Offbeat News

Offbeat News: Garbage Collectors

GDA Staff, April 25, 2011
One man's trash truly is another man's treasure. The newest gift trend in Shanghai is to courier garbage bags full of surprises to one's friends. More
Offbeat News: They're Playing Our Song

GDA Staff, April 19, 2011
This handmade wedding invitation becomes a paper record player that really works. More
Offbeat News: Objet de Gourmet

GDA Staff, March 28, 2011
If you think your store is tasteful, get a load of these pieces of food-inspired home decor. More
Offbeat News: An Emu Walks into a Gift Store...

GDA Staff, March 15, 2011
It sounds like the opening of a joke, but it really happened in Australia. More
Offbeat News: Smile and say... Meow?

GDA Staff, March 8, 2011
Necono the cat camera is designed to make photographic subjects smile. More
Offbeat News: Wikileaks Opens Gift Shop

GDA Staff, February 25, 2011
WikiLeaks opened an online gift shop, according to Mashable.com. More
Offbeat News: Subconscious Sales

GDA Staff, February 22, 2011
According to the LA Times, a London boutique is using hypnotism to increase sales. More
Offbeat News: High Point's Chest to Hold Lingerie

GDA Staff, February 14, 2011
According to Greenboro, NC's Rhino Times, the High Point Market is about to get some unprecedented support -- in the form of a giant bra. More
Offbeat News: The Candle Kid

GDA Staff, February 8, 2011
Urlesque.com highlights a child candle connoisseur who uses YouTube to review his newest finds. More
Offbeat News: How Tweet It Is?

GDA Staff, February 1, 2011
According to a Dallas-Fort Worth TV station, you can now turn that most ephemeral of Internet phenomenon, the Twitter post, into a lasting memento thanks to "tweet rings". More
Offbeat News: This Toy Costs How Much?

Playthings Staff, January 27, 2011
London, UK - London's Olympia Toy Fair saw the introduction of a £1,500 miniature gull-wing Mercedes-Benz sports mode. More
Offbeat News: Royal Wedding Presents

GDA Staff, January 25, 2011
The old saying "them that has, gets" is proved right once again, as gifts pour in for engaged couple Prince William and Kate Middleton. More
Offbeat News: One Gifted Kid

GDA Staff, January 4, 2011
Charlotte, NC -- Nine-year-old Katie Greene raised thousands of dollars to buy Christmas gifts for hospitalized children. More
Offbeat News: Burglary a Blessing in Disguise?

GDA Staff, December 28, 2010
Thieves ripped off $15,000 worth of gifts from Toys for Tots, but donors made up for the loss several times over. More
Offbeat News: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like... Pot Scrubbers?

GDA Staff, December 21, 2010
Simon Doonan dishes on unusual tree-trimmings and what it's like to be the First Elf. More
Offbeat News: Prada for Pups?

GDA Staff, December 13, 2010
The rest of us may still be recession-minded, but the country's most pampered pets are expecting an over the top Christmas, according to ABC News. More
Seeing the Good in Bad Gifts

GDA Staff, November 30, 2010
Reuters explains Why Bad Gifts Are a Good Thing for Our Humanity... and why Amazon's patent for an automatic bad gift converter is not. More
Offbeat News: It could be a 'Tighty Whitey' Christmas

GDA Staff, November 23, 2010
BaronBob.com's wacky gift website wants to make this Christmas a 'Tighty Whitey' Christmas with a line of underwear gift novelties, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. More
Offbeat News: Computer Buys Gifts for Owner

GDA Staff, November 16, 2010
A New Zealand man has programmed his computer to buy and send him surprise gifts all on its own. More
Offbeat News: Ex-Plush

GDA Staff, November 8, 2010
This graphic gross-out stuffed animal is not for the Bambi set. More

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