"We enjoyed donating to Oxfam again this year.
My husband and I bought some gifts for family members last year through Oxfam Unwrapped and it was wonderful. Last year we purchased water jugs for long term clean water transport. This year, in addition to more water jugs, we purchased a "plant a vegetable garden" and we plan to give these gifts to our family on their behalf. There are so many great options for giving, and a lot of the items are things we might take for granted but are crucial needs for so many people around the world. Oxfam is a terrific organization!
I appreciate Oxfam's rating, their website's ease of use, and their customer service. When we give our gifts to family, we'll print out a pdf from Oxfam's site to show what was purchased in their name. We could have also had something mailed directly to our family members or done an e-card, but the pdf was the simplest option for us.
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" I loved being able to have choices of a variety of gifts. And the site made finding choices easy! A most rewarding experience."
"Iv'e been consistently satisfied with the program for the past 6 years! I'd recommend it to anyone!
Troy"
"I have been using the Oxfam America Unwrapped site for many years and find it to be an exceptionally well organized, creative and educational web destination which allows me to support a wonderful organization. Friends who were unfamiliar with Oxfam America have told me how excited they have become by visiting the site and how personally rewarding they find purchases which they make for themselves and for their friends. Unwrapped has so many options and is so user-friendly that I often come back to the site to make gifts throughout the year. I know that several friends who run businesses make it a regular practice to donate in the names of their employees. I don't know of any other site that comes close to providing the benefits and ease of use available on Unwrapped."
"Great concept and way to give. We look forward to the new advertisements every year!"
"This is one of the neatest ways to connect your friends and relatives with our common humanity while bringing smiles to their faces at the same time. Moreover, it's the most efficient way of gifting - no store visits, no crowds, and no problem deciding what brand is better or cheaper. Giving gifts while aiding the world's poorest -- what a concept!"
"I love sending these gifts to friends and family every year and they love receiving them. Its always a pleasure to look at the new gift offerings."
"The website was reasonably easy to use, and the cause is extremely important."
"The experience went very smoothly. Thanks!"
"This is an excellent way to give meaningful gifts to friends, family, and colleagues--especially the ones who have too much "stuff" already--while helping people around the world. The cards are really nice (if you want one--they do ecards too)."
"My husband and I laughed one day when we saw a roll of toilet paper on the side of a bus with an ad saying "No one thinks a TOILET is a perfect gift until they need one". We ended up donating a toilet on behalf of my brother-in-law for his birthday because Oxfam was able to enlighten us on how much we take for granted the unwrapped gifts in our own home. Oxfam is an amazing organization who strives make you aware that the little things you have in your home are treasures to others. Unwrapped is a great program that will change the spirit of the holidays and send gifts around the world to those in need. Please consider sending a "Pile of Poo", or even a little "Doe"! You'd be surprised how the smallest contribution from our pockets can make the largest contribution to their lives! Thank you Oxfam Unwrapped for changing the way I give at Christmas!"
"Great way to give a small gift to someone special in your life. I have many friends and relatives who have seemingly everything, but with Oxfam Unwrapped I can share something that is important to me-fighting poverty-while telling someone I care and am thinking of them."
"Website was very easy to use, and the gift choices were excellent in variety and price. I really liked 'Unwrapped' and would definitely use it again."
"Oxfam America gives the option for amazing gifts for all seasons, in an easy to navigate user experience. It's great to visit their site for any event you may find yourself needing to give something - whether it's Mother's or Father's Day, a hostess gift, birthday present, client holiday donations, or anything else. Oxfam Gifts rules!"
"I definitely liked the OXFAM gifts, but if it were my charity, I would change the way you give gifts. Hopefully, when I get my charity off the ground, we'll be able to work together and refine and streamline things. An iPad would definitely help my charity during it's infancy. I was happy to place a small order (100457) to help me see how your site works."