In December, among other things, we have a special expense item - gifts. We do not call for spending money on the cheap - we find an inexpensive purse and a priceless mind and heart. 1. Write the holiday budget before the salary. Why? Yes, because when the money on your hands, you feel rich and independent and risk planning so much that later you will have to go to the guests to feed up to the next salary. And in the period of "very soon the money will be given" financial sensations are as realistic as possible. Buying good gifts for the holidays is the main thing.
2. The list of "whom to give" is compulsory, because in the pre-holiday commotion it is easy to break from the chain and to collect unnecessary tinsel. Do not rely too much on discounts, analyze: a) whether the thing is worthwhile; b) If so, is it true that the money that is requested for it is not great; c) whether this inexpensive item is unique - is there around a dozen of the same, but twice cheaper. If all the answer is "yes" - well, pack!
3. Leave the credit card at home - too much shop designers have tried to make showcases seductively elegant. In this beauty, exceeding the limit is very easy.
4. Do not try to make everyone happy. Yes, those who lack spiritual warmth and material wealth, we have a lot, but you are not a Chinese sun, to warm everyone. The first - children, parents, beloved, further on the list - friends and colleagues. Well, if you want to brighten up a holiday for someone else and needy, please one, but significantly.
5. Attention - to the child's dreams of the addressee. Someone wanted a globe, and somebody put a labret. It is inexpensive, but worth ...
6. If you really buy gifts, it's not for a tick, but smart things you need. Because - declare a number of taboos.
On "dust collectors" (figurines of cubs, angels, pupae, photo frames ...).
Doubtful devaysy a la fan opener on batteries.
Winter banal, like balls with snow.
Great toys (poor masters do not know where to put them).
Musical instruments for young children (unless they decided to kill their parents).
When buying a good gift for the holiday you need to take seriously the choice. There are many tips on how to choose the right thing for the recipient, several of which we have given below.
Spectacular , but completely useless things: super-mega-tie to the one who put on a suit only at the prom, or a corset with stockings girlfriend-rocker.
Without an agreement with the recipient, animals, perfumes and kitchen utensils are not given. If a person is not close to you, do not give him clothes, sets for showering and shaving: first, bad taste; secondly, it's easy to make mistakes with size and taste.
And most importantly: do not need on-duty gifts, bought in a hurry in a shop around the corner. If you did not have time, it's better to spend something on a holiday table than on a stale goods, which on the occasion of the holiday got a chance to be sold.
Self-tied scarf, brooch made of felt, beaded pendant - author's things made with a soul and fiction, more valuable than many shops.
7. It is better not to save on children. For them, this is perhaps the most important holiday of the year - why traumatize the one who dreamed of a bicycle, tickets to a puppet theater? It is better for the whole world - with godparents, grandparents - to get together and fulfill the dream.
8. Give impressions.
Starry sky for a romantic - with the help of fluorescent stars; a snowy winter right in the house - with the help of snow in a balloon, polystyrene and snowflakes (remember, how in "Gossip Girl" Dan Humphrey pleased his Serena with such a gift?) ...
A Rich Thought
Even if your budget is tight, you can come up with a gift that will be more expensive for the recipient of all the diamonds in the world. Here are a few ideas.
Genealogical tree (can be done on sites) or a beautifully formatted report in the frame about the origin of the surname.
The book of your own recipes - if you cook well, and you have long been asked to share secrets.
A gift certificate for a crazy weekend, when a close person will "order music" from and to.
Author's label for the bottle with a drink.
Knowledge - a master class for anything, what you are strong and what the gift-holder wants to master. The acquisition of good gifts for the holidays is the main thing.