Groupon is selling personalised photo books and calendars priced under £10, a gift idea that grandparents have praised as 'so easy to do' and a way to create 'wonderful memories'.
The Personalised Hardback Photobook from Printerpix starts at £8.58, with a 20-page A5 size available for £1.59 plus £6.99 delivery. A Design Your Own Photo Calendar A4 is priced at £9.44, with the calendar itself costing £2.54 using the code PERSONAL plus £6.90 delivery. Postage for multiple items starts from £7.90.
How the photo gift process works
Customers buy a voucher through Groupon's website, redeem it on the print shop's site, then upload their photographs and create the gift. The items are available for UK mainland delivery only, and the delivery charge is settled at checkout.
Shoppers are advised to check the expected delivery date if the product is intended as a Christmas present, to ensure it can be produced and dispatched in time for 25th December. Printerpix delivery times are 10 to 12 business days, starting when the order is completed on the print shop's website rather than when the voucher is bought.
Customer reviews of the photo gifts
One customer said of Printerpix: "Been doing this for the family for the past 9 years since my grandson was born, makes wonderful memories and so easy to do." Another reviewer wrote: "Beautifully finished book, with great standard of paper paid extra for matt finish...really amazing."
A third remarked: "I've made a few photo books of our holidays and love looking at them with fond memories. The site is easy to use and has lots of choice. Would highly recommend!" A fourth customer added: "Easy enough process, and the book turned out amazing! Very expensive looking."
Another shopper noted: "These books were unbelievable, the quality was amazing and easy enough to do, fab I'll be buying more." One reviewer who ordered calendars said: "The photos were very well transferred to the calendars. The implementation of getting photos arranged on the order took some time to get used to the process of layout. But eventually ok. I am very pleased with the 5 calendars I ordered."
Other personalised gift options
Elsewhere, Vistaprint is offering personalised mugs at £5.49, down from £10.99. Photobox is selling nine small photo magnets for £8.09, reduced from £13.49, using the code UKSEA48.
Other customers praised the gifts as a way to share memories with family, with one saying: "Lovely album. High quality photos, a lovely way to remember our special holiday and show it to older family members who don't use social media." Another added: "I've been using these for years, such a great way to capture memories. Easy to use and really good quality."
