Assignment 3

The Spa voucher deserves to be Christmas Gift of the Year 2010!

Are you like me, tired of running around town in the last second, with sweat running down your back looking for the perfect present at Christmas time? It is a situation filled with pressure; you want to make the receiver of your present feel happy and special. It should also be personal and useful. And if you should have an idea of a gift it is always too expensive, too big or too hard to get.

Most of us work really hard and struggle to solve the puzzle of life to day; you should be a supporting parent, an understanding partner and successful at work. On the other hand we should not forget that there is also people who are depressed because they do not have a job or a family. What ever situation your friends might be in I am sure there are times when they feel the pressure and the stress of everyday life.

This is why I think the Spa voucher is the perfect present! It is perfect for the giver and perfect for the receiver! Perfect for the giver because it is easy to buy; sometimes it can be as easy as booking it on-line and that way you save time. You can easily decide how much it is allowed to cost, even if you can not afford to buy an expensive voucher the receiver can always add more money if he/she wants to pamper themselves more.

There are lots of advantages for the receiver as well: it suits everyone; there are so many different spa treatments to choose from and they can book it for a time that suits them. This special time all to themselves might be exactly what your friend needs to get back on his/her feet after a hectic year.

I am fully aware that some people might say that this present is impersonal and boring; a thing a lazy person would buy in the last minute. But tell me what present is more personal? Another sweater? Another watch? Most people of to day do not need more things, I think what we need is time to ourselves! Of course it would be lots more fun to give a way a car or a skydive but I am not so sure the receiver would agree, and the cost would be impossible for most of us. My idea of a present is very flexible and gives people a choice of their own. I cannot honestly see what is boring with that?

Am I then a lazy person? I think there is a big difference between being lazy and being efficient. Time is money and you have never enough time when it gets close to Christmas. So to save ourselves the strenuous effort and still make our friends and family pleased with their presents I claim that the spa voucher deserves to be the Christmas Gift of the Year 2010!

Linda Cooper






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