When you are getting ready to give someone a gift, there are some things that you should not do. These are going to give them the wrong message, one way or another. So if you are going to go shopping for a gift for a person, here are the things you should NOT do.
- Go Shopping at the Last Minute – This is especially true if you are shopping online. Unless you are getting them something that can be sent through email or can be printed out, like a gift certificate, there’s no guarantee that they are going to get it in time. Then you feel embarrassed and you are wasting your money because you’ll have to buy them something else.
- Buy Something that Points Out Flaws –Unless they specifically ask for something to help them lose weight or something similar to that, don’t buy them something that is pointing out their flaws. This is going to say to them, “This is what I think is wrong with you and this is what will help you fix it.”
- Buy Something Generic – This goes right along with shopping at the last minute. If you buy them something just for the heck of it, they are going to know it. Give yourself enough time to buy them something that you know they’ll enjoy.
- Leave the Price Tag On – Okay, so most people do this by accident. But before you go and wrap that gift, give it a once over and make sure that the price tag is off. You don’t want the person to know what you paid for it, especially if you got it on clearance.
- Do a Crappy Wrapping Job – So maybe you’re all thumbs at wrapping. That’s fine. But they have invented these really cool things known as gift bags. If you are bad at wrapping, use a gift bag. It will look good and you won’t have to be embarrassed about your wrapping job.
So if you are going to go shopping, remember these things that you should avoid doing. It will make the gift occasion a lot nicer for you and your recipient.
With the invention of the Internet, more and more people are forming online friendships. That means that people are buying gifts for people that they have never met and may possibly never meet in person. So here are some tips that can be used in order to purchase a gift for someone online.
- Think of What You Know – The first thing that you have to do is to think about what you know about the person. What have they told you that they like? Do you have a common interest? How did you meet? These are all things that will help you to choose the right gift for them.
- What is Their Gender – The second thing to think about is their gender. Obviously you are not going to buy the same thing for a man that you would for a woman. So the person’s gender should be something that you are thinking about.
- Relationship – The third thing to think about is what your relationship is with the person. Are you just friends or have you gone to something more than friends? Are you at that point that you don’t know if you are more than friends or just friends? That is going to make a big difference because you don’t want to give the person the wrong idea with the gift you send them.
- Budget – The final thing that you want to think about is the budget that you have for their gift. This is going to wrap all of the other things up together, since you are going to have a different budget depending on your relationship and how long you have known the person. You don’t want to make the person uncomfortable and you don’t want to come on too strongly. So choose your budget carefully.
Buying a gift for a friend you have met online isn’t that different from buying a gift for someone that you know offline. But you have to be careful to make sure that you aren’t giving them the wrong idea. Start out slow if you haven’t been friends for that long and see how your relationship progresses. Then you can figure out what will be the best gift for your friend.
With the way that economy is, a lot of people are choosing to make their own gifts instead of buying their gifts. Gifts of jams, soaps, potpourri, and other homemade items are becoming the norm. But just like with any other gifts, cautions should be taken to make sure that the gift that you give someone is going to be appreciated and usable.
- Allergies – The first thing that you want to do is think about the person’s allergies. If you are making preserves or you are knitting something out of wool, you want to make sure that the person that you are giving the gift to isn’t allergic.
- Special diets – The second thing that you want to do is to make sure that you aren’t giving sugary food like jelly or fudge to someone who is on a special diet, like someone who has diabetes. You are giving them something that they aren’t going to be able to use or enjoy.
- Ask – Thirdly, if you have any doubts about the gift that you are thinking of giving a person, ask someone that knows them well if that person thinks they will enjoy the gift. They will either say yes or may be able to give you a better suggestion. After all, you want to make sure that you are giving them something they are going to enjoy and be able to use.
Giving someone a homemade gift is a very nice and thoughtful thing to do, but it’s also important to make sure that the gift that you are giving them is something that won’t make them sick and will give them a lot of use and enjoyment.
Think about these three things when making and giving out homemade gifts and you will discover that your recipients are enjoying your handiwork.
One of the most difficult things that you can do when you are in an office situation usually doesn’t have to do with working. It has to do with giving your boss a gift. There are things that you have to make sure that you are doing to ensure that you don’t come off as a brown-noser or that you don’t send the wrong signal.
- Stay Neutral – The first thing that you want to do is to be sure that you are staying neutral. In other words, don’t buy your boss something that is too intimate. It used to be that you had to be careful if you were a woman working for a man or a man working for a woman, but since same sex relationships are becoming more common, care should be taken no matter the gender of the boss and the employee.
- Don’t Spend a Lot – The second thing that you want to do is to make sure that you aren’t spending an enormous amount on the gift. It’s going to make you look bad to the other people that you work with and it’s going to look to your boss like you are trying to get a raise from him or her.
