Have you ever tried to come up with just the perfect gift idea for a friend or family member who seems to have everything? Well, in the short span of this article we are going to show you just how easy it is to come up with an unbelievably simple, inexpensive, yet beautiful gift that will bring joy to the heart of another for years to come. Best of all, this awesome gift is extremely affordable!

Camera Choice For Creating Digital Print Gifts

    The beautiful 8x10 framed image above was taken in the San Juan Mountain Range of Northern New Mexico during a family vacation. The digital camera used to take the photo is a Canon Power Shot A460, which is a 5 Mega Pixel camera with a 4x optical zoom. At the time this camera was purchased, budget was a consideration and for the features available at a price of $129.00 it clearly proved to be the best value. Little did we know just how pleased we would be with the image quality and performance of this entry level camera. We did not actually discover this exceptional quality until last year when the gift of the framed digital print image of the those two beautiful children for their mother. Though you may still be able to find the digital camera we used, the manufacturer has since introduced its successor in the form of the Canon Power shot A470. What surprised us when we went to publish this article is the fact that the Power shot A470 appears to have even better features than the Power shot A460 we used at a lower price than we originally paid for the older version. The first difference that jumped out at us was the fact the newer model is a 7.1 megapixel digital camera that will allow you to produce even larger high quality, exceptional resolution digital print images than the 8x10 print we created. As you can see, you do not need to spend a fortune on a digital camera to create awesome digital prints suitable for framing and given as a gift. If you don't have a digital camera, or want to upgrade, you will always find Great values on Digital Cameras at Walmart.com everyday.

Exceptional digital prints in minutes

    So, how long did it take to create our precious keepsake? Literally, it only took minutes. Elapsed time to transition from just an idea to the actual gift we created was less than 90 minutes. The majority of that time was spent waiting for the digital prints to go through 1-Hour processing. If you make better use of your time, you can realistically cut that down to about 65 minutes! If your current computer seems "tired" or you just want the best value for your money, you should "Shop Walmart.com Computers and save on Top Brands including Dell, HP, Sony and Toshiba" today!

Secret to an awesome gift under $13.00

    So, exactly what is this "Secret" to creating such elegant and treasured gifts? The answer may shock you, but it is something those of us in the United States are very familiar with, yet many people never realized what a fantastic resource they have often just around the corner from where they live. In a word your secret is "Wal-Mart"! We paid a whopping $2.84 for that 8x10 digital print using an image we took while on vacation in New Mexico. The frame we also bought at... you guessed it...Wal-Mart and it was less than $9.00! It was amazing how many different types of frames they actually carry, but you can check them out for yourself and enjoy other Great Savings on Decor at Walmart.com  as well.
    So if you include sales tax, we actually got out the door with a fabulous gift for under $13.00. What made it even better was we even had the picture already in the frame when we left the store. Digital print processing at Wal-Mart is simply awesome, very affordable, and best of all easy. We accelerate our process by using the convenient online ordering of our digital prints. Shopping online at Wal-Mart is a tremendous value and time saver for us. All you need is to get online and create an account. Then simply upload your digital images to the photo center, order the prints you want with 1-Hour Photo Processing. If you don't have access to the Internet, you can just as easily take your digital images on media directly to the Wal-Mart Photo Center in a store nearby where they can help you select and order the prints you want. While you are waiting, shop the wide selection of frames they have available to suit your tastes while you wait for the 1-hour processing of your digital prints. You can even pay for your frame at the photo center counter. When the print you selected is ready, you can easily put the image directly into the frame you just purchased, and wow! You have an awesome gift sure to please. The helpful clerk at the photo center went above and beyond by offering to help put the print into the frame for us. When people see the framed 8x10 sitting on the table pictured above in the hallway, we get so many complements. Most people think we paid a lot of money to have it done by a professional developer given the incredible clarity and quality of the digital image we used. Imagine their shock when we tell them we did it ourselves for less than $13.00 using the local Wal-Mart Photo Center. So many people had no idea you could even order digital prints online through them and that they were such great quality at such an incredibly low cost. High-Quality 8 x 10 Prints were only $2.84. High-Quality 5 x 7 Prints were only $1.47. We also ordered 2 Wallet-Sized Professional Prints for only $0.58 for family members.

Amazing value at your fingertips daily...

    Wal-Mart continues to be a rock-solid resource where you are sure to find great value every day. We hope this article gives you some great notions of your own, as it has been a learning experience for us. Our daughter has been after us for a digital camera for about a year. Now it seems like we might have a good excuse to pass the wonderful A460 we own on to her. This of course gives us a good reason to treat ourselves to an upgrade with the Canon Power shot A470! But you never know, with the fall sports season in full swing and the great deals available on big screen televisions we just have to take advantage of Free Shipping on all HDTVs with Site to Store at Walmart.com. Until next time...