I want to give a thank you present for someone who stayed with me in my time of illness. He is someone that came that didnt have to. We are co workers and before the illness we were just passing people who worked in the same place.. ( he was mean looking not very talkative). Now he smiles when he sees me and he says hello. I just want to give him something to thank him for being there in my time of need (I collapsed at work and he waited with me when the ambulance was on the way, he would not leave me, held my hand and stayed) Can I get some ideas on what to get? I asked him what kind of cookies he liked and he said chocolate chip but I think I could do more for him. ANY ideas are helpful.
2006-11-27 09:34:21 · 10 answers · asked by trouble comes a knockin 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
O no I am married and he is old enough to be my father. I just want to show him how appreciative I am. thanks
2006-11-27 09:40:18 · update #1
What about having him over for Dinner with your Family to show him how grateful you are that he helped you so that you could be with your family? Maybe he was mean looking because nobody ever took the time to get to know him? Maybe he "looked mean and was not very talkative" due to how he was being treated by coworkers?
2006-11-29 06:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by grbarnaba 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your idea of something to eat is a good one. Maybe something a little more special than cookies. Does he have a family? A tray of goodies for the whole family is a very friendly gift and shows your appreciation. Is he single? Maybe a gourmet goodie box of candy or even cheeses.
2006-11-27 09:42:08 · answer #2 · answered by luvlaketahoe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The whole idea behind a gift is that it comes from the heart. I never can understand people who ask what they should give someone.
You should never be pressured to give a gift that is not your own idea. I mean, just because someone is a distant relative or a not so close friend you should never feel like you need to give them a gift.
The whole point is to show someone you think about them, and no one else can know what is appropriate except you.
2006-11-27 09:40:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a gourmet shop and get some nice choc chip cookies and hot cocoa mix with a nice mug to go with. Thats a beautiful Thank you gift!
2006-11-28 05:33:19 · answer #4 · answered by miladybc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this book. it's a picture book, but it's so poignant and it speaks volumes about friendship =)
http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Nothing-Patrick-McDonnell/dp/031611488X/sr=8-1/qid=1164693550/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2544702-3540913?ie=UTF8&s=books
(if you don't buy things online, they have it at most bookstores too)
it celebrates how sometimes doing nothing with someone is everything in the world. sometimes, the best moments are those that involve nothing but friends! it's about how friendship is celebrated by doing things together, not by materialistic things. it's a really cute gift that's gotten huge smiles and warm hugs from everyone i've given it to =) it's fun to notice the irony, that a book whose message is that friendship, not things, is the greatest gift turns out to be a great gift itself.
here's a little preview, but you can't see all the pages in the book.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9mNd50EZSW4
have fun! =)
2006-11-27 17:12:13 · answer #5 · answered by inocntgrl012 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cookies and a handmade card with a very heartfelt message would probably mean a lot to him.....if he knows how much his considerate gesture meant to you, then the cookies will be an added bonus.
2006-11-27 11:36:18 · answer #6 · answered by jidwg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say he is a co worker, does he have a wife or girl friend, maybe you could do a gift card at a restaurant.
2006-11-27 09:45:11 · answer #7 · answered by brown.gloria@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think chocolate chip cookies and a nice bottle of wine would be appropriate. Anything more and he might be embarrassed.
What a kind guy!
2006-11-27 09:41:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buy him a whole box of them!!
The size of the present is not important, it is the appreciation of his efforts that he will appreciate. Is there romance in the air, perchance?
2006-11-27 09:37:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that you should make him the cookies and then maybe get him something nice like sparkling cider just to be careful in-case he does not drink or is like in AA just in case cause i did that for someone and it turned out that he was in AA.
2006-11-27 09:45:07 · answer #10 · answered by kswiss19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