Recently, I turned the BIG 4-0. As such, many of my peers, colleagues and friends are also turning the BIG 40.
Decade birthdays (30, 40, etc.) are a big deal to most people (and a big deal to GiftDay, of course). It follows then that birthday gifts for people celebrating a "0" in their age are a big deal too. Gifts for decade births tend to be more grand, important and special than regular non-decade birthdays. Of course, they should be; a decade birthday celebration should be grand, important and special - it only comes around once every decade.
A Facebook friend of mine celebrates his (or her) 40th birthday tomorrow, December 13, 2009. (I will not reveal the name of this friend in the blog because I haven't yet asked whether he or she would like his or her age revealed to the general Internet public.)
Now while I am not particularly close to this person, I thought it might be nice to let this person know (and the Facebook friends of this person know) about a really special gift available for him (or her) on the web - and soon to be available at GiftDay.com. Trying to determine what would be a great date-relevant gift, I can begin with the fact that I know that this friend likes art.
GiftDay is a fan of art exhibition posters. Typically, an art exhibition will last a few months. The posters, which are printed to both promote exhibitions and to serve as souvenirs (or gifts!), will typically have the date that the art exhibit opened and closed.
I always remember growing up that an art exhibition poster hung in my home. The opening date (printed on the poster) was the same as my birthdate. Seeing my full birthdate in print on a professional art poster made me feel good. I've never forgotten that feeling. (And I will never forget the poster. My parents still have it at their home!)
Art.com and Allposters.com are the 2 biggest players in the art exhibition poster world. These companies literally have thousands of art exhibition posters with dates on them. The problem is that many of these dates are not searchable through the web or even through their own websites. GiftDay however has fully catalogued these two company's art posters by date. (On its website, GiftDay will be making date-search-for-poster possible beginning in early 2010.)
In the meantime, I bring to my friend's attention (and to his or her friends' attention - and YOU'RE attention), a Marc Chagall art exhibition poster (pictured in this blog) that is available at art.com. The poster promotes a Chagall exhibition at the Grand Palais (which must in Paris) that opened December 13, 1969. The date: December 13, 1969 is printed on the bottom of the poster. The poster is $900... expensive... but this friend is turning 40. So while the gift might not be something affordable for everyone, it is affordable for that person who wants to find that one special, meaningful, unforgettable gift. (Also, it is possible that a less expensive reproduction can be found on art.com, allposters.com or elsewhere at other shops on the web. Now or in the future. The beautiful thing is that the friend's birthdate will never change so the gift can be given at ANY time - and not just as a birthday present!)
Now if I or anyone else gave this gift (especially if it were framed), to my friend who was turning 40, I know that the friend would hang up the poster and keep it hung up for the rest of his (or her) life. And every time that the friend looked at the poster, he (or she) would be reminded not just about the importance of the date on the poster but about the gift giver and the relationship he (or she) has to the gift giver.
Those relationships and those ties are what help make this gift and every GiftDay-inspired gift the MOST MEANINGFUL gift possible.
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