What determines the value of a gift

In accordance with the popular saying "A gift is not expensive, love is expensive", the value of a gift is determined by a person's desire to please another person. But this is too superficial a view. It turns out that you can give your loved ones anything and they should be grateful. But in fact, everything is much more complicated. So, what does it mean — a valuable gift?

"They don't ask about the price of a gift"

Folk wisdom has long learned this truth — it is indecent to find out how much the gift cost the giver. But of course, you can't hide expensive things like an awl in a bag. For example, if you were presented with a luxurious Faberge-style amber jewelry composition decorated with silver, zircons and mammoth bone, it is clear to anyone that this is a very expensive accessory. Yes, the statuette can be called valuable, but not only because of the high cost. The main reason is that it is unique and distinctive. The halves of the amber egg are carved from a single piece of amber, and this is handmade, in which the master puts his soul. So, the value of a thing is not in value, but in exclusivity. Such a gift can also be something made with your own hands, even if it is not a best-selling product. For example, a watercolor landscape, an embroidered napkin or stylish jewelry.

"Tastes are not disputed"

In order to accurately get into the "top ten" when choosing a gift, it is advisable to take into account the interests, hobbies and tastes of a person. Such gifts can become especially valuable. A person who is passionate about running in the morning will be very happy with a sports player, avid travelers will simply go crazy with a high-quality digital camera, and fishermen, hunters and tourists will not part with a designer picnic set for six people, which will contain everything: knives, skewers, a flask, a corkscrew, dishes and even stacks packed in an elegant case.

God himself ordered fans of Baroque, Rococo and Empire to give elegant candlesticks and candelabras. Steampunk lovers will be delighted with barometers, compasses, weather stations and other mechanistic romance. Well, fans of famous actors, writers, artists and politicians always dream of getting things from celebrities, for example, a vest from Elton John's personal wardrobe or Bruce Lee's personal jump rope. In extreme cases, an autograph by Alain Delon, a handwritten letter from Victor Hugo, a personal telegram from Winston Churchill on letterhead or matryoshka dolls stylized by the work of Henri Matisse will also be suitable.

"Good for everyone, but not for everyone's benefit"

For practical people, the value of a gift is in its benefits. They may not appreciate the statuette, but they will be happy with a book or good dishes. It will not be difficult to find such gifts. If you give books, then, of course, you can choose super-useful ones — for example, encyclopedias on how to brew beer, fish, hunt, cook, understand alcohol, fashion and weapons. Practical people will appreciate such signs of attention.

As for the dishes, as a rule, there are not many of them, since they tend to beat. Therefore, tea or coffee sets, sets for wine, beer, vodka, whiskey and cognac are always appropriate. Win—win options are Chrysostom-style caviar bowls decorated with natural stones, unusual damask in the form of a globe, a steam locomotive or a bell, elegant silver or gilded cups.

Practical souvenirs include chess, backgammon and other board games, clocks, vases, lamps, jewelry boxes, mini-bars and office supplies. And if they also look like museum exhibits, it is doubly pleasant to use them!

There is another proverb: "Gifts also blind the wise." So if the gift is unique, has practical benefits, corresponds to the interests and tastes of a person, and even presented with love, there is no price for it! Of course, it is difficult to take everything into account in one present, but its value increases many times. Lucky is the one who received such a thing, but even more lucky is the one who presented it…