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Twenty three people, and four of them need something ordered before 20 November
Dates, preferences and lead times, plus what you gave last year so you do not repeat it.
A calendar tells you a birthday is tomorrow. This tells you that your mother's is on 3 December, that she liked the ceramics last year, that the maker you bought from takes three weeks, and that you therefore need to decide by 12 November.
Nine occasions fall between now and mid January. Four of them involve something that has to be made, shipped or booked, and their order-by dates are 8, 12, 16 and 20 November. Everything else can be handled in the week.
Deadlines
Order-by, not occasion date
The four flagged items are the only ones where the gift cannot be bought in the week. Everything else on this list is a normal shopping trip, which is why the order-by column matters more than the date column.
People
What you know about each of them
| Person | Occasion | Last year | Liked? | This year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dad | 60th, 12 Dec | Whisky, generic | Politely | Milestone. Section 03 |
| Mum | Birthday, 3 Dec | Handmade ceramics | Very much | Same maker, different piece |
| Sofia | 40th, 6 Dec | Book | Yes | She mentioned a pottery class in August |
| Ines and Tom | Wedding, 9 Jan | n/a | n/a | They have a list. Use it |
| Jakub | Birthday, 14 Dec | Vinyl | Yes | Safe repeat, different record |
| Grandparents | Anniversary, 21 Dec | Photo book | Very much | Repeat the format, new photos |
| Leila | Birthday, 8 Jan | Candle set | Unclear | Try something else |
| Marcus and Aoife | New baby, late Jan | n/a | n/a | Practical rather than cute |
| Christmas, 11 people | 25 Dec | Various | Budget in section 04 |
Two entries record that a gift did not land: your father's whisky and Leila's candles. That is the most useful thing in a gift record and the thing nobody writes down, because it feels unkind to note that somebody was polite about a present.
Milestone
Your father's 60th
The only one on the list that is a milestone rather than a birthday, and the only one where last year's gift landed badly. Three directions, and the order-by date is 8 November for all three.
Something engraved and specific
A dated, engraved object referencing something only your family would know. Four week lead, roughly USD 120 to 240. The safest milestone gift and the one that requires the earliest decision.
A collected contribution
Something larger, paid for by several people. Requires organising others by about 15 November, which is its own task, and it is the only way to reach a gift of real significance at this budget.
An experience with you in it
Two tickets to something, going together. Costs less than it looks and it is what most people remember from a 60th. No lead time problem if booked by early December.
Budget
What this period costs
- Dad's direction decided by 8 November
- Mum's ceramic ordered by 12 November
- Sofia's pottery class booked by 20 November
- Wedding list checked by 16 November, before it empties
- Christmas list started by 4 December
- Note what landed and what did not, in January