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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Snapfish *Giveaway*

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If you were to walk into our house, you’d notice a persistent theme…We are a family whose story is told in photographs.  Our walls are lined with pictures of our little boy, our travels, our life…  You’ll find photo books and digital picture frames and canvases…  When I think about what my parents or in-laws would like for Christmas, one thing comes to mind…pictures of our little boy.

There are a ton of websites dedicated to the art of photo gifts.  One of my favorites is Snapfish (and one I’ve talked about and reviewed several times).  The emergence of the digital camera revolutionized photography.  But it also made it less likely that people would actually do anything with their pictures.  How many of you have a thumb drive or hard drive filled with pictures that have never been printed?  I know I do.  Because I have a digital camera where I can shoot hundreds of pictures, I end up doing nothing more than that.  Photo gifts are a great way to display those photos on your desktop or camera (I have pictures on my camera from July!).

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Snapfish offers a variety of gifts including photo books, ornaments, and calendars.  The company recently introduced desktop calendars which allow you to display photographic memories while keeping track of important dates and events. You can choose from 12 or 18 month calendars and select the month you want to begin from.  The calendars are available on the site for $14.99.

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One of the things I’ve been wanting to do for a long time is create a photo blanket.  I’m waiting until our baby girl is here to incorporate pictures of all 4 of us into one blanket.  Photo blankets are perfect for showcasing multiple pictures and start at $49.99.

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A photo book is a classic gift that’s perfect for anyone.  I particularly enjoy giving them as gifts to the grandparents. Today through December 2, Snapfish is offering 50% off of a customizable photo book using the promo code RRBOOK.  One dollar from the purchase will go towards local food banks nationwide.  This is in part due to a partnership between Snapfish and Food Network star Rachael Ray. If you check out the micro-site, you’ll find photos of the book Rachael Ray created while working on a food bank in Ohio today.  She helped make dinner for 2,500 people (impressive that so many people were able to obtain a meal).

Rachael Ray spent her time in Wilmington, Ohio working to remodel and replenish the Sugartree Ministry’s food bank, as well as making dinner for 2,500 townspeople. Along the way, Rachael documented her experience with photos and then created this beautiful, poignant photo book.  The photo books were featured on her Thanksgiving On Main Street show as a unique gift idea for the holidays.

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Lastly, if you still haven’t ordered your Christmas cards (like us), check out Snapfish’s premium holiday photo cards.  We only give out photo cards because we like to give our friends and family something personal.  Check them out…they start at $0.29 per card.

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136 Responses to Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Snapfish *Giveaway*

  1. They have some really cute holiday cards. I also think the mugs would be a great grandparent gift.

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  26. I love that they have unlimited free storage. I was SO mad when Kodak erased all my pictures because I hadn’t ordered enough in a certain period of time.

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  31. I went to the Holiday Gift Guide site and REALLY liked a lot of the stuff I saw1
    I especially like Removable Plate Grill by Calphalon!!!
    I will go back and leave a comment under there 🙂

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  40. I would love to make a Snapfish photo book for my parents with pictures from our wedding in June! It would be a small thank you for all of the help and support they gave me!!

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  43. I’d love the 8×11 classic photo book. We are so bad about putting albums together (married for 4 years and no wedding album yet) so this would be a great kick in the butt.

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  45. I love snapfish! The photobooks are great if you don’t have time to scrap for all of the grandma’s…I also love the magnets!

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  47. I love the photo mugs. My Dad drinks alot of coffee, and I get him a new mug each year with his grandkids smiling faces!!!!

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  54. My mom has been trying for months to make a photo book of my nephew’s first year, one of those would be great! She’s also looking for a new coffee mug (commuter mug).

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  62. I love the personalized picture books on Snapfish! I have bought one for each of my grandparents, and my mom and mother-in-law of my daughter…and also made a gift out of one for my sister’s bachelorette party with pictures of her making her own dress. They are wonderful gifts!

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  64. I love Snapfish for their photo holday cards. We used them last year and I picked a gorgeous pic of my three kids in an old barn for the main one. They are extremely quick also. I would just like a postcard type card this yr to save paper. 🙂

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  66. 12×12 Signature Photo Books

    …for my inlaws Christmas gift, a photo album of their 50th anniversary celebration!

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  68. I would love to make one of their 8×8 photo books for my mother.
    We just went to Europe this summer, and it’d be a great way
    to share the photos!

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  69. My mother-in-law actually has photo books on her Christmas list. It’s the ONLY thing on her list. She wants one from each of her five children showing off his/her family. We have our own that we made for our daughter. I love their quality and their design software is so easy to use!

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  72. Definitely love the photo books, which will come in handy this winter once we welcome our first baby! I know the grandmothers would love a lasting memory like this one…

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  73. I have to say that the photo book is a great idea. I was looking for something to give my newly married brother and sister in law for the holidays!

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  75. Honestly, I think my favorite thing is the books you can make. I saw one last summer and loved it but haven’t gotten it together to do it yet. This giveaway would make it easy!!

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  81. I would love to make my roommate and best friend of 12 years a photo book for Christmas. I have years upon years of photos that capture priceless moments, trips, etc. I would love to compile a sweet summary of our friendship/sisterhood in one book for her.

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  93. I like their multi-photo collage posters. I always thought it’d be fun to do one of these for a first birthday party.

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  95. The photobooks are great. I’d love to get one for my grandmother, who laments never getting photos anymore because everyone in the family has gone digital.

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  102. I really like their desk calendars….would be perfect for my desk at school. I love having my kids around me all day at work!

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  106. I would love one of the 12×12 photo books, in hardcover, where you can choose a photo to be the cover – this would be awesome to win for us to use in creating our wedding album – my husband ended up in the hospital for a month following our honeymoon, so we’re obviously strapped for cash, and kind of had an interesting start to marriage!!

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  114. I’d love to have a mug with the newest photo of my two granddaughters that was taken of them with Cinderella at Disneyworld. They were dressed like her, and it’s such a cute picture!

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  129. I want a glossy wall calendar, I have tried making one a few times already but can’t seem to get all my favorite pictures in one go!

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  133. I love making photo books! But there are so many other gift possibilities! I know my Mom would love a tote bag with her grandkids on it.

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