Last Minute Gift Ideas

It's not too late to create some wonderful photo gifts for a loved one. If you have a computer and some photos, you're halfway there. Here are a few ideas:

1. Make a photo CD.  You can collect special photos from the past year and copy them on to a CD. If you use Picasa, you can star the photos you want to use and create a folder with all the starred photos. Then use the "Gift CD" button and follow the prompts.

2. Make a photo slideshow set to music and save it to a DVD. Many computers have programs that allow you to create slideshows with ease.

3. Scan some old photos or slides and save them on to a CD for a family member. If you don't have a scanner, go to a local photo printing store and they'll do it for you.

4. Print out your photos to make a calendar. Many word processing programs have a built in template for making calendars.

5. Give a gift certificate for photo gifts at Snapfish, Kodak Gallery, or Shutterfly. What a great way to help with their New Year's resolution of making a photo book of 2008!

Free 5x7 or 8x10 print at CVS

Get a free 5x7 or 8x10 enlargement at CVS when you go to CVS.com and
enter code ENLARGE until 12/24.

Since the Walgreens free photo offer expired, this is a great alternative.

Free Photo Gift from Walgreens

For today and tomorrow (12/19-12/20), Walgreens is offering a free 8x10 photo with coupon code FREEGIFT, no purchase necessary. The free 8x10 print photo is also available through Snapfish for pickup at Walgreens using coupon code WALFREE (ends at midnight 12/20). You can even get 2 free prints if you order one through the Walgreens website and the other one through Snapfish. What a great Christmas gift!

It's Not Too Late for Christmas Photo Gifts

Most of the digital photo printing websites say you have until tonight, Dec. 17th, to order photo gifts and have them delivered by Dec. 24th with standard shipping.  A couple services even help you out with the cost of speedier shipping if you don't get your order in by tonight.  Snapfish offers a free shipping upgrade with any photo calendar order (no coupon necessary, ends 12/20). Snapfish also offers the ability to order online and pick up your order at a local store, like Walgreens, Meijer, or Staples.  Often, you can pick up your order the same day!

Kodak Gallery offers $10 off of any purchase of $50 or more to help with the cost of expedited shipping (use coupon code FASTSHIP at checkout.)  Also at Kodak Gallery, you can save 20% off of any purchase of $30 or more with the code HOLIDAYGREEN.

Christmas Gift Ideas

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This Christmas a lot of us are looking for personal gifts that don't cost too much and photo gifts could be the perfect answer. Here are a few ideas and deals that are out there:

1. Photo Calendars (always a hit with grandparents). Snapfish: 33% off all calendars. Use HOLIDAY4, expires midnight 12/8 Shutterfly is offering buy 1 calendar for $19.99 and get 30% off additional calendars.
2. Photo ornaments Shutterfly - Save 20% on mugs (excl. Starbucks), ornaments, address labels, note cards! See site for details.Snapfish: 20% off photo ornaments.
3. Photo stocking stuffers and photo gifts. Snapfish: 20% off all stocking stuffers including flipbooks, frame ornaments, stickers, notepads, and many more items. Use HOLIDAY2, expires midnight 12/4. Free 11x14 Poster calendar with some purchases, use code CHEER08
4. Other Photo Gifts: Save 33% on Photo Gifts at Kodak Gallery!
5. Photo books -- create a photo book with the best photos from the past year or make a book of favorite family recipes. Save up to 20% on photo books at Kodak Gallery. Picaboo photo books - buy one get one free with code 1PB1GF-CB. Shutterfly: 50% off additional photo books, Buy an 8x8 photo book, get 30 free 4x6 prints. Use promotion code: AF73-SAVE. Expires 1.6.09, Free Shipping for orders $50+
6. Make a traditional photo album -- Kodak Gallery is offering 75 free 4x6 photos for new members.

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