Unique Gift Ideas under $15 - Gift Giving Without Busting Your Budget

When you are on a tight budget but still want to give a meaningful and unique gifts, whether it is a Mother/Father's day gifts, Christmas gifts, Birthdays or gifts for special occasions, here are a few unique gift ideas under $15 that you may want to consider.

1. Unique Gift Ideas under $15 : Contact Lens

Go wild and look delicious this holiday season with new colors for the eyes. Give them contact lens.This unique gift will surprise your loved ones and they will thank you for it. Most contact lenses are now available in both prescriptive and non prescriptive lenses and you therefore can practically give it to anyone.

Bella Contact lens for instance, offers 2 lens per box and is available in several colors at below $15 per box. There are other brands as well but you might not be able to get them at below $15.

2. Unique Gift Ideas under $15 : Care for the Environment

Why not give your loved one, membership to an organization, that cares for the environment and its natural resources? Sierra Club is America's largest environmental organization. Their $15 annual membership fee entitles you to all their outdoor adventures, a free backpack, subscription to their magazine, membership to the local Sierra Club chapter, and discounts on their other products. This is an added bonus, in addition to you protecting the country's environment and natural resources. (offer on the free backpack is for a limited time only. Check their website for more details )

3. Unique Gift Ideas under $15 : Giant microbes

If you have a great sense of humour, give a Giant microbes this season. They are bizarre toys based on actual microbes that causes everyday diseases. In fact they have more than 75 different designs based on various bugs, viruses and microbes that causes common ailments such as cold, stomach ache, cough, hay fever, rubella etc.

They come in various colors, sizes and form and some are priced below $15. Surprise your friend with this unique gifts.

4. Unique Gift Ideas under $15 : Break your own Geodes

Geodes is a geological rock formation which was once bubbles in volcanic lava. It contains cavity that is lined with crystals.

Giving Geodes as a gift is exciting as there is no way of telling the cystal formation that is inside the Geodes, not until you break it open.That is the part that gets everyone all excited!

The Geodes kit normally comes in a pack of 10 geodes measuring about 1-2inches. To break, put the geode in a bag (or sock) and give it a steady smack with a mallet.

The kids will enjoy and love this.

Geodes are unique gifts and are available at below $15.

5. Unique Gift Ideas under $15 : Grow your own Sprouts

If a person is into healthy food, then you may want to consider this unique gift - growing your own sprouts.

Fresh sprouts are healthy and is rich in antioxidants, protein, vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll and amino acids. Sprouts also contain enzymes that help digest themselves, thus leaving your body free to do other things.

It has also been claimed that sprouts are the absolute fountain of youth!

To eat sprouts, you can add it to your salad or soup and they also taste great on toast.

The Sprouter (sprout growing device) is available at below $15. You may have to pay extra for the seed and the price varies on the seedlings that you choose (alfalfa, broccoli, buckwheat etc) The device is not bulky and is easy to use. It is only 6 inches in width and will look great in your kitchen.

6. Unique Gift Ideas under $15 : Give a Field Guide to the Constellation

Jonathan Poppele's book " Night Sky: A Field Guide to the Constellations" is an ideal gift for a peaceful and inspiring stargazing activities. The book organized the constellations by degree of difficulty to locate, with each entry featuring the interesting details, history and simple instructions for locating and in recognizing the constellation.

Give this book as a gift and let your love one enjoy the night life!

I hope my hub, Unique Gift Ideas under $15 has inspired you, for your gift shopping list.

It has also been said that:

"Christmas is the season when you buy this year's gifts with next year's money." ~Author Unknown

So spend wisely and enjoy the holiday.

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