I spent hours deciding on what personalized items to get...
By Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94914)
United States
December 11, 2016 7:25pm CST
When it comes to personalizing gifts or even ordering photos - it takes me hours to decide because I'm super indecisive! I literally spent 4-5 hours on/off because it gives me a headache picking!
On Shutterfly - you can create photo books, personalize photo cards & stationery, home decor, mugs, cups, blankets, and so forth!
I had a few codes and free shipping to redeem I decided to take advantage of the deals.
I ended up getting:
- Holiday Cards
- Metal Christmas Ornament (front has a photo of my parents and the back has my boyfriend & I + my parents)
- 8.5x11" Notebook (the front is a collage of my boyfriend & I)
- Personalized Birthday Card for my nephew
- Wooden Picture Frame with my boyfriend & I's name engraved
Do you like personalized gifts? It's really fun & thoughtful but VERY time consuming because I had to find the layout I liked, personalized the fonts, colors and find photos!
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
12 Dec 16
I love to give and get personalized gifts.
It gets very unlikely that a person will not like it.
Everyone loves his photos...
I love to gift them and find th a good option than anything else.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
Yes - personalized gifts are awesome :) It is more thoughtful!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
@amitkokiladitya Yes! I can't wait to receive the items I purchased :) Next week I believe!
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
12 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby yes and shows the efforts one has put in for selecting them.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
@Madshadi No actually my sister is hosting X-Mas you?
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
12 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby will you have a lot of people coming over?
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
12 Dec 16
I do and yes it really is time consuming because I like making it myself. Not only putting it together, but actually getting my creative juice out.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
12 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby I'm recently addicted to santoro gorjuss girls. You can do endless things with them. Two years ago, it was the fuse beads for me.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
@toniganzon Ohhhh - I never heard of them but I saw in your journal you posted last time :)
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
I cheated since I use the online service.
But , I do like doing hand crafted gifts . I used to make handmade cards for every anniversary with my boyfriend or scrapbooking but I stopped since it was very time consuming and it was a small phase I had. :)
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Dec 16
I love personalized gifts from my kids. Personalized gifts and homemade gifts are my favorite, because it usually means a lot of time and a lot of love go into making and/or selecting the gift. And to me, those are the most precious gifts of all!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Dec 16
Aww :)
How do you display all your personalized gifts!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Dec 16
@moffittjc Aww that is so precious :)
I have personalized mugs - my parents' display them and not use them. Some personalized stuff but photo collages go in a binder because I print too many.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby I have them everywhere around my house, and at my desk at work!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
The Christmas cards are universal.
Yes, engagement party is scheduled for February 2017. We haven't picked a date yet. I have to sync with his parents on when they'll be visiting. We have been together for almost 10 years now.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby That's a long time to be together. I'm glad to hear you're getting married.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
@just4him Yes! Thank you It's been almost a decade!
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Dec 16
I honestly don't remember ever getting a personalized gift. A flask would be cool.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
With your initials or something would be cool :)
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby - One of the best gifts you can get for someone that drinks, according to Modern Drunkard Magazine.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
12 Dec 16
I actually prefer receiving personalized gifts over those purchased in the store.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
Yes it is more thoughtful & sentimental =)
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@much2say (55665)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Dec 16
I try to make personalized gifts myself if I can . . . but these days I don't have a whole lot of time to do that. But it's so nice that they have these services now . . . and it's way cheaper to do it these days than it was a while back thanks to printing technology. Yah, with so many options, I can see how it'd be a whirlwind of fun stuff to decide on!!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
YES! There is so many styles (pre-set) and we just have to fill in the blanks, but I am so picky. -_- Are you making any personalized gifts this year?
@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
12 Dec 16
I used to think of those things, buying stuff and wrapping them weeks before the Xmas day.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Dec 16
I love Shutterfly and TinyPrints. :)
I am indecisive about a lot too!
@rina110383 (24492)
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12 Dec 16
Yes, company jackets with the name of the firm, including umbrellas and bags.
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
Yes - more thought is inputted versus buying a card =)
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
Yes it took a lot of time :) I hope I'll like them!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
Oh Caricature is cute - At the amusement parks / attractions have those.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Dec 16
@deadreak haha yeah that sounds like fun ~ i have one from an event i went to
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@deadreak (653)
• Dagupan City, Philippines
12 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby yeah that's the thing i want to have, i like to be my face on the drawing.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Dec 16
I think it is rather flattering to get a personalized gift. It means the gift giver went to some trouble making this a special gift.