It’s got everything you need from the basic first aid kit to gloves, a screwdriver, a booster cable and a bungee cord. Cool huh? I think it’d be cool just to own one of these and have it in your car!

Get it on Amazon at 60% off the regular price. It doesn’t cost much and it doesn’t take up much space, and sure will help you feel safer next time you get out on that road trip.

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On amazon for only $10, this gift idea is great for all your girlfriends who have wrapping stations in their basements, are artists, coupon collectors… or are just clumsy with scissors!

I wonder if this would be good for helping people cut hair, too… Hmm.

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But enough with the chitter-chatter and let’s get to this week’s idea!

We’ve featured coffee cups in past gift ideas, but this week we have two more that we think are extra-spectacular. There were a few other creative cups we found online that were either too expensive or out of stock… we’ll keep an eye on them and report them when we see them on sale (or back in stock)!

I’m not a paper cup… I promise!

I love the environment as much as the next guy. But paper cups just look so damn cool coming out of a coffee shop. That’s why I think this idea is really great for coffee lovers that want to look cool, and save the environment at the same time. Great little travel mug that looks like a paper cup – but it’s not!

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On/Off Mug

This coffee cup tells you when it’s hot… and when it’s not. This simple and creative invention helps you figure out whether or not your coffee is at your preferred heat level, and at only $20 on Amazon, it’s wicked!

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Congratulations to Steve Robillard for winning this week’s Freeday! Stay tuned for next week!

Today, we want to bring light to today’s gift idea featuring retro t-shirts. That’s why we’re giving away one of those shirts to one lucky Gaucho Blog reader. Check out how to enter:

How to Enter

This week, all you need to do to enter is leave a comment in the comment section below with the best gift someone has ever given you. Be sure to accept being notified of replies so that when you win you’ll be notified!

Oh, and entries will be closed tomorrow night (June 16, 2010) at midnight EST! (That’s my birthday!)

Good luck!

That sucks for people getting the new iPhone 4 – so if you know someone, why not help them out and get a Apple iPhone Bumper that is also rumoured to solve this problem? $29 in the Apple Store, and you’ve made an Apple-geek mega-happy!

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The term associated to doing this is called “sniping.” A second or two before the auction ends, someone would place a bid outbidding the highest bid. More and more it’s being seen on eBay as products that are so obviously worth the $2000 mark only hit that mark in bids around a few hours before bidding ends.

There’s a lot of controversy about whether this practice of sniping should be allowed, and whether or not it’s “fair” in bidding. If we were to put it into perspective of a real-life auction, it would be as if someone sent their assistant to bid on the products for them while they were in the Bahamas. I personally think it’s fair, and the people that are complaining just don’t know how to do it themselves.

That’s why we’re here, though – so let’s take a look at a few of your options!

There are two types of sniping applications. There are ones that are hosted on other computers, and ones that are hosted on yours. Both are just as reliable, but the ones that are hosted on other computers are much better for auctions you try to win while you’re on the road and don’t have your computer at home on. The latter rely on your computer being online and powered on. You run a few risks on this end that ultimately would end in you losing your bids.

The most popular sniping program is one called Auction Sniper. It sports a great and simple interface that has a load of features. It has a free trial for you to use on one auction, and past that costs a little bit per auction. Auction Sniper is a hosted solution meaning that it doesn’t rely on your computer being powered-on or online, so you can set it and not worry about it.

JBidwatcher is another pretty wicked tool that allows you to run a similar program to Auction Sniper with a few less features on your desktop. It runs on Java meaning it works on every computer from Linux to WIndows to Mac, on any operating system. It works pretty nice and works in similar was as Auction Sniper, but if your computer is off, it won’t be able to do it’s job.

All of these applications that you find online will allow you to create some settings on how it should bid. You’ll be able to put in the auction number, and various settings (based on the application) about how much it should outbid the person before it, and what your budget is for the auction. What’s great about these applications as well (especially with Auction Sniper) is that you can bid on the same item in several auctions and when you win in one, it pulls your bid out in all the rest. Pretty neat, eh?

But what do you think? Do you “snipe”? Do you think it should be allowed? Share your thoughts in the comments, below!

Similar to the car charger I featured a couple weeks ago, this gift idea will charge and mount your iPhone/iPod Touch so you can see it, charge it, and let it play in your car. All that for $16 and you’ve hardly touched your wallet. Pretty sweet, right?!

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Congratulations to Trisha Smith (aka @chocl8girl) for winning this week’s Freeday! Stay tuned for next week’s!

That’s right – we’re giving you a $30 budget (all charges included) to whatever you want on the Internet, and we want to know what you’re going to spend it on! The winner will get what they ask for sent to them – but even if you don’t get what you want this time, maybe we’ll give it away another week!

Now, you only have until tomorrow (June 19, 2010 at midnight EST) to enter, so let’s get to how you’ll be able to do that:

How to Enter

This week is really simple. In fact, we’re giving you three options:

• Comment on this Facebook status update with what you want and why!
• Comment on this article with what you want and why!
• Tweet about what you want and why using the #Freeday hashtag! Don’t forget to follow @GauchoSave!

Good luck!

Working at home from my desk, I’m constantly getting messages and phone calls on my iPhone. Because of this, I end up needing to pick up my iPhone several times a day off my desk to check messages, et cetera. Today’s gift idea makes that a thing of the past and allows you to charge your iPod while it’s standing. Looks sturdy too, so when you need to hit anything on the screen, you can do so without taking it off the dock or anything.

Great gift idea for that iPod/iPhone lover on your list for only $20 that could use something to hold their phone up!

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Having gone to many-a house showing off my BBQ’ing, I noticed that no one really has adequate BBQ tools, though. It seems everyone takes whatever they have kicking around in the kitchen, but never has an exclusive BBQ tool set. In fact, even when I was looking online today for a BBQ set, it seems most of them are out of stock, or insanely expensive.

Still, here’s today’s idea: build your own ultimate BBQ set. That’s right – you can buy these inky-dinky 3-piece BBQ sets, buy one that costs just as much as my phone plan every month, or go to the local store and pick up the tools yourself. From my experience in BBQ’ing, you should make a set that looks something like this (too bad it’s out of stock right now, or it’d be the perfect gift!). To wrap it? Get a small case, a big tupperware container, or even in something that they can use to put the freshly cooked food in after they’re done cooking it!