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I've heard the advice to give a gift of something that you like, because people are bound to be disappointed if you try to cater to their interest. I'm into cyc
by gnarcoregrizz 4y ago
I've heard the advice to give a gift of something that you like, because people are bound to be disappointed if you try to cater to their interest. I'm into cycling, and I've received many cycling-related gifts, many of which I unfortunately haven't used. Meanwhile, I've had a few products that I'm really fond of that I've received good feedback about. A few examples are tools, flashlights, and one which was received exceptionally well - a nice pair of binoculars. It turns out the recipient uses their nice binoculars all the time now. I always like receiving those random type gifts as well.
When in doubt, alcohol is an easy one, provided the recipient isn't too snobby.
- switchbak 4y agoI've had the opposite experience a lot: I give a fancy niche thing, and get confused looks because they don't understand its value. Then again much of my family is terrible at graciously receiving gifts!
- kubanczyk 4y agoWait, are "confused looks" bad? I'd love to get a confusing gift.
- switchbak 4y agoWhen you go out of your way to get a special gift and the response is "thanks ... I guess", that's not really the desired outcome. A confusing gift sounds like fun, but an unwanted gift not so much.
- kubanczyk 4y agoCulture-dependent then. I did get dozens of impractical, boring, useless gifts that were a net zero value to me (or slightly less). I've never responded "thanks ... I guess" or implied that, because it'd be super-rude. Maybe not a full nuclear option, but a heavy offense, to be remembered for years.
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