The Thought That Counts
December 16th 2006 01:57
The holiday season is just around the corner and all the shopping malls are full with "window" and "real" shoppers. Most people don't even know what to get for all the individuals on their lists. The bottom line is to guess what other people like and with any luck, they might like it. You don't even know what they have and what they don’t have. Well is the thought that counts!
I am sure that you have been to many Christmas party over the years. The moment of truth is when people start to open their presents right in front of you. You gave them the presents and crossed your fingers that they would like them. I don't know if you have noticed the expressions on their faces. The responds usually are, "Oh, wow!", "You don't have to!", "Ah hah", "I can use this", "Um, this looks like…", etc, and that tell, "You are a looser" because you did not go deep enough into people's mind to find out the gifts that they really want.
Some people are the "re-gifters" and their unwanted gifts can be recycled. They just have to be careful that who the original giver was. Sometimes when people go home with the gifts and all kind of questions automatically pop up inside their mind thinking about, "Why did he/she gave me this?" My theory is trying not to give a woman a scale or anti-wrinkle cream for a gift; otherwise, you will be a sinner for the rest of your life. Most of time when you want to give someone a present, your thinking would be leaned toward his/her taste. But the receiver would think that, "My gosh, I can't believe he/she has such a bad taste." Thereafter, you will have a reputation of Mr., Mrs., or Ms "bad taste"
My point is when you don't know what to give people then might as well give them any kind of certificate cards. This way they can get whatever they want and you can save your time picking things that people dislike. Another way is to give them the gifts along with their receipts so they can do the exchange (they will find out how much the gifts cost anyway). My point is that the holiday gift exchanging is not supposed to be a stressful event. It should be the moment of fun, love, and giving.
I am sure that you have been to many Christmas party over the years. The moment of truth is when people start to open their presents right in front of you. You gave them the presents and crossed your fingers that they would like them. I don't know if you have noticed the expressions on their faces. The responds usually are, "Oh, wow!", "You don't have to!", "Ah hah", "I can use this", "Um, this looks like…", etc, and that tell, "You are a looser" because you did not go deep enough into people's mind to find out the gifts that they really want.
Some people are the "re-gifters" and their unwanted gifts can be recycled. They just have to be careful that who the original giver was. Sometimes when people go home with the gifts and all kind of questions automatically pop up inside their mind thinking about, "Why did he/she gave me this?" My theory is trying not to give a woman a scale or anti-wrinkle cream for a gift; otherwise, you will be a sinner for the rest of your life. Most of time when you want to give someone a present, your thinking would be leaned toward his/her taste. But the receiver would think that, "My gosh, I can't believe he/she has such a bad taste." Thereafter, you will have a reputation of Mr., Mrs., or Ms "bad taste"
My point is when you don't know what to give people then might as well give them any kind of certificate cards. This way they can get whatever they want and you can save your time picking things that people dislike. Another way is to give them the gifts along with their receipts so they can do the exchange (they will find out how much the gifts cost anyway). My point is that the holiday gift exchanging is not supposed to be a stressful event. It should be the moment of fun, love, and giving.
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