I happen to think that magazine subscriptions make great gifts – even if they sometimes pile up, I always get to them eventually. An especially nice touch is something my mom has done for years. In the “name” field, she puts something cute like “I LOVE JEANNIE” and that small detail makes me so happy! Every time my magazine comes, I glance at the label (to make sure it still has the message from my mom there, I guess!) and it makes me smile.
She’s done this for retiring colleagues – but in the name field puts something funny like “OLD FART” or “RETIRE E” and gets hobby magazines like fishing or golf. The first Christmas that Chris and I were together, I got his roommates each a magazine subscription and sent them to “SEXY GRAHAM” and “BIGDADDY BRET” – it was pretty popular!
An added bonus… when subscription lists are sold, even more mail starts coming to “I LOVE JEANNIE”!
What a great idea! I love jeannie too!
That is such a cute idea!
I have never thought of that before! An ex boyfriend of mine always chose Dr as his prefix, so he would get a lot of mail saying Dr Mario. I like this a lot better!
gosh – thanks laura! LU2!
What an awesome idea. Just found your blog this week and love it!
Kim
BellaDella
that’s ADORABLE. Your mamma is cool
I just found you through D*S, and I LOVE your blog! This is a really sweet idea – may have to keep it in mind for future gift-giving
Well, we know where you got your wit and creativity! You are both awesome and I’m so glad I found you and have you both in my life. I am definitely going to use this idea.