8 Steps On How To Choose A Birthday Gift

By Philip Yiga | May 23, 2016

Usually, when we are invited to birthday parties, we actually have to get a gift for the person who has invited us but at times it happens to be difficult to determine what type of gift to get the birthday boy/girl. In fact, there are so many gift options out there and this just makes it hard for someone to pick the right birthday gift to offer their friends or loved-ones. So, if you have trouble choosing the right gift for a birthday-party then it would best for you to read through this guide in order to know what to get your friend or loved-one as a gift on their birthday.

STEPS ON HOW TO CHOOSE A BIRTHDAY GIFT:

1. Know the age of the gift-receiver: age actually matters a lot when choosing a gift to give someone on their birthday. in fact, age will help you reduce on the work involved in the process of choosing gifts because it gives you a clear picture of what to gift someone depending on his/her age group. For example gift for baby’s and toddler differ from gifts offered to teenagers and adults. So, always consider the age of the person going to receive a birthday gift when making a gift selection.

 

2. Find out what the person wants: if you happen to know what the birthday boy/girl wants then it will be much easier to get them a great gift. If someone likes surprises then don’t ask him about what he likes but you may also consider asking them if you don’t know what they like or even go to house to check-out what they are interested in most. Additionally, you may also ask a friend of the gift-receiver because they most probably know what he/she loves and hates.

 

3. Give them a gift-card: if you actually run out of time or gift-options then consider buying the birthday boy/girl a gift-card because it will enable the gift-receiver to go to a specified store and pick whatever they prefer. Additionally, gift-cards are great idea especially when you’re on budget or when you can afford the gift someone wants.

 

4. Avoid giving something a person already owns: try not to give out something that gift-receiver always owns although this is hard to avoid especially when you haven’t asked the person what like or dislike. So, try your best to avoid buying them something they already have and you can simply do this by asking their friends/family of things a person wants and does not own them.

 

5. Offer a home-made gift: in case you really want to give a unique birthday gift to someone special in your life, then consider making them a homemade gift for their birthday and this can be written-card, an art-piece, framed-photo, scrapbook containing pictured memories and much more depending on what the gift receiver has interest in.

 

6. Set your budget: you should always try to set a budget whenever you’re going to search or choose a gift for someone. Setting a budget actually helps to ensure that you’re not paying too-much or too-little for a particular gift. In fact, you don’t have to give expensive gifts to make someone happy because it’s the thought or impression of the gifts that counts to the gift-receiver. However, you should also avoid buying someone something that too cheap and this implies that if you happen to have less cash then consider getting someone gift-card so that they can get what they want with it.

 

7. Give an experience-gift: try to consider giving an experience-gift rather that a products gift especially if the gift-receiver is too sensitive about material gifts. An experience-gift can be a ticket to a concert, game, dance-lesson, vacation, swimming, skydiving and much more. However, experience-gifts are a bit pricey buy they are good to offer since they teach someone something new and may even create a life-changing event. In fact, the birthday girl/boy will be very happy about getting them an experience gift although it’s a bit pricey.

 

8. Make some online research on gift-ideas: most gift ideas and deals can be found online and even certain items can only be found online. So, consider searching for a birthday-gift you want to offer someone and then see what gift-options pop-up. In fact, to spot a good gift you should consider looking at product ratings and reviews whereby if these two factors are high on a particular product, then it makes a perfect gift for someone. Additionally, online research will even save you some extra money since you will be able to compare the prices of a particular product from different stores. So, try to consider buying gifts online because it’s more convenient and even saves you a lot of money and time.

 

TIPS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A BIRTHDAY GIFT:

• Consider making a homemade gift if you’re a close friend to the gift-receiver because homemade gifts show that you really care about someone and even bring out memories since they are customizable.
• Make sure that the gift you offer shows thoughtfulness and care towards the gift-receiver. So, don’t mind about the price of the gift as long as it means a lot on the side of the gift-receiver.
• If you have less money or fail to pick the right gift for someone then consider getting them a gift-card which they can use to buy anything they like.
• Never compare your gift with other people’s gifts. This is because thought or impression of the gift that counts no matter how modern or expensive it may look. So, only make sure that you get your friend/family a gift which will make them feel happy and loved.
• Try picking a gift that no one else would offer to the birthday girl/boy. However, this is hard because you can’t actually know what other people are buying for the gift-receiver. But you can achieve a getting someone a unique gift by simply considering to make them a handmade gift and this can be a personally designed card, framed-photo, scrapbook of memories and much more.
• In case you know the birthday boy/girl well, then it will be much easier for you choose for them a great gift on that special day. In fact, if you feel free around the gift-receiver then you may even ask them what they like and dislike so that you can get an idea about what to get them.
• Make sure that the gifts you’re choosing suits the person who is going receive it. So, you will need to consider several factors when choosing a gift to offer someone and some of these factors include; age of the person, personality and your relationship with the person and many more.