Get Noticed with these unique (E-Commerce) Gifts

Firstly, I wish you a very-very happy and prosperous NEW YEAR 2012 in advance. With the new year fast approaching I remember those old school days, I exchanged greeting cards and gifts with my friends. Now a days with the increasing E-commerce trend sending gifts to your loving ones is just single click away. Here are few Online stores that may help you with some new unique gifting Ideas this new year 2012.

Get Noticed with these unique (E-Commerce) Gifts this New Year:

Flipkart.com: The Online Mega Store of India, offers you to buy/gift items from its widest categories of Books, DVDs, Games, Cameras, MP3 players, Mobiles and Computers. It recently added Pens and Year diaries to its list. You can also send e-Gift vouchers up to Rs 10000/-.

Coming to payment methods Flipkart accepts Debit/credit/net banking they had at-least 4 different Payment Gateways integrated. They introduced Cash-on-Delivery. Then they are also doing order on phone. Payment via DD/Cheque is also accepted. Flipkart provides free delivery on all items if your total order amount is more than Rs. 200/-. Otherwise Rs. 30/- is charged as delivery charges. It also has a 30 day replacement guarantee on its products with any defects or problems. With the help of the Customer Care you can choose (negotiate) when(date) your Gift/Item should be delivered.

Similar sites: Infibeam, Ncarry.com

Zoomin.com: Though the whole world is moving towards digitization with eBooks and e-transactions the experience of passing time some printed family photo albums is more better than watching them on a screen. Zoomin.com India's top Photo printing websites, offers you to make customized T Shirts, mugs, Laptop skins, Flip books, calenders, posters, frames and many morewith your photos.

The website interface is clean, and you can make the payment after customizing your product with adding text, backgrounds, layouts, re-sizing the images Zoomin.com offers doorstep delivery all over India also with a option of speed delivery. Shipping charges apply. The print quality of Zoomin is exceptional, if you have some cool shots of your friend/family member you should try gifting them with these prints(memories) this year sharing your best moments. Zoomin also gives a free flipbook for it's first time users. For more discounts and coupon follow them on their Facebook fan page.

Similar sites: snapfish.com by HP and printbindaas.com

Villcart.com: presents a range of handicrafts, handlooms and cottage industry products made in the villages across India that you can buy for yourself /gift someone. The Vision of this is to  enable village folks achieve sustainable livelihoods by providing marketing support for their produce.

They provide a wide range of product categories like Personal utility (bangles, ear rings, key chains, hair clips), stationery (diary, pen stand, visiting card holder, folders), kitchen items (vegetable and fruit basket, tea set, coffee mugs, trays), fabrics (khadi shirts, stoles, dupattas), home furnishing (curtains, cushion covers, bed sheets). Free shipping in India for over Rs 200/- purchase. It also has a return/exchange policy for damaged goods.

Best place to gift for people interested in handicrafts.

NurturingGreen.com: A new online store that promotes gifting varieties of plants to your friends. Gifting a plant to your loved one simply reiterates your concern and care for the person and promotes a message of life and an everlasting relationship.

 The site also provides different options of sorting based on the occasion, plant type, price etc.These plants come in a jute pot which are easy to maintain and they also support welfare of the rural women.

The plants cost varies form Rs 100 to Rs 125,000, Costliest one being 80 year old bonsai from China. Shipping charges apply. Best gift for green enthusiasts.

Once again Happy New Year 2012 in advance,

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Find your second half

Each weekend I would like to share with you about a new app or website. This series can be found in the weekly label

This week I would like to present about the new online dating startup Soul2Match.

Whenever I watch the movie Surya son of Krishna I remember the scene Surya (Hero) meets Sameera Reddy (Heroine) for the first time in the train….and Surya holds his heart....saying/feeling love at first sight. Is there anything like soul mate or love at first sight?

Yes! Says a new online dating tool, based on comprehensive scientific research in the areas of psychology and biometrics. It says “Both the phenomenon «soul mates» and «love at first sight» date back to ancient Greek, with Aristophanes mentioning the concepts in Plato's Symposium. Recent scientific research confirms the existence of both. People are attracted to people who resemble their close genetic counterparts, which can be measured in features in the face. The more you match, the happier couples are in long-term relationships. This is what Soul2Match is based on."

The Online dating startup promises to match singles based solely on one piece of information from each of them: their head shot. Then it analyses over 1000 points on their faces giving a compatibility score for their relationship.

Yes, founders Jorn Eiting and Linda van Liempt are serious. They cite several studies that show what we’re all really looking for in our ideal mate is ourselves. “The more two people have similarities in their faces, the more they look alike, the happier they are in the relationship, the stronger the relationship,” says Eiting

They also quote that "The Soul2Match tool is used by Universities to do research on both attractiveness and on how relationships start. Not only has Soul2Match been built on science, but it also contributes to the furthering of science."

Soul2Match will work well for those who want to leave their time-consuming online dating questionnaires behind forever. But it seems the site’s main draw will be entertainment value. So, start making fun with this tool and see if you can catch your soul mate (your second half).

 Checkout the the matches I made below: