Dan: Do you know someone who is going to travel to a foreign country for an extended period of time?  If so, and it is outside of the Americas, than most likely their electrical appliances will not work.  In many other country’s, the electrical outlets cannot handle the amount of power that some of our appliances normally use.  Therefore, that person will most likely need a host of power converters for the different countries.  These make great travel gifts because they are so commonly used!

This winter, I am going to be traveling to Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong and will be needing some of these converters.  My parents were kind of enough to get me these converters as a gift, but I know that some other people on my trip do not have them yet.  Some of the best gifts, are things that people need!

Grace: This is a really great gift idea Dan.  I am traveling and studying abroad in Japan this winter/spring and have the same issue to deal with.  You are right that some of the greatest gifts are practical ones that can be used time and time again.  Once you receive these converters (usually come in sets), you will never have to invest in it again.