What Kind of Gift Giver Are You?
Have you ever noticed that everyone has their own unique approach to gift giving. Some people spend the whole time leading up to a gift event stressing out about whether someone’s going to have the right response to what they buy them. Other people seem perfectly laid back about the whole experience, and always manage to buy the ideal present.
Then there are the people actually receiving the gift. We’re all surrounded by people who seem to genuinely appreciate anything we buy, but there are also some people who seem to never be happy, no matter how much you spend, time or money wise.
So, what kind of gift giver are you? Here are some of the most common personality type.
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1. The Show-Off
Having someone in your life who always likes to spend a fortune on gifts, or grab presents that are extremely difficult to give might sound like a good thing – at first. Unfortunately, these people are more interested in showing off how much cash or influence they have than actually getting you something you’re going to enjoy.
These are the gifts that generally don’t have as much of an emotional impact on your, but the person who gives you them expects to have your lifelong gratitude because of they amount they spent, or how “impressive” the gift is from their perspective. It’s often impossible to impress this person with any kind of gift in return too.
2. The Genuine Giver
These are probably the most wonderful gift givers out there. They actually take the time to think carefully about the influence that their present is going to have on someone else’s life, and they care about what you’re going to say when you open the gift. These genuine individuals have spent time and effort thinking about what’s going to give the recipient the most pleasure in the long-term.
Although most of us like to think that we’re this kind of giver, that isn’t always the case. If you ever find yourself buying a present that you would like, or choosing a gift based on how much someone spent on you in the past, then you’re not a genuine giver.
3. The Re-Gifter
This is the kind of person who constantly keeps piles of the presents that they receive from well-meaning friends and family members in a cupboard, so that they can just give them to someone else at a later time. In the end, they’re not the best at being thoughtful when it comes to giving or receiving presents, and you may find that it’s not helpful to spend too much of your time worrying about what to give them.
Don’t let it get to you if you see this person giving the item you carefully chose for their birthday to someone else for their anniversary present. Ultimately, there will always be some people who don’t see the true value of gifts.
4. The Manipulator
Probably one of the worst kinds of gift giver out there, these are the people who always seem to be giving something to get something in return. They make sure you know exactly why they bought a certain gift, and exactly how much they spent, and they expect you to deliver the same kind of thoughtful and expensive item in return the next time an occasion comes around.
These people can be very difficult to deal with, because it’s difficult to make them feel like any present from you matches up to the time and effort that they put in. However, there are times when these people are the easiest to buy for too, because they simply tell you what you want from day one so you can’t make any mistakes.
5. The Worrier
This is another kind of positive gift giver, and probably one of the best out of there. Most of us fall into this category. They do their best to choose the best gift, but they’re never sure whether they’ve spent enough, or chosen something that the recipient will truly understand. They often add notes to their gifts to explain why they bought them, and hover around asking whether the gift was okay after giving it.
The worrier is a delightful person to get a gift from if you know how to thank them properly for their hard work. Additionally, they can be quite easy to buy presents for too, because they usually show their own thanks for your effort no matter what you buy.
