Don't be afraid to buy the same present for several people on your list. In a study published in April in The Journal of Consumer Research, University of Cincinnati marketing professor Mary Steffel found that when people buy gifts for several friends at once, they tend to place more emphasis on finding unique gifts for each individual -- even when that led to purchasing not-quite-right gifts, and even when gift getters didn't know each other and would have no way of ever finding out that they each received the same thing.
For example: One scenario asked participants to choose birthday cards for two imaginary pals named Rob and Pete, who didn't know each other. In pictures the researchers provided, Rob was laughing, suggesting that he had a better sense of humor than Pete. Before starting this experiment, the researchers had people rate the funniness of a set of birthday cards and the one that was most-liked read: "Happiness is like peeing your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth. It's your birthday. Let your happiness show." The other cards had plainer messages, like "Happy birthday. You're one of a kind." The participants were told that they could give Rob and Pete the same card, but they tended to give the funnier one to Rob and the comparatively boring one to poor Pete. This suggests, the researchers argue, that in trying to find a personalized present for one person, we end up giving a second-rate gift to someone else, if we're trying to buy them both at the same time.
Don't be afraid to buy the same present for several people on your list. In a study published in April in The Journal of Consumer Research, University of Cincinnati marketing professor Mary Steffel found that when people buy gifts for several friends at once, they tend to place more emphasis on finding unique gifts for each individual -- even when that led to purchasing not-quite-right gifts, and even when gift getters didn't know each other and would have no way of ever finding out that they each received the same thing.
For example: One scenario asked participants to choose birthday cards for two imaginary pals named Rob and Pete, who didn't know each other. In pictures the researchers provided, Rob was laughing, suggesting that he had a better sense of humor than Pete. Before starting this experiment, the researchers had people rate the funniness of a set of birthday cards and the one that was most-liked read: "Happiness is like peeing your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth. It's your birthday. Let your happiness show." The other cards had plainer messages, like "Happy birthday. You're one of a kind." The participants were told that they could give Rob and Pete the same card, but they tended to give the funnier one to Rob and the comparatively boring one to poor Pete. This suggests, the researchers argue, that in trying to find a personalized present for one person, we end up giving a second-rate gift to someone else, if we're trying to buy them both at the same time.
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