🎁 How to milk a dinner date

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The “restaurant keepsake" Gift

• Budget friendly

• Ages like a fine wine

• Constant source of joy

• Milks a great experience for future gifts

In general:

• Find keepsakes from dining experiences that can become future gifts for those who shared in that experience (doesn’t have to be a S.O.)

• Inscribe the date, location, etc. on the gift

Restaurant keepsake ideas:

• Restaurant souvenirs for sale

• Wine cork ideas (here’s a great tradition)

• Wine bottle ideas - wine bottle cheese board, wine bottle engraving, other ideas

• Ask to purchase items “not” for sale (menus, coasters, glassware, plates, utensils, tablecloths, etc.). DO NOT STEAL FROM RESTAURANTS.

• Custom made t-shirts – who doesn’t want a comfy customized t-shirt that brings back a good memory? (Uberprints has no min order)

Recreating the meal:

• Similar to this past BGC gift idea, recreate recipes (food, cocktails, etc.)

• Note the names of pre-prepared items (cheeses, wines, etc.) and buy them for home

Photo keepsake ideas:

• Frame photos of the restaurant exterior, the food, your party, etc.

• Mobile apps (e.g. free OilPaintMyPhoto app) can turn your phone’s photos into watercolor paintings to frame

• If an upcoming dining experience might be noteworthy, how can you remind yourself to find a keepsake? ____

▶️FORWARD THIS GIFT IDEA TO:

• People who dine out often

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All the best,
Patrick Kucharson
Better Gift Coach™

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