On IconicGifts.com we try to report about the more unusual gift ideas out there and this ‘Adopt an Olive Tree’ by Italian brand Nudo is no exception.
Nude is in fact running a credit crunch special offer where you can adopt an Italian olive tree for a loved one … and get a second tree for half the price. A little different from a box of choccies or a bunch of flowers I’m sure you’ll agree.
So “why an olive tree” I hear you ask… well, did you know Aphrodite, who the goddess of love, used olive oil as an aphrodisiac. And Cupid carved his bow from olive wood… so there you go!
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Here’s a great gift idea for the railway and train enthusiast. For £250 you can buy your loved one some shares in the Blue Bell Railway at the Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex. For your £250 you also get £75 pounds worth of free tickets for you to use on the railway itself.
Granted… it’s a little unusual but for the enthusiast it’s a must have!
Ever fancied driving some of the most luxurious cars ever made. Try P1International set up by ex Formula One driver Damon Hill. Here’s what they say about themselves:
“P1, co-founded by 1996 Formula One World Champion Damon Hill and his long term business partner Michael Breen in 2000, offers its members the opportunity to experience all the latest prestige and performance cars.
P1 takes care of the drawbacks of ownership; depreciation, maintenance and insurance, leaving members free to enjoy the cars in return for an annual membership fee.”
Annual membership fees range from £13,750 ($24,000) to £11,750 ($20,500) and give you access to beasts like:
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We have previously featured on Iconic Gifts how you can name a star after your loved one. It’s important to see this as a bit of fun and no it won’t be the official registered name of that star, nonetheless it was an original gift idea which we like at Iconic Gifts.
So in a similar vein we spotted the “buy a piece of the moon” gift and thought umm that’s a pretty original idea too.
According to lastminute.com “they will sell you an acre of prime moon real estate for £20 - Buy one get one free - Offer ends soon.”
In their words:
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If you really fancy sending a gift that’s really different, this idea could be the one. Lastminute.com sell it as follows:
“Your loved one will receive a framed personalised certificate, giving their star database reference number. This new updated pack also includes an educational astronomy starter kit, with a sky chart and star plotter to help you find the area of your own star. With a RRP of £40, these are only £20 for lastminute.com customers.
Your star name will be recorded within the Intergalactic Star database and allocated with a unique star number from this database. Please note that this is a fun, inspirational gift and scientific institutions will continue to refer to stars by their catalogue number or coordinates only.”
Might be a tad cheesey but definitely an orginal gift idea!
