{"id":4228,"date":"2018-12-12T09:23:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T14:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/news\/?p=4228"},"modified":"2022-07-06T23:33:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T03:33:05","slug":"gift-guide-for-renters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/gift-guide-for-renters","title":{"rendered":"Gift Guide: 10 Great Gifts for Renters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the holiday season, it can be tough knowing what to get your friends who rent. What do they need? What do they want? How can you help them make the most of their space, without tearing the place \u2014 that isn\u2019t theirs \u2014 apart. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what you can do give your renter friends a bit of that Christmas cheer this 2018 holiday season: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Juniper Ridge Smudge kit ($20+):
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Have friends who just moved into a new space? A great housewarming gift this holiday season would be a smudge kit<\/a>, complete with Sage, Mugwart and Cedar to help them rid their new space of old demons. If you feel like your friends could use a little cleansing then this is the gift for them! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Krups Coffee Grinder ($30):
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Not only are coffee beans expensive, but if you buy them pre-ground then the beans lose their freshness by the millisecond. If you have friends who enjoy a good cup but don\u2019t have a whole lot of space, this Krups Coffee Grinder from Crate & Barrel<\/a> is a great way to ensure that every glass is just as fresh as the last. It grinds up to three ounces of coffee beans in seconds and its unique oval design and efficient stainless steel blades ensure uniform grinding. It can also be used to grind spices, herbs, nuts, grains and more with the press of its lid-activated switch.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Ryobi Drywall Repair<\/a> ($33)
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Granted, this one is a bit more practical, but it might just save your friend\u2019s life (or, at least, their security deposit). If you\u2019ve been eyeballing that hole in the wall from your last time coming over, this repair it can ensure that they fix things up by the New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Foodie Ornament Bundle ($45)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Do your friends have a Christmas tree that needs a more festive upgrade? This kit from the iconic Drake General Store has a set of ornaments is a great gift for the holiday season for any friend who just can’t get enough fast-food drive-throughs. In any event, you can now give your friends the gift of good taste in music!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Seedlip<\/a> ($45)
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For your foodie friends, consider getting them a gift that puts them on the express train to the next hip trend: distilled non-alcoholic spirits. At the front lines of this is Seedlip, purveyors of fine quality spirits that aren\u2019t even spirits at all. Rather, these distilled beverages use the finest ingredients and herbs to create unique and refreshing beverages. For instance, Garden 108 offers tasters a chance to sample hand-picked peas and homegrown hay from company founder Ben Branson’s farm; it’s described as a celebration of the English countryside (and the company suggests serving it with tonic and sugar snap peas). Other flavours are available from this UK-based company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. BottleLoft ($50)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Tired of all the wasted space in your fridge after the beer bottles go in to chill?  There’s a solution. Uncommongifts.com<\/a> offers the BottleLoft \u2014 magnetic strips that are installed in your fridge and hold your bottles upright (allowing you to store the trays of appy’s underneath). Perfect for those looking for both a conversation starter and a way to save room!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Healing Mushrooms ($90)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Now that cannabis is legalized, people are starting to take more notice of natural remedies and one popular (but not yet mainstream) option is healing mushrooms. This means that even if your landlord is totally opposed to natural healing remedies, your friend can still tap into earthy goodness. While there are many options to choose from a good entry is through a blend. Host Defense offers the MyCommunity capsules, which blend 17 mushroom species into one formula that help balance immunity and offer peak performance. The company is partly owned by Paul Stamets,<\/a> a renowned professor of fungi and one of the most popular guests on Joe Rogan’s podcast<\/a>, The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em>. (Listen to the podcast…it will blog your mind!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. A Chance to Win a Dream Home! ($100)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Want to give a gift that may just keep on giving? Consider buying your friend or family member a charity lottery ticket. Known as mega-lotteries, many charity lotteries offer dream home, vacation homes or condos as a grand prize. Odds of winning something are far more favourable than with provincial or national lottery tickets, so that $100 ticket may just turn into a $1-million prize! Plus, a portion of your money will go to a great cause. For a list of the 41 Canadian charities that offer property as a prize, go to How to Win a Dream Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

10. Bluetooth Food Freshness Detector ($123)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDoes this chicken smell good to you?\u201d If you have renter friends who are more often out than home, they could definitely use this Bluetooth Food Freshness Detector.<\/a> It works by \u201csniffing\u201d meat, fish and poultry and tells you if your food is safe to cook and eat. This small handheld wand detects the VOC gases produced when food spoils and sends one of three results to your smartphone: \u201cFresh,\u201d \u201cCook Well\u201d or \u201cSpoiled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This holiday season, spreading the joy around is the name of the game! While you can\u2019t necessarily make huge changes to your home when you\u2019re renting, you can add a lot of personal charm if you know where to look. <\/span>
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For more, check out the 5 ways to maximize your rewards points<\/a> and the 10 best gifts for homeowners or downsizers. If you feel lucky, check out our list of mega-lotteries \u2014 charity lotteries that offer a dream home (or vacation home) as a grand prize. Who knows? Maybe your gift this season will be the keys to a brand new home!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spread a little bit of that traditional holiday cheer with any one of these great gifts for the renter in your life. The best part? When they move they can take it with them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15088],"tags":[108],"guide":[],"class_list":["post-4228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-renting","tag-renter"],"acf":[],"zolo_excerpt":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4228"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21592,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4228\/revisions\/21592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4228"},{"taxonomy":"guide","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide?post=4228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}