The issue of too much choice.

Though there are a lot of options to choose from you seldom find a one that you think is fitting for the person for whom you are buying the present.So I think it is always better to have many more options.

In terms of the gift example you provided this is thankfully not an issue for me as my wife is very straightforward in that sense and not complex at all in sharing what she would like or needs. Where I HAVE found it an issue in the past is when you have to buy gifts for people at weddings for one! You get stuck in that "How much should I spend" and "What gift will stand out and be meaningful" type of loop and it is not easy to reach a conclusion at all. Taking gifts out of the equation completely. I have just come out the other end of an extremely difficult decision making process. The end result was that I resigned from an executive role with an international company after two years with them to pursue the opneing of a new comoany in the USA. This was NOT an easy decision to make and it literally took me months to make it! Sure, the advice of others helps to a degree but ultimately it came down to whether I was prepared to take the risk or not and whether I was prepared to once again step out of my comfort zone. Well my decision has been made and onwards I go! Time will tell if I made the right one or not but I deeply believe that I did indeed make the right choice. It was honestly one of the most confusing and difficult periods in a long time and smack bang in the centre of the stress of it all were of course the CHOICES that I had to consider. As far as I am concerned, the biggest challenge in making many choices is securing a faith in the unknown. Choice means changes and sometimes it can be very difficult to let go of what you know, even if the existing circumstances are not optimal it can still be difficult to let go and embrace something new.

Well, at least we're lucky to have a choice others don't have much choice. Anyway, I use my instincts when I have to choose and that goes for everything. Whether I have to choose in buying a gift for a friend, a lover, a relative or whoever; or if I have to decide on something crucial in my life. My instincts never failed me so far. And all the decisions I've made are pretty satisfactory. As for the gifts, I tend to look for things which would make me fall in love at first sight.

I think we must be firm with our choice,once we have chose that thing,we have to hold with our decision. I agree with you,too many choices will result in regrets and disappointments sometimes. Thus,we have to always hold firm with our decision and don't change it simply because of other choices. Sometimes it also depends on mentality. Lol.

I like options but I don't like it when I'm overloaded with them. That's why I try to zero in on what fits my criteria for a good gift for the other person. I literally get dizzy when I go into a store and there's just too many stuff to take in. I don't like to go around the mall and spend the whole day undecided on what to get. So before I go gift shopping, I make a list of possible gifts for me to be able to ignore the aisles with stuff that are not on that list. It's the same with ordering at restaurants. One of my favorite places to go to is Cheesecake Factory. Their menu has at least 10 pages. Too many options! That's why I always end up ordering the same thing (which is of course, my favorite). The same goes for the other restaurants that we frequent. I listen to the suggestions of whoever is/was with me but at the end, I always decide for myself.

When i look for gifts and i already have an idea on my mind. I actually right away pick that idea instead of changing my mind and thinking of something better. Coz i know that the more i will think of something more interesting the confusing it gets and i will end up picking the wrong one. So i dont actually let myself get confuse over gifts by sticking to my first choice.

Hi there,I never faced this situation.Because I take my decisions very fast and I am very careful in taking them.And most of the times they come out with success.When I go to buy a gift,I'll definitely get the best from the collection,even from hundreds of good ones.Because I have a different and really good taste,thats what my friends say.When I go the shop,I'll see all the items and my heart sticks to only one gift.I'll ask for packing,that's it.If I don't like any thing from a shop,Ill just leave that shop,I'll not get compromised and buy some thing.I always maintain my level of taste...

Too many alternatives make life difficult. Yes, it leads to disappointment. So I try to keep options limited. When buying a thing, i look at things one after another and once i get what i wanted, i immediately stop there resisting the urge to look at more options. This, at least, saves me from disappointment once i come back at home.

yes ofcourse.da main purpose beind ol dis iz variety.u see 1 thing and when ur eyes go at da oder side,u see a better thing dat da previous and da routine keep on rotating..i prefer taking my advice cuz i have 2 use it.not oderz