The best gifts are those that you can never find an excuse to buy for yourself, but become indispensable once they are part of your life. The carry-all travel vest for a man or a woman is a great example of this!

When you are hiking, camping, or traveling, you want to be as lightweight and flexible as possible – and that means not carrying huge backpacks around! The carry-all travel vest serves two purposes:

1. It gives you room to carry all your essential items right there on your person – great for security and peace of mind.
2. It doesn’t give you room to take along all the things you really don’t need, and wish you’d left at home a couple of hours after you’ve left!

An excellent gift idea for active and outdoorsy people.

For stay-at-home Moms and Dads, as well as people with indoor pets, cleaning the floors can be a daily chore. The twentieth and twenty-first centuries have brought so many innovative products to save us time and sanity, and the Roomba Scheduler is definitely one of the newest and best!

Vacuums do a great job on your floors, but they still require someone to walk back and forth with them – boring and repetitive work. So the iRobot Roomba Scheduler robotic vacuum is an extremely practical use for robotics technology. It is a wonderful, thoughtful gift idea for anyone who never seems to have enough time to do the fun things in life. Then again, it is also a great idea for people who don’t love cleaning … what a huge market!

Throw a party and let your friends pick their nose. No its not gross…its just a fun new spin on the traditional party cup.

Each cup comes with printed nose on it so that every guess can pick their own nose (and cup) for an evening of fun. The cups come in a set of 24 and retail for only $7.49. A fun, unique gift idea for anyone with a sense of humor.

Don’t settle for boring house plants…pick up a bonsai and add a little Japanese flair to your home.

This particular bonsai is a dwarf umbrella tree which has dense green leaf coverage and is easier to care for than most other bonsais. Plus, the bonsai tree comes potted in a special “water pot” that provides continuous humidity to the tree, making it easier to care for.

The dwarf umbrella bonsai tree is available in the Plants section at RedEnvelope.

Here’s a great gift idea for summer barbecues… A set of sandal drink coasters.

With over ten different style of sandals to choose from you’re sure to find the perfect set for your summer drink of choice.

No the title isn’t a joke…there is a whole collection of elephant poop products each of which would make a funny and truly unique gift idea.

I mean, honestly, how many people have a journal made from cleaned and processed elephant dung? In addition to the journals, there are also photo frames, greeting cards, stationary sets and more. All made of poo.

Take those business cards out of your pocket and make a real impression with a leather business card case. Not only will your cards be crisp and free of folds, but the case shows that you’re professional and ready to get the job done.

The business card case is available in black, blue, rust, red and chocolate leathers. For an additional five bucks the card holder can be monogrammed to add a personalized touch.

The leather business card case is available in the Men's Accessories section at RedEnvelope.

While most of the gifts ideas that we feature are serious, this one is just a little too crazy to pass up.

A company called VIP Fibers offers a service where you mail in a bunch of your pets hair and they will spin a ball of yarn from it. Pretty crazy.

Now not only will people be allergic your pet, but they’ll also be allergic to that afghan made from your pet.

Reserve your spot at the beach with a new beach mat. Made from cotton with a foam padding these beach mats are the perfect solution for those hot, sticky beach chairs that just aren’t as relaxing as the a trip to the beach should be.

Uncommon Good’s beach mats are sold individually and come in four different color choices.

Give the gift of good luck with a four leaf clover keychain. No matter where the recipient of ths keychain goes, good fortune is sure to follow. And for only $5 more why not get the clover keychain monogrammed?

The four-leaf clover keychain is available in the Men's Accessories section at RedEnvelope.