How many times have you opened a gift hoping it was something you really wanted (for this post, we’ll say a necklace) to only have to plaster that “oh you shouldn’t have” smile on your face in grand disappointment? The pair of earrings you hoped for turns out to be a not-so-horrible pair of earrings except that they coordinate with nothing else you have and can’t figure out when you’d wear them.
Then, as you notice the gift receipt, you begin plotting the shopping trip you’ll take to return the gift and instead purchase that necklace you really wanted.
Then comes the dreaded scenario where the gift giver says “when am I going to see you wear the earrings I gave you” as you’re sitting across from them wearing the necklace you purchased with the refund.
You choose to bite the bullet and tell the gift giver. As they stare back in disappointment that they missed the mark on their gift, they respond “I’m sorry. You didn’t tell me that’s what you really wanted. I’m not a mind reader.”
The gift-givers in your life may not be able to read your mind, but they can read your Giftster wish list!
Think of all the time that went into this. The gift giver took time to think of what to give you, shopped for it, bought it, wrapped it, and gave it to you. Then you had to take the time to return it and buy something different. Think about all the time you would have saved if the gift giver looked at your Giftster list first and effectively spent their time and money on a more effective gift.
