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Evelyn Johnston, The People You Know, Like and Trust! (Friends & Neighbors Real Estate)

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Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

I've had great success with my George Bailey  themed gift from It's a Wonderful Life:

Basically, you find a lovely basket, fill it with decorative ‘grass’ and add a loaf of bread, a container of salt and a bottle of wine. You can print and frame this saying or have made a nice wooden sign made they can hang in their kitchen that says:

Bread! That this house may never know hunger

Salt! That life may always have flavour

Wine! That joy and prosperity may reign forever!

 

Oct 29, 2015 12:15 PM
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Curtis Evans
Cabin Realty LLC/ USA, Licensed in Louisiana - Golden Meadow, LA

Cutting boards are a good choice. I give a lot of the glass cutting boards, some are very beautiful as well as useful.

Oct 29, 2015 07:18 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
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I give a reusable shopping bag filled with the same theme as Susan's Basket, but the shopping bag is branded.

Oct 29, 2015 02:20 PM
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Louise Dela Cruz
RE/MAX Gold Realty Sacramento - Sacramento, CA
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Evelyn Johnston This is a tuff one! During the time i  am shopping  with the buyers I am listening to them. Do they like golf, do they enjoy traveling, do they hate the exisitng mail box, etc. 

Once I have a good idea of their hobbies and activities they enjoy I can buy them something they value. If she loves baking the gift may be an amazing mixer!

Oct 29, 2015 12:31 PM
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Evelyn M Epperson
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Johns Creek, GA
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My office does a really nice cutting board with the buyer's name and date of closing.  On the back side of the cutting board the office add their name.

Oct 29, 2015 12:14 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
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Cutco the knife company had a display at our State Convention. They said their gifts never go away and get used over and over. It is agent branding.

Oct 29, 2015 11:47 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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I often gift key rings with a house and either their initials engraved on it or their closing date. I also like to do interesting return address labels (Colorful Images a great source). A door knocker with their name engraved on it is a good choice, too, as long as they aren't buying a home with a glass door.

Oct 29, 2015 08:54 PM
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James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

I always give away a personalized cutting board.  If the price is big enough I also give away an engraved knife or pair of knives with my name and number engraved on them.

Oct 29, 2015 08:35 PM
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Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
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Good morning Evelyn. Many of my Realtor referral partners are giving Starbucks or Dunkin Donut gift cards, they always seem to be a hit.

Oct 29, 2015 08:27 PM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
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I gave coffee cards like Starbuck. Make sure you validate there is money on the card.... My wife bought cards there and they did not validate .....Oops...

Target, Macy gift card etc...

 

Oct 29, 2015 01:46 PM
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

I can make a few suggestions for those that don't listen to their agent and take their own steps!

Oct 29, 2015 12:12 PM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I was going to say Cutco Knives too.  You can get them engraved with the family's name.

Oct 29, 2015 11:59 AM
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Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
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Gold Star cookies LOL

Oct 29, 2015 11:48 AM
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Bob Crane
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An original painting of them and their home by a famous Elkhart artist.

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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
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I'm not into gift giving, but some of the ideas I've heard that make sense are, Home Depot or Lowes $50- $100.00+ gift cards, Gift Certificate from local locksmith so owners can have all new door knobs and locks installed, Some type of art work ( or gift certificate etc fineartamerica, etc, Gift certicate for outdoor firepit from local landscaper, bird houses, new mailbox ( see houzz.com) .

Oct 29, 2015 10:34 PM