The art of buying the perfect present

Fumo the chimpanzee happily opening up his present at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. -- AFP

The value of the gift is worth only as much as the receiver’s needs.

“What would you love to have for your birthday?” I sometimes love to ask children. Or, I’ll pretend to be a genie and say: “I can grant you one – just one – gift for Christmas. What would it be?”