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Chinese New Year Gift-Giving | Golden Rules Gal
- Lisa Grotts
- Gifting & Giving, Golden Rules Gal, International Protocol
- Jan 24, 2020
Happy Year of the Rat! Welcome to the Year of the Rat. Chinese New Year is all about passing on good luck for the coming year. This is why Feng Shui is vital to their culture: it’s all about enhancing harmony and balance. The last thing you want to do is give a gift that…
It’s a Wrap | Golden Rules Gal
- Lisa Grotts
- Gifting & Giving, Golden Rules Gal, Holiday Etiquette
- Dec 13, 2019
Wallpaper remnant from my powder room tied with Buddha gold ribbon. Shopping at the mall has been replaced by shopping online. However, unless you have your gift sent directly to the giftee, you still have to wrap it. Wrap Like a Pro In San Francisco, the go-to place for the perfect gift and gift wrap…
7 Tips for Holiday Hostess Gift Ideas | Golden Rules Gal
- Lisa Grotts
- Gifting & Giving, Golden Rules Gal
- Dec 6, 2019
For the bridge player, a playing card themed tip towel and coordinating cocktail napkins. The H in holiday has unfortunately come to stand for hurried and hassled. Picking out hostess gifts and presenting them with pride should be fun. The key to choosing a gift is to get back to basics. You can be stylish…
20 Gift ideas for All Seasons
- asmusa
- Gifting & Giving
- Oct 30, 2012
Time and time again I get emails asking for gift ideas. Why, I ask myself, when there are a zillion giftie items on the market? To make things easier on both sexes this (and every) holiday season, here’s a list of my favorites. Some are generic, some might seem downright odd, but they’re creative and…
Re-Gift Without Fear
- asmusa
- Gifting & Giving
- Nov 14, 2010
To re-gift or not to re-gift? If you feel that re-gifting is cheap, think again. Being thrifty is being smart. In this economy, re-gifting makes great sense as long as you remove any evidence that the gift was once yours. The last thing you want to do is hurt someone’s feelings. Never try and pass…
To give or not to give, that is the question. And the answer is… to give without question. When the word etiquette is mentioned, the first thought you might have is of white gloves, and pinkies held out during afternoon tea. Simply put, etiquette is a set of rules and traditions that evolve with our…
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