Alternative Gift Ideas

This fabulous earring is a gold plated beauty by Yochi. We love its sunburst shape and its enchanting rhinestones. Perfect for elegant fashionistas when dressing up for an evening out.

This hardcover book is an ironic take on the celebrity paparazzi culture. We love its famous subjects and its creative shots. Perfect for photography lovers who want an alternative look at portrait photography!

This elegant coffeemaker uses a classic method to brew flavored coffee known as the cold drip method. This brewing alternative brings out the coffee.s best flavors and aromas and also has the ability to make up to 26 ounces of coffee concentrate. A perfect gift for the coffee lover, this coffeemaker brings a fresh alternative to enjoying your morning cup of Joe.

An interesting alternative to coffee, BBotE is contains a very high caffeine content. BBotE is available in Sumatra, Ethiopia, Kona blend and Kenyan blend as well as Malabar and Panama varieties. With dark, medium and light roasts, this beverage is ideal for those who consume high amounts of caffeine through multiple cups of coffee.

This uniquely designed recipe book offers more than just recipes. This book provides an alternative way to cooking food, which cannot be found in a traditional recipe. Offering details of what happens to different types of food when they are cooked is just one of the ways cooking for geeks tries to get you to think outside the box. This is the perfect gift for that quirky friend who is always looking for different ways of doing things.

These elegantly created packs of collar formers offer a high end alternative to the typical plastic holders. Fixed within a black leather case, each pack comes with four gold collar shapers. This is the perfect gift for the suited professional, and its lasting ability will allow you to reuse them for many years to come.

These delicious oysters all hail from the New England area. Within each .Damn Yankee Sampler. are 3 dozen oysters which include the Island creek oysters, peter.s point oyster, and wellfleet oysters. The perfect package for the New England oyster lover, offers a great alternative those living significantly far from the New England area.

These vegan brownies offer an alternative to the typical dairy product brownie found in your local super market. Each brownie package comes with 10 double chocolate brownies. These vegan brownies are made using spelt flour and dark chocolate chips. A perfect treat for the vegan lover that has a sweet tooth. These brownies are the perfect way to enjoy chocolate without compromising any flavor.

These fun test tube shooters are alternative shot glasses. We love their unconventional design and a fancy look. Perfect for an imaginative party animal who enjoys atypical alcohol service.

This set of natural speakers is a nice alternative to electronically amplified iPhone sound docks. We love its hand-crafted design and its solid wood. Perfect for the acoustic lover when you want a full-bodied sound!

This high-grade mortar and pestle set is made of oak and carrara marble. We highly recommend this as an alternative to a food processor, because with minimal friction, aromas don't burn off in grinding as they do in a processor. Perfect for the natural cook who worries about a machine degrading the quality of ingredients!

The Sprocket Growler is an awesome alternative to lugging your favorite brew when a six pack is just not in order. These hand poured slip-cast porcelain growlers feature a wide mouth ceramic flip-top, sprocket handle and can easily handle up to 64 ounces of your favorite hopped up suds so there's never a shortage of cold brew. We love the growler and would bet this is a great gift for the beer lover on the go!

This safe and easy chopper has stainless steel blades that rotate 60 degrees with each press, for consistent cuts. We love its efficiency, and as a manual chopper its a great alternative to both knives and electric machines. Perfect for the cook who can't stand to chop another vegetable by hand!

This beautifully designed glass honey dispenser is a great alternative to those pudgy plastic honey bears. We love the way it releases a thin drizzle of honey into tea, steamed milk or on top of toast, hot cereal, or pancakes. It is composed of a stainless-steel lid, a glass honey container, and a glass stand. Perfect for good healthy breakfasts!

The next generation of desktop audio entertainment is here with the A5 speakers from Audioengine. We are more than impressed with the awesome sound and rich coloring these bamboo speakers have to offer and would highly recommend them as an ecofriendly alternative to the traditional hardwoods for the aficionado of sound!

Made in Oregon with practical features like adjustable shoulder straps, two outer pockets, double layer reinforced bottom, this cotton rucksack is absolutely awesome. We love this all cotton alternative for comfort and durability and are sure this is an affordable alternative for the Avid hiker looking to hit the Oregon trail!

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These gorgeous earrings are made to be the perfect complement to the Berber necklace and bracelet, or to wear alone. We love their stud link chain, and their unique design that can be casual or dressy. Perfect for any woman who needs earrings that will work with day and night looks.