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Before Breakfast

Give them what they won't give themselves

Before Breakfast

iHeartPodcasts

Education, Self-improvement

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

When somebody has everything, go for whimsy and fun

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Arda Maureen and I'm Brian Sofie.

0:05.0

We have a new comedy podcast called No Autographs Please.

0:08.0

Every week, hilarious guests join us for a chat.

0:10.0

And then we improvise a first date based on real first dates listeners have submitted.

0:15.0

And of course, it all ends with us making a homemade peanut butter cake for our guests.

0:19.0

Listen to No Autographs Please on the iHeartRadio app Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:26.0

Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.

0:33.0

Good morning. This is Laura.

0:38.0

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

0:41.0

Today's tip is about how to choose a present for someone who has everything.

0:48.0

Try to give them something that they probably wouldn't give themselves.

0:54.0

You just might spark a little more delight that way.

0:59.0

So there are some phases of life when people truly need things.

1:05.0

Think about the high school graduate heading off to college or a family that is welcoming their first baby.

1:12.0

Those people will appreciate the towels or the garbage can or the diapers that they receive as gifts.

1:20.0

Many adults though reach a point in their lives when they don't really need anything.

1:27.0

Giving and receiving gifts is still fun.

1:31.0

But if you are trying to think of something that your 50-year-old brother needs for his birthday,

1:36.0

you are going to have a hard time.

1:40.0

So instead, try thinking about something that would intrigue or delight him.

1:46.0

But that he probably wouldn't buy for himself.

1:51.0

On some level, this means aiming a bit more on the ridiculous or perhaps whimsical side.

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