🎁Cat nip for pet lovers

Check out the shiny new format & design of the newsletter! Please let me know what you think of it.

Hi gift-givers! This newsletter is like cat nip for those who love gift-giving.

...and for those who don't love gift-giving, we are like the heartworm pill hidden in peanut butter and bread – we make something that you don’t look forward to pretty yummy.

🚨Gift opportunity alert 🚨– In the U.S., Teacher’s Appreciation Week is Monday, May 8 - Friday, May 12, 2023. Here’s a survey that shares what to not gift to teachers and what they really want. Spoiler: get them gift cards that invite them to treat themselves.

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The “frame a woof or meow" Gift:

• Helps memorialize a pet

• 66% of U.S. households have pets (Forbes)

• If a family pet, it’s a gift that the whole family can enjoy

• Appropriate for so many occasions (birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, Mother’s/Father’s Day, housewarming, breakups, bereavement)

Pet art resources:

• For silly pet paintings, see Etsy sellers like this one

• Popular Etsy sellers like this one offer pet paintings that can be quite affordable

• For pet photos (versus paintings), hire a pet photographer near you via Thumbtack

Other pet-portrait-related gifts ideas:

• Personalized pet photo socks (subtle, but not)

• Pet portrait tree ornament (will only get better with time)

• Custom pet photo embroidery clothing (way classier than a screen print)

• Paint by numbers pet photo (for those who like to marvel at their own work)

• Custom pet pillows (so their little buddy can sit next to them always & forever)

• Pet portrait phone case (so they can carry their best bud with them everywhere)

• Who on your gift list is a pet lover?____

• When is the next gift you plan to give them?___

• How far in advance should you order to account for lead time? ___

Forward this email to:

• A pet lover…because they know other pet lovers

And introduce them to your favorite 1-minute-a-week shortcut to always having awesome gift ideas well in advance. They can read past editions and subscribe here.

Please reply to this email ~ or ~ click the button below if you have stories of awesome gifts that you can share with the community that fall under the below topics:

• Gifts picked up on a vacation

• Any memorable gift you’ve received or given

Woof-woof meow-meow,
Patrick Kucharson
Better Gift Coach

P.S. Please reply to let me know what you think about the new format & design for this email. Thanks to everyone who provided suggestions! How can I make it even better?

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