{"id":53753,"date":"2015-12-16T15:17:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T20:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=53753"},"modified":"2015-12-16T15:31:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T20:31:26","slug":"gifts-wont-want-regift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2015\/12\/16\/gifts-wont-want-regift\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules of ReGifting + Gifts They Won&#8217;t Want to ReGift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GjatG8QFoOk\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GjatG8QFoOk\" target=\"_blank\">Video link here<\/a>.) So, er, yes, well, er, we DO have a regifting drawer as well as a gift drawer of stuff we&#8217;ve bought because we think it&#8217;s universally great. Truth be told, the stuff in the regifting drawer tends to languish, we suspect because\u00a0it can take a while before we find someone for whom the outlier gift is really appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid the whole issue, we try hard not to buy frivolous gifts just because we&#8217;re <em>supposed<\/em> to. Here&#8217;s our\u00a0collection of swell, last-minute gift ideas.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53781\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-53781\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Gift-wrap-side-20091125-790x580.jpg\" alt=\"Ellen Silverman\" width=\"790\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Gift-wrap-side-20091125-790x580.jpg 790w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Gift-wrap-side-20091125-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Gift-wrap-side-20091125-422x310.jpg 422w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Gift-wrap-side-20091125-500x367.jpg 500w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Gift-wrap-side-20091125.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ellen Silverman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our long-time gift strategy has simplified and de-stressed the holidays greatly: we give a bunch of money to a charity and then give our friends (who generally don&#8217;t need more stuff) <a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/12\/24\/last-minute-holiday-gifts\/\" target=\"_blank\">cards saying that we&#8217;ve given money in their names<\/a>. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tisbest.org\" target=\"_blank\">&#8217;tis Best <\/a>you can buy customized\u00a0gift cards that <em>look<\/em> like store gift cards, that allow the giftee to choose the charity they prefer. Then we give smallish gifts to a few folks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53786\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Charity-Gift-Card-Kalman.jpg\" alt=\"Charity-Gift-Card-Kalman\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Charity-Gift-Card-Kalman.jpg 700w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Charity-Gift-Card-Kalman-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Charity-Gift-Card-Kalman-422x260.jpg 422w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Charity-Gift-Card-Kalman-500x309.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every year, we order 5-pound boxes of sensational Montana-made\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/07\/26\/garden-of-delights-bequet-montana-caramels\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bequet sea salt caramels<\/a>\u00a0and package them into pretty bags\u00a0OR just have Bequet ship their gift packs directly to far-flung friends. They are so memorable, giftees hint that they want MORE\u00a0\u00a0The caramels also make great gifts to bring to a party AND to serve at the end of our own holiday parties. If you need them faster than Bequet can ship them, you&#8217;ll find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=Bequet%20caramel&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=theimprolife-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;linkId=PN4SFSVMKL2QCL7X\" target=\"_blank\">the caramels at Amazon<\/a>\u00a0(though check the purveyor&#8217;s ratings to make sure you get fresh ones).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53779\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bequet-sea-salt-caramel-414x790.jpg\" alt=\"Bequet sea salt caramel\" width=\"414\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bequet-sea-salt-caramel-414x790.jpg 414w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bequet-sea-salt-caramel-157x300.jpg 157w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bequet-sea-salt-caramel-221x422.jpg 221w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bequet-sea-salt-caramel-262x500.jpg 262w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bequet-sea-salt-caramel.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not too late to make your <a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2011\/12\/16\/our-favorite-homemade-food-gifts-to-d-i-y\/\" target=\"_blank\">own homemade food gifts<\/a>. \u00a0Our <a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2009\/12\/11\/4948\/\" target=\"_blank\">chocolates<\/a> are remarkably easy to make, and you can play with wild flavors (you might as well have fun making them).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53785\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53785\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/chocolate-broken-dtl-750.jpg\" alt=\"Ellen Silverman\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/chocolate-broken-dtl-750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/chocolate-broken-dtl-750-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/chocolate-broken-dtl-750-422x281.jpg 422w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/chocolate-broken-dtl-750-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ellen Silverman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We are big fans of giving books. Current favorites include just about any of the wonderfully designed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=Everyman%27s%20Library%20Pocket%20Poets&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=theimprolife-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;linkId=VKRVJBN4MM4KWMA6\" target=\"_blank\">Everyman\u2019s Library Pocket Poet series<\/a>. They are inexpensive so giving several means for some great visuals. We love\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0679429077\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0679429077&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theimprolife-20&amp;linkId=HEYBDZMZ75ZIFFZE\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dickinson: Poems (Everyman\u2019s Library Pocket Poets)<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/067945098X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=067945098X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theimprolife-20&amp;linkId=YJD2KIQTGVD7X6NQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rilke: Poems<\/a>. \u00a0Read<a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2015\/12\/07\/emily-dickinson-on-possibility-via-the-lucky-art-of-bibliomancy\/\" target=\"_blank\"> our post about them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53623\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Emily-Dickinson-pocket-library-editions1.