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●Gift Giving at Home and in Workplace（第1页）

●GiftGivingatHomeandinWorkplace

&estogiftgiving，theoldproverbhasalwaysbeen“it’sthethoughtthatts。”Andthoughwewree，it’ssafetosaythatatoherweallhavebeenguiltyofnotfolliftgivie。

Mostofuslovetogoshopping，buthowmanyofusliketobuythingsthatstrikeourfanotthefancyoftheret?Plus，it’snofuntobuysomethingyousideruglyortackyorridiculouslyoutofstyle，evenifthatitemisexactlywhatbestfriendoryoursisterwouldlove。

&，agtivie，whenpurgagiftforsomeoneelse，youshouldastethatoftheret。

&RulesofGiftGiving

&giftshouldshowthatyouiletimeahatyouactuallycaredabouttheprefereheret。Ifyougotheextramile，it’smorelikelythattheretwilllovethegift。Whenyoudoimeaoyourseleofgiftstheret’ssmilewillbeforced，whichisasuresigliketheirgift。What’sworse，you’llbothknowit。Theirforcedsmilewillbefollowedbythatunfortableowhichtwothingsusuallyhappeliesandsaystheylovethegiftandyouscrambletofisotheythegiftassoonasyouleave。Theeasiestwaytoavoidthisproblemistopurchasefiftthattheyarereallylike。

■GiftEtiquette

&waytoavoidthisistofihinginoweeheret。Sitdowhinkaboutthereceyoufigurethisout，youeasilydelimitawouldbesafeshoppingaround。

Forexample，ifyoubothlikegardening，buyagarde，andfillitwithgardeningtools。Ifyoubothenjoythesamemusic，youwouldbesafeinpurgaandfillingitwithCDsyouwouldlike。

■TasteortheLackThereof

Thereisnoagfortaste。Justgrityourteethandbuythatuglyyelloiththebrowyoursisterwantssobadly。You’llpreservethegift-givingmagiforceyoursisterlybondforlife。Asuglyasyouthinkitis，she’llloveyouallthemit。Knowingyoumadeherhappyismuchmorefunthanshoppingforaniksweaterthatwouldhavelookedperfeyou。

■AppreciatedorNot

Givingagiftisanadness。Whensomeonesendsagifttosomeoheexpectedrea，whiotalwaysreceived，isgratitude。Therefore，whenoforwhateverreasoiseshouldbetoofferasihank-youiurn。

Itmattershank-younotearrivesbytelephoneoremailoridoesmatter，however，isthattheretappreciatesthegift。

■Flifts

Flowersmaybesentbyalmosteveryooalmostatymuyo，suchasweddings，birthdays，showers，thank-you’s，ahostessgift，andamyriadofothers。Flowersaresideredbymostthtfulgift。Whilesomepeoplearetlysendihersseldomdo。Soberemembernottoassumethatweshouldn’tsendflowersbecausewethinkthoseweaffoodeureofagiftisalreatterhowsmallthegiftis。

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Attimes，moularpresentofall，anditmayalsobeaneasywayofavoidingthegeofselegtheperfectgift。Thereareveryfewteenagersandelderlywhodonotfavortheideaofalittleextraspendingdforthosewhodohandingiftcertificatetotheirfavoritestoremayseemalittlemorepersonalized。

■GiftGivingatWork

Giftgiviheionships，bothathomeandattheworkplace。Usually，bossessetupasystemwheregiftsaregiventoexemplaryemployeesintheformoftheeverpiftbasketsiftcertificates，whichareeasyontheeyesahebudget。

Addititheholidays，manypaniesexgegiftsorductSetaprograms。Notoypesofactivitiesbreakupthebdailygrind，buttheyalsoservekeepinggoodwillandcheerflhouttheamaniactime。

&ofSurprise

Ifyouwahat’llberememberedallyearlongbytheret，youyinationtowork。Listentowhattherettalksabout，particularlyiftheysaytheyhing。Forinstance，ifapersohey’dlovetopaintbutime，theofpaintsabetheperfectgifttoistarted。

Oally，you’lleacrossaretwhoseemstohaveeverything。That’swhenyouaginationrunwild。Yourpurposeinthisethingthatwillsurprisea。Buyagiftthattheymayheywawhichreflectstheirpersonality。You’llshowthemthatyoualayattentiontoaheyhavetosay。

■Thank-youNotes

Properlyappregthepersoisalsoveryimportant。Thank-younhlyreeisreceived，regardlessofthereasift。TheThank-youhavetobeaformalorevemattersisthesehehethank-younoteshouldalwaysbehandwritten。