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This could just be the saviour of your season. If your smartphone is brimming with snapshots of good times spent with friends and family, and you’re now looking for prezzies for those people, here’s a great way to save your day. We’ve put together a few simple yet effective pieces of advice for you to create stand-out photo gifts. Read more

It’s no minor matter and can be quite a sensitive point for some. Nothing less is at stake than showing how much you care, and that can be a rather tricky thing! You just want to make someone happy, and that’s why our Ultimate Gift Guide will never make you look back again. Here’s a bullet-proof way of getting your prezzies right.

The importance of gifting

Often you can just write on people’s Facebook walls to wish them a happy birthday, job done. Christmas poses a much bigger challenge, though, and every year you’re faced with the same old question: what can I possibly get this time around? Do not despair, it ain’t that difficult.

Research has shown that gifting releases dopamine and endorphin receptors, the hormones responsible for reducing stress and keeping us fit and healthy. So it basically boils down to the simple formula “give a gift today and keep the stress at bay”. In other words, presenting people with presents makes them happy, calm and content. And we could all do with more of these happy folks around.

This is how you find the perfect gift

It’s nice to know about the power of gifting to spread happiness, but how do you find THE most suitable gift? We’ve put together a few pieces of valuable advice for you:

1. Listen to what people say! As soon as you here your partner, friend, colleague or mum mention something they like (product, colour, theme etc.), take note of it. Your smartphone offers the best way to assist your memory here. You should keep a file on what people want so as to be ready for the next birthday, anniversary or Christmas. Even if that’s still a long way down the road, it is bound to come in handy at some point for you.

2. Use Social Media! You know who you want to bestow a token of your consideration upon, but how can you possibly know what stuff they like? Easy. Browse their Facebook profile, and check out the pages he or she checked in their “likes” section. You often get clues in the status updates as well. Maybe they have uploaded images showing fun designs that would go nicely on a T-shirt, tote bag or mug? This information could be vital for you to find the perfect gift.Other than Facebook, the person’s Instagram page offers lots of visual clues. Check out the accounts they follow and the posts they like – all of this can be traced in the activity feed. You will get a lot of information on what products and images could be right down their alley.

3. Find clues in their behaviour – do they like drinking coffee, do they wear hoodies with zippers and do they take an interest in politics, entertainment or friendly banter? Any clue helps, and you’ll be on for a winner when designing your gift.

4. Combine! Now that you’re a big step closer to figuring out the gift to the person’s liking, find a product to combine the favourite colour with a design reflecting an interest or hobby. You’ll be sure to create their new favourite product.

Boom. Gifting has never been that easy!

What did you come up with, and how was it received? We look forward to hearing about your experience. And of course you can share this post on Facebook if you like.  

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