RetroViewer – When You Want to Give the Best Gift Ever!

WOW – a RetroViewer is the coolest thing on the entire planet! I have so much to tell you about them, but first a little background.

When I was planning my milestone birthday party, I knew I wanted something extra special for my party favor gifts. As I said in that post, all of the guests at my table that night have been my friends for years. They’ve shared the good, the bad, and everything in between with me, and I wanted to give them something special and personal. Something that they could keep to remember not only the party, but our wonderful friendship. Something fun and different.

I Googled something like “party favor gifts” and RetroViewer was practically the first thing I found. Usually for party favors, I do a bit of research, make a list of all the possible gift options, then choose the one I want. But as soon as I saw the RetroViewer, I knew it was absolutely perfect. I made a token effort to find other options, but nothing else even came close.

They’re completely and uniquely personal, and SO fun! They come in several different colors, and the white was totally in keeping with my elegant party vibe.

RetroViewer Affiliate!

I was so impressed with them, and so excited to share them with you, that I applied to be an affiliate for Image 3D, the company who makes them.

They approved me, 🎉and assigned me a special link to share with you. You get great pricing AND a code for discounted shipping!

(And I get a commission, which doesn’t add any more to your price. Also fabulous!) You can use the link and code below, or any RetroViewer link in this post.

LINK: Mantel and Table Authorized RetroViewer Link​

SHIPPING DISCOUNT CODE: MAT22

(Plus, I thought of 20+ other occasions that would be perfect for a viewer, so be sure to go all the way to the bottom for that fun list!)

My friends totally loved them

RetroViewers come in their own little boxes.

I wrapped them up to match my party theme, and I was SO excited to see everybody open them!

The opening was so fun!

You should have heard the excited buzz when they realized what was in those boxes!

We were all laughing our heads off, talking, swapping viewers, and telling stories about the pictures and all the fun we’d had. It was fabulous!

I got lots of wonderful thank you notes.

The RetroViewer! Such a great thing! Super touched!

Laural

The highlight was the personal touch in gifting each guest with the personalized viewer. That IS BY FAR the most creative and thoughtful gift I’ve ever received. I know I’m not alone – the room was filled with giddy women clicking through photos and reminiscing over good times spent with you!

Sonia

What could be better than that!? The viewers were so fun at the party – almost like a game we were all playing together. And the personal touch of individualized photos let my friends know how much I value our friendship. Plus, they were really easy to make. Win, Win, Win!

What is a RetroViewer?

The RetroViewer is just like the toy of our childhood, where you looked through the lenses and saw 3D images of your favorite comics or travel spots.

But instead of Spiderman, Gumby and Pokey, or Yosemite National Park, with RetroViewer you get to create your very own 3D photos! With any pictures you want!

As you can see below, I chose photos of things my friends and I had done together over the years. (There are 14 photo spots on the reel, but only seven photos, because the 3D effect comes from seeing the two separate images, one with each eye.)

I also created a little cover graphic to be the first photo. (That date below is real! I’m telling you, kids, a friend you’ve had for over 55 years, is one worth celebrating!) 🙂

A gift that keeps on giving

And once you’ve given someone their RetroViewer, it’s a never ending gift because you can make more reels any time you want!

I’m so excited for Christmas, because I’m going to give everyone a viewer and reel this year. Then I can make a new reel for them next year – and the next year, and the next – with pictures of all the fun things that have happened since last Christmas.

It’ll be a new tradition, and I know everyone in the family will look forward to the annual Christmas reel in their stockings!

And speaking of gifts

Be sure to check out the Mantel and Table Academy course, How to Be the Best Gift Giver Ever! Just click the picture below for all the details.

The RetroViewer process

Now back to the Retroviewer! The process is super easy to do online. And fun too! Actually, the hardest part was trying to narrow down which photos I wanted to use.

Did I already say the process was super easy?! Well it is! I’ll give you a quick little tutorial below.

You get seven photos for the reel itself, plus one for the center. And like I said, narrowing it down to eight was the hard part. But once you choose them, save them to a folder so they’re handy, and move on to Step 1.

Step 1

Go to the RetroViewer website (using my link so you’ll get your discount, of course,) and set up your own account. It’s quick.

When you click SUBMIT, you get the following screen where you can create your own reel!

Name your reel at the top left. You don’t have to name it, but it really helps if you’re doing more than one. Otherwise RetroViewer will name it with the date.

Then one at a time, drag the photos into the green frames at the bottom. The website does most of the formatting and fitting for you. The picture shows up in the black square the way you’ll see it through the viewer.

If you want to change the centering, size, angle, coloring, or whatever, you can edit the photo. You can add text too, using the controls at the left.

After you’ve put all your photos in, you can move the frames around to put them in a different order if you want. Just drag them to where you want them to be.

Step 2

Then click on STEP 2 to upload the picture that goes in the center. Add and edit it the same way you did with your other photos.

Step 3

When you’re happy with them all, click STEP 3 for a preview.

If you see some changes you’d like to make, you can go back and re-edit. If you’re still happy, you can order it up along with the viewer, or even add a title on the front of the viewer if you want!

See how easy that is? And so fun.

Seriously, the best gift ever!

So there you have it – the best gift ever!

RetroViewers are perfect for just about every occasion. And just to prove it, here’s a list of perfect occasions I just came up with off the top of my head:

• Girlfriends/Galentines Party (of course!)
• Christmas
• Birthday
• Anniversary
• Step by Step Instructions to make a task more fun for kids (Like setting the table, for instance?)
• Graduation
• Book Group or Club Party
• Father’s Day
• Mother’s Day
• Office Party
• Retirement
• Valentines Day
• Engagement Announcement
• Baby’s First Year
• Celebration of Life
• New Years (Any holiday, really!)
• Senior Recital/Performance Event
• Reward for Good Grades
• Congratulations
• Goodbye to Neighbors with a Move
• House Memories with a Move
• Honor a Pet
• Off to College
• Clues for a Scavenger Hunt

And there are a zillion more – the possibilities are endless! Image 3D has a corporate division too, if you want to get some for your business marketing. (ie: How cool would a teacup reel be!?!)

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I know you’ll love the RetroViewer as much as I do! Let me know what you think, and what you do with it – I’d love to hear!

And here are your links and codes again:

LINK:Mantel and Table Authorized RetroViewer Link

SHIPPING DISCOUNT CODE: MAT22

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