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The first stop for my holiday shopping? Uncommon Goods. (Is it wrong that I got myself a gift?)

October 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

You guys know that I like wine, right?  I might have mentioned that a time or two five.    I even managed to use all the wine…. even the corks

DIY wine cork craft ideas

and the bottles. If I were a hunter, you could say that nothing goes to waste…

DIY wine bottle craft ideas

I have a lot of friends who love wine as much as I do, and with holiday shopping season soon to be underway, I wanted to share a few gift ideas.   One of my favorite places to shop is Uncommon Goods.  I love the very unique inventory, and I adore some of the company philosophies that they have. (I’ll get to that later. )

So wine gifts… Some of my best times are hanging out having a glass of wine with my girlfriends.  Does anyone else have impromptu wine and cheese with neighbors?  If I had a nickel for each time I’ve bumped into a neighborhood girlfriend at the grocery store and we said “Let’s meet up at my house at 5:00!” I could afford a really stellar bottle of wine.  How about something fun to go with wine hour?

I love this ampersand cheese and cracker board!  How fun is this? You will find all sorts of ideas for gifts for women here on  the Uncommon Goods site.

cheese & crackers

There are fun wine glasses, decanters, all sorts of really great bar tools.  If you can’t find a great gift here, then there is something wrong with you.  Each time I turn to the site for shopping, I have to remind myself that I am shopping for gifts and not for me, because I pretty much love everything.   What if you want to take things a bit further and personalize your gifts?   There are many options here.

But this?  I. Must. Have. This.
For. Me.

custom wine poster

I want this.  It will need to read “Wagner” of course, but how awesome is this?!  Not into wine? Not a problem.  You might also be into jewelry, sculpture, artwork or home decor in general.  You’ll find plenty of that here as well.  I love the unique inventory and the one of a kind, custom items I can find.  Those times when you’re looking to really give a special gift? I look to Uncommon Goods.

And yes, they provide a great shopping experience, but I also love that they are a socially responsible company.  They’ve been around since 1999 and they do their best to pay their employees really great wages.  Their lowest paid temporary/seasonal workers in their Brooklyn warehouse are still paid about 50% more than minimum wage.  They provide a platform for artists and designers, and more than half of the inventory on their site is of the handmade variety.

They are also a B Corporation, which means that they strive to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.  That means that Uncommon Goods has met a rigorous standard on a wide range of issues, which includes the position on wage levels that I just mentioned, but also environmental impacts and ways they can give back to the community.  If you would like to learn more about Uncommon Goods, their non-profit endeavors and what an over all great company they are, click here.

Are you ready to start holiday shopping? This site might be a great place to begin.

Disclosure: Uncommon Good sponsored this post, but all opinions are 100% my own.  I totally shop there, I love their products, and I am going to buy myself that wine artwork.  Mark my words. #love

 

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