Cool Gift of the Day
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
What it is:
A real, celestial star, named after your recipient.
Why we love it:
Personalized gifts are always popular, you can have someone's name engraved, printed or stenciled on to just about anything. Pocket watches, flasks, shirts, posters, if you can imagine it, you can put their name on it. Personalized gifts are great, but sometimes the moment calls for a grander gesture, like etching their name on the heavens. Sounds grandiose, we know, but it turns out that it's easily done, and for a reasonable fee. The Star Wishing company will, at your request, select a star and name it after your recipient. You'll get a nice little deed to the star, as well as an explanation of the process and a custom star map to give to them, and the new name for the star will go on official record. You can even include a special wish to go with the star, for good luck, long life or whatever else you want to give your recipient. It is truly a gift that will last forever, or at least until it goes nova.
Who we'd give it to:
Newlyweds, significant others, birthday boys and girls, spaceniks, sci-fi fans.