5 ways to know what to give close to the New Year

On the eve of the New Year all scratching their heads over what to give your husband or wife, children, parents, friends. If asked directly, do not get a surprise. Layfhaker offers five alternative ways to learn about the secret desires of loved ones. In addition, you will learn how to buy everything desired without affecting the family budget and to take part in the drawing in a million.

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Method 1. Keep eyes open

This is both the easiest and the most difficult way to learn about what the dream household. Simple, because you need only to listen. Complex as it is necessary hear.

Keep your ear to the ground and burn accidentally thrown phrase. For example, you and your wife are watching a movie, and she said: "Look, what dress Natalie Portman! I had it gone! ". You can ask clarifying questions:

- Yes, a beautiful dress. Design, perhaps?

- Maybe, but I have seen similar in our shopping center!

Or husband pulls out a smartphone from his pocket, and he says: "Again today scratched phone - it all kind of already lost." Son is going for a walk with the words: "It is possible I'll go to Misha? He has a new awesome game on your computer! ". Mom warms your dinner, "Microwave works through time - it is necessary to pay repair ...".

In conversation, people often unknowingly called things that would like to have. Be careful about what they say are close, and gift ideas will appear by themselves.

To find out the desire of the girls, you can go on one more trick. Tell her that have already bought a gift, but do not say what. Feminine curiosity will do the trick! Beloved surely begin to list the options and give their dreams. :)

And with the child of pre-school and primary school age can play a role-playing game. Act out a scene in which Bunny and teddy bear come to the matinee Santa Claus. Assign roles: mother - rabbit, Dad - Father Frost, the child - a teddy bear. Voicing his character kid will project onto him their wishes. You only need to hear them.

Method 2. Hacker

Gadgets knows more about us than it seems. One can argue about whether it is good or bad. But the history of the browser visits and tape in social networks can tell a lot about the family desires.

Husband is reading a lot of articles about wireless headphones? Perhaps trying on buying. Wife repost cosmetic giveaway? Remember, what prizes are played there.

Observation does not mean interference in the personal lives! Read without the permission of correspondence - it is ugly, even under the pretext of looking for a noble gift.

Look also to wishlist online stores, which usually buys your family. People often add things to Wish List and forget about it. What will be surprised when they find out their unfulfilled purchase under the tree, "Oh! This is the same bracelet that I wanted to buy! ".

Method 3. Help a friend

It's simple: if you can not ask a person directly, you need to turn to his friends.

But consider the characteristics of female and male friendship. Remember the anecdote about the husband did not sleep at home? He said he was a friend. Wife phoned ten buddies seven confirmed that it was they, the three said that he is still with them.

Friends can be stubborn husband: "His not we pass! Even in the matter of New Year's gifts. " But there is a solution. If families were friends, try to work through the wives of comrades wife. Not the fact that find out what he wants, but at least to exchange ideas Christmas gifts for men.

Men, by the way, it's easier. Girlfriend wife will likely be happy to talk about what gift of dreaming your missus. Or rather, to call her, to clarify, and then tell you. :)

Method 4. Secret Santa with your family

Secret Santa - Christmas is a game, the essence of which is in the anonymous exchange of gifts. Before the New Year are fun often arrange in offices and thematic online communities. Why not enjoy a game of Secret Santa at home? If a large family, it will be very interesting.

Let each family member write their wish on a piece. If you at least once composed a letter to Santa Claus, is easy. Sheets should be the same, that it was impossible to guess who got a message, but they definitely need to sign to make it clear whose desires are fulfilled. Then fold the leaves in a hat or box and extend its phantom.

Be prepared for an abstract or unattainable desires. Figure out how to get out of a difficult situation - is also part of the game. For example, if the son wrote: "I want the moon!", You can take him to the Observatory and the present suit. Let while preparing to conquer the Earth satellite. :)

Ready gifts, properly packed, can be folded under the Christmas tree. In the New Year's Eve you will discover with passion and share their impressions: "I knew you were my Secret Santa!", "The whole town has gone round in search of this thing!".

Method 5. Shopping trip

There are two options.

1. Watch close during normal shopping. Which counters are suitable? On which showcases stare? Sometimes non-verbal signals are more eloquent than words.
2. Offer the second half of the child or go along to the store and buy any liked gift. Some people need to hold the thing in his hands to decide on the purchase.

As New Year's wishes to fulfill family and not go broke

Come up with a gift for the New Year - it is not as difficult as it seems. It is more difficult to buy gifts for everyone, not left with an empty purse. Save the family budget will help the New Year sales and keshbek.

Just quickly, on November 24 to begin one of the major autumn sales "Black Friday." You can buy gifts for all friends, saving a third of the budget. In America and Europe, "Black Friday" is celebrated for more than fifty years. event appeared relatively recently in Russia, but has already become popular.

This year "black Friday"Organizes the first keshbek service LetyShops. The boys gathered on one page the best offers popular shops - you do not have to comb the Internet looking for good prices. Overstock celebrate discounts up to 70%, increased keshbekom and raffle gifts and cash prizes to a million rubles. Starting at midnight on November 24.

This is not the first large-scale action LetyShops. Recently died down a grand sale of 11.11 on AliExpress. Then about 900,000 orders went to service customers with tangible savings. One buyer keshbek totaled 94,401 rubles!

If you want to save money, try to determine the Christmas gifts until 24 November. Register early and participate in the raffle. If luck will smile to you, you get yourself a cool prize.

To participate in the sale and raffle