Seriously can someone tell me what has happened to the bear? The position looks funny.
This picture doesn't really help much either.
But anyway, I guess xmas celebrations are still going on despite the economy downturn. Some companies will probably carry on with less employees, some will just make an excuse that they have forgotten about the xmas tree.
If you still need to buy gift but the current crisis still spoils your mood a bit, here are some suggestions (to convince yourself that you have been economical):
1) If your xmas exchange ruling doesn't include "Do not buy chocolates", rather than going for Royce's or any other "branded" chocolates, settle for Van Houten's or Cadbury's. In the end, most are still made from sugar, cocoa butter, lecithin, and vanilla. Any chocolate at this time will leave a bitter aftertaste anyway (if you have burnt your pocket).
2) If you are buying beautiful wrapping paper to wrap your gift, leaving people with surprises as to what to expect as their gift, usually wrapping chocolates results in a disappointment when they open it up. "Ohhhh... no, chocolates again..." But even if you are not buying chocolates, what's the chance of the person tearing up your beautifully wrapped paper like it did not worth a cent (and it usually costs 10% of your total amount spent). Use newspaper. Choose between Straits Times, The New Paper, My Paper. And you can use advertisements with a beautiful background as the design. And please, wrap only one layer.
3) Get something useful. A person wouldn't want any gift which simply hangs itself on the wall, or fridge, and doesn't help them tide down this pathetic period. Instead of a deco kind of stuff, get an organic soap with fragrance(so they can at least enjoy their bath knowing that they do not need to spend on soap for a month), get a handheld massager (so that they can DIY even if they can't visit massage parlours), or a small wallet (so that big wallet owners can downgrade and place less credit cards into it, preventing the possibility of reaching out for one when the desire to spend is there).
Lastly, do not quote me for the above, if the gift recipient gives you a disgusted look at the sight of the gift.
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