One of the best things that you can do when you are getting a gift for the boss is to make it a group effort. Go all in for the gift for the boss and divide it evenly between all of the employees. That way no one is spending more money than other people and you are all on the same page.
It’s important to make sure you are using etiquette when you are choosing gifts for your boss. They can be very easily misconstrued and if the message is too bad, then it could cost you your job. So a gift for the boss is something that should be chosen carefully.
What is regifting? Basically, it’s giving someone else a gift that you were given and you don’t want. Regifting is something that is often frowned upon, but what the heck are you going to do with those 50 bazilliion toasters that you were never able to take back when you got married? Isn’t it okay to pass the gift on to someone that could really use it? Here are some general rules of thumb if you are going to regift something.
- Don’t Return it to the Person – First of all, do everything you can to avoid giving it back to the person who gave it to you. Yeah, nothing says bad taste like that. if you are going to give the gift that you are given to someone else, make sure that the recipient isn’t the one who gave it to you originally.
- Check for Personalization – Second, before you give that gift away, make sure that it’s not personalized. Look to make sure that there aren’t any initials or messages on the item, especially if it’s a book. How would you feel if you gave the book away to someone who told you that the book contained a message for you from the person who gave it to you? You’ll feel bad and the person will know it’s a regift.
- Don’t Give it Away in Front of Giver – Finally, make sure that the person that gave you the gift isn’t going to be there and see you regift the item. Talk about awkward! In other words, don’t go giving it for a Christmas present or some other present where a lot of people are gathered.
Regifting is not usually something that is suggested, but if you follow the guidelines above you can give someone a gift that you didn’t want without them being the wiser. Just make sure that you can do it without hurting anyone’s feelings. If that isn’t possible, it’s probably a better idea to donate it to charity or maybe sell it at a yard sale.
With Father’s Day coming up, a lot of kids are thinking about what kind of horrors they can spring on their dads this year. They are counting their pennies, trying to figure out how little money they can spend on their dad this year and not look cheap. Thanks to modern technology, we have composed a list of the tackiest and most hated gifts that fathers get for Father’s Day.
- Gifts that say Best Dad – You know your dad is the best, he knows that he’s the best. Everyone thinks that their dad is the best. So why go spouting it all over the world?
- Ties – Nothing says love more than a thing that your dad may or may not hang around his neck on those occasions when he either goes to church, a funeral or a wedding. How depressing! Unless your dad is a top executive in a company where he wears a tie more than 75% of the year, stay away from the ties.
- Gifts that Serenade Him – Take it from us. Unless the serenade is a woman in a bikini, and I really don’t think that your mom would like that, he isn’t going to really enjoy it very much. Steer away from the singing fish, the singing hamsters, and anything else that is going to sing to him.
- Chia Pets – Are those things still around? They are so old and so passé. Yeah, they might have some really cool shapes but the thing is going to grow. He forget s to water it, it dies and goes in the trash. So your $10 is wasted.
So if you are looking for the absolute worst gifts for Father’s Day, the four listed above are pretty close. Giving them to a father is really going to show how little imagination you have for your dad and put a fake smile and thank you on his lips. Look elsewhere and use some imagination. Then he will really enjoy his special day.
Father’s Day is almost here. What are you buying your dad for Father’s Day? Are you going out and buying him a tie? That seems to be the old fallback for a Father’s Day gift, just like flowers are for Mother’s Day. But what if your dad isn’t the sort who likes to wear ties? You are going to give him a gift that he’s never going to use and will probably pass on to someone else or else it will lay in a drawer.
So what are you to do? Here are some suggestions on how to pick the right gift for Dad.
- Hobbies – The first thing that you want to do is to figure out what kind of hobbies he has. Does he like to grill? Does he like to fish or play golf? In other words, what does he like to do in his spare time?
- Interests – The second thing that you want to do is to think about his interests. Does he like a nice glass of brandy? Does he have a favorite sports team? There are lots of possibilities when it comes to sports. What’s his favorite football or baseball team?
- Needs – Finally, you want to think about his needs. Does he need new aftershave? Does he want a new tie? Needs are the things that you should think about last because they don’t take a lot of imagination. Besides, the things that he needs he often is going to buy for himself, so you want to buy him something that is fun.
Fathers often get things for Father’s Day that are unusable, ridiculous, or both. Remember the episode on The Cosby Show where this subject was covered? That was a bit over the top, but not by very much. Think about your father and what he’d like. Then use that to buy him a gift he can really use.
How is it that fathers got such a bum rap when it comes to holidays? With mothers, they often get flowers and candy for Mother’s Day, not to mention the other gifts which they are laden with in the month of May.
What do fathers get in thanks for being the other half of the couple who made their children? A tie? A belt? And let’s not forget all of the collect calls that are made on Father’s Day from children who live far away and can’t even be bothered to send a card.
