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Aspen Country - White Elephant Gifts, White Elephant Gift Ideas, Kitsch Gifts Exchange Entrance Contents View Basket Shipping Checkout Contact Us F.A.Q.s About Us end rendering tab -- Welcome to Aspen Country Aspencountry.com specializes in unique, fine quality, yet affordable gifts and unusual novelty items for hard to shop for people and special occasions. Please check out our White Elephant gift suggestions for funky, tacky, kitschy, campy and really tasteless gifts! Or, browse our truly tasteful gifts for women and gift ideas for men, kids, tweens and teens. You'll find something unique for everyone on your gift list! Enjoy Aspen Country! 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Shop Aspen Country By Mail Order or Phone! Printable Order Form Phone: 303.221.2010 ©2005 Aspencountry.com All rights reserved. Number of Hits: - White Elephant Gifts & Unique Gift Ideas - Kitsch, Campy, Tasteless, Downright Unusual Decor | Top Ten White Elephant Gifts | Actual "White Elephants" | | Q & A: Exactly What is a White Elephant Gift Exchange, Anyway? | | Unique Musical Sculptures & Snow Globes | Tasteless Kitsch Clocks | | Glow-In-The-Dark Decorations | Unusual Mystical Theme Stuff | | Unusual Stuff for Your Kitchen | Really Different Candle Holders | | More Unique Gifts, Theme Home Decorations, Unusual Gift Ideas | Top Ten White Elephant Gift Ideas #1 Retro 1960s Style Golden "Sun" Wall Mirror A retro throw back to the groovy '60s (imagine Hawaii 5-0 or the Brady house), this unique sun-ray wall mirror is gold-plated and ornately designed. 17" diameter. Item:31397 (Regularly $29.95) SALE! $23.95 #2 Mushroom Shape Mood Lamp with LED Light Let a glowing mushroom-shaped LED lamp set a groovey mood. This tacky retro mushroom lamp is battery operated and uses 3 AA batteries, not included. Fimo with resin base. 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" x 7 1/2" high. Item:34842 (Regularly $39.95) SALE! $31.95 #3 Monkey Figurine - Three Chimps Playing Poker Even better than dogs playing poker! Guess which chimp is bluffing? Three playful monkeys, displaying their best poker faces, sit down for a friendly game of cards. Painted ceramic resin. Chimpanzee sculpture is 9 3/4" x 5 1/4" x 6 1/2" high. Item:35191 (Regularly $24.95) SALE! $19.95 #4 "Life's a Beach" Wooden Birdhouse This charming decorative wooden birdhouse, with its casual look of the coast, brings the beach to your garden. The sign out front reads "Life's A Beach." (Remember that "classic" saying?) 9 7/8" x 7 1/4" x 10" high. Item:28475 (Regularly $19.95) SALE! $14.95 #5 White Pig Chef Holding Chalkboard - "Chef's Special" This porcine chef holds a chalkboard on which you can present the menu for the day or a note to the family. A white elephant gift they'll never forget! This truly unique decoration is 5 3/4" x 5" x 16" high. Item:31529 SALE! (Regularly $29.95) $24.95 #6 Wrought Iron Pet Bed with Leopard Print Cushion Stylish luxury for Fido or Fluffy! Ornate scroll metal pet bed frame comes complete with exotic faux fur leopard print cushion. Some assembly required. Metal frame, plush polyester cushion. 32 3/4" x 17 1/2" x 15" high. Item:35269 (Regularly $79.95) SALE! $64.95 #7 The Ultimate Tacky Elvis Presley Oversized Clock You knew you'd see it here! Rocking 24 hours a day, Elvis Presley is pictured on this scallop-edged oversized clock. Totally tacky, the glossy black frame features imbedded glitter. 21 7/8" high. Item:27488 (Regularly $39.95) SALE! $32.95 #8 Monkeys Under Palm Tree Lamp - Seriously! So bad that it's great! Totally tacky, this beguiling palm tree lamp features a monkey duo and coconut base. Green glass shade. UL cord. 6 1/2" diameter x 12" high. Item:32174 (Regularly $39.95) SALE! $31.95 #9 Guitar Shaped Elvis Presley Wall Clock OOPS! This has to be the ultimate tacky Elvis clock! Shaped like a guitar, this unusual wall clock celebrates the King of Rock-'n'-Roll, Elvis Presley. Battery operated. 11" x 1/2" x 32" high. Item:33921 (Regularly $49.95) SALE! $39.95 #10 See No, Hear No, Speak No Evil Monkeys A truly cheeky gift idea everyone will love! The classic trio of "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and Speak No Evil" monkeys is whimsically depicted here detail. These playful chimps measure 5 3/4" x 2" x 4 1/2" high. Bronze finish. Item:31164 (Regularly $8.95) SALE! $7.95 White Elephant Gift Hint: Some white elephant gift exchanges suggest theme gifts, including gifts representing "your neck of the woods." Theme Birdhouses make great white elephant gifts for recipients of all ages! The Ultimate White Elephant Gift: An Actual White Elephant! An Elephant with Its Trunk Up Symbolizes Good Luck & Fortune Frosted White Elephant Sculpture In frosted splendor, and supported by a "crystal" orb, this magnificent elephant powerfully trumpets his presence. Frosted acrylic sculpture measures 8 3/8" high. Item:31428 (Regularly $49.95) SALE! $39.95 White Elephants with Crystal Ball Frosted Sculpture A trio of elephants, handcrafted with the look and feel of frosted glass, supports a clear glass orb on their upturned trunks. An unusual and dramatic white elephant gift. 4 5/8" x 4 5/8" x 5 5/8" high. Item:30350 (Regularly $19.95) SALE! $14.95 Lucky White Elephant Sculpture Plant Stand A touch of the exotic for home or garden. This elephant sculpture plant stand displays the trunk upraised, a symbol of good fortune. Ivory color carved-stone finish. 