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No matter what the occasion is for giving a present, it should be something the receiver wants, not something you want to buy for them.  Too often a gift is bought because it strikes the fancy of the buyer without much thought to the person who will actually get that nicely wrapped box.

In a restaurant, if a customer asked for French toast, they would get told many things if they brought pancakes instead to the patron. The gift giving should be a concentrated effort to find out what the person actually wanted, would enjoy and use before that package is given. 

Did you ever wonder why so many long lines on the exchange areas, in the stores, take place after Christmas gift giving? Those items were not wanted. Those people got pancakes when they wanted French Toast. If some of these ideas are followed, I am certain the lines will be shorter and you will see your gift around the person you gave it to.

The reason so many unwanted gifts are given is that the person was not asked what they wanted.  All year long, an astute person listens to the people they will be purchasing items for around the holidays.  If they pay attention during the year, there will be no reason to ask what is wanted. It will be known. When the celebration time is near, some people get desperate since they have no clue about the item they should get. They have not paid attention and it is now too late to ask the person what they want.  Too embarrassed to find out, a gift is bought for that receiver.  It just might be Pancakes instead of French Toast, but at least the gift giving is fulfilled.

For that one great reason;  giving an appreciated gift, planning ahead is such a great idea. It is not too late to start planning today so the pancakes are not given when French Toast is desired.  You will find, the cost has little to do with the way the gift is received. The money put into a gift, for most people is insignificant. The thought behind the present is monumental.

Re gifting is a trend now because a person gets an unwanted gift.  The secret to that idea is to make sure that gift is never seen by the original gift giver.  Again, the present of pancakes was given when French Toast was wanted, so the gift went out the door to another person. Not much thought  could not have gone into getting rid of an unwanted gift. The person that initially gave that gift will not see it used, appreciated or enjoyed since it was re gifted.

Thinking ahead of time will be so worthwhile. I am sure most of us have received a gift that we neither wanted, could use or would enjoy.  Some are kept just because we don’t want to hurt the feelings of the presenter of that gift. So the pancakes will just “BE” instead of the French Toast that could have done so much more for us and for the giver also.