As we have suggested in the previous blog, you can consider gym membership as an off-beat but highly effective gift for building a ‘healthy’ bond in every sense. We suggest a few options to choose from…

Gold’s Gym
Launched in Venice California almost four decades ago, it soon became the hub for the development of fitness training, equipment and balanced nutritional concepts. Gold’s Gym received international acclaim. In 1975 when it was prominently featured in the movie ‘Pumping Iron’. It was established as the ‘Mecca of bodybuilding’.

Gold’s Gym is among the largest international gym chains across the globe, recognized for its unique heritage and experience in fitness and lifestyle management. The India chapter of Gold’s Gym began in 2002. Soon the branches grew.

Today Gold’s Gym has gym facilities in various cities like Chennai, Surat, Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Kolkata, Jaipur, Noida, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Promoted by partners Rajesh Advani, G. Ramachandran and Jagdish K Valecha, Gold’s Gym India has carved its niche in the Indian market.

Know more about Gold’s Gym package

Moksh, the wellness place
Moksh provides Time to pause, and time to heal yourself. Their website mentions: “There comes a time just to pause, ponder, and rethink our life and its priorities. And this is one such time.”

One can try out yoga to find inner peace and joy; do cardio to stay fit; undergo strength training. Their nutritionist guides every member on weight management. Members can use the vibrogym to improve blood flow, and get therapeutic massages at their spa (Nirvana).

They can dance away their worries at the dance studio. This is an opportunity to find one’s feet and get rejuvenated at My Foot Reflexology. Kaaya, their salon, helps one glow.

Aren’t these perfect options for a special kind of a gift that would stay along for a longer time than a conventional gift?

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Teacher’s Day is celebrated in India on September 5 as a sincere tribute to the hard work and devotion of the teachers. The occasion is dedicated to the first ever Vice President and the second President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was known to be a passionate advocate of education to all.

Here are some of the touching themes we have collated for you from online greetings sources. You can pick the one of your choice.

Love You Shower: Give this card to your teacher and shoe your love and respect to him or her.

Sincere Efforts: Appreciate your teacher for his or her unconditional support & efforts through this card.

You are my parents at school: Thanking you for being there.

Your helping hand…: Express your gratitude to your teacher.
Adjectives for a TEACHER: Express the respect you hold for your teacher.

Dear Teacher, Remembering You With…: A Thank you card! 

You Have Helped Us…: A card to your favorite teacher.

God Understood our…: Tell your Teacher that he is the best through this Card

Helping, guiding and tutoring me…: Wish a very happy teacher’s day!

You have always shown me the right way: Show your gratitude.

The Best Teacher!: For your all-time favorite teacher.

Award For A Teacher…: A charming way to make your teacher smile.

Guidance And Support!: Thank your teacher/ teachers for all what you have got from him/ her/ them.

Really Can’t Be Like You…: Send this fun card to your teacher and make him/ her smile.

You’ve Been A Friend…: A beautiful message for your teacher who has been a friend to you.

Missing You…: A cute ecard to let your teacher know how much you miss him/ her even after leaving the school.

‘Happy Teachers’ Day!’ greetings serve as an expression of our gratitude towards them.

Teachers’ Day wishes sure will make a touching gesture.

Take this opportunity to wish your teacher/s with some nice greeting cards and ecards.

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Ganesha, the elephant-headed God of success, help us overcome any obstacles in life. The deity is associated with virtues like wisdom, learning, power and prudence.

Ganesha is the first deity to be worshipped at the start of any auspicious occasion or a new venture. Ganesha or Ganpati is a very popular God idolized not only in India but all over the world.

Won’t it be a gratifying gift for an ardent Ganesha devotee? Mumbai’s Shree Siddhivinayak is highly revered by common people and celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan.

The official website notes: “The idol of Shree Siddhivinayak was carved out of a single black stone and is 2′6” (750mm) high and 2′ (600mm) wide with the trunk on the right. This is rather unusual appearance of Lord Ganesh.  The sanctum sanctorum housing the deity was altered time and again and finally gave way to a monolithic and magnificent structure, which was accomplished by a series of rituals.”

