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Christmas Gift Calendar: The Perfect Book
24 days, 24 Christmas gifts:
Perfect Christmas gift ideas and suggestions by the be2 team, daily December 1st – 24th 2009.
Avid readers love getting a good book for Christmas. But you’ll have to come up with something better that a paperback from the bestseller list for the true bibliophile. After all, they could buy that themselves. A special book gift is one the giver has put a lot of thought into and the receiver truly appreciates, because it is unique.
You can find the perfect Christmas gift for the bibliophile in your life at an antiquarian book shop, where you will find second hand rarities, first editions and unique books that make beautiful presents. If you don’t fancy spending hours rooting around bookshops, try your luck at choosebooks.com where you can browse millions of books from 4.100 shops in 27 countries and order online.
A few suggestions for the perfect book-lover’s Christmas gift:
- Signed books:
Obviously you should find out the favourite author or book of the person you need a gift for. A signed edition is sure to take pride of place on their book shelf. - First editions from their year of birth: Read more
Christmas Gift Calendar: Eclectic Jewellery, 10% off!
24 days, 24 Christmas gifts:
Perfect Christmas gift ideas and suggestions by the be2 team, daily December 1st – 24th 2009.
To die for is such an inaccurate expression. If you died for this jewellery you wouldn’t be able to wear it, which would be a real shame. Having said that, Eclectic Eccentricity jewellery is, proverbially, to die for. Pretty affordable to begin with, you can get an extra 10% Christmas discount on all orders right here!
Designer Lucy Averill named her range of quirky jewellery Eclectic Eccentricity, which is a combination of „two of Lucy’s favourite words in the English language“. They also describe the whole collection pretty well. Eclectic, because pieces range from your basic pretty pearl earrings and rose necklaces to vintage style pocket watches and an Eiffel tower necklace. Eccentricity, because what else would you call a silver octopus necklace, a pirate trunk pendant or a pair of mini-umbrella earrings?
But, and that’s where we get to our Christmas gift suggestions, a few pieces from the collection simply scream „Christmas present for that special someone“. We have selected three gift ideas. be2 blog readers get 10% off the whole range until the 18th of December, when they use the code BE2XMAS at checkout:
1. Christmas gift for your girlfriend: Make sure she gets the message with this envelope that opens up to reveal a card that reads „I love you“ or „Je t’aime“. The silver version is currently sold out, but we love this brass locket with a miniature rose.
2. Christmas gift for your best friend: Just to make sure she knows she’s your best friend, this gold-plated necklace really spells it out. The best part: you get to keep one of them yourself! Best friends, indeed.
3. Christmas gift for a single friend: Indulge someone’s romantic fantasies with this nostalgic „love spinner“. Does he love her? Spin the arrow and find out!
Ordering online is easy (I should know, I just ordered a fair bit of lovely jewellery for myself and a few Christmas presents, too 
) and orders can be shipped pretty much anywhere. Orders should arrive within 7-10 days, so make sure you order in time for Christmas.
Christmas in a Shoe Box
Christmas still seems far away, but we are already looking forward to mulled wine and Christmas pudding, to Christmas parties and presents. Many others are less fortunate: to them, Christmas isn’t just far away, but impossibly far. Children in need often have little to look forward to at this time of year, as their families can’t afford to celebrate Christmas or give them presents.
That is why we are happy to support Operation Christmas Child. With 18 others from the be2 team, armed with 20 shoe boxes, 50 meters of wrapping paper, scissors, glue and loads of Christmas presents, we are wrapping packages that children in need across the world will open at Christmas. Last year, Operation Christmas Child was able to provide more than a Million children with a present to open at Christmas – thanks to generous donations and the help of many shoebox-packers.
This year many be2 staff are taking part, packing Christmas gift boxes for a few hours after work. Do you want to give a Christmas gift to a child in need? Taking part in Operation Christmas Child is simple: Read more
