With household scattered across the earth , I ’m a magnanimous truster in cyberspace shopping , but this holiday time of year I wo n’t be spending all my money atAmazon.com . For me , this is the year of photo endowment .
In the January 2006 ofMacworld , we order and evaluated a bunch of keen photograph gift for our Digital Photography Help Desk feature . I was favourable enough to be the test field for a number of those . ( Yes , that ’s my cute baby on thediaper bag and bib . ) One of the things we discovered is that you really have to look around , as the different exposure inspection and repair sites offer wholly dissimilar options .
For example , if you want a customs calendar , only one site that I regain — Kodak’sEasyShare Gallery — lets you do much more than have a single image per calendar month . I liked Kodak’scolorful designsa fate and appreciated being able to use up to four mental image per varlet , as well as add legend . amazingly , I did n’t find any sites that let you add custom vacation ( your sister and brothers ’ birthdays , for instance ) . ( Please lease me screw ifyouhave find out such a situation in the Comments division ! )
If you desire to give your relatives exposure gull , I find only two services that permit you tote up captions . ( I was determined to give customs duty mugs that enounce : “ Good morning , Uncle Cam ! ” and “ fire up up , Grandaddy ! ” ) Walmart’sPhoto Centerdidn’t score well for double quality in our last pic serve shoot - out , but if you ’re in a haste you’re able to pick up your soft touch from any local Walmart — a big plus . I must discourage you , though , half of my Walmart fiat was mysteriously canceled . Luckily I ’d include gift notice so I could figure out which mug was lack . But , in the end , I canceled the other one-half and reorder from a dissimilar help . ( Yes , it does pay to tell your gift betimes ! )
If you really require to get creative , tryShutterfly . The website countenance you beak your mug ’s caption trend from a wide selection of colorful font and edge designs ( as shown below ) . Or , you’re able to pick from pre - made borderline for birthdays , thank you , baby , holiday and more . ( One drawback : if you ’re send off presents to far - flung relatives : unlike Walmart , Shutterfly wo n’t gift - wrap your visage . )
All the sites offer up a majuscule selection of holiday photo cards , so it ’s deserving checking around to recover the one you care best . I was impressed by how inexpensive these were . I bought 40 custom card fromSnapfish.comfor $ 25 , including shipping . ( Granted , I ’d received a $ 4.75 discount rate coupon through the postal service . ) That ’s at least half what I spend on standard holiday cards when I bribe them at a stationary shop . And I love theretro magic spell ! Our cards arrived fast too — only two days after I ordered them on Thanksgiving day .
There ’s a whole earth of photo giving now — t - shirt , coaster , playing cards , nappy holders , mouse pads , ornaments , and even thephoto tie . But now is the metre to dictate if you want to give your family members custom gifts for Christmas — some situation have a deadline of December 10 for free shipping or for guaranteed delivery by December 24 .
