If you read last Sunday’s post, you know that I helped a client find a gift for a long time friend and employee for her birthday. He felt this was an especially important gift because, having been born two days before Christmas, her birthday is often overshadowed by all of the holiday hustle.

Well, my client did something very nice for me – he sent me a copy of an e-mail he received after she had opened her present. Not only did she LOVE her present (she said it much more enthusiastically and with a lot more “love”s in her note) but she also appreciated the card he sent along with her gift that tied the present and the thoughtfulness behind it all together. This is really an important part of what I do for clients. I don’t just give a list of the “hottest gifts for 2009″ or whatever year it happens to be. I really give clients ideas based on what they are telling me about the recipient. This not only helps me find the right gift for the recipient, but also the right gift for their relationship. If I hadn’t picked a gift that suited them both, he would have never been able to write such a thoughtful card to go along with the present – because, when it comes right down to it, I helped him choose the perfect present, I didn’t choose it for him.

It was really very special for me to get such positive feedback and I had a smile from ear to ear as I read her thank you. It gives me great pleasure to give that sort of happiness – to both client and recipient – because he was just as thankful and happy that he had gotten her a perfect and personal present!

So, the next time you need a gift, you can submit your request via my Sleuthing Sunday form and have a chance to win my help for free or you can ensure The Gift Detective is on your case by hiring me to do a little present P.I. work!

As always, Happy gifting!

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