Mar
16
The Art Of Giving Great Gifts
The gifts my husband and I got at our wedding were what we expected. Literally. It was, after all, the stuff we registered for. No surprises there. But there is something a little bit sad about opening gifts you expect to get. I’m not trying to say that gift registries are a bad idea. On the contrary, they have helped avoid many embarrassing moments. For example, one time my friend got an anodized cookware set. She was thrilled! Until she opened two more. It was a really awkward moment for her and her guests.
So gift registries developed as a way to ensure people were giving, and getting, something useful. The problem with this is that the art of giving gifts has been completely lost. It’s too easy. You just check the registry, pick something, pay for it, and go home. What ever happened to the idea that it’s the though that counts? When did that become something negative?
The fact that gift-giving had become an empty act didn’t hit me until my new husband and I were putting away all the wedding gifts we had gotten. Bowls, pretty silver frames, cookware and bedding, they were all very nice. But my husband was obsessed with one gift. His cousin had gotten him an Alvarez acoustic guitar.
His cousin took the time and energy to get my husband something he really wanted. Something that was not on our registry. His cousin hates shopping, so the fact that he remembered something important to my husband as well as took that extra step to get it meant a lot. It was a kindness we both would remember always.
It was at that point I realized that I was really wanting to get my hands on a particular gift. My sister had gotten me a box full of scrapbooking materials. Gorgeous scrapbooking papers, stickers, paper punches, ribbon, rubber stamps and so many more things. I could hardly wait to open it up and start making pages with our wedding photos.
This, of course, was not on our wedding registry. It was just something my sister knew I would enjoy. The point here is that it’s these gifts, the ones that are given from the heart, that we really remember. And honestly, if getting thoughtful gifts means a few extra diaper pails at my baby shower, I’m willing to take the risk.
So the next time you have to buy a gift for someone, give it some thought before you go shopping. Of course, if you do not know them well or you are not the best gift-giver to start with, maybe leaning on the registry is okay. But if you do have any sort of relationship with the person, try not to fall back on what they ask for. Try instead, to give them something they’ll remember forever.
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