Launch of Personalized Gifts to India

Since times immemorial, gifting has been one of the most effective forms of emotional bonding. A gift has the magical power of bonding people emotionally by surpassing the barriers of space and time. Over the years the dynamics of human relationship has changed but the effectiveness of gifts has remained the same. On any given occasion or day, one can give his or her loved one(s) any pleasant gift that is out for sale in the market but the most lasting impression is created by a Personalized gift.

In the age of globalization, communication between any two points of the world happens in a jiffy, courtesy ‘Internet’. It has done wonders in bringing people together over the virtual medium. The emotional pulse is best reciprocated through the gift websites and online gift stores. They offer their customers the access to send gifts from anywhere in the world to their loved ones in other parts of the world. Giftstoindia24×7.com is one such site which specializes in sending a wide variety of items by NRIs as gifts to India at the minimum possible time with the best possible packaging to ensure complete customer satisfaction.

To further multiply the gift options in their impressive collection, the site has recently introduced Personalized gift items. It is a quite unique gift category which includes Handmade Greeting Cards, Chocolate Roses and Heart Roses which one can send as gifts to India from anywhere in the world. The Handmade Greeting Cards are the best way to express the personal emotions through written words. As far as chocolates are concerned, it is a favourite among all ages. When the beauty of roses come in combination with the sweet taste of chocolates it carries that irresistible passion. All these gifts are one of its kind but what is common among them is the personal touch they carry. With all these gifts one can send a piece of his or her mind to the chosen one(s).

The website continuously innovates new ways of reaching out to people by making room for new categories of products. Through these items they create new avenues of emotional expression. For all those people living away from their native land they act as a down memory lane. The CEO of Giftstoindia24×7.com, Mr Amit Desai says in this regard ‘With every gift – we commit to send precious emotions. Our latest gift idea will provide the customers an opportunity to shower their love, for their loved ones in India.’

Sending gifts to India through online service is sure to be redefined with the introduction of these personalized gifts.

Personalized Business Gifts

Companies usually give business gifts to advertise and promote what they offer. However, gifts can also be given to people other than customers and clients. They can be presented in many types of business affairs, such as trade shows, conferences, recognition and award days, anniversaries, and holidays.

If you want to thank a colleague who has been a good partner and helped you a lot throughout your career, you can give something to show that you really appreciate it.

This is where personalized gifts really come into action and serve a meaningful purpose. Finding such a unique gift seems difficult, but if you plan, put thought into it, and go about it the right way it can be easier then it first appears.

Personalized gifts can make a one of a kind gift for your colleague. You can find different kinds of ways to personalize and customize various fabrics, leathers, wooden or metal items. Some popular choices you may want to consider personalizing include a leather business card case or holder, or a leather bounded business journal or planner. These business gifts are important and very useful accessories for a business professional.

In today’s modern world, people have business cards and need a card case holder so that their cards stay neat and organized in a briefcase or purse. These can be stainless steel or leather and can be customized and engraved with your colleague’s initials on the front. Engraving, customizing, and personalizing a gift really adds a special touch and makes it more unique and meaningful.

In business, technology may reign supreme, but there’s always room for the elegance of actually writing! Giving a personalized black leather journal to friends who have innovative and intelligent ideas enables them to conveniently write down and preserve their spur of the moment thoughts. This is a sophisticated gift that can make a perfect solution to scratch paper. Exquisitely embossed with a name or initials, this personalized journal can be a truly memorable gift of your appreciation.

Other unique gifts you may consider are personalized bags, magnetic money clips, personalized photo albums, and monogrammed desk accessories. Personalizing your gift is a great and effective way to show how special the person is to you. So make the smart choice to personalize your gift, whether it is for colleagues, friends, or relatives!

Brides share weirdest wedding gifts

This summer, around 120 million people will attend a wedding. When it comes to wedding gift giving, there’s one rule that always applies: Stick to the couple’s registry! We asked real brides on WeddingChannel.com to talk about the worst wedding gifts they ever opened. From dusty paintings to leftover wrapping paper, you won’t believe these tales of gift giving gone bad. Here are their stories, along with expert advice on how to avoid being “that guest” yourself.

The Gift: “We got an under-the-bed storage box filled with Christmas wrapping paper, bows and a few ornaments from one of my husband’s kind of unusual relatives (a second cousin, he thinks). And the best part: We got married in July.”

The Offense: Not putting any thought into the gift
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This is a pretty random choice for a gift, considering the fact that it may not even be something the couple would have use for. When you’re purchasing a gift for someone who doesn’t have a registry, you at least want them to know that you put some extra thought into the selection. When you grab anything you can get your hands on and put it in a box, it shows a lack of effort and care on your part. Another note: Unless the bride and groom have selected holiday or seasonally themed items for their registry, you shouldn’t go there. Couples more often shop for these types of items after they’ve settled into their new home.

The Gift: “We got this hand-me-down casserole dish. The dish was nine inches, oval and white, but it came in a gold wire holder with handles. (Picture something mildly similar to an Easter basket gone terribly wrong.) This gift came from the same person who gave us a blue bell with a picture of a Victorian guy and girl on it. We kept the bell because it made us giggle – a lot. The casserole dish, however, we donated.”

The Offense: Skipping the “something new” for “something old”

This is what you call regifting. It’s when you unload something you no longer want or need by passing it off as a gift to someone else. This isn’t the way you want to help someone you love celebrate a new milestone in their life, is it? Timeless jewelry and cherished family heirlooms are the only exception here – all other dated picks should stay in the depths of your attic where they belong.

The Gift: “We got a tin of potato chips! It was the oddest thing I think I’ve ever seen! We’re thankful for the empty tin now because we use it to hold our rice. But we really didn’t get it.”

