Recent questions tagged gift

Description : If your gift lottery ticket wins, do you share with the giver?

Last Answer : Depends on how much I won and how I feel about the giver. In general I see no obligation to, but if I had a huge windfall, I’d tend to spread it at least somewhat.

Description : What is a good gift to make for someone?

Last Answer : A copy of “Hot Shots!”, starring Charlie Sheen.

Description : Is it disheartening when someone doesn't even acknowledge a gift they received from you?

Last Answer : you just reminded me that I need to call my grandpa and thank him for the boots he got me for Christmas.

Description : What do I get my 101 grandmother for her upcoming birthday?

Last Answer : answer:A small flip picture album, something you can put in a couple dozen new and old pictures for her to look through. And maybe something you can find about what happened 101 years ago on her birthday.

Description : Have you ever been unloaded on item wise?

Last Answer : No, but I would welcome such a gift. I have no illusions that things I own will stay in perfect condition forever.

Description : Are you “a natural” at some task or activity?

Last Answer : answer:I've been told I'm a natural at both horse riding and skiing. Neither of those statements was true, not even close! Skiing terrifies me now, and horse riding, while something I enjoy, is not ... well-told story will save my life, I will probably think so. Congrats on finding your talent! :]

Description : What do you have a knack for?

Last Answer : answer:I’m pretty good at knacking off puns… Although some of my friends think it’s one of my, er, wurstknacks.

Description : Is a ”well intended” gift really well intended if there is a string attached?

Last Answer : In certain cases I think a gift with strings attached is disingenuous but in this particular case I would happily have paid the chap $2 for the bag. But it would have been better if he'd said I'll sell ... . If he'd done it that way round he wouldn't have left you feeling like you'd been cheated.

Description : What is the best gift you have ever given?

Last Answer : I gave a tip. A huge tip. A Huuge tip. To a single mom waitress at a restaurant I used to visit every day. I was in another country where tipping was not the custom. The service was always excellent ... it. I left it under a plate. In a thank you letter she said that money helped change her life.

Description : What are some really good cigars to send as a congratulatory gift?

Last Answer : answer:Here is a listing of the top 25 cigars for 2011. You didn’t say how many you wanted to purchase or for whom. A little more info may help you get better answers.

Description : What's an appropriate gift for a 14-year old boy, if you are his mentor?

Last Answer : A video game? A book of the sort the boy likes to read? A trip in a hot air balloon?

Description : What would you like engraved on your necklace?

Last Answer : You need to have something engraved that would mean something to the recipient.

Description : Can I use a hand-made quilt as a blanket?

Last Answer : That is what quilts are for. :D But if you have kids or pets or a penchant for having Italianesque dinners in bed, I’d recommend taking steps to keep it clean. Scotchguard might be a good idea.

Description : Why will my boomerang not come back?

Last Answer : answer:You have to throw it the right way to make it come back. I don’t know what the trick is, but this article and video might help. Or you could just offer it some cookies once it comes back.

Description : Should this Christmas present thief be arrested?

Last Answer : I think the thief should be arrested. Clearly, he took something that was not meant for him.

Description : What's a better gift for the nursery school teachers (unless you have another suggestion): Dunkin Donuts gift card or LL Bean monogrammed tote bag?

Last Answer : I’d go with Dunkin Donuts of those choices. It seems like everyone has a surplus of reusable bags these days, and even if they don’t like donuts (fools) there’s always coffee. I’d chose a Target or Amazon gift card over anything else though.

Description : I got free stuff in my thinkgeek order, what do you think?

Last Answer : They totally sent it as a present. I’m surprised you didn’t get any unicorn meat. It is the other white meat, after all.

Description : Have you ever been the receipiant of a random act of kindness?

Last Answer : allow me to cut in line, me havng 1 item the other person having 25+ during the busiest time at costco, I paid 20 for a five dollar item and return the favor by telling the cashier to us my change for that person purchase.

Description : What makes a good gift for your Godson for Easter?

Last Answer : instead of a Easter basket

Description : How do u like this cigarette lighter? men please come in?

Last Answer : The gun one is AWESOME!

Description : So what are gonna give to your mommy this Sunday as "mother's day" gift?

Last Answer : My mom loves to sit on the porch in the summer so I’m getting her some nice wind chimes a new bird feeder and more bird seed than any one person should have.

Description : What Is the best gift for my girlfriend of 3 years?

Last Answer : Make her something. If you make it, she’ll probably appreciate it. You can buy her something else as well to go along with it but make her a card, write her a poem, etc. It shows effort and thought.

Description : What's the most bizarre thing you ever bought, online or otherwise?

Last Answer : answer:I bought a talking Flip Wilson doll off ebay. It is Flip on one side and Geraldine on the other. An identical doll was my very favorite toy as a child and in a sentimental moment I couldn't ... guess you could say the devil made me buy that doll. I kind of miss previews in Pirate speak.

Description : How To Make A Reusable Gift Wrap

Last Answer : The holidays are traditionally a time when we bring abundance into the home. The result can be a lot of stuff around using resources and taking up space. One way to creatively conserve is to utilize re-usable or ... . Sew the sides shut. Hem the top of the bag. Turn the bag right-side out and press.

Description : How to choose flowers as a gift?

Last Answer : A bouquet of fresh flowers is a timeless classic, always appropriate, pleasant and elegant. But when choosing this gift, you should be careful, because fading or incorrectly selected flowers can not please, ... thing is that the gift is made from the heart and accompanied by warm and sincere wishes.