How do you react when you received a gift?

Specific things to say when you receive a gift

1. Thank you!
2. Thanks, this really means a lot to me!
3. No way! Thank you, I’m really into ____!
4. Wow, what a great gift!
5. I’m totally blessed that you would give me this!
6. This is so unique!
7. You are so thoughtful!
8. Thank you for thinking of me!

Are gifts better as a surprise?

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Indiana University found that gift givers often focus on the moment of exchange, and define their success partly by their ability to surprise the receiver. But that moment is fleeting. When it comes to gift-giving, the research shows, surprise is overrated.

How do you act when you get a present?

The 7 Manners of Opening Gifts

1. Know the little-known meaning of “thank you.”
2. Open the card first.
3. Have the giver present in the room.
4. Say thank you in this special way.
5. Deal graciously with duplicate gifts.
6. Keep the gift in its packaging during the party.
7. Write down who gave you what.

What do you do when someone surprises you with a present?

If someone surprises you with a present you weren’t expecting, be honest that you don’t have one to give in return. “The best way to handle that is to be genuine and authentic,” says Schweitzer.

Are We afraid of receiving the bad gift?

We dread receiving the bad gift as much as giving it. In fact, when John F. Sherry, Jr. and his colleagues explored what they called “The Dark Side of the Gift,” they found that people are far more ambivalent and even negative about gift-giving than the cultural tropes would suggest.

Should you Tuck a gift receipt in the package?

Tucking a gift receipt in the package lets receivers subtly exchange the present if it’s the wrong size or not quite their taste. “You don’t know if they’ll go trotting over and ask for a gift receipt and you’ll feel awkward,” says Schweitzer. “Why make it difficult?”

What is the social psychology of gifts?

In his seminal article, “The Social Psychology of Gifts,” Barry Schwartz writes that “Gifts are one of the ways in which the pictures others have of us are transmitted.” Of course, the gift doesn’t just reveal the image the giver has of you; it exposes the character and the thinking of the giver as well.