It all depends on the person what the best gift is.
It's nearly my son's birthday it will be goodies, something useful and money (to save or what he likes to buy). I bake the pies/cakes myself.
I know a friend goes for goodies only, my youngest for books, goodies + money, another daughter always makes a wish list she does not like money to receive or give.
Your gift looks great!
Thank you for taking the time to stop by and reflect on your idea of the "best gift." I'm sure you bake scrumptious cakes and pies :)
You are correct; everyone has different preferences for gifts. However, the element of surprise is always a game changer... 😉
I learned it isn't to many that element of surprise I mean. Even if people say they don't care they do and it shows. It's not like my grandmother saving the boxes of chocolate passing them to someone else (don't ask how old some were and coloured) or the bottles with perfume (many still do this or sell it on the internet or...throw it away).
Polite in the face and if not the disappointment is shown.
A present that doesn't fit to the one it is meant for is a sign you do not really know this person. Some say it's easy to give money, others to quickly buy something and money makes a better present (I would never give money to someone who smokes, drinks or is an addict). It's as if nothing is easy these days and I do not like to waste my money.
So if I don't know I ask or observe the likes. These days I changed if I'm not sure I say: if you don't like it I keep it because I do. 🥳
I like baking more than cooking these days just the oven can spoil it (no thermostat and temp keeps going up) and the quality of the gas became bad (hard to use for cooking).
I already bought my son coffee beans and dark chocolate so he can drink coffee if he likes and make his own chocolate-coffee beans. He loves them. Perhaps I can find peanuts to make peanut-chocolate rocks as well. He's happy with everything and easy to please so I keep an eye on him since these people are the first to be forgotten.
Bye for now. 🍀❤️