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In the previous blog from WippyGift, The Five Gift Behaviours, we said we’d help you get inside the minds of your giftees to be able to see what gifts they prefer. So, start with observing them and seeing how they give love, affection and thanks. They’ll typically give in one of five different ways:
Giving Words
These friends are always verbally positive, giving helpful, supportive words of advice and encouragement to everyone. Some are Post-it experts, sticking notes around the place, giving affirmative words of support. Some send emails of congratulations. However they say it, their way of giving gifts is their expression/words, said or written. These are the Word Givers.
Giving Time
If your giftee takes time out to help people, to be with people, to listen to people, to do things with people, they’re probably a Timer Giver. Or the boss who tells you to take time off when you need it. They may (or may not) be stingy with gifts, money or property but they will not be stingy with their time – sometimes to their own detriment, giving others time and having little for themselves.
Giving Gifts
These are the giftees who are always giving things to others – flowers from their garden, sweets, their home baking, jewellery, holidays, company property to take home and so on. The price is not important to them but they’re well known for constantly giving, spontaneously giving and happily giving things. They are the Gift Givers.
Giving Service
These friends may or may not give you much time, but take action for you. They may not sit and listen to you for hours but they’ll be first to volunteer to take you to the hospital, to fix the leaky tap, find out about career options and take you to the interview. They’re doers and they’re the first people you think of if you want something done – they are the Service Givers.
Giving Touch
These people are the huggy, hand-holding types who love to give massages and pat you on the back. They’re naturally “touchy” people and they are seen running their hands around wooden things and picking up ornaments – just looking isn’t enough. Also, their pats, hugs and hand-holding are seldom uncomfortable. They’re doing it, naturally, as an extension of who they are. They’re the Touch Givers.
The next blog from WippyGift, Buying for the Five Gift Behaviours, will tell you what gifts are appropriate for each of your (above) giftees. Read, learn and take the fear and uncertainty from gift-giving!