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aggie49

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how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« on: May 16, 2011, 01:17:05 pm »
i have always tried to pick the perfect one but do screw it up every now and then i always ask what they want and then they say it's not what they want oh well :heart: :heart: :star: :star:

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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2011, 09:11:58 am »
If I don't know what specifically to get, I'll get a gift card from somewhere they like or I'll buy something that I really like that way if they don't like it, I can keep it & then give them something else or a gift card.
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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2011, 10:45:10 am »
These days, I usually give cash or a gift card.

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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2011, 08:32:09 am »
I am seriously terrible at picking gifts for people. It would be super easy to give giftcards and money but I feel like that is so impersonal. Then again that's better than getting someone something they don't want or need at all  :-

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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2011, 08:33:51 am »
picking the perfect presant is very hard...but if i know the person well its super easy:) NEW TO FUSION CASH

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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2011, 08:36:55 am »
For some people I can always pick the perfect present and for others I never can lol
Maybe it has something to do with the maturity of the receiver? I'm not sure. For most people I do good on this though.

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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2011, 10:06:20 am »
I knew someone who did their shopping all year long.  She actually did pick almost the perfect present for everyone.  We know she gave a lot of thought into her choices.  I know I was very pleased with my presents. 

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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2011, 10:37:23 am »
times have made it this way

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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2011, 09:19:28 am »
I am seriously terrible at picking gifts for people. It would be super easy to give giftcards and money but I feel like that is so impersonal. Then again that's better than getting someone something they don't want or need at all  :-
   Add a personal touch to a giftcard---I usually buy something small that I know the person can use and find a way to include the giftcard as the "bigger" item.  I've given a "tower of giftcards" before using 5 or 6 boxes with a giftcard for a different place or item in each box, given wreaths with assorted giftcards attached around it, put a person's favorite wrapped candy in nice candy bowl and hid a gift card in the middle, and even sent someone on a "treasure hunt" that involved them following a map with clues to the next "treasure" which was a gift card.  The possibilities are endless especially now that giftcards aren't just for typical stores/restaurants anymore but now there are gift cards for itunes, bookstores, spas, online gaming, pet stores/grooming, hobby stores, theaters, gas stations (give everyone a good laugh and give them gas for their birthday/Christmas,  it's something they will definitely use, appreciate and remember with a chuckle forever).  There's LOTS of fun to be had with giving giftcards!!  :thumbsup:

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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2011, 09:31:54 am »
Gift card and nice personal touch sounds good to me.  I NEVER know what to buy.

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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2011, 09:36:49 am »
Go shopping with the person that you are buying for.  And when you hear them say, "I just love that" go buy it for them.

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Re: how many of us know how to pick the perfect present
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2011, 09:39:02 pm »
I always pick the best present because i wont buy a present for someone without telling them, ha. no surprises for me!

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