Cool Gift of the Day
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
What it is:
So maybe you know a pair of proud parents, absolutely bursting with excitement over their little bundle of joy, and they've already run out and gotten baby's face printed on cups, hats, t-shirts, scrapbooks and everything else imaginable. Clearly their preference is obvious, but if they've run through most of the usual baby swag, what could you possibly get them? It's not just new parents that go through this craze, newlyweds, devoted pet owners, the parents of graduates and many others find themselves, at one time or another, in the grip of the photo personalization madness. Remember the time Aunt Edna had her pet parakeet printed on t-shirts and gave them to everyone for Christmas? Fortunately there's now a solution that will allow your obsessed recipient to send everyone photos of the object of your affection without leaving you stuck with more t-shirts than you know what to do with. With Photo Stamps, they can send out their pictures with every piece of mail. Photo Stamps are, yes, real and legal US postage that is customized with a photo of your choice. You can upload a picture of the little tyke (or Aunt Edna's parakeet) to the stamps.com website and have the stamps created online and sent straight to your recipient. They cost a bit more than regular stamps, but it's worth it.
Why we love it:
It's very likely the only thing that will save you from a "Petey the Parakeet" baseball cap.
Who we'd give it to:
New parents, newlyweds, parents of grads, obsessed pet owners.
Where to get it:
From
Stamps.com for a postal $16.99