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 …read more

I was talking to a nice young woman today while I was out getting coffee with my dog and she started talking about her cousin, which then led to her telling me what gifts she had just gotten her. She didn’t know that gifts are my specialty or that she was soon going to be the subject of my blog. Here’s the deal – her cousin was sick and her birthday was also coming up. So, she gave her cousin a get-well present (a book from a series that she knows her cousin is really into). That is right on track. A+ gift giving! She got something she knew her cousin would love and for no other reason than to surprise her in hopes of making her feel better. Not only that but a book is a great present for someone who is …read more