Buying holiday gifts for coworkers can be time consuming and sometimes a difficult exercise. In this article, let us try to see how we can make this whole process efficient, inexpensive and time saving.
1) Make a List.
This is the first and the most important step while buying holiday gifts for coworkers Make an exhaustive list of all the people you are working with. In this initial list, don't exclude anyone. Initially, just concentrate on writing the names. Also, If possible, then do write alongside each person his hobbies liking etc. (It may be a tough task initially, but it would help you in the long run to purchase the most unique gift for that particular person).
2) Prioritize.
Once your initial list is ready, then decide whom do you want to give the gift. As a general rule - You should buy gifts for your immediate superiors, your close coworkers and anybody who gave you a gift last time. You may also include the people form other departments like Accounts, Administration, etc, depending upon your relationship and interaction with them.
Remember, there is no need to give a gift to everyone at the office. Such an action might not be very much appreciated, and moreover, it might also not fit into your budget.
Also, since you might not know all the people personally / properly, So, it might be a little bit awkward situation presenting a gift to an unknown person.
Just Try to limit yourself to coworkers whom you know personally.
3) Once you have your priorities set, then decide upon your Budget for each prioritized list of coworkers.
Obviously, you have to make a budget, You don't want to overspend on giving the gifts, ( as the gifts may vary from being inexpensive to expensive). The value and the type of gift should correspond to your relationship and closeness with your coworker.
4) Decide upon what to give to each person.
This is related with point no. 1 , wherein I had mentioned to note down the likes, hobbies etc. of each person you know. this will help you decide the most unique and also inexpensive holiday gifts for coworkers .
5) To save time on buying gifts, mark out a day and a particular time on that day in your calendar to go out shopping.
You can choose a holiday / weekend, but preferably, set the time of visiting the store in the afternoon, because then the stores will not be too much overcrowded.
6) Don't forget the Greeting Cards.
Try to buy them at the same store where you are buying the other gifts. This would save a lot of time for you and would also prove to be in inexpensive way of shopping as you won’t have to go from one shop to another to buy just the cards. Usually, if you are buying a lot of stuff from one store, then they might give a give discount on the items as well as on the greeting cards.
Personalized Greeting Cards would add a special touch to your holiday gifts for coworkers
Just an inexpensive card on which is written "Best Compliments" can be sufficient. However, you may go in for different types of greeting cards if you wish and if you time and budget allows it.
7) Select the shops where gift wrap packing would be done easily,
This is quite essential, so that you do not have to do it yourself when you reach home. This would prove to be an inexpensive as well as a time saving option, as compared to the situation, where you buy the gifts from one store, then go to another store to buy the wrapping paper, cello tape etc. then going home and gift wrapping the gifts yourself.
8) Now you are ready with your gifts to present further to your coworkers.
I would be continuing with additional ideas and information pertaining to holiday gifts for coworkers , in the subsequent articles.
Till then,....... Happy Shopping…………….
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