Oh sure, mothers have the pain of labor and childbirth. They are the ones who carried us for nine months and had all the aches and pains of pregnancy. But fathers are the ones who had to listen to the complaints of the pain in the back and in the feet. Fathers are the one who would run out in the middle of the night in all kinds of weather to buy the food to help their wife’s crazy cravings. Fathers are the ones who nearly get their arms wrenched off during childbirth, get called every name in the book, and are told that they can never touch their wife again.
After the child is born, the father is the one who usually works, who is the breadwinner of t he family. The father is the one who helps their children with their math homework after working all day at their job. They help to coach Little league and t-ball.
So what do fathers get in thanks for all they do for their kids? They get a lousy tie, a belt, and a collect call from children who don’t realize and will never realize what their father did for them.
So here’s to the fathers of the world. May they one day be recognized for all that they do and have done.
How is it that fathers got such a bum rap when it comes to holidays? With mothers, they often get flowers and candy for Mother’s Day, not to mention the other gifts which they are laden with in the month of May.
What do fathers get in thanks for being the other half of the couple who made their children? A tie? A belt? And let’s not forget all of the collect calls that are made on Father’s Day from children who live far away and can’t even be bothered to send a card.
Oh sure, mothers have the pain of labor and childbirth. They are the ones who carried us for nine months and had all the aches and pains of pregnancy. But fathers are the ones who had to listen to the complaints of the pain in the back and in the feet. Fathers are the one who would run out in the middle of the night in all kinds of weather to buy the food to help their wife’s crazy cravings. Fathers are the ones who nearly get their arms wrenched off during childbirth, get called every name in the book, and are told that they can never touch their wife again.
After the child is born, the father is the one who usually works, who is the breadwinner of t he family. The father is the one who helps their children with their math homework after working all day at their job. They help to coach Little league and t-ball.
So what do fathers get in thanks for all they do for their kids? They get a lousy tie, a belt, and a collect call from children who don’t realize and will never realize what their father did for them.
So here’s to the fathers of the world. May they one day be recognized for all that they do and have done.
Whether it’s for a shared birthday or a holiday, gift exchanges are something that happen all over the world. But unless the gift exchange is well executed, it can lead to bad feelings and misunderstandings. So here are some of the things that you and your friends should do in order to make sure that the gift exchange is a success.
- Set a Date – The first thing that you want to do is to set a date for your gift exchange. This should be sent in an email so that everyone can set a reminder for themselves. It’s also a good idea to set the date for at least a month before the gift exchange is to happen. This gives everyone enough time to go shopping.
- Set a Limit – The second thing to do is to set a price limit on what everyone is to spend. A good guideline is a price somewhere around $20-$25, because it’s a price that everyone can afford. This way no one buys a more expensive gift, but at the same time no one buys a gift that is cheap as well.
- Give Suggestions – This is not a requirement, but it’s a good suggestion, especially if the gift exchange happens in an office environment. It’s a good idea to give suggestions for what you would like to receive for a gift. A total of three suggestions is a good idea. That way you don’t know what you will receive.
Gift exchanges are a lot of fun, but they need to also be planned so that no one is disappointed when the day comes to exchange. It’s not fair for someone to miss out on a gift exchange because someone involved wasn’t prepared, and it’s not fair for one person to choose cheap gifts when others are spending the suggested limit. So, sticking to the above gift exchange suggestions is a good way to ensure that the exchange is fun for everyone involved.
Gifts are given every day for every occasion. But even though some gifts are given with the best intentions, sometimes a gift that you are given can really frustrate the recipient. They may not show that they are frustrated, but if you don’t choose well, chances are they aren’t going to be happy. So here are some tips to keep in mind when you are selecting a gift for someone.
- Know Their Likes – First of all, you want to know them well enough to know what they like. You may have a friend, for example, who loves Harry Potter. But that doesn’t mean that they are going to love anything to do with Harry Potter. Find out who their favorite character is so that you don’t buy them a Death Eater t-shirt when their favorite character is one of the trio.
- Know their Size – Secondly, it’s important to know what their size is. For something like a t-shirt, it’s a good idea to buy a shirt that is one size larger than you believe is necessary because sometimes they shrink. But no bigger than that.
- Don’t Wait til Last Minute – Finally, don’t wait til the last minute to order a gift for someone. Even if there’s a guarantee that it’s going to be there on time, stuff happens. Give yourself a week before the exchange happens so that you have enough time.
Exchanging gifts is a good way to show friendship. But if you don’t put a lot of thought into a gift or you buy something just to buy it, then it defeats the purpose of exchanging gifts. Give yourself enough time to find something that the person will really like and be able to use, and if you order it online make sure that you order it in enough time that it will come before the gift is required.
