The Gift of Giving

With the holidays quickly approaching we are all going to be quickly scrambling for gift ideas. On PR Web, a press release newswire, I found an interesting survey on the giving of spa gift certificates. The most interesting finding to me was that women spa gift-givers are now "most likely to buy spa gift cards/certificates for a man, specifically, their husband or significant other, trumping friends, their mother, or other relative". Also, "Despite the explosion of offerings on a typical spa menu, the age-old gift of massage ranks tops for both male and female spa gift-givers (the gift of massage overwhelmingly ranks as the #1 gift given by men.) This is followed for both by facials and multi-treatment packages, while the most affordable gift (the manicure/pedicure) ranks last for both men and women." It seems to me that the giving of a massage shows the significant other that you care about their well-being. So, wouldn't the spa gift certificate be most commonly given on Valentine's Day? Nope, guess again. "Spas report that Christmas/Hannukah ranks #1 for spa-gifting--but there are strong showings for Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, birthdays, and bridal-related days". So, show that special someone you care with a gift that really shows it.