Kathie Lee & Hoda: Gifts For $49.99 & Less
Chassie Post, Lifestyle Editor at Gilt.com, gave a great list of gifts you can give for $49.99 and less in honor of Hoda Kotb’s 49th Birthday on the Today Show.
Scottie Inspired: Custom Pet Portraits on Etsy
First up were Custom Pet Portraits from Etsy Shop Scottie Inspired for $49.99. You send a picture of your pet to ScottieInspired, and they will send you back a digitally created portrait to your e-mail address. You can then print it on any paper and in any size. For example, how fabulous would this look on a canvas? The bright colors used in the portrait of Blake, Hoda’s dog, really popped and looked amazing!
Kathie Lee & Hoda: C Wonder Pom Pom Throw
Teh C Wonder Pom Pom Throw was just one of the many great gifts for under $50 on display.
For those of you who catch a chill every now and again, C Wonder makes a great Pom Pom Throw for $49. The one shown on the Today Show was a brilliant aqua color that would look great for just about any season!
Hoda’s Blake Shelton Blanket
Or if you are in love with Blake Shelton as much as Hoda is, you can even get a Blake Shelton woven throw from BlakeShelton.com! This gift would be perfect for any huge Blake Shelton fans that you know.
Chocolate Covered Company Belgian Chocolate Dipped Oreo Cookies Review
If you like to gift sweets, the Chocolate Covered Company offers Belgian Chocolate Covered Dipped Oreo Cookies gift sets for $48.90. These delectable Oreos come in just about every imaginable combination of chocolate and toppings, and are sure to please anyone with a sweet tooth.
Hoda: Emerson Portable Karaoke Machine Review
If you are too nervous to belt out karaoke at a bar, Emerson has your back covered with the $49 Portable Karaoke Machine. This way, you and your friends can just do karaoke in your backyard and dodge all of those high-priced drinks at the bar you just love singing “Don’t Stop Believing” at. Or if you are Kathie Lee, you will be singing “I wanna Hoda on Your Kotb” (which is the chorus line for the song that Kathie Lee wrote for Hoda’s 49th Birthday!).
Louisiana Crawfish Company Party Pack Review
The Louisiana Crawfish Company will send you live or steamed crawfish in their Party Pack for $49.99. It’s more than just the crawfish, though. Since it’s a party pack, you get Mardi Gras beads, bibs, and even sauces, so that you can have your own southern-style party. Hoda even demonstrated how to eat crawfish: you suck the head and pinch the tail!
Stick N Find Bluetooth Location Tracker Review
We all lose or misplace very important things from time to time, from our wallets to out car keys, and the Stick N Find Buetooth Location Tracker has come up with an answer for that with this Bluetooth Tracker for $49.99. Simply stick the small trackers on whatever it is you don’t want to lose, download the app to your smartphone, and whenever you need to find something, pull the app up, and a GPS tracker will lead you to your belongings.
Kathie Lee & Hoda: Sound Oasis Sleep Therapy Pillow with Speakers
A great new pillow allows you to listen to music as you’re drifting off to sleep. The Sound Oasis Sleep Therapy Pillow with Volume Control Speakers. You plug your iPod into the pillow, pick out your most relaxing tune, and then let it carry you off to dreamland – perfect for the music lover that Hoda is!
Today Show: JustGive.org
And for the best friend who has everything, why not give the gift that gives back? By going to JustGive.org you can give all kinds of fabulous gifts, like 400 meals to families facing hunger. What are your favorite charities? Have you ever made a donation to a charity for a friend’s birthday? If so, please leave a comment below and share the details!
There are some great items on this list, but by far I think the most original is the crawfish!!! I’ve never been a huge fan but I have some friends from NOLA that I’m sure would love that – and probably not expect it either! For non seafood lovers I’m getting some cool gifts at http://www.giftsidea.org/