Unique client gifts under $25
Are you really taking care of business? Do you appreciate your customers? Gifts (without your company logo) are a nice way of showing them their relationship is important to you. If you don’t want the boilerplate, run-of-the-mill gift baskets, flowers or cookies, here are some unique gift ideas under $25 to say thank-you, happy birthday, note a business anniversary, or other important occasion. Select a gift to match your client’s hobbies, business, or personal taste, then take a few minutes (or have your Virtual Assistant do it) to gift wrap it and add a personal handwritten note.
Lucky Mini Money Tree. This cute little plant thrives in almost any indoor conditions, making it a great office gift. Miniature Money Tree arrives in a timeless blue and white bowl. Size: 4″ container, plant stands appx 8″ tall. $19.95 at Giving Plants
Ceramic Travel Coffee Mug. Finally, a coffee travel mug that goes into the dishwasher and the microwave and fits nicely into an automobile cup holder. Furthermore, this ceramic coffee mug looks and feels like an actual coffee cup giving you the benefit of both a travel mug and a coffee mug. Available in 4 colors. $17.95 at CoffeeCakes
Photo Mouse. A first in customizable PC peripherals. $12.95 at Saitek USA
Slinky Cat Miniature Desk Clock made of pewter, a playful way to hold onto business cards, pictures, or notes, all while keeping track of time. $19.95 at The Animal Rescue Site
Timberland Global Tracking ID Tag, bears unique ID number and a 24 hour a day, 365 days a year number to call collect from anywhere in the world in the event that your bag with the Global Tracking ID Tag attached is lost and found by a third party. $4.99 at The Traveler’s Shoppes
Tiffany Butterfly Folding Umbrella. 43″ arc, high quality auto-open folding and closing umbrella, 100% polyester. $19.99 at Nature Pavilion
Embassy Italian Stone Design Genuine Leather Shopping/Travel Bag with outside pockets on both ends and along both sides. $14.99 at World of Bags
LP Record Coasters (six assorted designs). Handmade in Philadelphia. $18 at UncommonGoods.com
I’ll be updating this list as I find new items, so check back often!
IRS Rule Governing Gifts: $25 limit. You can deduct no more than $25 for business gifts you give directly or indirectly to each person during your tax year. A gift to a company that is intended for the eventual personal use or benefit of a particular person or a limited class of people will be considered an indirect gift to that particular person or to the individuals within that class of people who receive the gift.
Incidental costs. Incidental costs, such as engraving on jewelry, or packaging, insuring, and mailing, are generally not included in determining the cost of a gift for purposes of the $25 limit. A cost is incidental only if it does not add substantial value to the gift. For example, the cost of gift wrapping is an incidental cost. However, the purchase of an ornamental basket for packaging fruit is not an incidental cost if the value of the basket is substantial compared to the value of the fruit.
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