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5 Ideas For Last-Minute Gifts That Don't Require Shipping

The Huffington Post     First Posted: 12/23/11 03:49 PM ET   Updated: 12/23/11 04:03 PM ET

Maybe this year, you nailed the holidays: You got organized early and now your presents are wrapped, your cards are sealed, and you're ready to relax.

Or maybe, like us, you've found yourself in a pickle. You first started thinking about holiday gift-giving around the same time sites stopped guaranteeing Christmas delivery, you haven't got a clue what to buy your dearest friends or family members, and you're thinking about faking an illness to buy time to buy gifts.

Help is here.

We've assembled a guide to 5 great last-minute, no-ship gifts that will fit any budget and satisfy a range of giftees, from iPhone-obsessed uncles to picky aesthetes. Take a look at our suggestions below, then see more techie gift ideas here.

For The Picky Aesthete
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Meet Wantful: It's more personal than a gift certificate, less trouble than picking a present yourself.

The gift-giving site will help you compile a custom, elegantly assembled booklet of sixteen gifts, all at a specific price-point you set yourself, from which the recipient of the gift can choose his or her desired item.

Wantful's selection of gifts, which range from $30 to $500, have been carefully curated and assembled from small boutiques and artisan craftsmakers across the country. Among the items from which you (and your giftee) can choose: handmade earrings, vinegar infused with "Egyptian heirloom organic lemon peel," and hand press notecards.

Read more about Wantful here.
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Maybe this year, you nailed the holidays: You got organized early and now your presents are wrapped, your cards are sealed, and you're ready to relax. Or maybe, like us, you've found yourself in a ...
Maybe this year, you nailed the holidays: You got organized early and now your presents are wrapped, your cards are sealed, and you're ready to relax. Or maybe, like us, you've found yourself in a ...
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02:42 PM on 12/13/2012
The first 'friend' that gives me a Giftly will be less one friend. You want me to buy my own gift and you'll pay me back, I just need to give you my credit card info. How thoughtful (eye roll).
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07:34 PM on 12/24/2011
Gift card! Gift card! And gift card! You never go wrong with gift card. Especially at the last minute!
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05:26 AM on 12/24/2011
I tried wantful.com briefly and I like it. Perfect for people who don't know what to give friends.
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