Gift Giving Soc Psy

People prefer experimental gifts rather than materialistic/tangible gifts

Think of a person’s goals when gift-giving

People are willing to wait for a high-quality gift rather than receive a low-quality gift

Useful gifts (ex: person who wants to lose weight— get them a gym membership)

Risky Gifts: Don’t necessarily need to give

Errors in gift giving:

• Gifting something based on how you think they’ll react when they open it

• Unexpected/unique gifts are worse than traditional gifts

People want feasible, quality, requested, thoughtful, experiential, personal interest, and traditional gifts.