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FRUGAL
FIRST IMPRESSION
Submitted
by: Brandy
At the time I had given this care package, I had been dating the guy for
about three weeks. I knew very little information about him, but I knew
enough to get him something that he would enjoy. Through our phone
conversation and dates I learned that he was a big fan of old school hip
hop, he often had problem with his stomach, uncomfortable movements and
sounds and that he was a great person.
Since we are both college students we are always "strapped"
for cash but I wanted to show him how much I liked him without
breaking my pockets So I went online and copied about 15 CD covers of
old school and new school hip hop artist that had expressed a fondness
of and pasted them into an empty excel file. I collaged them all
together in a way that they would repeat every six lines or so.
I printed them out and laminated them with some clear packing tape and
made wrapping paper. I went to the dollar store and got a wooden,
massager for his stomach; a box of French Vanilla tea, he really enjoyed
it the first night I cooked him dinner; and a pocket dictionary. In the
cover of the pocket dictionary, I wrote a note saying something about
how this dictionary is not like others it contains words come to mind
when I think about you. I went through the dictionary and highlighted
all of the words that come to mind whenever I thought about him. I
wrapped each gift in the hip hop inspired wrapping paper and placed them
into a box that I wrapped.
That night when I saw him after dinner, I gave it to him. He was
speechless and loved it. He didn't say a work for a while just held me
after he opened up each give and then left with this look that showed
this was really special to him.
The total cost of the gift $2.98.(not including the printer ink and
packing tape but since that was already around the house it did count)
Whoever said the gifts that leave the biggest impression cost the most
money, didn't have a romantic bone in their body.
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