Happy holidays.
Christmas is coming and most of us are excited to buy gifts for our loved ones. As early as now, many people are looking to receive their bonuses, some are already packing their gifts while others are on the hunt for unique gifts for their loved ones. Truly, there is nothing compared to how Filipinos celebrate Christmas, we look forward to this day because we know that this will bring happiness to each and everyone; we associate this season to peace and sharing.
Yet, despite the happiness Christmas brings, we must be rational (intelligent) enough when it comes to spending. Admit it or not, spending is one of the activities that make Christmas fun, it is the feeling of abundance, the feeling that you can buy almost everything with your bonuses (13th month and/or 14th-month pay) that gives the spender the feeling of freedom. However, despite the feeling of freedom we get from extra cash, it is still important to be cautious about what to buy.
Sometimes we buy things because it's cheap; or we buy things because it is expensive, believing it has the best quality. In buying gifts this Christmas, we must be rational in choosing. Certainly, not all cheap gift is high quality; and high quality gift does not necessarily need to be expensive. The secret to being an intelligent buyer is to know the things you are buying. The following questions will help in choosing your gifts:
1. What are the materials of the item? Is it high quality? What is the feedback/comment of other people who bought the same item?
2. Does the person have the gift in his possession? (Thus, giving the gift to the person will just be redundant)
3. How unique is the gift? Is the gift something new? A product of innovation?
4. Will the gift help the person you are giving? Is it useful?
5. Will the gift last forever? Is the gift treasure-able?
Buying things means showing our support for the item, thus, we must choose to support goods and services that bring real value to people rather than things that are easily broken and most of the time turns into trash. With the technology in our hands, we can now do research on things we buy; all of us can now be an intelligent consumer.
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