Need gift ideas? Try one – or all of these! Gifts.com, the online gift recommendation site that offers gift suggestions and expert advice, has announced the winners of the 1st Giftee Awards honoring the very best gifts of the year. Winning gifts in this year’s 10 unique categories were nominated and ultimately decided on by public vote; tapping into the collective conscience of gift givers across the United States. The 2011 Giftee Award winners are:
Best 2011 Time Capsule Gift: Adele “21” LP & MP3, Adele’s sophomore album is the best-selling digital album of all time.
Best Gift Under $25: Tasting Room Taste of... Wine Sampler, 6 tasting sized wine bottles of “exceptional quality at shockingly affordable prices.”
Most Wacky Gift:
“Go the F**k to Sleep,” a bedtime book for parents who live in the real
world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes aren’t always how
parents want to send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Not recommended for reading to children.
Best Edible Gift:
1 Cheese and 1 Sausage Lou Malnati’s Pizzas, All pizzas are hand-made
from scratch, baked and quickly frozen to preserve their hot out of the
oven freshness and delivered nation-wide.
Hottest Toy for Holiday:
LEGO MBA Kits 2-6 month Subscriptions, with the LEGO Master Builder
Academy subscriptions, kids will learn new building skills, face new
challenges, and get a new kit delivered to their home every month.
Best Gift for the Hostess:
Corkcicle, this faux-icicle is made of BPA-free plastic filled with a
reusable freeze gel and real cork, so you don’t have to worry about an
early thaw diluting your wine. Simply place your Corkcicle in the
freezer for at least two hours, and then insert it into any bottle of
wine.
Best Office Secret Santa Gift:
USB Heated G-Gloves, USB G-Gloves are colorful, quirky and have a
warming pad inside – the perfect solution to cold, dull offices in the
winter. Plug them into your USB port and your hands will become toasty
warm, and open-end design allows easy finger mobility.
Best Gift for Modern Teens:
iPad 2 With Wifi 16 GB, with two cameras, and tons of space, teens can
have maximum creativity and fun with this touch screen tablet.
Best Romantic Gift:
4 Day Western Caribbean Cruise from Miami, Florida, a Carnival
Imagination Cruise with Ports of Call in Key West, Florida, and Cozumel,
Mexico starts at $179 per person.
Best Active & Healthy Gift:
Your Bar Gift Box, includes a You Bar Gift Card for a box of 13
nutrition bars designed and named by you; and six fresh, handmade bars
selected from a variety of proven delicious recipes.
