But if you are anything like me, you did not do that! So now you are faced with the
Christmas shopping experience. You are confronted with overcrowded shops and stores which are frequently overheated and uncomfortable after the winter chill of the outdoors and your first reaction is to get out of there as quickly as possible.
That means you are not inclined to carefully consider the choice of gift you are buying and that is a great pity! Why? Well, a present is a token of your love and appreciation for the person to whom you are giving it! It's too easy to buy
Dad a pair of socks and Mom a scarf or pair of gloves. Come to think of it you gave them the same thing last Christmas and unless you are careful you will do exactly the same thing next year.
The colorful wrapping paper is torn open and the symbol of your love and appreciation for the recipient is replaced by a sigh of resignation and the unwanted item placed in a
drawer until one day it is tossed into someone's garage sale.
Some more enterprising individuals attempt to exchange the unwanted present for something they do want. This of course depends on whether or not the donor is prepared to surrender the necessary information and documentation to make such an exchange possible. Shops are not obliged to exchange items that are nor damaged or faulty and of course you will have to provide them with a receipt as proof of purchase and not all givers are prepared to help out in this way.
So here's a few words of advice in this frenzied shopping season:
If you buy someone a gift, why not give them the opportunity to exchange it if they don't like the item. In order to do this you will have to ask the shop if they are prepared to exchange unwanted Christmas presents. If they are, be sure to note the name of the assistant and jot it down on the receipt.
When you exchange gifts add a little note to the package saying that if the recipient doesn't like the present you will not take offence, but instead urge them to contact you and you will produce the receipt so the friend or family member can return the item to the shop from which it was purchased.
Alternatively, you could do all of your Christmas shopping via the internet which will spare you the discomfort and hassle of the traditional Christmas present shopping rush.
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