes! Pork coated paper FTW!

[miss tejota]

Such cute stuff.

[monstergirlee]

Ticket stub diary. That is brilliant.
I have so many ticket stubs from years of accumulation, I never thought to do anything with them.
I even like to save my movie tickets if the movie was good.
Thanks.

[Issa]

I love some of those. Especially the kid gifts.

Completely random, but I saw this website last week and wanted to share it with you. It's cracked me up. http://whydidyoubuymethat.com/

xoxo, Issa

[Miss Grace]

I am SO EXCITED to get Gabriel colorforms this year. I loved them when I was a kid, and he loves STUFF LIKE THAT, and I'm just...I'm very very excited.

[Val]

I'm sure I got one of their catalogs (I'm on every mailing list ever devised), but probably swept it out in last week's frenzied house cleaning...

So thanks for the links! Every year I swear that I'm going to do all my Xmas shopping via IN & catalog, yet every year I wind up back in the crush at Target...

[Editdebs]

Awesome, thanks! Just ordered the Home plate for my husband, a baseball fanatic.