What Makes A Good Gift
Posted on August 18, 2008 - Filed Under Random
I am terrible at giving gifts. Especially for the people who are the most important to me (family, close friends, significant others etc.) I can never settle on the perfect gift, so I always panic and end up getting them alcohol. Being on the receiving end of some gifting love over the past couple of days, I came across two key insights as to what makes a good gift.
1. Make It Personal
Everyone loves to feel special. They like to be recognized for being unique. So try to get a gift that speaks to your unique relationship with the person. One that reminds them of a good experience that you both shared, or a hobby that you said that you wanted to pick up together. If all else fails, personalize it in the card. Get a blank card and write something that reminds them of why you think that they’re awesome.
If you’re a company, personalizing it can be as easy as saying happy birthday to them when they come in for their daily cup of coffee. Or sending you a cute stuffed animal at Christmas time. Or putting your name into a merge letter e-card.
2. Good Wrapping
The wrapping is all about the presentation and suspense. You don’t know what the gift it. Your mind starts to wander and explore the possibilities. Then you get to go to town on the wrapping paper and see what it is. It’s exciting! Samsung does an awesome job of creating a cool unpacking experience. Wrapping shows that you cared enough about person to take care of the presentation details. For a quick five minute job, you create an aura of excitement about the gifting experience. So don’t cop out with a gift bag, go to the dollar store and put in the 5 minutes it takes.
The most important thing it doesn’t always matter what the gift is. Or how much it costs. Or whatever. If you make someone feel special and seal it with love, your audience will love you back.
- Christian
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