What to give a colleague for his birthday?

Birthday is always a wonderful holiday, no matter how old the birthday person is. Often, birthdays are celebrated at work in a well-coordinated team, with friends and just acquaintances. At the same time, many are wondering what to give a colleague for his birthday, so as not to offend him and leave a pleasant impression. In this article, we will take a closer look at the gifts that can be presented to colleagues, consider practical and at the same time budget options, as well as keepsakes for friends and colleagues.

As a rule, most often, colleagues are given something that will be useful to them directly at the workplace, in the office. This includes stationery kits, personalized pens, diaries, notepads, original stickers, and more.

But sometimes you want to dilute the atmosphere of such gifts with something more original and unusual, especially if you have a warm and friendly relationship with your colleague.

If you want to make a gift outside of "stationery", it is very important to know the interests of the birthday person, his tastes, hobbies and preferences. Otherwise, choosing “the same gift” will be a little more difficult.

Photo frames, flash drives, computer mice and a keyboard - all of this, of course, can be an excellent, but not a memorable present for a colleague.

Choosing a good gift, it is very important to focus on the needs of a modern person. So, you should not buy regular dust collectors for home and office, as well as useless souvenirs. It is best to give preference to something that will truly benefit.

The universal gifts-compliments given to colleagues at work usually include elite alcohol, including champagne, aged wine, whiskey, rum and liqueur, as well as handmade sweets (themed sets, sets with numbers and wishes are especially appreciated). And also often the team presents the birthday boy with a big cake.

Budgetary and universal gift options include:

• headphones;
• books on interests and hobbies, the main thing is to know that the hero of the occasion has not yet read a particular copy;
• a ticket to a concert or theater;
• a table clock or a creative alarm clock, especially for those who are often late for work;
• a calendar or photo album with an unusual cover;
• USB flash drive or external hard drive for storing many photos;
• stand for a mug;
• a cup and saucer with original signatures or designs;
• accessories for the table;
• inexpensive wrist watch.

The above gifts will not hit the donor's budget at all, but they will certainly become a pleasant gift for the birthday boy. Many of them are symbolic, but at the same time they can be donated with all the heart and with special attention.

Female colleagues are most often presented with a bouquet and candy, as well as a tea set or coffee. If you want to focus exclusively on these gifts, then it is best to choose expensive and high-quality sweets and elite tea. You can also see the original bouquet of fruits and berries.

As for the bouquet, as a standard, ladies at any age are presented with roses or prefabricated options from several varieties of flowers. As an alternative or in addition to flowers, you can give:

• handmade diary;
• a certificate to a spa or beauty salon for a specific procedure;
• home fragrance, decorative pillows or a small knitted blanket;
• pocket mirror;
• florarium;
• a portrait copied from a photograph of the birthday girl;
• original cup;
• perfume - do not be afraid to make such a gift, especially if the birthday girl's preferences are known (of course, it is not recommended at random);
• a cosmetic set, which may include face care products - they can be selected based on the age of the lady;
• a desk lamp or small flashlight.

These gifts are quite profitable for purchase, moreover, they are not the most useless, and therefore they will surely please the future owner and will be useful in everyday life.

You can give a colleague:

• an interesting stand for a mug;
• a set that includes a calendar, an original pen, unusual note sheets and some other accessories;
• shaving kit;
• an anti-stress toy - such inexpensive souvenirs are great for coping with stress at work and recovering in a fairly quick time;
• a book on self-development;
• mouse pad or silent keyboard;
• a flask with the original inscription;
• a certificate for any sports programs or, for example, for several equestrian sports, if there is information that a colleague really likes it.

An original solution for a present for both a man and a female colleague can be a gift that you can even make with your own hands. You can try to make an unusual author's calendar on your own. For this, decorative elements such as flowers and various balls for scrapbooking are usually used.

A non-standard gift can be collage with employee photos, which can also be made by hand, diversifying it with small decorative details and inscriptions.

An original present can be a joke certificate of "Successful Employee" or "Employee of the Year", which you can also decorate yourself using fake banknotes or various clippings from magazines.

For even more gift ideas for male colleagues, watch the following video.

For a colleague who is planning an anniversary, you can give:

• leather wallet, business card holder or briefcase;
• original holder for pens and pencils on the desk;
• a certificate for a spa or for some courses, for example, public speaking;
• desktop mini-fireplace;
• coffee maker;
• juicer or blender;
• mini golf, mini football or darts.

The easiest way is to give gifts to employees or colleagues from the whole team. For example, it could be a huge cake in an unusual design for a male colleague, custom made. Or a cake in the shape of a large flower for a lady colleague. Candy machines and various fruit compositions are also welcome.

From the whole team, you can make some kind of present from technology, for example, a tablet, a music speaker or a camera. Of course, we are not talking about too expensive goods.

It is recommended to hand with a gift a large postcard, where wishes from each of the employees of the team will be written.

If the whole team wants to donate money, then this should be done not in an ordinary envelope, but, for example, putting money in a helium balloon and adding colorful confetti there.

You can give a colleague an original or a comic gift. In any case, in order for the gifted to be satisfied, the main thing is to correctly present him with a gift, for example, to pack it beautifully and attach a postcard to it, or attach a tag with wishes.

It is always beneficial to give surprise gifts that the birthday person does not expect to receive. It is best to congratulate a birthday person or a hero of the day at work in a comic form, which will surely add additional emotions to him or her.