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The last post 28 Jun 2010 | 08:14 am
With regret I must advise that this is the final post for Giftology Blog, due to the impending birth of my second child. With two littlies to care for shortly, I can see that I won’t be able to maint...
The gift of unreason 25 Jun 2010 | 06:00 am
Gotta love this exchange, which took place in a Washington call centre: Me: “Thank you for calling, how may I assist you?” Caller: “I would like a gift card.” Me: “You would like to purchase a gift...
Forgotten birthday rage 22 Jun 2010 | 08:36 am
I noticed in The Telegraph’s recent obituary for TV chef Keith Floyd that he once experienced an episode of what I can only describe as “birthday rage”. Or, perhaps more accurately, “forgotten birthd...
Signature gift 19 Jun 2010 | 12:44 pm
Another gift idea I’m keen on is scoring an autograph of somebody the gift recipient keenly admires. A sportsperson? Actor? Politician? Astronaut? The list goes on. Helen Gurley Brown writes: T...
Christmas 2010: let the shopping commence! 14 Jun 2010 | 08:35 am
Well, I didn’t quite intend it to happen so soon…but on Saturday I bought my first Christmas gift of the year! Not that I had set out to do so. I was in a pharmacy/drugstore, waiting to buy some con...
Diamonds or dentures? 11 Jun 2010 | 09:58 pm
Saw the strangest thing in a jewellery store recently, while I was waiting to pick up a repair. A woman was having an alteration made to a diamond ring her husband had recently given her, and was dis...
On being prepared 7 Jun 2010 | 12:32 pm
In stock now: a rainbow of ribbons From time to time I’m told, “The presents you give are always so beautifully wrapped! You’re so good at it – but I’m hopeless!” Whereas the reality is: I’m not es...
A gift shower – for yourself 4 Jun 2010 | 06:00 am
Long before thirtysomething Sex In The City character Carrie Bradshaw threw herself a shower, another single New York writer, Helene Hanff, did the same (except it happened for real – Helene was penni...
Personalisation – taking it further 31 May 2010 | 10:10 am
A popular gift idea is to get something made with the recipient’s name on: as a rule, people love name-personalised gifts, especially if they have unusual names or names with unusual spellings. We all...
How to plan that gift 28 May 2010 | 04:57 pm
Good gift planning focuses around the recipient’s likes. A way to focus your thoughts on an upcoming gift-getting occasion is to make a list of what that person likes, over a broad range of options. ...