12 1/2" x 6" x 12" high. Item:32005 (Regularly $39.95) SALE! $31.95 5 White Elephants Crossing Bridge Sculpture Ivory-finish white elephants cross the bridge of hope and prosperity. Their message: Goals can more easily be reached when everyone pulls together. 12 l/2" long. Item:20679 (Regularly $39.95) SALE! $31.95 Large Patriotic Red, White, and Blue Elephant Statue Decorated in patriotic red, white, and blue American flag design patchwork, this patriotic elephant makes a fantastic white elephant gift. 11" x 6" x 14" high. Item:31774 (Regularly $29.95) SALE! $24.95 More: | Elephant Sculptures | Elephant Home Decorations | Elephant Novelties | Back to the top of this page Q. Exactly what is a "White Elephant Gift Exchange?" A. White Elephant Gift Exchange specifications are set by the group or family involved in the gift exchange. White Elephant Gift rules tend to differ regionally. Sometimes white elephant gift exchanges involve generic gifts suitable for any age with a pre-determined price range. Other times, creativity or "weird-factor" is the only pre-requisite! Occasionally the goal is to find an item that you already own but have no use for, and to pass that "white elephant" onto somebody else via the gift exchange. (If you don't happen to own anything completely useless that you'd like to "re-gift," Aspencountry.com can certainly help you out!) Sometimes the recipient is pre-determined, but other times the gift recipient is drawn from a hat. In any case, the main objective of a White Elephant Gift Exchange is for everyone to have fun! 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Giving to Amherst: Charitable Gift Annuities Amherst College Site Map Search Amherst College > Alumni & Parent Programs > Giving PlannedGifts > Charitable Gift Annuities Want to learn more about tax savings and benefits based on your own situation? Without obligation, let GiftCalcs help you do your own calculations. Charitable Gift Annuities Among this nation's oldest and most popular planned gifts, charitable gift annuities offer a wonderful opportunity to provide for a generous future gift to Amherst. In a slowing economy with lowering interest rates, this option may be an excellent way to balance your portfolio. A charitable gift annuity represents a contract between a donor and the College by which the College agrees to pay the donor and/or other named beneficiaries a fixed income each year for the lifetime of those named in the contract (the annuitant ( s )). This payment is secured by the full assets of Amherst College and will not change regardless of fluctuations in the stock market or the economy in general. Minimum Gift Amount Income Based on Age of Annuitant Tax Advantages of Gift Annuities Special Consideration with Gifts of Appreciated Property Minimum Gift Amount The minimum gift to create an Amherst College Gift Annuity is $10,000. Contributions can be in the form of cash, appreciated securities or mutual fund shares, or other property acceptable to the College. All gifts of appreciated property should be held long term by the donor (at least a year and a day). Because each gift annuity is a separate contract, additional annuities must also be for $10,000 or more. Income Based on Age of Annuitant The amount of income Amherst will pay depends on the age of the annuitant at the time the contract is issued. The older the annuitant, the greater the amount of income. A single annuitant, age 65, will receive an annuity rate of 5.7%; an 80-year-old annuitant will receive an 7.6% annuity rate. The highest annuity rate the College offers is 9.5%. Annuities based on two lives (most commonly a husband and wife) are also available, but the rates are generally lower. Any person named as an annuitant must be 60 years of age or older. (Additional information is available on the Amherst College Gift Annuity rate table .) Tax Advantages of Gift Annuities A charitable gift annuity is actually part gift and part purchase of a lifetime annuity contract from the College. The portion that represents a gift to the College is deductible on your federal income tax return if you itemize your deductions. The size of the deduction is determined by the age of the annuitant, the amount of the gift, and a monthly interest rate factor provided by the IRS. (Here are some sample deductions .) Gift annuities also offer the opportunity to receive income on a tax-favored basis. When the annuity is funded with cash, a significant portion of the income is treated as tax-free return of principal over the annuitant's life expectancy. When appreciated securities or other assets are used to fund the annuity, the income will be taxed as tax-free income, capital gain income and ordinary income, once again generally over the life expectancy of the annuitant. Special Consideration with Gifts of Appreciated Property Gift annuities are treated differently from other life income gifts for capital gains tax purposes. At the time the contract is issued, that portion of the capital gain attributable to the annuity is taxable to the donor. If the donor is the income beneficiary of the annuity, the capital gain is spread out over the donor's life expectancy, and taxed at the 15% capital gains tax rate. Updated 9/4/03 If you would like to learn more about planned gifts at Amherst, please contact Timothy A. Neale '70, Director of Planned Gifts, (413) 542-8256, plannedgifts@amherst.edu . Information contained in this Website should not be considered legal, accounting, or other professional advice. Individuals considering a planned gift to Amherst should consult with their financial advisor. << Return to Planned Gifts Homepage

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