Present Perfect: The Essential Guide to Gift Giving - Softcover

Sherri-athay-larry-athay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965061701 ISBN 13: 9780965061704

Publisher: Stellar Pub & Distribution, 1996

Synopsis

Don't panic! No matter what your gift-giving dilemma, Present Perfect: Unforgettable Gifts for Every Occasion will help you face it with style and confidence. This book is brimming with everything you need to know to give perfect presents to anyone, anywhere, for any occasion. Only Present Perfect tells you where to find hundreds of such off-the-beaten-path gifts as backyard ice rinks, nostalgic toys, single-share stocks, legal-advice dice, dolls that look just like your granddaughter, custom birdhouses, one-of-a-kind hourglasses, books that star your child, signed sports memorabilia, talking Teddy bears, pocket skis, gifts for people with physical impairments, and much, much more. In Present Perfect: Unforgettable Gifts for Every Occasion you'll find unique and thoughtful gifts to fit every gift budget. Looking for sensational gifts under $10? How about vintage radio show tapes for grandpa or doggy bone cookie cutters for the pet lover? Want to give something over the top? See where you can find the ultimate play house, a Montana cattle drive, or the original Sno-Kone machine. And finally, Present Perfect: Unforgettable Gifts for Every Occasion features priceless gifts that cost no money at all.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Virtually everyone gives gifts--homemakers, construction workers, sports heroes, grandparents, business men and women, students, public officials, diplomats. And although most people enjoy giving gifts, fewer than 35 percent believe they are creative gift givers.

Research reveals that women and men (surprise!?) want a single source of information on the subject of gift giving. Over 95 percent of the respondents in one particular study said they would benefit from such a book as Present Perfect.

Each season brings a multitude of gift-giving dilemmas. Sprinkled between the holidays are weddings, baby showers, anniversaries, birthdays, bar mitzvahs, graduations, retirements, promotions, and other occasions. We hope you find this book to be a helpful, year-round reference.

From the Author:

The search for a single gift over a decade ago launched the most extensive research project of our lives. Larry came home from work one day and informed me that we had been invited to a birthday party for one of the managers at his office . . . and asked if I would help him select an appropriate gift for her. Why not? After all, there must be a publication somewhere, I thought, with sound advice on gift-giving etiquette and mile-long lists of proper gifts for people I've never met.

It was the futile search for such a primer that compelled us to "write the book" on gift giving. We introduce this book to you, not as ones that were born with the perfect present in hand, but as two that have lived and breathed the subject of gift giving for the past 15 years. We've learned a good deal in this time and hope you'll be inspired and amused as you read the book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stellar Pub & Distribution
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0965061701
• ISBN 13: 9780965061704
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 279