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Stress Free Gift Giving

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Stress Free Holiday Gifts


As the joys of the holiday season fast approach so do the stresses of the season.  One of the biggest anxieties is the age old pressure to give everyone on your list the “right” present.  The best gifts are the ones that show you “get” the person who receives it.  Add up everyone on your list and it can be very overwhelming. 


Here are five creative tips to conquer holiday gift giving stress:


Tip 1 – Make a list and check it twice.  Five minutes planning will save you hours of fruitless searching.  Download a holiday helper list like the one at http://www.bookbouquet.com/hohegili.html and list names, budget amounts and gift ideas for everyone you’ll be shopping for this year.

Tip 2 – Hobbies and activities are great clues about what a person loves.  Gift expert, Kim Shanahan recommends books about topics like cooking, photography, travel or whatever their “thing” is.  The great thing about books is they cover every topic under the sun, and make thoughtful gifts.  You can even get a custom book themed gift at www.BookBouquet.com.

Tip 3 – Follow their passion by giving a gift that matches their beliefs.  If they are into recycling, going green, saving the whales gift them with something that matches.   With the Natural Resources Defense Council https://www.nrdcgreengifts.org/  you can plant a tree in a rain forest, adopt a wolf in Yellowstone or protect polar bears. 

Tip 4 – Take advantage of their circumstances.  New baby, new house, new job…if there is a major life change you can give a gift that revolves around that.   


Tip 5 - Use their facebook page for gift ideas.  When you read their wall what are they talking about?  A new book, new movie, favorite tv show, diet, exercise?  You can get a lot of gift ideas just by doing a quick wall scan.