| If you need to watch your money, go for small, | | | | someone mentions a small need or desire, |
| simple gifts, but always do quality! Showing class is | | | | because this could guide you to an excellent gift in |
| always superior to tackiness and they will feel | | | | the future. Surprisingly, most people have not |
| more special and associate you with quality. A | | | | gotten the item for themselves even half a year |
| cheaply made or cheesy gift is not likely to be | | | | later. |
| favorably remembered by adults, but will soon | | | | Be careful giving gifts in the nature of the |
| become their clutter. Better to give one or two | | | | recipient's expertise unless they have mentioned |
| special flowers than a whole bouquet of common | | | | specifically what they want or you are certain of |
| supermarket flowers. Inexpensive, tasteful, quality | | | | what will be well received. If they are an excellent |
| gifts might include: homemade preserves, four or | | | | gardener, you might wish to avoid giving plants or |
| more quality cloth napkins, a bottle of wine, a well | | | | garden tools. If they are a wine connoisseur, it's |
| made scented candle, a living plant, gourmet rice, | | | | safest not to give wine. Their desires will be |
| a local item from a recent trip such as a wheel of | | | | specific in these areas and it would be easy to |
| cheese or a bar of handmade soap, or a small | | | | miss the mark. On the other hand a quality, |
| box or bar of gourmet chocolate. | | | | expensive gift in that area might be a great |
| To score a perfect match, choose items that | | | | success if they don't already have it. |
| most people use or that you know they in | | | | If you are giving anything in media, such as a |
| particular will use, and then just give quality. Avoid | | | | book, dvd, or music, it is safest to give items |
| giving sweets to dieters and diabetics, wine to | | | | that have been published this year, unless you |
| tea-totallers, books to non-readers, ties to casual | | | | know the item is on their wish list. |
| dressers, and so forth. Secretly write down when | | | | |