Creative Gift Buying
Everyone must have experienced this at some point: that horrible feeling when that carefully chosen present for a loved one which you agonised over and wore out shoe leather (or your mouse finger) to find, is opened... and the look on their face says it all. It’s not what they wanted, and try as they might to be polite and tell you otherwise, you know. Few people have a good enough poker face to cover it up. So, how do you avoid that sinking feeling, and buy a gift that will really mean something?
Creative Thinking
People often make present buying errors because their thinking when trying to choose was too narrow. They think about what things the person they’re buying for already has, what things they like to do, and what they might need. The problem is, chances are if someone already has a strong interest in something, they’ll already have bought anything they want or need that’s related to it. Often what’s needed is to look for something different. Rather than traipsing around shops getting frustrated, consider looking at gift experiences. These are now widely offered, and allow you to buy your loved ones a day doing something they’ll really enjoy, whether that’s something they’ve always wanted to try but never had the chance, something that’s related to an existing interest, or something that’ll simply surprise them.
Adventurous Experiences
Many of the experiences on offer are adventure activities, and there are more to choose from than you might think. Some examples:
- Driving day: speed round a racetrack in a sports car, drive a tank or go off-road in a powerful four-wheel drive vehicle.
- Flying day: take to the skies in a helicopter, or learn to fly a plane.
- Watersports: get wet on a jet-ski, surfboard or white water raft.
Relaxing Experiences
Not everyone craves an adrenaline rush, and there are plenty of experience days which allow you to sit back and be pampered for a change. Here’s just a few:
- Photoshoot: have a make-over and get some stunning professional photos while you're looking your best.
- Spa day: unwind with the ultimate pampering experience.
- Hotel Break: get away from it all and be looked after.
Whatever experience you choose, the memories will last forever - unlike those books, CDs or socks you could’ve bought, which would probably have ended up collecting dust or found their way to a charity shop in a couple of years.
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