We have all been in a situation where we have to bring a small gift - perhaps to a dinner party, or after spending a weekend at someone's beach cottage, or maybe someone has done you a favor. You don't want to spend a lot of money (extravagant gifts can be in poor taste, making the recipient feel obligated and overwhelmed). But a little something is definitely called for.
Flowers are always appropriate (and you know how I love flowers). The problem with flowers is that they always involves a scramble for a vase - unless you send a bouquet already plunked in water (but those usually cost a fortune). A plant is nice but plants entail responsibility. They live a long time and need water and care and if they die, guilt ensues.
These gifts below (under twenty-five dollars) are good choices -
Who can't use a cozy pair of slippers - it's the sort of thing that you need but hate to spend money on yourself - because it's not as though anyone but your ten polished toes will see them -
Who can't use a bright pink luggage tag, making it easy to identify your luggage, instead of standing, looking like a fool, mouth agape, unable to distinguish one black suitcase from another?
No e-mail, no facebook or twitter message will ever take the place of a handwritten note, which comes through the actual mail. This simple gesture said that you took the time to write something personal, that you cared enough. But how many of us actually have note cards on hand so we can scribble something right away because the longer we wait -
Nothing is more elegant than monogrammed stationary and love this pink -
You can never have too many umbrellas and I guarantee you - this gift will delight -
Who couldn't use a little purse in which to keep their coins - and this one would be easy to spot in a handbag -
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