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How to Become a Gift War Veteran
Stupid grandma. Beat me again. How are you supposed to pick a gift that shows that you care when other people pick gifts that show that they care about $150 more? It’s a situation you’ve surely been in. At a birthday party or large Christmas to-do and you brought a very nice present only to … Continue reading
This one is too big, this one is too little, this one is just wrong.
There are few gift giving rules that apply across different people… but I might have found one. My son doesn’t want clothes, my sister in law does. My brother still wants action figures but my nieces think he’s crazy. Because giving good gifts is so hard, we don’t spend a lot of time thinking … Continue reading
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Don’t Want Your Gift Returned? Don’t get this.
No one wants their gift returned. I mean, you have to be realistic, your gift might not become their favorite thing in the world. But if your gift is returned you’ve done worse than just getting them a gift card. They have to find where the gift came from, get credit or cash from the … Continue reading
Research That Allows You to Peer Into Your S.O.’s Brain – And Pick Better Gifts
You don’t know your significant other (S.O.) as well as you think you do. It’s not your fault, no one does. We can spend a lifetime pursuing them and yet there will always be more to know of each other, more to discover. That’s what keeps it fun, I think. But as charming as mystery … Continue reading
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Does This Mean a Present is Better Than a Gift Certificate?
Pop quiz: Which will your gift recipient like more? A present that you buy them or a gift certificate that they can use to buy the same present. tick…tick…tick… Did you guess the gift certificate? The gift certificate seems to make a lot of sense because it has the advantage of both getting the present or … Continue reading
Can This Help Your Friends Pick Better Gifts?
Your friends need your help. But they won’t ask for it. If you have a birthday coming up they don’t know what to get you. They may know your interests and hobbies, but out of the worlds of your (no doubt) fascinating pursuits they don’t know what you need and want now. So it goes … Continue reading
It’s Not About the Benjamins
Quick, name one way to make a gift impressive. Quick, quick, quick! Unless I spoiled things with the title of this article you probably thought that spending more makes a gift more impressive. I would have thought so too, but we’d both be wrong. It turns out that when psychologists tested whether price was linked to … Continue reading
The Three Steps to Getting Better Gifts
You know you want to ask. 99.99% of gift advice on the internet is about finding a good gift idea for someone else. This isn’t one of those articles. You know you want to ask but let me save you the awkwardness and ask for you: how can I get my family to buy me … Continue reading
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The Best Gift Ideas for Anyone
You’re about to miss your chance. Some day soon you are going to go shopping for a gift and come home with the wrong thing. You’re going to waste money and time picking out a gift that your giftee doesn’t want. How do I know? Because I did the same thing for decades. I used … Continue reading
Here’s a Quick Way to Find Great Duck Gifts
Whether they want a mallard duck to hunt or a rubber duck to squeeze, knowing where to start your search will save you time and money. With Christmas coming up I am doing a series of guides on picking great ‘theme’ gifts for people. Picking a theme for someone before picking a gift narrows down … Continue reading
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