Getting Real

2. Think kitchen and household

For obvious reasons, some of the best giveaways for people buying a house are items they'll actually use around the house. Steven Flaughers, president of Proforma 3rd Degree Marketing, Akron/Canton, Ohio, suggested kitchen items—particularly wine openers, utensils, magnets and jar openers. "These come in handy and they stay in a kitchen drawer virtually the lifetime of the house," he noted.