Book a Siddhivinayak Pooja online, which is very convenient. The following holy ceremonies are performed under the instructions and directions of competent priests.

Type of Pooja ceremonies that you can gift to someone:
1. Shodashopchar with one recitation of Atharva Sheersha
2. Shodashopchar with five recitations of Atharva Sheersha
3. Shodashopchar with eleven recitations (MahaPooja)
4. Nava-dampathya Ashirvachan Pooja (for the newly weds)
5. Pooja to seek blessings on a special occasion like birthday, marriage anniversary

The prasad along with Sindur, tilak, Shree’s picture will be given to the person mentioned by post after the Pooja is performed. You can register for the holy ceremony on any day of the month.

The priests perform them by Name of the devotee registered online. One time postal charges are included for the address within India or outside. If you book multiple Pooja, the prasad will be sent for multiple times.
Book the Shree Siddhivinayak Pooja here

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Raksha Bandhan sure is the most awaited occasion siblings look forward to. Apart from being an opportunity to show their deepest feelings for each other, the festival also presents an exciting opportunity to exchange heart-felt gifts. Insightful articles appearing in the mainstream newspapers tracked this trend.

Take a look what this ToI report has to say, “There has been an evident transition in the gifting trend on Rakhi. Forget those 1,000 bucks brothers dished out from their pockets. Rakhi gifting is much bigger now.”

Owing to several exciting promotions, the concept of gifting has clearly changed, Attractive sales ‘n’ deals are now arranged to lure discerning siblings on the eve of d Rakhi.

New Delhi based model-cum-DJ Barkha Kaul was quoted as saying, “Earlier it was only some cash sisters got from their brothers. Now things have changed. It’s more about showing off. One can say that sisters have become much more demanding because the advertising industry is getting stronger with several new packages and promotions designed for Raksha Bandhan. In my case, my brother being ten years younger to me and not earning yet, I didn’t really expect anything from him. Instead I like buying stuff for him.”

Another interesting report, titled ‘unique gift this raksha bandhan’ listed some off-beat ideas that brothers considered to please their sisters. Among them were gift ideas such as pampering package at the spa, an exclusive trip to foreign shores, a dental care package, a hamper with beverages, confectionaries, and health food items, as well as cell phone coded with vouchers that can be used to buy a wide range of items at various online and retail outlets.

Take the case of a new job aspirant Devarshi Shag who gifted his sister a unique spa experience at Udaipur’s Angsana Spa (Radisson Plaza). “She loves pampering herself, so I felt this would be the perfect gift for her,” the proud brother was quoted as saying.

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Rakhi is the thread that symbolizes the bond of love. A sister ties it on her brother’s wrist. The latter gives a present to her. If you have failed to send your rakhi in time or get something interesting, there is no need to worry.

Though the festival of Rakhsha Bandhan is just over, don’t lose heart. Just go online and click. You can still look for something interesting and send it to your brother or sister!

Those who send their rakhi and gifts by post or courier often have a bad experience. A software professional in Noida narrated her experience in an article in The Hindustan Times. She recounted: “Once I sent a rakhi in Pune to my brother. They dispatched it first to Patna mistakenly and then it took them a month to send it to my brother’s correct address and that too torn.”

Owing to such incidents, people are wary of sending rakhi via post. Online portals are a better avenue for some truly interesting gifts and pooja thalis on any festive occasion. Online shopping platforms have caught up in the last few years. These portals are convenient and you don’t have to worry about what to purchase, where to buy and need not be concerned about timely delivery of gifts.

Another advantage of the portals is that they are up and running 24×7. They are open throughout the year and hence are extremely user friendly. Consumers can review different product options to take an informed decision order. They can order and secure any product, without leaving their home, round the clock.

No surprise, the concept of purchasing gifts online is fast gaining momentum owing to ease of shopping, According to online shopping portal HomeShop18’s CEO, Sundeep Malhotra, education and employment demands have resulted in a physical distance between sisters and brothers. Their aim is to bridge it and make sure that they receive their gifts irrespective of wherever they are based.

