Before we get into that issue there is a question I would like to ask you.
How many weddings have you been to where the same marriage gift has been given by at least two guests?
I remember one wedding I went to where the bride had been given three toasters (two of them were part of matching sets with other kitchen equipment). Think about the disappointment both the wedding couple and the actual guests must have felt at that time. Apart from that someone was going to have to go round the different department stores with receipt in hand and attempt to do some exchanges. Who would set out to really embarrass their friends in public in that way on such a special occasion?
But can you get around the problem of duplicate gifts? Or to put it another way.
How do we find a truly unique gift that will really be special to the recipient?
If your gift can be found in any department store locally then it will not stand out as something that you have spent time and trouble researching before purchasing.
A personalized gift idea will cause someone to think about you with fond memories whenever they see it or use it.
There are a lot of unique gift ideas on the market but we need to ask some questions.
* Can you really say the gift you are about to buy someone is truly unique? * Would someone automatically think you had gone to some trouble to find something different to everyone else? * Is it personalized in some way to say that it was bought for that person alone rather than a unwanted gift being reused? * Will the gift last longer than a bouquet of flowers or the bottle of wine that is here today and gone tomorrow? * Is it something that even the person who seems to have everything doesn’t have?
If you go through the above list can you still say that your unique gift idea is unique enough to know that it will not be duplicated?
Ron Thomson as the developer of BeRomantic.com had to struggle to continually research and find romantic gifts for couples worldwide. In the end he found one perfect gift idea almost on his own doorstep and helped bring it to an international market. “When I first saw the concept of helping someone become a Lord or Lady I thought it was fantastic and bought the company.” Over the last four years it has been developed with a much better presentation package and a completely revised new Laird of Jura Handbook. Many recipients of this unique novelty gift idea have so loved the gift package they have since become customers buying for other friends. What better recommendation can any gift idea have?
- Ron Thomson
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