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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot December 9, 2014

Christmas Gift Ideas for Dad (Or Anyone)

If you’re like me, you have at least one person in your life who you think would prefer an experience rather than a tangible gift. This can mean shopping for a present this holiday season is a little difficult. For me, that has always been my parents, but more specifically my dad. Enter the perfect gift: a Datevitation book of father-daughter date ideas!
Datevitation Christmas Gift Ideas

Datevitation.com is the web’s first online platform to create a custom love coupon book. Unlike the pre-packaged love coupon books on the market, you pick the dates and can customize the text to your liking.  Once you are done customizing the text in your book, Datevitation will print it out and ship it to you.

“Love coupon” doesn’t just mean romantic relationships, as it works great for parents, siblings, or friends. Like I said, my dad prefers experiences like things to do together. For his birthday, I gave him a coupon to take him to the movie of his choice, and my sister gave him a coupon to go on a ghost tour with her. But when it came to Christmas, I had no idea where to start. So when Datevitation approached me to review a book, I was so excited because it seemed to fit perfectly with what I was looking for.

Datevitation Christmas Gift Ideas for Dad

Basically, how it works is you go to www.datevitation.com, create an account, and you choose from over 500 date ideas for your book. These are as simple as “you get complete control over the remote” or as structured as skydiving. If you are doing this for your significant other, there are romantic options, as well. You also choose the cover, the inside inscription, and even upload pictures of your faces. Why? Because for each item, there is a picture with stick figures doing an action that goes with the date!

I’m so happy with the final product. I chose activities that I know my dad will love (like going to a bookstore), and it will give us a great way to spend time together. I can’t wait to see his face when he opens it!

Overall, the process of ordering a book was easy and simple, and the item itself is high quality and a wonderful gift for any situation. I highly recommend getting a book from Datevitation!

Datevitation Christmas Gift Ideas for Dad

Enter to win a book of your own! If you’re thinking ahead, this could also make a great Valentine’s Day gift idea since they have date activities for all relationships (family, friends, romantic person, etc.). Even if you don’t win, use the code “ALMOSTGREAT” for $10 off your book plus free shipping, meaning that you can get your loved ones a one-of-a-kind gift for just $15!

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    December 9, 2014 at 9:44 pm

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    Cute idea!!!

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    December 10, 2014 at 12:22 am

    Great idea and great design. I most like the food truck one, as that is my favourite activity!

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