What can one gift a friend, colleague or client? It is a tough decision because you know how often you have just given away stuff you have got from others or pushed them to the back of the cupboard and forgotten forever. It happens all the time, doesn’t it? Sometimes, we come across odd gifts that we can’t even remember who gave us, when or even why. That is sad and kind of disrespectful. And such a waste of time, energy and money! If you want your gifts to be appreciated, useful and not just tossed away carelessly, here are a few attractive options. Young or old, these gifts are bound to bring a smile.
With everyone on the green bandwagon, a gift of a plant will always be welcome, no matter how big or small the person’s home is. It does not matter if it is your balcony or a corner of your living room or even bathroom, a potted plant is just uplifting. Nurseries in the city offer a variety of potted plants and they will advise you on what works best outdoors/indoors and so on. You can also pick up terracotta and ceramic pottery with or without plants, hanging pots, little tumblers of succulents for a table centrepiece, and lawn lanterns and large glazed pottery to gift those with outdoor spaces. I have heard people saying they would be delighted to get composting pots too to set them off on the path to segregation! But if it is pretty green plants and pots you are looking for, try the Garden Shop on Race Course (0422-4393818).
But if it is the eternal glow you are looking for, beauty products bring on the smiles too. Of course, you can pick them off the supermarket shelf, nothing wrong with that, but how about something exclusive… If you know the person you want to gift it to, then it is the easiest. Pick the favourite brand and your job is done and dusted. But if you are not sure, a safe option would be soaps, hand and foot creams, a night cream, bath salts and gels… The options are plenty and exciting. If they are organic, they have just that little extra edge. You can mix and match stuff and slip in some of these beauty products into a hamper with other things, or go whole hog and make up an entire beauty product hamper. There is so much to choose from. Serums, night creams, hand and foot creams, scrubs, toners, body butters, hair washes, conditioners… Juicy Chemistry’s range includes 70 different beauty products you can choose from for both men and women. They will also customise to your budget. Call +919655663566 or mail megha1122@gmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/Juicy-Chemistry-1455276184718556/). Megha sends her beauty products across India and to 14 other countries.
Those who enjoy cooking and entertaining may find kitchen gadgets cool. Or even sought-after cookbooks. Add some pepper and salt cellars, pickle bowls, even just coffee mugs in bright shades, to it and you have one happy giftee! Handcrafted gifts are the best. You are not likely to find them in every other shop and home. No two pieces are similar and they reflect the creativity of the person who makes it, in limited numbers. Bottles and boxes, trays and trinkets…is what Shweta Gupta does at her store Brown Sugar. “We have products ranging from Rs. 80-800,” she says. She is happy to talk to people and help them decide what they should pick. She has chai glasses in stands like the ones roadside shops use, jolly kettles converted into cutlery stands, wooden and paper boxes, storage tins… Shweta Gupta is happy to take orders from other cities too. Call: +918870999666 or email shweta@banasonline. com or visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brown-Sugar/ 674771005971383.
