The Cross Pen and Gifts That Survive the Years
- By Bradlley Mckoy
- Published 10/27/2008
- Advice
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Bradlley Mckoy
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When Giving Counts More than Receiving
Gift-giving is a ritual enjoyed by both the giver and the receiver of the gift, and the ritual is meaningful when extra care is given to the selection of the gift. For the gift giver, the happiness of the recipient outweighs the cost and the time spent searching for the "perfect" gift and this could be as plain as a packet of flower seeds or as elegant as a shiny Cross pen.
The packet of flower seeds would soon adorn a garden and the blooms would always give joy to the individual who received it. The Cross pen could be symbolic of someone's achievement in life and the receiver would always get a boost knowing someone believed in his or her capabilities.
The price of the gift is not important. It is the intrinsic value of the gift that counts. This should be your mantra when you hop to the nearest gift shop when a birthday, anniversary, retirement, promotion, wedding, or graduation is coming up. With this thought uppermost in your mind, you can always give the best gift to everybody in your list.
Meaningful Gifts
In these financially troubled times, you have to be more budget conscious when selecting gifts, but not to the extent grabbing anything that comes in cents, nickels, and dimes. You can still get high value items like a Cross Pen, a leather briefcase, a beautiful beach
towel, or an antiqued lacquer bowl befitting the occasion for the gift.
How do gifts become meaningful? The reason for the gift goes with the event. For someone going overseas, you give a leather carry-all, backpack, or a compass; for a graduate, you choose a pen, a briefcase or a wristwatch. For someone who is getting married, you get something appropriate.
When you select the gifts, be guided by the following:
* Occasion of the event
* Age and gender of the recipient
* Hobbies and interests
* Relationship with the recipient
Gifts that survive the years have practical uses for the receiver or none at all. It could be a hammerdrill from Black and Decker. It could be a painting to adorn a wall, a poem, or a love song. Perhaps if you have the budget, you can splurge on a grandfather clock for newlyweds. These gifts last because they have a special meaning for those who receive these.
Budget conscious or not, you can be safe with a Cross pen engraved with the recipient's name, the date and occasion of the event. You won't go wrong with this choice. Even a seventh grader would rate this a 10 in his wish list. Everybody needs a pen but a classy and durable pen gets more points.
A Cross pen as a gift transcends gender, age, and cultures. You can choose the color and the style that would suit your recipient, just as you would choose a packet of flower seeds for the gardener friend or one who is hoping to have a dream garden.
Gift-giving is a ritual enjoyed by both the giver and the receiver of the gift, and the ritual is meaningful when extra care is given to the selection of the gift. For the gift giver, the happiness of the recipient outweighs the cost and the time spent searching for the "perfect" gift and this could be as plain as a packet of flower seeds or as elegant as a shiny Cross pen.
The packet of flower seeds would soon adorn a garden and the blooms would always give joy to the individual who received it. The Cross pen could be symbolic of someone's achievement in life and the receiver would always get a boost knowing someone believed in his or her capabilities.
The price of the gift is not important. It is the intrinsic value of the gift that counts. This should be your mantra when you hop to the nearest gift shop when a birthday, anniversary, retirement, promotion, wedding, or graduation is coming up. With this thought uppermost in your mind, you can always give the best gift to everybody in your list.
Meaningful Gifts
In these financially troubled times, you have to be more budget conscious when selecting gifts, but not to the extent grabbing anything that comes in cents, nickels, and dimes. You can still get high value items like a Cross Pen, a leather briefcase, a beautiful beach
How do gifts become meaningful? The reason for the gift goes with the event. For someone going overseas, you give a leather carry-all, backpack, or a compass; for a graduate, you choose a pen, a briefcase or a wristwatch. For someone who is getting married, you get something appropriate.
When you select the gifts, be guided by the following:
* Occasion of the event
* Age and gender of the recipient
* Hobbies and interests
* Relationship with the recipient
Gifts that survive the years have practical uses for the receiver or none at all. It could be a hammerdrill from Black and Decker. It could be a painting to adorn a wall, a poem, or a love song. Perhaps if you have the budget, you can splurge on a grandfather clock for newlyweds. These gifts last because they have a special meaning for those who receive these.
Budget conscious or not, you can be safe with a Cross pen engraved with the recipient's name, the date and occasion of the event. You won't go wrong with this choice. Even a seventh grader would rate this a 10 in his wish list. Everybody needs a pen but a classy and durable pen gets more points.
A Cross pen as a gift transcends gender, age, and cultures. You can choose the color and the style that would suit your recipient, just as you would choose a packet of flower seeds for the gardener friend or one who is hoping to have a dream garden.