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- Megan Zehnder
- December 22, 2011
- 12:27 pm
- 47 comments
Looking to ditch the consumer gift-giving trend without feeling like a Scrooge? There are several non-material gift options that are perfect for the mall-phobic and landfill-conscious.
Care2′s alternative gift guide offers giving options like planting a tree, providing a life-giving goat and saving a polar bear. With a donation purchase, you can send a personalized card or e-card to your gift recipient — perhaps a refreshing change from the generic Christmas-sweater gift!
Home-spun gift certificates are another great non-material gift option. Offer a loved one a free massage, house-cleaning, home-cooked meal, art lessons, or a getaway, and present it to them with a homemade gift card.
Whether you give a coupon, donation, or experience, feel better knowing that you’re avoiding the inevitable landfill-fate of the billions of dollars worth of stuff being given this year.
Find more consumer-less gift ideas here.
Read more: Christmas, Conscious Consumer, Green, Green Gifts, Hanukkah, Holidays, donation gifts, gift guide, last-minute gift ideas, non-material gifts
Megan Zehnder
Megan is an editor and producer for Care2's Healthy Living. Her main priorities are to live simply and build meaningful relationships with the people in her life. She loves to write and talk about environmental issues, healthy living, and women's rights. Beyond that, her interests change daily, but eating and cooking vegetarian food is always a favorite.
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+ add your ownGood Ideas! Thank You
very nice, thank you
Like the gift idea
interesting
I agree with Jose...kindness should not be just for Christmas!
Appreciate the shortness of this essay - the ideas are big and I'm glad to go off and do them, not spend more time reading here!
Make a donation to a charity in someone else's name.
thank you
Thank you
Thanks a lot :)
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