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Giving the right Christmas Gift without asking what they want

A gift or a present is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or return. An item is not a gift, if that item, itself, is already owned by the one to whom it is given. Key is to ...
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Giving the right Christmas Gift without asking what they want

We gave up trying to second-guess each other. Each family member makes a list and hangs it on a board in the kitchen. The other family members arrange among themselves who gets what and everybody's ...
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Giving the right Christmas Gift without asking what they want

The only strategy that I found, which works for me, is to observe and take note of anything that comes up in terms of interests, noticing heavily used items that could use an upgrade or replacement, ...
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How to wrap a gift so it doesn't look like the gift?

Turn it into an Easter Egg hunt. Place a card under the Xmas tree. Inside the card give a clue as to where the present can be found. In the next place hide a box wrapped in Xmas paper - in there place ...
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Giving the right Christmas Gift without asking what they want

Two techniques I've used with success: Ask someone else who is closer to the person you're buying for - for example, if you were looking for a gift for your father, ask your mother what he would like....
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Giving the right Christmas Gift without asking what they want

What my wife does is take people shopping, well before Xmas and show them items to see their reactions (of course, she never mentions Xmas and pretends that she is looking for something for herself, ...
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How to remove leftover double-tape and sellotape marks after Christmas?

On metal, plastic or glass, try using vegetable oil. Obviously this is no good for untreated wood or paper because of stains. When I removed old sticky tape from around the edge of an old sweet tin, ...
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Giving the right Christmas Gift without asking what they want

I personally keep my eyes open for sales everywhere and all year for things that people close to me and even people I don't even know yet might like or enjoy (for the unexpected event you're suddenly ...
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How to remove leftover double-tape and sellotape marks after Christmas?

At work I have the use of a spray called 'seal and bond remover' which is designed for professional use where sticky tape and other sealers have to be removed. Having used it on years old sticky tape,...
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How to remove leftover double-tape and sellotape marks after Christmas?

I suggest you perform the following:(already taking surface as glass) Divide the entire job among different people. Trust everyone with tissue papers and a water sprayer like these(with water) For ...
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