Does this happen to you? You are invited to a Birthday Party and you need to buy a birthday gift.
You go to the mall or a store in search ofgift ideas.
When you think you found the gift that might just work, questions start flooding your mind and doubt starts to set in.
You put it down and move on to something else, then another, and the more you look, the more confused you get.
Meanwhile your feet are aching, your mind is turning numb,and if you are accompanied by the kids you are getting distracted and being pulled from every direction,and if, God forbid your husband or boyfriend came along,they have already been long gone to find a place to sit,or to the car.
So you end up picking just anything or you just leave without agift.
All you want is to get out of that place.
Here are a few tips that will help you in your search of gift ideas without stress:

1. Decide on a price range
2. Find the time when you can go unaccompanied
3. Limit your search to 2 or 3 gift ideas
4. If it's for an adult,do a mental scan of the person you are buying for,try to remember what hobbies, or special interests he or she have.
   Does the person like reading,hiking, partying,golfing,gardening.
   Make a note of 2 or 3 potential ideas
5. When choosing ababy gift get something he can use in 6-12 months
6. For a toddler or preteen,a toy giftis always welcome, get something to broaden his/her horizon and make sure it is a safe gift
7. Always remember you are paying hard earned money for that gift.
   So you don't want to just throw money at buying just anything that the recipient will never use.
   
8. If you do not know the person well but believe it is someone you would like to become friends with, then ask some mutual friends who have known the person for a while about possible preferences.
   
9. If this is a one time gift,a nice bottle of wine would be appropriate.
   
10. Shop on line, find the sites that offer different categories of gift ideas for different age groups,and if you like what they are offering,bookmark the site to go back to it whenever the occasion warrants it.
    Shop from home without stress.
    Everybody loves receiving a gift.
    It is something we never really outgrow, because it reminds us that we are loved and thought about regardless of the gift's monetary value.
    And picking a gift should be a joyous time because giving is truly rewarding.