A birthday is just another day – except for the person whose birthday it is, of course. For, one day each year, each person on the planet gets a special day devoted just to him or her.

Whether that day is an exciting treat or seems like just another day is up mostly to the friends and family of the birthday boy or girl. Yes, it is the social network of each one of us that plays the biggest role in determining how special our birthday can be.

The time-honored and traditional way to celebrate a birthday is of course with a gift. A gift expresses all of the positive feelings of love and admiration that we have for the recipient on their birthday.

Given the importance of gift-giving in our culture, as well as the fact that most of us have given well over a hundred gifts over the course of our lives, why is it that we still find it so hard to find unique and unusual birthday gifts for the people we care about? It seems that there is no inborn gift-giving gene within the majority of us.

So, if you are looking for unique and unusual birthday gifts, here are 5 tips for choosing the right gift:

1. A birthday is a terrible thing to waste – with a boring or unsuitable gift:

You probably already keenly sense the importance of getting him or her just the right birthday gift if you want to make an impression. It is guaranteed that 90% of the gifts they receive this year will be forgotten the following week. Don’t let your gift be one of those 90%! Instead, choose a unique and unusual gift and be in that 10% that is remembered a year or more down the road.

2. Think of the most outrageous gift idea you can – then scale it back a notch or two:

There are no one-size-fits-all gifts; you need to find something that is well-suited to the person’s tastes, habits and hobbies. To make sure your gift stands out, try this: think of the most outrageous gift that comes to mind (let your imagination run wild!). Then, think of a slightly tamer (and probably less expensive) version of the same.

For example, an outrageous gift might be an all-expenses-paid trip to Vegas. A tamer version, but along the same lines, would be a genuine casino-grade poker chip set. Now we’re talking!

3. Remember, unique and unusual can still be useful and practical:

Besides being creative and unusual, another secret to great gift-giving is this: buy him or her something that they will actually use. Gag gifts and decorative gifts will be put on the shelf or into the garage and rarely if ever brought out again. By choosing something useful and practical, you ensure they will remember your gift for a long time to come.

4. For men: find a gift that makes him feel powerful:

Final parting thoughts: for a gift for a man, find him something that makes him feel like a man. Power is seductive, and no man is immune. We’re not talking world-domination kind of power here; just something that enhances his own sense of power and manliness.

5. For women: find a gift that makes her feel special:

Women love nothing more than to be made to feel special. Find her something personalized or that is so well-customized to her own style that she’ll know you were thinking of her and only her when you picked it out.
Follow these 5 tips for choosing a unique and unusual birthday gift for him or her.

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