Before the holidays, be it a birthday, New Year, March 8 or February 23, many begin to get nervous because of the difficulties in choosing gifts for loved ones and just acquaintances. You need to put a piece of your soul into a gift.
What to give to unfamiliar people, how to make a choice of gifts
For example, if you give a set of soap and shampoo to an unfamiliar woman, making such a choice for her birthday, she may take it as a hint that she does not take good care of her hygiene. Of course, this will not necessarily be so, but you should still think about such nuances. If you don't know the person well enough, use formal gifts. You can give a picture, a vase, a set of good teas. Souvenirs made of glass, leather, ceramics, and crystal will always be appropriate. That is, the rules for choosing gifts prescribe, first of all, assessing the degree of closeness of acquaintance with the person being gifted.
It is also customary to give sweets and flowers. This is more about gifts for women. But in this case, you can miscalculate. Unfortunately, not all of the fair sex are fond of sweets (although, I must admit, the majority of women have a sweet tooth). You can also get into trouble with flowers, because people can have different tastes: some prefer roses, and some prefer tulips. In order not to be mistaken in choosing the type of flowers, it is better to unobtrusively check with the girl in advance which she likes best. Sometimes there is an allergy to flowers, it would also be good to know about this in advance. Therefore, taking into account the rules for choosing a gift, first find out about the person's attitude to what you are going to present to him. Only how to do this, so that a surprise comes out of the gift, everyone has to figure out for himself.
What to give to colleagues and boss
Gifts to people with whom you have a purely business relationship, such as a colleague or boss, must be formal. However, here you can show your imagination more actively. Working in one team, people will certainly learn something personal about each other, therefore gifts can be chosen from the circle of interests of the person to whom they are intended. For example, if you need to make a choice of a birthday present for a colleague, then you can present a book that is devoted to a topic that captivates a person, or, if it is known that a person collects a collection, you can present him with another item that will become its decoration.
If you are not sure that you know about the hobbies of your colleague, then writing utensils, a diary, a beautiful sculpture that can hint at the activities of this person in the workplace can become non-binding, but, nevertheless, necessary gifts. It can also be noted that the choice of a gift for a man is sometimes difficult due to the taciturnity and isolation of some representatives of the strong half. But here, too, you can find a way out.
You can safely give a smoking friend cigarettes (but you should know their brand), lighters or ashtrays.
When you are invited to a feast, you can buy fruit, juice, good quality liquor or cake. That is, here the choice of a gift for a man will not be different from that for a woman.
What to give to loved ones
If you are making a gift to loved ones, then the list here is simply huge. Basically, tips for choosing a gift relate to this particular category of people.
You can give jewelry made from natural stones, using precious metals, as well as delicate jewelry made with taste.
The choice of a gift for a man in this case also becomes wider. Men can get a shaving cream or shaving kit. However, some of the men prefer the cream of only one brand they love. It would not be superfluous to carefully learn about the existing habits of your friend, otherwise your gift may remain on the shelf in the bathroom. Also, men can give a barometer, watch, compass, knives, cufflinks, wallet. If a person is interested in tourism and sports, then sports equipment or a sleeping bag is quite suitable for a gift. However, all advice on choosing a gift may turn out to be meaningless if you purchase what the person already has.
As a gift for women, you can choose things that will be useful in the household, but, of course, it is also better to find out in advance whether these things really do not exist in the family, otherwise they will simply take up space in the apartment and collect dust. For example, you can give an iron, a night light, a beautiful tablecloth and napkins for it, a kettle.
As you can see, advice on choosing a gift can be given for a very long time. You have the right to choose something from the proposed list or come up with something of your own, original and unique, which will make an indelible pleasant impression on the hero of the occasion. If you succeed, then you can rightfully be proud of your imagination and enterprise. After all, it is known that sometimes giving gifts is much more pleasant than receiving. We are talking here, of course, only about those gifts in which the giver puts a piece of his soul.
