How to be a Great Giver of Gifts

Let’s face it, we’ve all been on the receiving end of a well-intentioned flop of a gift. 

Though of course we’re all big enough and emotionally mature enough to laugh it away (and start planning a trip to the local charity shop or recycling centre). 

I can remember as a child, a family friend became so synonymous with excruciatingly bad presents each Christmas, there was almost an audible holding in of breath around the room when their gift was pulled out from under the tree. 

Which all silently points towards not wanting to be the one gathering a similar reputation as a less than great giver of gifts, whether at Christmas or any other time. 

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken 

So - as someone desperately short of time - what are the fundamentals of being a GGG, that mean you can minimise time spent in pursuit of the perfect offering, and maximise the joy of the receiver? (And also your own joy of course for having nailed it.) 

And before you say it, the gift doesn’t have to be expensive to be good. Its value to the recipient will be much more than that. It’s about thought, creativity, effort, sentiment, and visualisation. 

It might not surprise you to know the team at Consider it Done is frequently asked for interesting gift ideas. So we like to think that we are somewhat experts in the art of finding a great gift. 

Bonus: with you-know-what just around the corner, we are bringing good tidings early and will be sharing our pro-tips on being a GGG, alongside Consider it Done’s Cool Christmas Gift Guide for 2023. 

There are 194 in all, covering every scenario and recipient type we could think of. From gifts for hosts, to siblings, as well as teachers and tutors, grandparents, in-laws, the lot. 

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