Yesterday, as I just found out from fellow blogger Jill Dennison, was ‘Pay It Forward Day‘. I’ve missed the boat on celebrating that, but it reminded me of something…
Nine years ago I came up with an idea. It’s a very simple one: you buy something that you like, and you give it to a friend. But there’s a catch: your friend, in accepting the gift, has to agree to ‘ye Oath of Giftiness’, which states that if your friend likes the gift, then they will buy another one for a friend of theirs, under the same restriction*.
I thought that it would be a pretty cool way of helping to promote, well, things :)
What do you think?
Oath of Giftiness blanks for your use:
- oath of giftiness blank (PDF)
- oath of giftiness blank (OpenOffice)
- oath of giftiness blank (MS-Word)
* There is an opt-out clause: if the recipient doesn’t like the gift, there’s no obligation to pass it forward.
A few questions: can you make instead of buy the gift? Can it be a free lesson as a gift or one coupon equals one meal in the future(minus covid restrictions) at the restaurant of your choice, type of gift? In any case, like it!
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Well, let’s see… making the gift might be problematic, unless it’s something anyone can make. Similar problem with a free lesson: the ‘giftee’ would need to have to have some skill to teach. I think the restaurant meal coupon idea would work well enough, since (presumably) one would have to purchase the coupon from the restaurant.
Thanks for your input. Glad you like it!
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‘Pay It Forward Day’.
Giftiness
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Thank you for sharing my post, and I think your idea is pretty cool!
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Thank you!
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It’s a brilliant and novel idea.
Also, I came especially to say how sorry I am about your cat, wibble. So sad when you,lose a beloved pet. Please will you accept a hug from me?
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Hug graciously accepted! :)
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I am so glad 😊
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