Well, were still in the heat of summer. Not much gifting going on for most people. I thought I'd take some time and go over what does make a gift unique. I've already ranted about what doesn't count, so here is my rave for what does.
- Functional - I don't consider a gift "unique" unless the person I'm giving it to will actually use it. It is very easy to get some off the wall present that won't ever get used, much harder to find that different gift that the person receiving it didn't know they needed. Above all else, when I'm shopping for something unique I want to make sure the gift will be useful.
- New to receiver -Just because you've used a particular item for years doesn't mean that when you're shopping for gifts you should discount your own experience. If you've found something that is particularly useful that you couldn't live without, that may qualify as a unique gift so long as you buy a new one and the person getting the gift has never seen/used the item before. Your own experiences are the best when thinking about that perfect gift
- One-of-a-kind - If you can get something custom made (or maybe even hand make a gift yourself) that is truly the only one of its kind you have a good step towards a unique gift. Just because there is nothing else like it doesn't mean it is functional, which is an important step, but its a good start.
I usually start to get Ideas for unique Christmas gifts very early, I'll try to post some of the good finds as well as some train wrecks of unhappiness that are the sad attempts at "uniqueness"
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