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Dickinson pocket library editions\" width=\"731\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Emily-Dickinson-pocket-library-editions1.jpg 731w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Emily-Dickinson-pocket-library-editions1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Emily-Dickinson-pocket-library-editions1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Emily-Dickinson-pocket-library-editions1-422x418.jpg 422w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Emily-Dickinson-pocket-library-editions1-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Emily-Dickinson-pocket-library-editions1-500x495.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another favorite is Yoko Ono&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1616203773\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1616203773&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theimprolife-20&amp;linkId=7PYFGYJQWVDU6X5I\" rel=\"nofollow\">Acorn<\/a>, full of surprising and charming mind-expanders.\u00a0See an example<a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2015\/09\/21\/yoko-onos-cleaning-piece-may-change-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0here<\/a>. \u00a0Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/product-category\/books-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">more great gift books in our Shop.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53780\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Yoko-Ono-Acorn-cover-610x790.jpg\" alt=\"Yoko Ono Acorn cover\" width=\"610\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Yoko-Ono-Acorn-cover-610x790.jpg 610w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Yoko-Ono-Acorn-cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Yoko-Ono-Acorn-cover-326x422.jpg 326w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Yoko-Ono-Acorn-cover-386x500.jpg 386w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Yoko-Ono-Acorn-cover-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Yoko-Ono-Acorn-cover.jpg 811w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We bought ourselves a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000BYQLT4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000BYQLT4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theimprolife-20&amp;linkId=VIAA764N2A64U2OQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quill Pen Calligraphy Pen with 6 nibs<\/a> and a bottle of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001E6CUPC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001E6CUPC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theimprolife-20&amp;linkId=CASHI6GQSU75WKBN\" rel=\"nofollow\">Higgins Black India Ink <\/a>, and find ourselves using it to write\u00a0daily (it makes journal and sign writing much more fun).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53782\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53782\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pen-and-ink-mira-keras-@signlaboratory.jpg\" alt=\"Mira Keras instragram.com@signlaboratory\" width=\"700\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pen-and-ink-mira-keras-@signlaboratory.jpg 700w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pen-and-ink-mira-keras-@signlaboratory-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pen-and-ink-mira-keras-@signlaboratory-422x328.jpg 422w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pen-and-ink-mira-keras-@signlaboratory-500x389.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mira Keras instragram.com@signlaboratory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moleskine-Classic-Notebook-Large-Notebooks\/dp\/8862930046\/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1435009750&amp;sr=8-9&amp;keywords=moleskine\">red moleskin notebook\u00a0<\/a>makes a fine accompaniment or gift on its own.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50963\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/moleskine_red_notebooks-600x790.jpg\" alt=\"moleskine_red_notebooks\" width=\"600\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/moleskine_red_notebooks-600x790.jpg 600w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/moleskine_red_notebooks-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/moleskine_red_notebooks-321x422.jpg 321w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/moleskine_red_notebooks-380x500.jpg 380w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/moleskine_red_notebooks.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the BEST gifts we&#8217;ve gotten and given, is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=Bose%20Noise%20Cancelling%20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=theimprolife-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;linkId=JBYIYOWOZV4LFGZI\" target=\"_blank\">Bose Noise-Cancelling Headphones or Earbuds<\/a>. They are great for sensitive souls and for folks who fly a lot, or just need an instant way to chill and\/or meditate. They aren&#8217;t cheap but worth every penny. And we hear Bose has a special replacement program if they get damaged. (Ours haven&#8217;t in over two years).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50126\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bose-noise-cancelling-ear-buds-790x460.jpg\" alt=\"Bose-noise-cancelling-ear-buds\" width=\"790\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bose-noise-cancelling-ear-buds.jpg 790w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bose-noise-cancelling-ear-buds-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bose-noise-cancelling-ear-buds-422x246.jpg 422w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bose-noise-cancelling-ear-buds-500x291.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For more ideas, shop our <a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\">carefully-vetted shop<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 from compelling books to an ever-popular\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00F4WMA4I\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00F4WMA4I&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theimprolife-20&amp;linkId=2G4MD7IUXAI5TNPF\" rel=\"nofollow\">toy Helicopter<\/a>.\u00a0Check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.splendidtable.org\/story\/6-gift-ideas-for-the-cooks-and-eaters-on-your-list\" target=\"_blank\">Public Radio\u2019s The Splendid Table interview with Sally about her favorite gift ideas for cooks and eaters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Video link here.) 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