Selecting Gifts for your Spouses Relatives
You will want to be very careful when selecting gifts for your spouse's relatives. Poorly chosen gifts can be a source of strife. The following techniques may be helpful.
Consider their interests and be safe
You may like to experiment with gifts and get something off the wall when choosing for your own relatives. When you are getting gifts for your spouse's relatives, then you may want to go a little more mainstream. Think about what the relatives like, and what they already have.
If you have children, consider photo gifts
Photo gifts are great gifts for family members when you have kids. Your spouse's relatives might enjoy this very much. You can make a photo calendar, a mouse pad with a photograph, a photo mug or any one of any other gifts. You will find these at places like www.personalizationmall.com.
Do not be afraid to ask for help
You probably do not know your spouse's relatives as you know your own. You may not know exactly what they would like or not. One method to deal with this is to try to pick out gifts that are very popular. You could get a versatile gift card for instance. If you have any idea of the shops that they frequent, then this can be useful and practical. You could even just get a credit card gift card, which almost everyone could use.
Another option is to ask for help. Of course you could ask your spouse. There may be someone else in the family who would be even more qualified to tell you what to get the various people.
Some people make wishlists for themselves or their children. You can ask if they have one of these to make it easier for you to shop to get what they would like.
Consider what you get one person in relation to another
Unfortunately, in some families, the people will compare the gifts that were given to them with what you gave to other relatives. You do not want someone in your spouse's family thinking that you favor them or someone else based on the gift that you get. You may want to spend roughly the same amount on people equitable to each other (such as your husband's siblings).
Shopping for your own family can be difficult, but shopping for relatives of your spouse may be even more so. The above tips can help you when making your selection.
