Even in the world of the Internet, where millions upon millions of people connect every day, when it comes to buying gifts it's still not so easy to find something unique, something that stands out. It's all too often I find that when you search for something to buy you end up being shown the same 3 or 4 products that have come out of an algorithm-calculated listing because they've got the best ratings or the website thinks it's the thing that you want, and you don't ever get to stumble across something a bit different.
However, I've been fortunate enough to come across a website where there are a great selection of unique products available. Personally I often struggle when it comes to events like weddings and baby showers, you want to get people something unique and memorable, but it's hard to find the right thing. Uncommongoods.com has some awesome categories for these, you can see their selection of gifts for weddings and baby showers here.
I really love this personalised wedding wall :)
Would it be wrong for me to get a Mustachifier for my niece...
Anniversary gifts is a challenge I've got coming up in the near future actually, my parents were married on the same day as I was born - it's an interesting story actually, on their wedding day my parents got married in the morning, and in the afternoon my mom was feeling a bit unwell so my dad took her to see a doctor. She was worried that the food at the wedding has bad and she had given everybody food poisoning, but it turned out she was going into labor (she had no idea that she was pregnant!) and I showed up in the evening! This year I'm going to check out some of these anniversary gifts for them.
I think my mom might like these recycled glass tree globes...
My dad, however, would probably prefer a personalized whiskey barrel :D
Uncommongoods.com isn't just a marketplace for awesome items, however. They have a strong environmental and social mission that leads the organisation, with the organisation minimising their environmental impact, ensuring that their employees are treated fairly, and they've donated over $1m to non-profit organisations around the world. So you can feel good about your shopping too :)
For me, it seems like a great place to find some new, often personalised, gifts that you probably can't get elsewhere, directly supporting makers and creators. Well worth checking out!
In case anyone is looking for birthday presents for me, check out their mens range - I like the look of Beeropoly :D