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Holiday at Play

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When I begin to think of the holidays. The first thing that comes to my mind is my Holiday at Play event. It is an event that shows us bloggers the hottest toys to share in our holiday gift guides. This year, things looked a bit different. The Toy Insider had to adjust and turn this event into a virtual one. It was done in a great way and I want to say thank you everyone who worked hard to put it together. While I missed seeing everyone in person, I still felt like I was there just through a computer screen.

We could updates as the event approached, when it was time for the event to begin, it started with a greeting and introduction. There was an entire schedule of events, that we had beforehand to guide us from one booth to another. It also let us know when brands were doing special unboxing events. Each booth felt realistic and was decorated with banners and holiday decoration. It quickly got me into the holiday spirit.

We were presented with a floor plan so we knew the location of all the booths. Once you arrived at the booth, you had a few options. You could click on a few videos to get an idea of the products available or go to the links provided to visit websites and social media of the brand. This way you could interact with the booth representative directly, either via chat or by clicking on their Zoom. I love the Zoom meetings because we got to see other bloggers who were in the room with us and representatives talk enthusiastically about their products.

Now for the best part of the event the Holiday of Play had toys for kids of all ages. It was great to see all the brands with the products that will be a hit this season. I can’t wait to share these toys with you in my holiday gift guide.

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Elfster -Free Gift Exchange Website & App

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Disclosure: This is not a compensated or sponsored post. I was provided the product for review purposes only. All opinions expressed here are my own.

Have you heard of Elfster? It’s an easy to use website and app specifically designed for gift exchanges.

Have you ever participated in a long-distance gift exchange? This year especially, since the pandemic, this is the perfect site to use. Even though the name suggests a Christmas time exchange gifts can be swapped year-round.

To start an exchange you need an organizer and a willing group of participants. The organizer sends out email invitations to participants, once everyone has accepted or the deadline for accepting is reached the organizer matches participants (this is done automatically). Each participant can upload items to a wish list and ask and answer questions secretly. From there, you buy a gift and send it out. In some exchanges, you reveal yourself with your gift but others prefer to keep it mysterious.

With the wish lists, I prefer to keep it vague.  My thought on wish lists is if you want an exact item just go buy it, it’s not really fun for your gifter to just buy your preselected gift and it is much more fun to be surprised by the gift you receive as well. So, take the opportunity to mix it up a little. It is a good starting point, but you also give the buyer the opportunity to surprise you.

Shop directly through Elfster or take the ideas and shop any site.

What could be easier?

Have you used Elfster before? What did you think?

Luxury Experience & Co Took Flight With The Ultimate Pre-ESPYS Athlete & Celebrity Gifting Lounge Experience

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Luxury Experience & Co. will present an exclusive gifting lounge honoring celebrities and athletes in Los Angeles in honor of the 2019 ESPY Awards at the luxurious AutoConcierge (www.autoconcierge.net), Southern California’s premier vehicle asset management company, where celebrities and athletes will have the ultimate backdrop and experience an unparalleled level of style and sophistication.

The LE&Co experience will combine the ultimate customized players experience with grooming and gifting provided by Alisha Fields Jones, Auto Concierge, Bloomingdale’s, Hemp Hydrate, Hollywood Photo Booth, ICON Aircraft, Klean LA Food Service, Manly Sunscreen, MCTCo, Nerve Assist, Rock Star Energy Drink, Rusnak Pasadena, SailRock Resort & Spa, Scheid Family Wines, The Mansion Bali Resort & Spa, Vuliwear, Winso, What Do You Meme Game, Uncle Nearest, Chef Ryan Rondeno, Luxendary Phone Cases, Get Som, Scotch Porter, Voss Water, Main Body Matrix , Hawke and Co Men’s Apparel, Herb and Lou’s Infused Cubes, JP Supplements, Hella Tea, A.H.S.S. Justin Shaw Celebrity Trainer, Bank of America Wealth Management , Red Stitch Wines, Unlocking Greatness and many more.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, AutoConcierge is the ideal venue for talent to be entertained while getting suited up and groomed to perfection for the week’s festivities. As the ESPYs brings in top celebrities and athletes, LE&Co will craft the ultimate ESPY Award Week gifting experience where press and brands can mingle and celebrate with athletes while supporting a selected non-profit foundation.

About AutoConcierge

AutoConcierge (headquartered in Los Angeles, CA) is the perfect solution for the car enthusiast who understands the importance of properly managing and maintaining a rare, historic or high-performance vehicle. Most “auto enthusiasts” will attest that their enthusiasm for their vehicle extends well beyond simply owning and driving one, but rather an expression of their individuality and lifestyle.  At AutoConcierge, we understand this, as a result we have built our business around everything automotive. While storage is a large part of our business, it is a small piece of the puzzle… what we really do is create time for our members.

About Luxury Experience & Co.

Today’s best brands align themselves with LE & Co Luxury Gift Lounges to get their products into the hands of the hottest names in film, television and sports. With years of experience in Public Relations, Events & Business Development we lead and develop effective key brand relationships. Recognizing the importance of brand awareness to our clients, we have now created a complete package of services to maximize our clients return on investment.