flower Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 When a lady colleague gives an expensive Ermenegildo Zegna tie to a male married colleague as a gift (the gift wrapper has the wording "from the heart to you") as he is leaving the company, is it appropriate? For myself, I only give expensive ties as a gift to guys whom I am interested as more than friends. Would like to hear your opinions.....thanks!
RecordProducer Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 It's definitely appropriate. It's not an intimate thing like underwear. It's actually very official by its nature as it symbolizes a non-intimate environment. Any other gift would be more intimate, even a watch that he might wear on his hand or a pen that he might use daily. Secondly, he is leaveing and if they were good friends before she believed she owed him a goodbye gift. The wrapping paper is just a paper and it goes straight to the trash. Besides, our friends are also in our hearts, often much deeper than people we want to sleep with. Thirdly, the price of a tie is irrelevant. What's expensive for one person is cheap for another. Some people are stingy about money, some are generous. Fifty bucks is a lot for one person and nothing for another person even if both have the same income. Finally and most important is whether she shows interest in the man otherwise and the man in her. In any case, she hasn't broken the law of the don't-touch-a-married-man" area. The gift IS appropriate.
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