Comments on: Giving gifts – the whys and wherefores http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/ Everything balances out in the end Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:26:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: desigirl http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-429 desigirl Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:40:12 +0000 http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/09/04/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-429 you and me, Ams - our minds run much along the same way. To spam or not to spam and thot, hell, its funny! We probably need therapy. you and me, Ams – our minds run much along the same way. To spam or not to spam and thot, hell, its funny! We probably need therapy.

]]> By: Amrita http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-428 Amrita Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:35:26 +0000 http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/09/04/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-428 Hey DG, pls don't delete the spam above, it's hilarious! Hey DG, pls don’t delete the spam above, it’s hilarious!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-427 Daniel Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:16:56 +0000 http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/09/04/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-427 I couldn't understand some parts of this article Giving gifts - the whys and wherefores, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Giving gifts – the whys and wherefores, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

]]> By: desigirl http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-426 desigirl Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:02:01 +0000 http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/09/04/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-426 choxbox: oh how could i forgotten the 'return gifts'! DUH! choxbox:
oh how could i forgotten the ‘return gifts’! DUH!

]]> By: choxbox http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-425 choxbox Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:43:47 +0000 http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/09/04/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-425 hi desigirl. like the idea of gifting experiences. for kids i think books work well. what i find painful is also is the return gift bit - bags full of junk from woolworths or some such. hi desigirl.

like the idea of gifting experiences. for kids i think books work well. what i find painful is also is the return gift bit – bags full of junk from woolworths or some such.

]]> By: desigirl http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-424 desigirl Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:06:57 +0000 http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/09/04/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-424 Premalatha, Activity gifts get a big thumps up from me and S too. Yep had a lovely holiday. When's your scan? Ams, <i>everybody loves a memory</i> - you've nailed it there! I made S a photobook for his birthday and that has gone down a treat too. Made a similar collage of all her grandkids pix for my gran for her 70th and she went all misty-eyed. Now, can you put a price tag on such things, I ask? Premalatha,
Activity gifts get a big thumps up from me and S too. Yep had a lovely holiday. When’s your scan?

Ams,
everybody loves a memory – you’ve nailed it there! I made S a photobook for his birthday and that has gone down a treat too. Made a similar collage of all her grandkids pix for my gran for her 70th and she went all misty-eyed. Now, can you put a price tag on such things, I ask?

]]> By: Amrita http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-423 Amrita Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:40:59 +0000 http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/09/04/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-423 Great post DG - why is that people think that the price tag is the be-all and end-all of gifting? Just keeping the recipient in mind is the simplest and most effective way of buying someone a gift. and if you truly have no idea what to give, buy some goddamned flowers or sweets! not all of us can be the kind of givers who instinctively know just what to buy for someone but we can all make a tiny bit of effort, can't we? And photos are absolutely genius! I never got thanked so profusely as when i made a collage of some old b&w photos for my aunt, framed it, and gave it to my aunt for a housewarming gift. everybody loves a memory. Great post DG – why is that people think that the price tag is the be-all and end-all of gifting? Just keeping the recipient in mind is the simplest and most effective way of buying someone a gift. and if you truly have no idea what to give, buy some goddamned flowers or sweets! not all of us can be the kind of givers who instinctively know just what to buy for someone but we can all make a tiny bit of effort, can’t we? And photos are absolutely genius! I never got thanked so profusely as when i made a collage of some old b&w photos for my aunt, framed it, and gave it to my aunt for a housewarming gift. everybody loves a memory.

]]> By: Gifting rules « ????? ???? http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-422 Gifting rules « ????? ???? Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:44:30 +0000 http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/09/04/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-422 [...]  5. And, Desigirl tells her experience and has some suggestions on gifiting ideas. [...] [...]  5. And, Desigirl tells her experience and has some suggestions on gifiting ideas. [...]

]]> By: Premalatha http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-421 Premalatha Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:28:47 +0000 http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/09/04/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-421 Hey, forgot to mention, Welcome back. Have seen all the photos. Looks like you had a wonderful time there. Will talk to you soon. Hey, forgot to mention,
Welcome back. Have seen all the photos. Looks like you had a wonderful time there. Will talk to you soon.

]]> By: Premalatha http://www.lavanyad.com/home/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-420 Premalatha Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:27:26 +0000 http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/09/04/giving-gifts-the-whys-and-wherefores/#comment-420 Hi, That question was by <a href="http://wondernoon.blogspot.com/2007/08/gifting.html" rel="nofollow">noon</a>, but, yes I have same thoughts too. And as cooking something delicious goes, if the other person gives me recipie for their authentic thingy, then I get the feeling why did I bother. But I used to bake cakes for birthday kids. People used to love them. :-) (I have stopped making them now. May be I should start again.) Good write up. I like activity gifts too. Hi,
That question was by noon, but, yes I have same thoughts too.

And as cooking something delicious goes, if the other person gives me recipie for their authentic thingy, then I get the feeling why did I bother. But I used to bake cakes for birthday kids. People used to love them. :-)
(I have stopped making them now. May be I should start again.)

Good write up. I like activity gifts too.

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