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Gifts for People that Have Everything SEE ALSO Over-the-top Gifts A wise man once said, "You can't have everything—Where would you put it?" Well, some people seem to have found their way around this little obstacle and own at least one of everything. This makes gift giving tricky, but by no means impossible. Let the following ideas inspire you in your search for gifts to those that-seem to-have just about everything. Give gifts high in sentiment:
Make a contribution to an interest of the recipient. Donate in her name to a favorite charitable organization. Contribute to his alma mater or to another university of importance to him. Sponsor a Little League team or another youth sports team in her name. Make a donation to a community recreation center, art project, or library. Take your cues from existing collections and accumulations (see Gifts for Collectors). Does he surround himself with impressionist art? Give a biography about one or more of the impressionists. Has her collection of rare books overflowed the existing bookshelves? Give her an antique bookcase. Is his childhood baseball card collection still housed in old shoe boxes? Organize it in notebooks and have it appraised. Or give the latest edition of a baseball card pricing guide. Give a Lobster Clambake-To-Go, www.clambake-to-go.com, from Cape Cod to anyone, anywhere in the country. Your recipients will dine on fresh lobster, steamer clams, sweet mussels, corn-on-the-cob, onions, new potatoes, and sweet Italian sausage. Even the lobster bibs, claw crackers, seafood forks, wetnaps, and steamer pot are included. A hand-blown glass Galileo thermometer makes a great gift that functions as both a work of art and a scientific wonder. The Galileo Shop, www.galileoshop.com, has the largest selection of Galileo thermometers we've seen. Custom hourglasses (sand timers) make exquisite gifts. Check out some extraordinary creations at www.hourglasses.com. Lease a sugar maple tree, a lobster trap, or an acre of Minnesota red wheat; hire a honey hive; or rent a sheep, pecan tree, or Mineola angelo tree. Rent Mother Nature, www.rentmothernature.com, contracts with growers that share their concern for the environment to bring you wholesome, distinctive, natural, and memorable gifts. Name a star after him. Contact Star Wishing, www.starwishing.com, or the International Star Registry, www.starregistry.com, for additional information. Some kids never grow up. Just for fun, give a remote control indoor flying blimp, or another "toy" from Hammacher-Schlemmer, www.hammacher.com. Brookstone’s, www.brookstone.com, is filled with unique items that make great gifts for those that have everything. Still stumped? Let the folks at Neiman Marcus, www.neimanmarcus.com, show you an extraordinary collection of exceptional gift ideas in their annual Christmas Book. Each year, Neiman Marcus buyers search the world for unique services and items of unsurpassed quality. SEE ALSO Over-the-top Gifts
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