Smart Holiday Gifting

Now that we're at T-minus-19 days before Christmas, it's a full on sprint to the holiday shopping finish line. And with so little time left, we've decided in favor of something a little bit more efficient.

After all, wouldn't it be great if we could combine the deals of Black Friday, the community spirit of Small Business Saturday, and the ease of Cyber Monday into one shopping experience?

Of course it would.

That's why we're getting the rest of our gifts from Giftly.com, the nifty site that allows you to purchase and personalize gift cards to any local business, regardless of size.

Think of it as the progeny of Foursquare and Paperless Post. Giftly allows you to digitally customize your gift (i.e., add a photo or message) and send it electronically, either instantly or at a future date.

And don’t worry about your cousin losing that gift card this year, because a Giftly gift will live on her smartphone so that she'll have it whenever she's ready to redeem.

No muss, no fuss, no boxes. Call it a win-win-win.