By Online Career Tips Staff
Is holiday gift-giving between colleagues part of your company — or department — culture? Here are some ideas for gifts — fun, clever, and even life changing. Here we go!
- Give someone a new brain. Hmmmm. A cushy stress toy, you can get the gray matter au natural — in gray — or red, green, yellow or a rainbow of colors. Various sellers, including OfficePlayground.com.
- Here’s another idea that could be a stress killer: a four-foot inflatable Emperor Penguin. Depending on what you need, you can hug it, hold it or tell it off — instead of your boss. $24.95 at DiscoveryStore.com.
- Is someone in your crew sick of social networks, tweeting, or digital communication in general? Maybe they need a new wireless writing platform. Crossing the great divide between analog, digital, and the good old days: Paper Tweet Nifty Note or High Fivenote pads. $4.50, plus shipping, from knockknock.biz online.
- Give your co-worker some new apps. Lots of them. You get 18 app magnets, arranged to look like a big iPhone, for $12.99 at PerptualKid.com.
- Do you have a colleague who is chopsticks-challenged? Help them with these Clothespin Chopsticks. Lots of colors, lots of fun at $12.95. Various vendors. Or check out colorful, traditional chopsticks at Design Within Reach.
- Swiss Spice Salt and Pepper — both condiments in one container — is a safe bet for travelers and adventurers in your group. Humidity proof, this portable unit features a very cool design, too. $20 at the Cooper Hewitt – National Design Museum’s online store.
- Next time someone wants the attention of your cube-bound coworker, let them ring the Cubicle Door Bell instead. Features three volume levels and 12 sounds. $14.99.
- Here’s a tool for the harried on-the-way-out-the-door person (isn’t that everyone?). It’s a doorknob hanger with room for notes, keys, phones or whatever else is critical to your day — like designer chocolates, etc. The Doorganizer from the Container Store, $11.99.
- Baby it’s cold outside — and you’d rather keep your gloves on when using an iPad or iPhone. Use a stylus instead. Here’s a clever one that comes in a choice of colors, and a tether that plugs into the headphone jack. On sale for $12.95 at boxwave.com.
- Now, switch off the fun gears for a minute, and consider a gift from the whole gang — or from you — that could help change lives. Choose a project supported by contributions through Alternative Gifts International. AGI was founded in 1986, and each year it develops a global “shopping list†designed to meet the needs of the hungry, the poor and the sick — and more.
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