Residents of Karelia told what souvenirs can be useful

What to bring from the trip as souvenirs to friends and relatives so that the gift not only pleased, but also useful? The answer is obvious: something useful. But at this point, many are lost, because in the range of goods in any country to understand and understand what to buy is not easy. The abundance of souvenirs, frankly, not always of good quality, is baffling and we end up bringing in half a suitcase of nonsense, on which we spent a lot of money. But there are a few questions to yourself that will help you make the right choice.

First, who are we buying for? It is important to understand the closeness of the person to whom we give. Children, parents and everyone we know well can choose "targeted" souvenirs. We usually know our loved ones well and it is much easier to fall into the category of interests. It is possible for mom to buy a beautiful scarf or cosmetics, grandparents and children - sweets and various goodies. Dad can enjoy an interesting local product or drink. A friend chooses a jewelry or a book. A friend has designer socks or a hat. By the way, there are often handmade bracelets with local color, also a very good gift with which you can guess.

Second, what budget do you allocate? This is an important point that will help to really assess the opportunities. Here it is worth allocating for ourselves the total amount that we are ready to spend on souvenirs and then divide it by the value of gifts. For example, it is logical for colleagues to buy a common gift that is appropriate in the team, for example, a set of tea or coffee, sweets, and not buy a souvenir for each individually.

Third, is the product authentic? This is a very important point: we choose not just a purchase, but a souvenir from a trip, and therefore the most valuable will be what is characteristic of the country and city where you are traveling. Such an authentic gift will certainly please and even if it is not quite necessary (by category), it will definitely make a pleasant impression.

For all categories of gifted are perfectly suitable edible gifts of the place of production (food, drinks), as well as things of author's production - it is always better than magnets, keychains and ashtrays (only if the person to whom you choose a gift does not collect something from these categories). From Karelia, for example, products from shungite, jam from local berries and teas are often brought. From the southern cities of churchhelu and honey. Meat and forest delicacies from the north. A lot of interesting souvenirs can be found in designer stores or at fairs: be sure to visit, you will get not only impressions, but also for sure get good souvenirs. In general, in any new city and country, the author’s works of local masters are interesting, they always reflect the traditions, history and materials characteristic of a particular area, and sometimes available only here.

It should be understood that a gift from a trip is primarily a memorable story, designed to convey some of your emotions and unforgettable impressions to those who are not indifferent to you. And the point here is not in the amount of money spent, but in soulfulness and therefore sometimes a small, but useful thing for a person, will become a more weighty gift than expensive souvenirs that do not fall into taste.

Earlier we talked about the trip to Kaminvody.