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How to Buy a Birthday Gift for Your Boss or Co-Worker

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Everyone loves homemade cookies!
Everyone loves homemade cookies!

Some businesses frown on it, others encourage it. If you work for a company that promotes it, how do you buy a birthday gift for your boss or co-worker? Your gift sends a message. What kind of message do you want to send to your boss or co-worker with your birthday gift?

From Quick Guide: Impressing your Boss
Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Keep the cost reasonable. This isn’t the time to be extravagant. Spending $10 to $15 for a birthday present for your boss or a co-worker is reasonable. This limit is enough to say, “I thought of you.”

  2. Step 2

    Getting a gift card is a great birthday present for a boss or co-worker. Gift cards let you choose the amount that you’re spending and are good for a very long time.

  3. Step 3

    When you’re getting a gift card, choose a nice store. Stay away from discount outlets and grocery stores. A gift card to your local coffee shop would be a hit. So would a gift card to a restaurant that your boss or co-workers frequents at lunch.

  4. Step 4

    Homemade cookies are always a hit as birthday presents for your boss or co-worker. Make a batch of chocolate chip cookies. Buy a small tin to hold the cookies, or put them on a paper plate, wrapped in cellophane.

  5. Step 5

    Add a pretty bow as a finishing touch. Bosses and co-workers loves getting a plate of homemade cookies, whether as a birthday present or any other reason. As an added bonus, they usually share their cookies with everyone else.

Tips & Warnings
  • Lots of people are allergic to peanuts. Stay away from cookies made with peanuts.

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rajgift said

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on 1/5/2009 Thanks for nice ideas. You can also check http://www.buygiftsheretoday.com for many gifts ideas and information

WebDrops said

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on 3/19/2008 yes its is really tough to pick a gift for your boss and co workers ... but every time get away with Gift cards... :)

CCrock said

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on 12/24/2007 great ideas. Deciding what to get for your boss can be one of the hardest things! Thanks for making it more simple.

favefive said

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on 12/21/2007 It's tough to get a gift fr a boss or co-worker. Thanks for putting a great list!

WriterGig said

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on 12/20/2007 Fun ideas! Thanks. We usually had a gift exchange at my office where everyone picked a name. The limit was $15. People came up with great gifts, like Starbucks cards and wine glasses.

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