Thank you! I love it!
What kind of gift receiver are you? Are you easily delighted or tough to please? More important, does the gift giver know which one you are?
By Stephanie Specchio
There's an art to accepting gifts. Over-the-top "love at first sight" will probably seem insincere. On the other end of the scale, understated appreciation will likely land you in the ungrateful column.
So, where is the sweet spot? Pick an aspect of the gift and explain why it's perfect. Maybe the gift's color scheme is your favorite. Or it's the exact size you've been looking for. Or it reminds you of an item that you used to play with at your grandmother's house when you were a child.
The trick is to be specific about a feature and how it meets a need or satisfies a desire. Connect the gift -- or some element of the gift -- to a void you've been trying to fill.
Speaking of "elements of the gift," perhaps one of the most important elements is the thought the gift giver put into selecting the gift. Hopefully, your gift giver put the exact right amount of thought into the gift and it truly does make you smile. But, even if your gift-giver could have put a little more thought put into selecting the ideal smile-inducing gift for you, they did get you a gift. And, all gifts -- and their givers -- deserve to be appreciated.
What do you think? Is your go-to response "thank you, I love it," whether you do or not? Or are you a truth-telling receiver, believing that the gift giver has a right to know if they hit the mark or fell short?
So, where is the sweet spot? Pick an aspect of the gift and explain why it's perfect. Maybe the gift's color scheme is your favorite. Or it's the exact size you've been looking for. Or it reminds you of an item that you used to play with at your grandmother's house when you were a child.
The trick is to be specific about a feature and how it meets a need or satisfies a desire. Connect the gift -- or some element of the gift -- to a void you've been trying to fill.
Speaking of "elements of the gift," perhaps one of the most important elements is the thought the gift giver put into selecting the gift. Hopefully, your gift giver put the exact right amount of thought into the gift and it truly does make you smile. But, even if your gift-giver could have put a little more thought put into selecting the ideal smile-inducing gift for you, they did get you a gift. And, all gifts -- and their givers -- deserve to be appreciated.
What do you think? Is your go-to response "thank you, I love it," whether you do or not? Or are you a truth-telling receiver, believing that the gift giver has a right to know if they hit the mark or fell short?
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