Select the Ideal Gift

Reduce your stress and worry when choosing the perfect, unique gift for all ages and all occasions with the following easy to follow "considerations" guide. In choosing the perfect, distinctive, ideal gift we attempt to elate the recipient and also ourselves, in giving that ideal gift which will be remembered long after the occasion.

Considerations:

The Gift recipient: Age, sex, Race/ Culture: ensure you are aware of any cultural beliefs prior to embarking on your quest for the ideal unique gift.

Relationship to the gift recipient, their hobbies, leisure interests, needs and wants. It is all too frequent that we buy a present for a person that we would like to receive ourselves rather than one that would hold high alleged value of the recipient.

The type of gift must also be considered e.g. a traditional 'keepsake' or an activity gift such as romantic gift, relaxing spa gift or high adrenalin thrill seeking gift.

Further, the health of the recipient must be taken into account, as there are ever escalating allergies to foodstuffs /materials, and also physical incapacities e.g. arthritis. The number of presents e.g. corporate team building or teenager’s alternative to birthday party should be clearly identified.

The Occasion:

This must also factor into your considerations, for there may be certain etiquette associated with certain occasions e.g. wedding anniversaries. Whilst it is common knowledge that 50yrs of marriage is celebrated as a Golden Wedding Anniversary, custom for the other years of marriage also exists. Indeed there is appreciable variation amongst traditional and contempory gift giving. Traditionally the 1st anniversary is celebrated by the gift of paper, the 2nd by cotton, the 3rd by leather. Recent day anniversary gifts include clocks for the 1st year; china for the 2nd year; crystal for the 3rd, and so on.

Birthday Gifts:

In essence assessed on an individual basis. A unique alternative to organizing a party (itself fraught with considerable stress on the part of the organizer) could be a group activity gift e.g. teenagers laser skirmish. Individual traditional gift ideas might include relevant birthstones or flowers e.g. February birthstone is amethyst (the significance sincerity), and the birth flowers Violets.

Mothers Day Gifts:

For Centuries mothers have been celebrated for their role in society and the family unit. There are significant global variations as to the foundations, and indeed the day on which it is now celebrated. In Britain it is celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent; the traditional gift being a fruit cake.

Spain Mothers Day on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and France on 25th May, the time honoured French gift being a cake in the shape of flowers which is presented at the family dinner. International Mothers Day is acknowledged on 11th May (Australia, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Belgium, and USA). The time honoured gift in the USA is a bouquet of white carnations (representing deceased mothers) and pink carnations (representing living mothers). The Australian traditional gift is the chrysanthemum.

Corporate Gifts:

Used in modern day business management as motivators, appreciators, promotional and sales closures. Activity gifts, e.g. relaxation/pamper gifts, or high adrenalin thrill gifts make for a refreshing change form the classic company logo memorabilia.

The Gift:

Consider the recipient’s perceived value of the gift, the intention of the gift, gift themes, and presentation. For certain gifts the location and season may also need to be considered in your selection e.g. activity gifts, or availability of certain floral blooms.

Purchase Factors:

Value: Careful selection of one unique, eminent present is a far better approach than bulk, lesser value gifts. “One gift creates appreciation, many gifts create expectation." (Author: Tony Bright). Budget: This must be set quite high on the priority list, unless a consortium is an option where you have decided upon the ideal gift but funds are restricted. Ease of ordering and any return polices must be considered.

The internet currently has taken a significant hold in searching for both gift ideas, ease of ordering, and payment. No need to take a exasperating, wearisome, time consuming trip to your local shopping centre, and fight with traffic/ parking spots! Further there are no aggressive sales folk to contend with when online shopping.

Online shopping frees your time to browse any time of day or night…the true 24/7 shop! In stock / availability of the ideal gift… a pertinent factor with many en vogue gifts. Delivery can be organized either direct to your door or the beneficiary’s, many online gift companies provide gift wrapping services. Shipping / delivery costs and time need to be observed. Quality and Value for money are essential.

The above is intended to act as a quick recommendation to your search for the ideal gift, for all occasions. Remember, ingenuity and the gratification in giving and receiving far exceeds the matching dollar for dollar in gift exchange.

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