- Gift-giving customs in the United States are diverse and often tied to specific occasions. American gift-giving is casual and are never mandatory but are appreciated gestures of goodwill.
- Weddings and Bridal Showers: Gifts from requested items in registries.
- Baby Showers: Gifts for expecting parents that include essentials like diapers, baby clothes, cribs and car seats.
- Valentine's Day (February 14): Greeting cards, flowers, and romantic gifts for expressing love.
- Easter: (March 22 - April 25): Easter baskets filled with candy and small gifts, along with egg hunts and family gatherings.
- Mother's Day (Second Sunday in May): Gifts and gestures (e.g., special lunch/dinner) to appreciate mothers.
- Father's Day (Third Sunday in June): Gifts that show celebrating and honoring fathers.
- Winter Holidays (e.g., Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa): Gifts that emphasize cultural traditions and observances.
- In China, red envelopes (Hongbao) are the most popular gifts during Chinese New Year' they typically contain money and symbolize good fortune, and are especially favored for children and unmarried individuals; people who receive
the red envelope, traditionally don’t open it immediately in front of the giver, it’s considered bad form; the receivers often express gratitude and open it later in private.
- In China, Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is a time of celebration, family reunions, and gift-giving. Some traditional Chinese New Year gifts often include oranges and tangerines, which symbolize luck and wealth;
various traditional snacks, candies, sweet rice cakes, and sweet treats, which are often considered as appreciated gifts; and lucky bamboo, colorful orchids, money plants, and citrus trees, which are considered as safe and thoughtful gifts,
representing growth, prosperity, and positive energy.
- In China, pears are associated with parting ways and are best avoided as gifts during Chinese New Year.
- The most popular Valentine's gifts are greeting cards (65%), romantic dinner (44%), candy (38%), flowers (32%), gift cards (29%), plush toys (21%), some other kind of gift (17%), perfume or cologne (12%), and, surprisingly, jewelry comes in last at 11%.
- Scrawling a person’s name in red ink on a birthday card traditionally signifies that the person is deceased in Korea.
- When giving gifts to someone in the Netherlands, don't give fancy kitchen knives or scissors as gifts; giving sharp, pointy objects as gifts is considered unlucky.
- Straw sandals, clocks, handkerchiefs and flowers
are all associated with death and funerals in China; be careful when giving these gifts and flowers to people in to someone in China.
- A bribe is a gift or monetary payment of value to influence someone to do something, while a kickback is a gift or monetary payment of value paid after an exchange.
- Parents can each give their children up to $17,000 each in 2023 and it isn't taxed. However, any amount that exceeds that will need to be reported to the IRS by their parents and will count against their lifetime limit of $12.9 million.
- Top Gift Cards:
- The £3.5 Million Diamond Bra - A Flawless 2000-Diamond Bra complete with a 10-Carat ...
- Wildly expensive valentine's day gifts: Chrystalized Amphora for $3,500 , Ferrari Ascent Ti for $9,650, Biometric Briefcase for $12,000,
Fendi 24-Carat Gold Python Bag for $36,000, Vacheron Constantin Quai de L'Ile for $60,000, North Pole Dogsled Expedition for $51,184, Jean Schlumberger Bracelet for $65,000, Ruffle Cuff Bracelet for $250,000, Isla Bonita (Brazil) for $2.6 million, and Castle Carbonana for $15.5 million
- Scrawling a person's name in red ink on a birthday card traditionally signifies that the person is deceased in Korea.
- In 2011 the most wanted gifts for women were the Victoria Beckham's bags collection, the Cleopatra's carpet, Beyonce Knowles' ring, and the Taylor-Burton's diamond.
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