Farewell Gift Ideas
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A good rule of the farewell gift is that it must help the leaver remember the people or the place left behind.
To this end, any gift will be appropriate with personal touches like an engraving, group signatures or photos.
So what ideas are there for gifts that say goodbye?
Farewell presents for
work
(colleagues, boss, employees) can fall into one of the following categories (in order of formality):
- Something to remember the company by
- Something to remember the workplace by
- Something they can use in their next job
- Something to mark their contribution
Stuck with organizing the workplace gift? Get some tips for
passing the hat around
at work.
When thinking of a
social
farewell gift for a friend, relative, or warm aquaintance, there are no restrictions. Some categories of gift appropriate to a farewell, however, are:
- Private joke gifts
- Nostalgic gifts
- Travel gifts
If you are stuck for an idea, you can't go wrong with something generic like chocolates/wine, hugs and cards! As the cliche says, it's the thought that counts...
Some generic ideas:
- gourmet food and wine
- flowers or balloon bouquet
- company t-shirt or hat with everybody's signature
- hamper e.g. bath, travel or other interest
-
trophy, plaque
, medal (engraved of course)
- tickets to a show/event or relaxing activity such as a spa
Click for
funny gift ideas
or browse the
gift shop
if you're stuck.
Generally farewell presents don't have to be expensive at all, although a company is obliged to show more effort in its goodbye gift.
For travellers, the smaller and less cumbersome the item the better.
If you want to be generous, and you are the one leaving, click to get ideas on
gifts for people left behind
.
May you live as long as you want,
And never want as long as you live.
(Irish Toast)
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