Most Wanted Holiday Gifts for 2013

Holidays are coming and you are still at a loss, when it comes to gift ideas for coworkers. A great way to choose gifts that will truly please the recipient is to check out the most wanted holiday gifts for 2013 in major websites, like Amazon. This way you get an idea of what is really popular and you also get original ideas for gifts. No one wants one more stapler or folder organizer for their office! Don’t give them something that they need. Get them something that they really want!

Books

Books are an all-time-classic and for good reason they are some of the most wanted holiday gifts 2013. They are a low budget gift that offers hours of thrill and excitement and really opens up new worlds to the reader. If you are looking for gift ideas for coworkers who enjoy to read, check out those new best seller, that have gotten excellent reviews and are highly unlikely to disappoint. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is a novel with a great plot, full of suspense. S. by J.J. Abrams is a book about a conversation that starts between two strangers in the form of notes in the margins of a book. If you are looking  for something for your coworker’s kids, then a book from the Diary of a Whimpy Kid series will be much appreciated. Book 8 of the series, Hard Luck, is the lists of the most wanted.

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Games and Toys

If your office is hosting a family party, then you will need gifts for the little ones. It seems that for little girls nowadays making bracelets from rubber bands is all the rage, so they would be really excited to receive the Twistz Bandz Rainbow Loom. For little boys and girls with an adventurous spirit, Lego Minecraft is an excellent choice. Adult Lego and Minecraft fans will of course appreciate it as well! And if you are looking for a game that is just for adults and you could play at the office party, then Cards Against Humanity is the game for you! Keep in mind that those cards are quite inappropriate, so use your judgment to decide who you give them to.

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Movies

Who doesn’t love a good movie those cold winter nights? If you want to offer your colleagues something exciting to watch while they relax on their sofa with a bag of pop corn, then check out those new DVD releases. For the superhero fans, Man of Steel and The Wolverine are great choices. The new Start Trek movie has gotten some excellent reviews, even from old-school Star Trek fans. For the Tolkien enthusiasts, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the way to go. And if you want to do your coworker a favor and keep kiddos busy for a couple of hours, then Despicable me is all you need.

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Music

It will probably not come as a surprise, but once again The Beatles are in the most wished for lists all over the web. If you have a coworker who loves music, but you are not sure what they are listening to, since they wear headphones the whole day, The Beatles is always a safe choice. If you know a bit more about your coworker’s taste, you can pick a record with more precision. If your colleague loves pop, then they will probably appreciate the new records of Lady Gaga or Katy Perry. If they are more into rap then the new Eminem album is a great choice. And if they lean more towards alternative rock, then Arcade Fire is a band they probably appreciate.

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Of course, if you have a bigger budget, you can look into most wished for lists of electronic gadgets, like Kindle, iPhone speakers, GPS or even fancy camera lenses. The options are endless for the most wanted holiday gifts 2013!

SodaStream Is the Perfect Gift for the Entire Office

If you have been looking for a gift for the entire office that will be original and at the same time functional, then you can stop looking. Sodastream is the perfect gift for coworkers! This great device transforms regular tap water to carbonated water or even soda in just a few seconds. You can even buy a set for yourself and have it on your desk, to prepare as much soda as you want, to get you through the day. Now, you might wonder why we are so enthusiastic about it. Well, the reason is that we tried it and it really is something else. Let’s have a look at it’s advantages and disadvantages and then you can decide for yourself if it really seems to be that awesome to you or not.

Convenience

With Sodastream you just never run out of soda in the middle of the night. As long as you have water running from your tap, you can have carbonated water and with added syrups or juices, any flavor of soda you like. Additionally, you won’t have all those cans and plastic bottles stacked on your kitchen counter, until you have enough to return to the store. Sodastream comes with its own reusable BPA-free bottle, that closes tightly, to prevent loss of carbonation. It’s a great gift for the entire office. [Read more…]

Unique Cup Holder Gift Ideas for Work Colleagues

We all love our morning cup of coffee, making cup gift ideas for work colleagues a great fit.  So is you are looking for gift ideas for work colleagues, why not get them something that will allow them to have their favorite cup close by at all times? There are many unique cup holder gift ideas out there. This list is just a selection of the ones that looked more practical and more fun to us. They also are reasonably priced, making them a great gift for the office Secret Santa party!

buy-nowThe laptop cushion

Coffee and laptop: these do don’t mix well, right? All of us have had scares -if not small tragedies- involving a cup of liquid that flipped right next (or onto) our precious laptop, filled with years of work and memories. This is why a laptop cushion desk with a built-in cup holder is such a great gift idea for work colleagues. This one even comes with a led light and built-in pencil and paper holder! Now you want one for yourself, don’t you? [Read more…]

The History of Cyber Monday and Websites to Bookmark

Now that Thanksgiving is coming, Cyber Monday is just around the corner. You probably know that this is a great day to do tons of online shopping and save major bucks. Especially if you are looking for Christmas gift ideas for coworkers, browsing through websites with Cyber Monday deals will make that chore much easier. We will guide you through this sales frenzy starting with the history of Cyber Monday and websites to bookmark for your shopping.

In 2004 the guys over at Shop.com conducted a marketing research and found out that the Monday after Thanksgiving was one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. It seemed that Americans were doing some serious window shopping during the Thanksgiving weekend and then went on to buy the same products much cheaper online, often during working hours, the following Monday. Well, one needs some adjustment time back to work, right? That’s when the Scott Silverman of Shop.com and his team started using the term “Cyber Monday”. Since 2005, the term has been widely used within the online shopping community. Online spending has been increasing every year since, starting from $610 million in 2006 and reaching $1,465 million in 2012. [Read more…]