Not traveling home for the holidays? If this is making your family sad, you can be there in image if not in body by sending a life-size (or mantel-size) cardboard cutout of yourself in your stead. You will be in all the photos, everyone will remember you exist, and it will be hilarious.
Here's how you do it.
Start with a photo of yourself .
$31.99
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Oriental Trading
Find the photo of yourself that you want to send visiting. Maybe it's you doing something you are known for? Or perhaps it's a shot where you look good. You can even make a cutout of two people at once.
Then go to Oriental Trading and choose the size you want. You can make a mini-me version of yourself (2 feet tall) or a giant (7 feet tall), and there are lots of options in between.
How tall do you want to be?
$57.19
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Oriental Trading
A small image of yourself would make a nice decoration for the mantel, tuck easily into a corner, and not dominate your recipient's house. But a 7-foot-tall version of you would make quite a statement! You could tower over everyone and dominate the entire event without even showing up.
The bigger you are, the more you cost. But the prices are all quite reasonable. And it's all much cheaper than traveling.
Make one for each of the kids, too?
$36.39
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Oriental Trading
If your parents aren't getting to see their grandkids this year, sending them recent, accurate cardboard cutouts of your kids is actually a sweet gesture. And if the kids are only 3 feet tall, this smaller cutout is actually life-size.
Get them to pose, then snap a photo and upload it. It's super easy.
There's still time, but don't be late!
$46.79
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Oriental Trading
It takes about five to seven days to get your cutout after you order it, so you still have plenty of time to send your visage and form home for the holidays. But don't wait too long! You don't want to be late for dinner and the photo opps!
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