Low-cost gift of a lifetime

 Your 1-minute-a-week shortcut to
always having awesome gift ideas well in advance.

Hi gift-givers! What happens when you contribute to a community of thousands of gift-givers who are eager to offer gift inspiration to each other by sharing the best gifts they have ever received or given…?

Smiles. Lots of them.

Want to know my absolute favorite part of running Better Gift Coach?

When subscribers share their gift stories to make BGC so much better than I could ever make it myself.

I couldn’t stop smiling when Dawn, the subscriber behind today’s story, emailed me with the heartfelt gift idea below. I also couldn’t stop smiling while writing these words because I’m considering the happiness this story will bring to you, those you might forward this to, and potential recipients of this gift.

Thank you to everyone who has already shared stories of the best gifts they’ve ever given/received.

If you haven’t shared a story yet…I can’t wait to hear from you.

Estimated read time: 2 minutes & 45 seconds

The “crowdsourced memories" Gift:

• Budget-friendly

• Sooooo thoughtful

• Leverages the power of nostalgia

• Takes the 🎁memory slips gift idea and supercharges it

• Creates a family heirloom with appreciating sentimental value

Dawn pretty much provided a winning blueprint…but I’ll try my best to help you further brainstorm your version(s) of this gift.

Don’t feel obligated to get as many submissions as Dawn did…I think 10+ submissions would still be a special gift.

If undertaking this gift, plan ahead, set clear guidelines, and express gratitude to participants.

Enlist the help of “connectors” to groups of people from the recipient’s past.

Other gift ideas that can be crowdsourced:

• Video montage – Edit together short video messages from friends/family

• Collaborative Artwork – Create a collage or mural by enlisting others to each contribute a small piece of artwork.

• Playlist or Music Compilation – Combine song submissions from friends/family of the gift-recipient into a playlist. See 🎁Viva la mixtape: free, but priceless for more on gifting mixtapes/playlists.

• Recipe Collection – Ask friends/family to contribute favorite recipes and compile them in a cookbook. See 🎁How to make great dinners last forever for more on cookbook gift ideas.

• Charity or Community Project – Rally a group to contribute funds or volunteer time to support a cause dear to the gift-recipient. See 🎁10x my gift! How? for more on charity as a gift.

Crowdsource gift idea occasions:

• Birthdays

• Retirements

• Graduations

• Anniversaries

• Moving-aways

• Who in your life would love receiving this gift?

• Who can you enlist as a connector to other potential contributors?

Forward this email to:

• The best networker(s) you know

• Someone with a loved one approaching a milestone celebration

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:

• Crowdsourced gifts

• Gifts found at thrift or antique shops

• Any memorable gift you’ve received or given

Stay giftastic,
Patrick Kucharson
Better Gift Coach

P.S. Who could use some help brainstorming a retirement gift? Reply to this email with some details and I’d be glad to lend some ideas.

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