One of my close friend used to call me as giftingideas.com. So I thought to share my perception of gifting. I am not here to share any gifts or gifting ideas in particular but
I am here to share my feelings about how a perfect gift can be bought or
created to convey your feelings.
God has given us only one life. Yes this is Shahrukh khan’s dialogue.
And I am a person who believes in this dialogue. I believe in making moments special for myself and my loved ones. Now how do you make someone feel special? Simple. By expressing that he or she is special and Gifting is nothing but a
form of Expression.
What is the first thing that comes to
your mind when you have to gift someone? Don’t answer that because I already
know, the question that comes is money and the answer is always a bottle of deo
or perfume. But do you really want to gift a perfume? This doesn’t mean that
perfume is a bad gift but is that the correct gift?
You might be wondering that I am
provoking you people to spend more money in order to get the correct gift. No,
I am not.
Well, the mystery behind a perfect
gift is never money but it is a message.
A Message that You want to convey.
Some gifts communicate understanding, others intimacy. Some say ” I want
you to cook more and enjoy your hobby”, others “You should look after
yourself”. What gifts communicate is seldom attached to their price tag.
Some of the gifts can be practically free for the giver but can say so much
that they become immensely valuable. For example, an empty bottle of wine which you finished
together remembering the old times or print out of the heavy bill paid by your
friend with personal notes. These gifts are precious and would be cherished
through out your life.
A very common line of thinking is
- What does my friend want? Its common but alas it is
flawed. Rather the question that you
should be asking to yourself is what do I want to say to the person? The problem is that we think about giving gifts as the
exchange of physical objects whereas it is nothing but a form of communication.
When you gift someone, what you are
actually doing is speaking to him or her.
This line of thinking could help you come up with some
slightly off beat gifts and they will be meaningful. One gift that I had given
recently to my friend is a box full of clips and rubber bands. She has a habit
of losing them very frequently and so I gifted her to convey the message that its
ok to break or lose your clips daily.
Gifts
can be naughty or can be an emotional one. Never stick to a category because
everything in this world has its own
charm. Now if your friend likes to sleep and is a fan of Kareena Kapoor, you
can buy a pillow cover with her picture printed. The message conveyed would be
that you want your friend to enjoy his sleep, sleep with Kareena :)
Now that we have learnt the art to choose the gift, let me give
you some tips to be considered.
- Wrap it. The wrapping does count. You can tie it up with a ribbon, use some stickers, glitters if you can. Let the mystery and the surprise factor be alive till the time gift is revealed.
- Include a note or a card. No anonymity please. You can write nice and short and sweet message on the card in your own handwriting. Or write a poem if your friend is that special. It will make his/her day.
- As I said before, price of the gift does not matter at all. So please do not forget to remove the price tag until and unless your intention is to show off the price.
- Try to make the gift as much personalized as you can. Gift is given by you not by the gift store or gift company. You can personalize by writing or drawing or using some photos.
Keep expressing and keep gifting. And next time when you buy a gift, think of the message which you want to convey. Stay Happy :)
