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Re:Employee gift ideas that make people feel bad by mcv on Thursday November 03, 2022 @06:00AM (#33448979)
At my first job, the boss/owner of the company knew a lot about wine. As a result, the Christmas gift basket contained a lot of excellent wines that I wouldn't have been able to pick out myself. But I guess that's an example of expertise.

And of course it's not much use to someone who doesn't like wine (they may have had a non-alcoholic alternative).

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Re:Employee gift ideas that make people feel bad by lupire on Thursday November 03, 2022 @08:56AM (#33450257)
"excellent wines" or a great example of a wasteful gift because excellent wines aren't substantially better than OK wines, unless you are a wine enthusiast (not just a wine drinker).

It's like giving out RTX 3080s en masse. Most people won't get the value of what you spent.

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Re:Employee gift ideas that make people feel bad by mcv on Thursday November 03, 2022 @09:42AM (#33450814)
And excellent wine can be a lot better than an OK wine for a similar cost. I think it's a perfect example where some expertise can dramatically increase the value. For wine drinkers, at least.
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Re:Employee gift ideas that make people feel bad by devilbunny on Thursday November 03, 2022 @10:47AM (#33451820)
The great thing about wine as a gift is that it doesn't go bad quickly. Even if you don't drink it, you can re-gift it to someone who will appreciate it.
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