HomeShop18 has on offer a variety of gifting ideas like silver and pearl rakhis. The collection can either be purchased separately or they come in various combos with chocolates and other interesting gifts. Attractive thalis with sweets are available.

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In our previous blog, we carried details of a news report, stating that the Zoozoo creator Vodafone Essar intends to release official Zoozoo merchandise with the help of leading retail chain Shopper’s Stop.

Branded character merchandise is a territory not many retailers want to tread upon because of the peculiar market conditions. One of them is intellectual property issues. Customer care associate & chief executive for Shoppers Stop, Govind Shrikhande, elaborated that character merchandising is rather easy to copy. There isn’t much control over violation of IP rights.

According to him, film merchandise has a shelf life of roughly two to three months whereas character merchandising is more challenging, particularly if the official merchandise is costly, thereby prompting the demand for their cheaper knock-offs. He estimates that the branded merchandise market is in the region of around Rs 1,050 crore.

Character merchandise has worked successfully in case of the Disney and other you can make your brother, both a cricket and Zoozoo fan, happy with a ravishing Zoozoo rakhi like SpongeBob, SquarePants, Ben 10, and Hanuman etc. The official Zoozoo fan club page on Facebook has over 3 lakh fans. Such branded merchandise works well for brand promotion. It reinforces the image of the brand.

E-commerce site Indiangiftsportal.com stocks products that feature the Zoozoos. Its MD Manan Sharma claims that his efforts to get an official license for Zoozoo merchandise failed. But he is not worried about infringement of IP rights? According to him, they are simply making the Zoozoos popular so there shouldn’t be a problem?

On the other hand, online merchandiser Myntra Designs Ltd has been a tad more cautious. Their creative designers contribute their own ideas and the site has rejected several Zoozoos based T-shirt designs owing to copyright issues.

Irrespective of pros and cons of the debate, the good part is that you can make your brother, both a cricket and Zoozoo fan, happy with a ravishing Zoozoo rakhi.  

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As we checked in the previous blog post, gold ETFs are very much similar to a diversified mutual fund plan. Instead of investing the corpus in equity, the money is invested in gold. We learnt about gold ETF schemes on offer from UTI, Quantum, SBI mutual fund, Kotak and Reliance.

Just to elaborate and simplify the concept further, ETFs are essentially mutual funds that are listed on the stock exchange. Here, the underlying core asset is standard gold bullion. You can use this instrument to buy gold bullion on someone else’s behalf, and present a meaningful gift. Corporates can consider gifting them to their employees as well.

Let us check the various features of gold ETFs and how they are managed:
• As for denomination, one can buy even one gram at a time. With Quantum, you can purchase half-a-gram at one time.

• When one wants to sell back the gold in physical form, the making charges of jewelry are wasted as they cannot be recovered. In fact, the gold in physical form is mostly sold at a discount to its original price owing to depreciation. Coins and bars suffer from similar issues. On the other hand, units of gold ETFs can be sold by either with a few clicks in case you have an online trading account or by a call to your broker.

• Tax benefits is one major advantage of gifting gold in the electronic form. It’s free of wealth tax. It attracts just 10% long-term capital gains tax as against 20% in case of physical gold.

• Again, there is absolutely no doubt on the count of purity because impurity risk is non-existent with gold ETF. This can be an issue with the gold in physical form

• Security is of course taken care of by the fund, unlike in the case of jewelry or other forms of physical gold where the threat of theft always looms.

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Giving a style statement with cool, crispy quotes in some cool tees are a perfect gift for someone who wants to look uber cool. “I’m surrounded by idiots”; “Get me drunk and enjoy the show”; “50 % single” are some of the whacky n witty one liners on T-shirts fast catching up amongst college-goers and youngsters.

With teen tennis sensation Sania Mirza having already made such tees with catchy one liners her unique style statement, teenagers are too stretching their imagination to get them. Started by two college friends Abhir Khanna and Pranav Kapoor in August last year, Blue Bus Tees are selling like hot cakes.

