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How to Buy a
Good Gift by B. Dear Have you ever purchased a Christmas or birthday gift for someone only to find out that they have taken the gift back to the store? Do people often open gifts from you with an odd look on their face? If these things are happening to you, you might be a poor gift buyer. Not to worry. I can help you
remedy this. After reading this article, people will look forward to
receiving
gifts from you. The likely root of the problem. There are two major reasons why people buy the wrong gifts. Generally, poor gifters are poorly informed about what the other person might like, or they are shopping for themselves when they should be shopping for others. Let me explain this second reason a bit further because it may be a bit difficult to understand. Some people have a particularly difficult time realizing that other people have different needs, wants and values than their own. These people do not understand that just because a gift is something that they want, it is not necessarily something that everyone else would want. These people tend to shop for themselves and assume that since they think this item is good, and they have "good taste", that everyone else will like it as well. The remedy for poor gift buying. By doing a little research and spending some time studying what this person might want, you can probably make a pretty good guess at what they might like. Make a list of possible items based on the things that they like to do, and start there. Friends and family may also provide some useful information to help you make a decision on what would be best.Do a little research before your shopping trip. The secret to buying a good gift is determining what a person’s needs and desires are, and fulfilling them. The key to being a good gift buyer will be thoughtfulness. You will have to do some homework and get to know a few things about how other people make decisions to determine what they like. It will also be a goood exercise in how to understand these people better. What do they like? What are their hobbies? What do they enjoy doing? Is there an activity that they like to do? Buying them a gift that enhances the enjoyment of this activity should always be welcome. Buy a gift that will remind them of good times. If there is a favorite baseball card that they loved as a kid and lost, buying them another copy of this card will bring back positive feelings. It shows thoughtfulnessWhat are their likes and dislikes? Exploring this person’s likes and dislikes won’t necessarily determine a good gift to buy. It will, however help you to refine your search. Here is an example. If you buy a shirt for a person from a company who dislikes this particular company because the company produces their shirts overseas using foreign labor, chances are this gift won’t be a hit even if the person needs shirts. Learning that they dislike this company will help you to choose a more suitable company to buy the shirt from. What do they
really need?
Buying an item that a person really needs or wants will be a hit since
it is
relieving the associated stress the receiver is experiencing from not
having
the item. If more they really need or want this item, you more of a
hero you
will be. Expensive gift does not equal good gift. Another common mistake when shopping for gifts is assuming that an expensive gift equals a good gift. This isn’t necessarily true. If the gift is bad, but expensive, it can create feelings of guilt for the receiving party since they know that you sacrificed so much to buy this gift. If you have any additional information to add to this list, I'd love to hear about it. Please send any comments, questions or other remarks to contact@pro-think.com. |
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