Giving a gift is surprisingly difficult.
I'm sure we've all had the experience of receiving a gift and reacting with excitement, only to find that it wasn't actually that exciting.
So, when I'm the one giving a gift, I don't want to choose something the recipient won't need.
Even though it may seem like it, it's actually not that easy.
For example, it can be a bit risky for someone who is not knowledgeable about wine to give wine to someone who loves wine.
Even if you give a gift thinking, "That person likes wine," they may actually think, "Actually, I don't drink much white wine. I wish I'd given red wine."
There might be times when the white wine you drink is surprisingly delicious and you think, "Wow, white wine is good too. Thank you for opening a new door," but that is probably quite rare.
One way to avoid such dangers is to hire a professional.
There is a regular customer (female) at Bokumo who knows how to use me well.
This person placed an order with me to prepare a birthday present for a regular customer (a man who likes wine), saying, "Iwasu, please pick out a wine that I think he will like."
I know the man's preferences, so I can make a selection that won't disappoint.
This is a very appreciated method. I hope everyone will try it. Lol
oh yeah.
The reason I decided to write about presents this time is because my wife's birthday is coming up soon.
We've been together for quite some time now, so to be honest, I can't deny that I'm running out of material.
The other day, I walked around the department store looking for a good gift, but I couldn't find anything that would be appreciated.
I feel like the area of the overlapping Venn diagram between the circle of what I can choose and the circle of what makes my wife happy is getting smaller every year. I wonder if that's what it means to live together.
So, although I thought it was rude, I decided to ask yesterday.
"Is there anything you want?"
It will be less of a surprise when you give it to them, but I wanted to avoid the risk of giving something unnecessary at all costs, so it can't be helped.
Then I got an unexpected answer.
"I'm curious about Nagisa Yu's new book"
Oh, that's right!
Come to think of it, I gave him a copy of Wandering Moon as a gift about two years ago, and he seemed to like it.
The new book is... "You, Like a Star" that came out last year. It was just recently selected for the Bookstore Award. I see, that's why I saw it being displayed in a corner of the bookstore and was interested in it.
Okay, that's it. Thank you.
I guess I'm at that age now where I need to sacrifice emotion for practical gain.
Now, let's go to the bookstore.