The demand for their T-shirts is not restricted to the youth alone. Middle-aged men are also ordering them. The duo were working in their family businesses initially, but later decided to start something on their own. Abhir Khanna informed: “”We decided to come up with one liner T-shirts since we realized there were not many in India”.

The brand name, Blue Bus Tees, was a random choice. “While travelling in a BEST bus, we thought of calling it ‘Red Bus Tee’. Since the brand name ‘Red Bus’ was already registered, we named Blue Bus,” reminisced kapoor. ‘Blue Bus Tees’ is a T-shirt selling website, where one can order T-shirt and make payments via credit card, demand draft or cheque.

The reason behind online selling of the T-shirts was to launch business in a cost-effective way. The duo didn’t want to spend on renting a shop space. Their target was the young audience as they surf the internet more.

The witty one liner T-shirts are now going places. The sales are happening from all over India. The duo has marketed them in college festivals like Malhar and Lakshya. Their Poker tees are selling well, too. Next in line are Bollywood tees with crazy one liners like ‘Mere pass maa hai’ and others like Jhakaas, Item number. Prices are Rs 250 onwards.

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Corporate entities can sure consider holidays as gift certificates to pep up the spirits of their workforce. They can opt to reward customers; it can be a promotion to boost sales. Loyal customers can be rewarded.

Whatever the scope of the incentive program, Travel Port can implement it. Travel Port CLS vacations can be availed at over 100 hotels and resorts in more than 50 popular destinations across the country and many more all over the world. The resort selection reflects highly rated hotel groups.

Travel Port looks to continually develop new and exciting incentives, such as the adventure special. Also on offer are travel CD Rom’s as well a online reward programs! Travel Port can manage every aspect of your Travel & Incentive program. They closely work with you to ensure that your corporate event is a success!

Their prefect on-site coordination allows you enough to interact with your clients, partners or co-workers during the program. Exceptional quality of their service ensures that you receive full value for your investment on Travel & Incentive program. Travel port ClS fills a very niche within the nascent incentive industry.

Planning a successful Incentive Group Travel or other group function requires a great deal of planning and follow-through. Your first step is of course, to select the right back-up organization that will provide you with innovative and creative ideas. Picking exciting destinations is another critical aspect of the successful implementation of your Travel & Incentive program.

Experience holds key. Travel port scores on this count. Their business is built around the core expertise of trained people. Their team comprises specialists with rich experience in Travel Arrangement (air, land and sea); Marketing promotion and incentives; and Hotel / Resort Management and Catering. The recipients can choose a destination that they wish to visit, and when it’s convenient for them.

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India’s most leading stores, malls and shopping chains have attractive Gift Voucher options on most festive occasions. Gudhi Padwa is no exception. Visiting the top shopping hubs and availing of gifting vouchers is not about self-indulgence alone. It’s a feeling of joy that you want to experience and share with your loved ones. Gift Vouchers make this possible.

You can wish your friends, relatives and colleagues on special occasions like Gudi Padwa by giving them attractive Gift Vouchers. Apart from celebrating personal milestones like birthday and a wedding anniversary, you also want to enjoy social occasions. Gift Vouchers make a perfect festival gifting option.

You may check the Gift Voucher plans on offer from shopping chains like Shopper’s Stop. A large or mid-sized corporate house can employ the Gift Vouchers as a tool to reward distributors/dealers and clients.

Some shopping chains have on offer M-voucher. It can be employed to pay for purchases made online without giving away credit card details. All one needs to do is just enter the mobile number and a few other details and authorize the payment with a pin number at the time of purchasing the voucher.

This is a perfect means of pampering someone close to you as it gives the latter the power and the freedom to pick something of his or her choice from a wide range of buying options like apparels, electronics, movie tickets, restaurant coupons. They can redeem the voucher the way they want and double their joy of festive celebrations.

Hypermarkets like Big Bazaar guarantee bigger value for your money through Gift Voucher offers. A buyer can select from an attractive product line including such as cosmetics, crockery, dress material, accessories, household appliances, luggage, toys and much more - backed by an excellent service that makes shopping a truly memorable experience.

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