Monday, September 7, 2009
♥ gift ideas
don't you love presents.
i do!
i'm the kinda person who like to give either very typical stuff, or very useful stuff. sometimes thoughtful stuff, but usually practical.
my most common present that i give, is clothes. especially for guys. tshirts and jumpers...
for girls, i use to give lots of jewellery, but i've sorta stopped, because i find that if your like me, u just have way too much that u never wear half of them, so its kinda a waste i guess...
i usually buy things for people things i think they will like / use... and also that i would want if i was to get to it. i don't really like getting useless presents. unless they're nice like flowers (so generic), because it feels good to receive flowers don't u think?
presents that are cool / funny are good too. like cool toys and stuff, you don't really need them, but if they're cool or have meaning... then its a nice present.anyways. i was putting together a present for my mate in sydney. mate/exbf. uhh, it sounds kinda awkward i guess... but it was a good break up. the kind where ur great mates after. and not great enemies.
when i was thinking of a present for him, i guess it was kinda difficult because i had to take into account postage and handling... weight and shapee etc etc... and i know he's been going through a tough time, so i was hoping to go for something more along the thoughtful side.
then i remembered this one time i was surfing the net for thoughtful presents, and i came across a yahoo post saying something like, getting an umbrella and writing a note on it, saying how "sometimes you need to take a risk, and step into the rain"... corny stuff like that xD.
so i decided to put my own box together. but instead of using such generic sorta stuff, i put a lot of things that had to do with our friendship or the jokes we use to make. i tried to still keep it practical though. ahaha. there was a torch for his car... "to light the way when its dark and ur lost"... and random stuff like lynx bodywash named 'antihangover'... "to rejuvinate in the morning after those long nights"... and other random stuff like pictured sticktape "to mend all things broken" and sesame street bandaids "to heal all things bleeding in style". ahaha, and even a disposable camera "to capture those special moments".
each thing had a little tag attached by ribbon to each little part. and yeah it turned out pretty cool =). squeezing it into a postage bag was slightly difficult. i had to end up drawing a picture of an umbrella, because a real would wouldnt fit, haha.
otherwise yeah, that would have to be one of the coolest presents i've put together. it wasn't cheap though, so i don't think i'll be doing it again for a while, haha, its amazing how all these little things add up!
it's a good present idea though, for someone who has everything they want / need!
missing in this picture: towel, picture of umbrella, candle, big box of tictacs, gift boxLabels: birthday, exbf/exgf, flowers, friends, money, presents, shopping
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