Trouble finding a Unique Gift
When I give a gift to someone, it is usually hard because I want them to like it and to know I put some thought into it. It is always easy to resort back to the canister of cashews, or the gift cards. My brothers birthday was this last weekend, and I ran into the same dilemma. After walking every isle in Costco and finding no gift ideas other that a years supply of junk food, I decided to scour Walmart. I left with my head low still with no ideas. As I was pulling out of the parking lot, I saw a toy store that I had never been inside before and thought it could not hurt to look. I found a great board game called Blokus that I had played years before and knew my brother would like it. Fortunately, while we were playing the game, he agreed that it was a pretty awesome game. Hopefully it is one that will get used throughout the years instead of gathering dust.
I was given two swords as gifts from my company several years ago. This was very cool at the time, because they look very cool. Afterwards, I wondered what on earth I was to do with them. My wife, nervous that our children would injure themselves, insisted they were placed somewhere out of reach. They have been on display above the hutch on my office desk, and attract the attention of everyone that visits our home. They always ask if they are sharp, and I have to let them down, because no, they are not sharp. I guess they are a good conversation piece.