One reason missing from your “couldn’t get it on their own” scenario: They couldn’t justify spending the extra money on the “fancy” version of something, or never would have thought to. If that something was relatively cheap, you can get the deluxe version without breaking the bank.
I had a crummy little basic stapler that would jam. Someone got me a fancy Swingline. They spent like, $12.99, and years later, every time I staple something (maybe only a few times a year, but still...) I feel gratitude. I could easily have bought a better stapler, but never thought to.
The nice pen. The fancy bit of super-tasty cheese. The actual Otterbox phone case. One decent kitchen knife. Go for quality on something small, rather than look for a bargain on the big stuff.
Yes! Good opportunity for gift giving, these would be worth including explicitly. I also like the heuristic of “quality on something small, rather than bargain on something big”.
One reason missing from your “couldn’t get it on their own” scenario: They couldn’t justify spending the extra money on the “fancy” version of something, or never would have thought to. If that something was relatively cheap, you can get the deluxe version without breaking the bank.
I had a crummy little basic stapler that would jam. Someone got me a fancy Swingline. They spent like, $12.99, and years later, every time I staple something (maybe only a few times a year, but still...) I feel gratitude. I could easily have bought a better stapler, but never thought to.
The nice pen. The fancy bit of super-tasty cheese. The actual Otterbox phone case. One decent kitchen knife. Go for quality on something small, rather than look for a bargain on the big stuff.
Yes! Good opportunity for gift giving, these would be worth including explicitly. I also like the heuristic of “quality on something small, rather than bargain on something big”.