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Personal Gifts
By Claire Webster
Why is a personal gift the best of all? Because... - it shows the recipient that you thought about their needs and their preferences
- it shows you know them (it might show that you know them really well)
- it may reflect effort on your part, demonstrating that they are valued
- it's not just a gift, it captures the essence of something that is essentially them, or you, or both of you, perhaps even a shared joke I have been lucky enough to receive several treasured gifts recently. My son decorated a box and presented it to me filled with 'love'. (No, you couldn't see it or feel it, but it was definitely in there.... Awwww bless!) I recall how determined he was to get his hands on a box at a time when I was busy with other things! We are extremely close, but (not wishing to gender-stereotype) I was touched that a boy would do this, that he wouldn't feel it was too sissy. My sister gave me a CD she compiled of stories I used to listen as a child. We could all recite our favourite bits... but over time the singles vanished and perhaps still languish in some neglected and dusty corner of my Mum's loft. It took my sister a year to find them all on eBay and I received the disc in the post on my birthday. She stayed on the phone as I put it into my laptop and together we relived the memories. They are still as good as I remember. My son reckons that the stories are better than The Simpsons Movie. Quite an accolade! And my daughter wants them on her iPod. And me - well, it's a treasured gift which made me feel special. My daughter got a great gift from a good friend of ours at Christmas - he had noticed that her dog did not have a bed downstairs. He not only found a bed for him (thoughtful and useful) but had it personalised with his name (showing effort) - Oscar the Westie now reclines in some style. I guess personalised gifts will, by their very nature, always be personal! So, here's some guidelines for choosing more personal gifts. Think about the recipient, do they like... music - what kind? do they have a favourite artist?
books - which author?
magasines - which one?
gardening?
cars?
sport - which?
exercise/fitness?
TV - which programmes? which TV personality?
art and craft?
fishing?
perfume - what kind?
make-up - what colours/brand?
cookery?
antiques?
Do they have... a favourite colour?
a sense of humour?
any disability?
Are they... left-handed?
romantic
practical?
a traditionalist?
green or eco-friendly?
ethical, fair-trading, charitable?
young? elderly? I hope that these lists inspire some ideas and that I've given you something to mull over... |
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PLEASE VISIT THE CONTRIBUTOR'S WEBSITE
House of Cool
Gift & gadget blog - a guide to cool stuff
www.houseofcool.co.uk
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