Turning a last-minute gift into a tradition they’ll love

Your 1-minute-a-week shortcut to
always having awesome gift ideas well in advance.

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Hi gift-givers! Today, we highlight an initially last-minute gift that doesn’t feel last minute AND can bloom into a perennial tradition—saving you from the weeds of gift brainstorming in the years ahead.

Merry Christmas! 🎄

While you’re wrapping gifts, don’t forget our Better Gift Coach Community Gift-Wrapping Playlist 2023

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The “IOU Quality Time (Q.T.)" Gift:

• Traditions remove guesswork from future gifts

• Stands out because it doesn’t compete for gift attention

• Last-minute gift potential…but doesn’t feel last-minute

• Great for those whose Hugsi Gift Language is Time Together

• The gift of quality time is great for those who “have everything”

• Prioritizes offering the gift-recipient value over other priorities (e.g. a gift-giver’s anxiety about not giving a gift on the actual gifting occasion)

Gift-recipients are happier receiving experiential gifts than material gifts (Goodman & Lim, 2014)

Scheduling a IOU Q.T. gift:

• It’s best to pre-schedule this gift before giving it

• Ideally, deliver on an IOU Q.T. gift before the next gift occasion for them 

The IOU Q.T. Gift is similar to the 🎁 “You Choose Q.T. IOU” Gift, but it doesn’t put the burden on the gift-recipient to select the event.

Potential upcoming IOU Q.T. experiences to consider:

• Upcoming life events (e.g. spring gardening)

• Entertainment events (concerts, sports, etc.)

• Experiences on their upcoming trips (e.g. like this gift from a mom to her daughter)

Other last-minute gift guidance:

• Click here for other BGC last-minute gift ideas

• Avoid the “last-minute gifting trap” with Aways On-Hand Gifts

Who on your gift list “has everything”? ___

For making this and other gifts happen, consider BGC’s playbook for confident gift-giving that saves you time & stress: 4-Step Playbook for Giving Better Gifts in a Busy World. Interested, but not sure? Here’s a free preview of the playbook.

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Please reply to this email ~ or ~ click the button below if you have stories of awesome gifts that you can share with the community that fall under the below topics:

• Boxing Day traditions

• Valentine’s Day gifts

• Any memorable gift you’ve received or given

Cheers to your budding gift-giving green thumb,
Patrick Kucharson
Better Gift Coach

P.S. Who is someone still on your holiday gift list? Reply to this email and provide some context on the gift recipient. I’ll reply with suggestions.

P.P.S. For guidance on how to be the best gift-recipient you can be, revisit BGC’s 🎁 Gift recipient masterclass edition.

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