Housewarming Gift Ideas
Housewarming Gift Ideas - What is Appropriate?
Executive Summary by Sharae Taylor and Beth Patterson
Cheap Housewarming Gift Ideas
So what to give as a housewarming gift? A realtor friend of mine and I came up with a great unique housewarming gift ideas that she gives to all her clients when they purchase a home from her realty company, a
“Guardian Angel for the Home” Angel painting. I liked the idea so much since I am an Angel collector and Angel artist and Angels are for everyone, I have started giving these as a housewarming, hostess or thank you gift.
Home Depot or Lowe’s would be a great place to find a gift or even a gift certificate and is an excellent gift because such centers also sell gardening must haves, grills, small home appliances and tools that every homeowner needs.
Gift certificates for movie rentals or the purchase of their favorite DVD. Music lovers you can do the same thing by adjusting it to music or if in the big city … tickets to a musical? Many unique gift ideas can be inexpensive. A photo album for the new pictures of their new home. Luxury bath items for that long
soak in the new whirlpool bathtub in the master suite. Fireplace tools or a chord of wood are a good item if they have never had a fireplace before. Dinner at their favorite restaurant.
Top 10 Bad Housewarming Gift Ideas
This a list of the top 10 things that you should not give as house warming presents.
Number 10– Novelty lighting! Be it a lamp, a candle or a night light; novelty lighting is just not a good idea.
Number 9–Regifting bad gifts that you have received in the past. I know we have probably all been guilty of doing this in the past, but it really is not a good idea.
Number 8–Barbie doll toilet paper cozy. You have seen them at garage sales, craft fairs, and perhaps on the back of your grandmother’s toilet. It is that slightly creepy, Barbie doll whose legs sit inside the roll of toilet paper, her usually crocheted skirt hiding the spare TP roll.
Number 7- Sports team memorabilia. No matter how big of a Braves fan your friend is, I doubt that he, or his wife for that matter, would appreciate a throw blanket sporting their favorite teams logo, or a framed poster of his favorite player. Where would they put it?
Number 6–Novelty drinking glasses or beer coozies. You know a good rule of thumb is that if it has the word novelty in the description, don’t buy it!
Number 5–Taxidermied animal
Number 4– Mounted, talking animals. Please have a little more restraint. It sounds funny, but in reality it’s not.
Number 3– Live animals. As sweet as a new puppy or kitten may seem; they don’t make the best housewarming gift.
Number 2– An Ashtray for a nonsmoker.
And the Number 1 bad housewarming gift– cleaning supplies. Now many of you may think that cleaning supplies would be a good gift, and in theory it would be. The problem is the message that this kind of gift sends. Something like, “Here’s a vacuum cleaner, because you clearly don’t spend enough time on your domestic responsibilities. Women especially can take offence at such an offering. So unless it is a requested item, skip the cleaning supplies.
