Saturday, April 3, 2010

Buy Some Inexpensive Holiday Gifts – Do not Empty your Bank Account


Any special Occasion / Holiday season is all about sharing your affection, joy and happiness with your coworkers and friends. As a famous saying goes - “What’s money got to do with it ?”.

For a particular special occasion / holiday, if your budget is low, then you can come up with some novel ideas for buying inexpensive holiday gifts for coworkers and friends.

Lets explore some inexpensive gifts holiday gifts for coworkers which won’t burn a hole in your pocket.

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Homemade Holiday gifts Basket :-

If you are good at cooking, then you should definitely this option. You can bake a cake, make some pudding, you can make some tasty pastries or some other sweets.

A Homemade Holiday gifts basket is a sure way of presenting inexpensive holiday gifts for coworkers and friends and also getting a lot of appreciation in return.

On the other hand , if you are like me and, do not like cooking, then you can just go your friendly neighbourhood departmental store and make a few personalized gifts baskets of your own, depending upon the interests of your friends and coworkers. You can make a gifts basket for sweets, another one with ready to eat snacks, still another basket for toiletries etc. All these items are of regular use and would make great inexpensive gifts for coworkers.

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Candles :-

They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, are fairly inexpensive, are available in a range of colors and also come in scented / non scented varieties to set the appropriate mood for the occasion.

Candles can easily fit into your small budget. What’s more, to make the gifts more unique, you can pair them with a trendy candle holder. This will further add to the attractiveness of the gift.

Thus, do include candles in your list of inexpensive holiday gifts for coworkers and friends.

3)
Photo Frame :-

Again, the good thing about them is, that they are also quite inexpensive, (in addition to being a beautiful accessory for office / home). They are sure to be appreciated by your coworkers.


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If you still feel that your budget is extremely low, then go in for simple and beautiful greeting cards, especially those which have some catchy phrase on them. Just address it your colleague with your signature at the bottom and mention “Best wishes for this special occasion”.

Once again, you can find good greeting cards at any gifts store in your neighbourhood market. Just browse through them and make your selection.

The above is just a small list of inexpensive holiday gifts for coworkers, which you can present this holiday season. For more gift ideas, keep visiting my blog regularly.


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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Exhibit Professionalism when buying Holiday Gifts for Coworkers



In continuation of my previous article, where I discussed about having a professional approach towards presenting Holiday gifts for coworkers, I further present some valuable tips and rules for office gift giving.

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As a general rule, for all your coworkers, present to them the appropriate gifts which you would normally do in office, and for your closest friends, it s better to present gifts to them after working hours, away from the office.

If the coworker is your personal friend and you also see him / her outside the office, then it makes sense to give him a personalized gift, but you should do it when you are away from office. If you present gifts to you friends in office, then other coworkers might also expect the same kind of gifts from you, whereas you might be planning to present some other kind of gifts to them. So, this above mentioned point is quite important while shopping for Holiday gifts for Coworkers and Friends.

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One important point to remember while presenting Holiday gifts for coworkers, is that you should not single out any of your particular coworkers to present gifts. You should plan to give gifts to all your coworkers. This will further boost your image as a professional, unbiased executive. Furthermore, it will also enhance your relationships and friendship with everybody.

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You should present gifts to coworkers to show your appreciation, not to win any favours from them. If you genuinely want to give gifts, then, by all means do so.

Giving gifts with the intention of asking for some favour would not be appreciated by your coworkers, and instead it may harm your reputation in office.

Do keep in mind that presenting Holiday Gifts for coworkers is all about sharing your joy and happiness with them. This should not be converted into some sort of business transaction.

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It is pertinent to always keep in mind the likes and dislikes of the person to whom you are presenting your gifts. As you are already present in the office environment and interact with your coworkers on a daily basis, so it would be beneficial for you to just make a mental note of what the other person is interested in. This would help you to select the appropriate gifts when you are out shopping.

Till next time,... Happy Shopping...



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