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A gift is special not because of the price attached to it, but for the emotions and thoughts behind it. Customisation simply makes it priceless. A personalised gift that you give to your beloved will make them cherish it forever. Thanks to technology, bespoke gifts are now easy to get. If you are short of ideas on what gifts to get and how to personalise them, we have a list of options for you that will definitely surprise your loved one.
Remember the good old days of making a list of your favourite songs and getting them on tape from a “music shop”? The era of tapes and recorders may have gone but personalisation has got all new meaning now. While you can put together music and burn it in a CD, there is a simpler and better way to do it. RPG Group’s Hamaracd.com is an online portal that allows you to pick from a wide range of music options and put them in a CD, which is delivered at your or your loved one’s door step.
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Romantic verses or dedicated poetry has never failed to impress anyone. Whether you want to woo your partner or send out a special wish to them on an important occasion, you can do it poetically. Even if you are not all that creative, you can still surprise your dear ones by simply logging on to Yourpoetically.in. This website will help you to express yourself with the help of poetry. What’s more? You can let them express it for you for any occasion– be it birthday, anniversary or Valentine’s Day. You can choose to email it, get it printed on a photographic paper, canvas or golden metal plaque.
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Become talk of the town by making headlines with your love story in a newspaper. Okay, that may not be so simple. But what is certainly simple is customising a newspaper front page or a magazine cover. Giveter is one of the websites offering it with extreme simplicity. All you need to do is select a picture, upload and give a fun headline, date of your choice and name of the newspaper you want. The rest of the page carries original news while your story becomes the highlight! Price: Rs 400 onwards
Photo prints are a passé. With pictures on mobile phones and laptops, digitised photo albums are the future. Create a personalised photo album with these pictures on any of the several portals offering the options of album as well as collage and posters. Instead of one perfect photo, select a number of moments that you and your sweetheart cherish and get them printed in a collage style. Here are names of some online portals that can help you do so- Zoomin, Printland, Printvenue, among many others. The pricing is extremely reasonable and delivery is superfast!
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A key chain, notebook, diary or a calendar seem quite dull as gifting options. But this boring stationery can be given a personal touch and can make for a great gift for your loved one. If you are in Delhi and looking for offline options, look for a stall in Dilli Haat wherein you can get a name written on a rice grain, stuff toys or key chains. Online, there are a plenty of websites, offering customisation of stationary. For personalised laptop skins check out The Skin Mantra for cool options. Browse through wishpicker.com to check out various other online portals that can help you customise stationary.
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It is time to ditch the usual ideas, and make your gifts more thoughtful by adding a personal touch to them. After all, this is for your special someone, so you need to go that extra mile to find a perfect gift to woo them!