I just spent $75 at Bloomingdales.. and prior to this day I’ve never even set foot into that store.
It’s not even for myself. One of my friends and I each got a $75 gift card to Bloomies for our assistant, who has been a LIFESAVER in more than one situation (including one weekend where he stayed til 1 AM on Saturday and Sunday helping us finish up something). $150 is a nice way of saying “Merry Christmas / thank you / without your help we wouldn’t have been able to leave the office for three days straight”… and I’m glad to do it.
I suggested Bloomies because he mentioned that he got his cufflinks from there… so I thought that it’s a place he will definitely appreciate having a gift card to.
I know that it shouldn’t matter how much gifts cost and that it’s the thought that counts, but still. Sometimes there’s nothing that expresses that thought so well than cold, hard, spendable, cash (in the form of an artfully boxed gift card).
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It’s great that you did that. Once, after a particularly horrible week, one of my bosses brought me and one of the other assistants flowers, and while that was great and made us both feel a little better, a $150 gift card would have certainly topped it
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You’ve never shopped at Bloomies! *shock*
I think that’s a wonderful gift idea. And very thoughtful of you and your friend. I’m sure it’ll be greatly appreciated. I’m still trying to decide what to get for the two people who save my butt every single day. I know how nice it is to feel appreciated.