The Offense: Being too casual (and random)

Though it can be a little tempting to show up to a wedding reception with the same type of gift you’d usually bring to a Saturday night affair (think wine, snacks or board games), you must remember that this is a wedding, not karaoke night at your best friend’s house. Unless the couple has specifically registered for something, it’s a good idea to skip giving food or alcohol because it’s bound to be more of a miss than a hit.

The Gift: “We received a gift that was outrageous. It was a book of illustrations of sex positions from my husband’s uncle with a handwritten note inside that says, ‘I hope this serves you as well as it’s served me.’ Um, disturbing!”

The Offense: Trying to be funny

Steer clear of inside jokes when it comes to wedding gifts. The person you’ve shared the laugh or memory with may not be the only one opening the box. So avoid a potentially awkward future encounter with the bride or groom by going with a safer pick on the registry, like barware or a lamp. And, if you must, reserve those more “personal” gift ideas for the bachelor or bachelorette party fun.

Gates birthday gift is the kind that will keep on giving

It’s the sort of gift that Bill Gates Sr. wanted from his son.

Nothing gaudy or flashy, nothing stylish or sleek. In fact, nothing for himself at all. Instead, something to inspire public service in others, something to give back. Something he has insisted on long before his son became the world’s richest man.

So when Bill Gates Sr. turned 80 Wednesday, his son surprised him with this: an 80-year scholarship program for the University of Washington School of Law in the elder Gates’ name.

The length of the scholarship is a nod to Bill Gates Sr.’s age; the law school is his alma mater.

The cost: $33.3 million. The deal: Five students get a full-ride scholarship each year. In exchange, they commit to working seven years in public service after graduation — for instance, for a legal aid or advocacy agency, a nonprofit, as a public defender or prosecutor.

The idea behind the scholarship is to encourage young lawyers to pursue public-service careers without the burden of huge student debt. The scholarship is unusual in that it goes beyond paying tuition and also covers room and board, academic supplies and internship costs. It’s estimated that the scholarship will be worth about $100,000 over three years of study for students entering the school next year.

It’s the largest gift to any UW scholarship program by “a lot,” according to UW President Mark Emmert. Leaders in public-service law say the scholarship will significantly benefit the state and could make the law school more competitive nationally.

“It’s really a singular program in the country, maybe beyond,” Emmert said. “I think it will stimulate a lot of interest nationally in the whole field of public-service law.”

The elder Gates said he had no inkling of what was planned until his son, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, made the announcement Wednesday during a meeting at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. After speeches, a large cake shaped like an academic mortar board was wheeled into the room.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled, it’s perfect,” the elder Gates said. “This is a country where the contribution of government and the contribution of charitable agencies are indispensable to the life we enjoy.”

The UW law school has about 550 students, including 180 first-year students, and currently requires its students to complete 60 hours of public service before graduation.

The first winners of the new scholarship will be announced in April and start classes in the fall.

A handful of other universities have similar scholarships for law students. The most widely known is the Root-Tilden-Kern program run by New York University School of Law. That program pays full tuition — but not board — for 20 students each year in exchange for a 10-year commitment to public service . It served as a model for the Gates scholarship.

“We are happy to have this competition. The more of these types of programs, the better,” said Vicki Been, NYU’s faculty director of the Root-Tilden-Kern scholarship and a former recipient herself.

She said the NYU program provides not only money but also a support network.

“It really does provide this socialization community, this group of people who have similar interests and a similar commitment who help each other withstand the pressure of taking an easier career track,” she said.

Bob Boruchowitz, director of The Defender Association, a nonprofit that provides public-defense services in King County, said his organization can pay entry-level lawyers just $45,000 annually, about half the amount big firms offer.

“It’s not unusual for students today to come out of law school with $100,000 in debt, and it makes it difficult for them to take jobs in public service,” Boruchowitz said. “This is really significant, it will have a real impact on Washington. That’s five people a year available for public service, and that’s great.”

Boruchowitz said that attracting law students to public service is an ongoing challenge, and there have been several attempts — so far unsuccessful — to persuade the U.S. Congress to enact a loan-forgiveness program.

An example of the economic pressures facing law students comes when big firms offer jobs by the time students reach their second year of study, NYU’s Been said. Nonprofits, with more precarious finances, often hire much later.

“You have to have the stomach for risk-taking,” she said. “Are you prepared to wait until March of your third year to get a job when everyone else got a job in their second summer, and they’re all set?”

Similar pressures can be seen at the UW.

A study published this week by a UW law-school gender committee found that after the first five months, students are “significantly less likely” to say they came to the school in order to do public-interest work. And during their first year, students become “significantly more concerned over salary,” the study found.

Law school Dean Joe Knight said students cheered when he announced the scholarship Wednesday. He said the average UW student incurs $45,000 in debt during three years of law school, a burden added to undergraduate debt.

The new scholarship was announced 55 years after Bill Gates Sr. graduated from the law school. He was a student there when he me his first wife, the late Mary Maxwell Gates, who was completing a bachelor’s degree.

Bill Gates Sr. went on to form Preston, Gates & Ellis, one of Seattle’s top law firms, which performs some pro-bono work for nonprofits.

His charity work has included volunteering for hospitals, libraries, Planned Parenthood and United Way. When his son became rich and requests for charity began pouring in, it was the father who sorted through the letters at his Laurelhurst home, later becoming co-chairman of the foundation, now the world’s largest, with a $28.8 billion endowment.

The elder Gates, now a UW Regent, enjoyed his own time at law school in the way an athlete might “enjoy” a particularly grueling workout.

“It was law school,” he said. “It was hard and difficult, and it was something I was delighted to be finished with when I was finished with it.”