May 14, 2010

I Love Giving; I Just Don’t Enjoy Thinking: I’m Thankful For the Online World

While I hate to decide on what to give someone for a particular gift giving occasion, I do actually enjoy giving nice presents to those who mean a lot to me.  It used to take me forever to choose a gift.  Now, though, I just turn to the Internet.  I don’t mean that I just go online to buy a gift, although that is where I do most of my buying.  No, I mean that I go to the web to get gift ideas.

My gifts tend to be things that I would like to receive.  Believe me, I can find lots of things that I would love by going to just a few sites filled with reviews and suggestions.

For example, I adore food.  Consequently, I often give food as a gift.  The Internet has a lot of food gift ideas.  I might stumble across an idea for a specialty fruit basket, or a wide selection of gourmet cheeses (probably my favorite).  Indeed, I recently gave my son a birthday gift certificate for six live lobsters to be delivered directly to him.  Now I just have to invite myself over for whatever occasion that they choose to have them.

I also love toys.  I am a man, after all.  Of course, I’m a bit old for Sponge Bob, so my idea of the perfect toy is usually something electronic.  I am admittedly a sucker for anything that blinks, whirs or otherwise involves some sort of high tech magic.  There are so many places online where you can find reviews of electronic gift ideas, such as gaming systems, DVD players or even simple music players.  I can browse those sites for hours without getting bored!

Even as a man, I love jewelry, although I don’t really wear any except for watches.  But a lot of men, and almost all women, wear a lot of jewelry, and I have a sincere visual appreciation for it.  From bracelets to ear rings, from necklaces to unique key chains, I am alway looking out for unique gift ideas.

I guess the one kind of gift I don’t like is cash.  I mean, what’s the point?  If you’re going to give me twenty dollars, then I’ll give you thirty next year.  Of course, that means that you’ll have to at least match me the following year.  Let’s invest a little thought and keep the cash in our own wallets or use it to by a gift that shows that we’ve done our homework.

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