Q. I am invited to have booth space for my retail products, with other area merchants at a holiday market. I will have cash and carry ready wrapped gifts and gift sets available. How much do you usually spend on gifts for parents, spouses, children, nieces, nephews, friends and family members for the holidays?
I will have sets available ranging from $15 - $300. How much do you spend on each person, usually?
I will have sets available ranging from $15 - $300. How much do you spend on each person, usually?
A. I usually spend about $100 per person, but my husband and I just bought a house this year so this year's budget is going to be about $25 per person.
What does the best man give as the wrapped gift in a Hindu wedding?
Q. My dad is the best man in a Hindu wedding and was recently told that he is supposed to give the bride a wrapped gift. I am not sure if a best man even exists in the Hindu wedding ceremony but what ever he is, he is the one that is supposed to give the wrapped gift to the bride. We are catholic so we have no idea what he is supposed to give. Can someone help us?
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A. A traditional Hindu wedding does not have a best man. Most probably this particular wedding might be blending traditions of East and West. Why don't you ask some of the relatives as to what they're expecting. Usually ladies are given saris as gifts but I don't know whether you can buy saris where you're staying. Or some silverware used in Hindu rituals, but again, I don't know if it's available where you are.
The best thing you can do is ask. Then you can participate fully and more confidently in the wedding.
Be sure to take a camera. Hindu weddings are usually very colourful with lots of elaborate customs.
The best thing you can do is ask. Then you can participate fully and more confidently in the wedding.
Be sure to take a camera. Hindu weddings are usually very colourful with lots of elaborate customs.
How do you package and ship a gift basket?
Q. I'd like to put together a gift basket filled with toiletries, spa supplies, and other things. How do I package the gift basket properly so that I don't have things falling out of the basket and moving around when it's shipped to its destination?
A. First of all, you don't want things in the basket shifting around while in shipment. To keep things in their place, use styrofoam or floral foam to act as spacers and you can even push the edges of some items into the foam so that it stays put better. To hide the foam, cover it with dried moss of whatever color you like, or even thin shreds of colored paper. Many products are available to use for that purpose. You can use staples to hold the moss or paper to the foam. Also, try to use baskets without handles since the handles can get in the way when you go to shrink wrap your basket. Ideally, you want the shrink wrap to go directly over the items in the basket rather than over a handle. It works better that way. Use as much of the shrink wrap as is necessary, heavy items may need more than light items. Finally, ship in a box that has plenty of room on all sides so that packing peanuts will completely surround the basket. After all, if you're going to work that hard on a nice gift basket, you want to make sure its well protected. Have fun making your baskets!
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