anat0l
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(I apologise to those who do not celebrate Christmas for personal, religious or anti-capitalist reasons - this thread is not intended to offend)
Christmas is often a time for love, reflecting, being with family and.... giving. Giving gifts. For some of us this may not be a problem, but for some others, trying to find a gift for someone (a loved one especially) can be so difficult.
Some gifts are easy tokens to give away, like gift vouchers or cash (the latter seeming to work on little kids, unless they were expecting the latest Xbox/PS3/Wii game instead). For others, sometimes a piece of clothing will suffice (just hope you got their size correct - and "you'll grow into it" isn't a great cop-out). Maybe someone will benefit from that amenity kit you never used ("is it another one from Qantas, dear? Just add it to the pile with the other 16 in my dresser"). Or perhaps that perfume / alcohol you picked up at a bargain from the duty free sales from your previous trip. Chocolates are always a nice gift unless its the family who will end up eating it....with you (but choccies seem to work a treat at the office).
I'm the one who definitely has trouble finding great gifts. So....for the benefit of everyone else who might be in the same boat, and for others who wouldn't mind or are looking for other ideas, I've started this thread, with the basic question:
What are you thinking of getting others (your family, friends, colleagues, other important people in your life) for Christmas this year?
Hopefully all of us will get some great ideas and be able to spread some cheer around this Christmas with less stress.
Christmas is often a time for love, reflecting, being with family and.... giving. Giving gifts. For some of us this may not be a problem, but for some others, trying to find a gift for someone (a loved one especially) can be so difficult.
Some gifts are easy tokens to give away, like gift vouchers or cash (the latter seeming to work on little kids, unless they were expecting the latest Xbox/PS3/Wii game instead). For others, sometimes a piece of clothing will suffice (just hope you got their size correct - and "you'll grow into it" isn't a great cop-out). Maybe someone will benefit from that amenity kit you never used ("is it another one from Qantas, dear? Just add it to the pile with the other 16 in my dresser"). Or perhaps that perfume / alcohol you picked up at a bargain from the duty free sales from your previous trip. Chocolates are always a nice gift unless its the family who will end up eating it....with you (but choccies seem to work a treat at the office).
I'm the one who definitely has trouble finding great gifts. So....for the benefit of everyone else who might be in the same boat, and for others who wouldn't mind or are looking for other ideas, I've started this thread, with the basic question:
What are you thinking of getting others (your family, friends, colleagues, other important people in your life) for Christmas this year?
Hopefully all of us will get some great ideas and be able to spread some cheer around this Christmas with less stress.
