You have been assigned to select retirement gifts for twenty people in your company who are reaching retirement age at the same time. What should you do? First of all don’t give all twenty the same thing. It won’t be relevant whether it’s a golf ball or a gold watch; it says nothing at all if everyone gets it.

A retirement gift may signal “You’re through” or it may signal “You’re eager to move to a wonderful new stage in your life.” That’s part of the explanation the customary gold watch is such a bad gift. Do you envision your retired employee to dissipate the rest of his or her life sitting in a rocking chair checking the time every two minutes, while waiting to die? One man did literally that—and it didn’t take him long to die.

That’s why a unique retirement gift is so eminent. Does your employee (male or female) love fishing? Many do, but haven’t had the time to fish as much as they have wanted to. If so, a personalized rod and reel from a good manufacturer might be a perfect retirement gift.

Does your employee loves to read? If so, depending on your spending limits, an eBookWise reader or an Amazon Kindle might be an ideal gift. There are hundreds of thousands of free ebooks available online, so these gifts don’t force the employee to spending more money, although the convenience of carrying a whole library in a handbag or briefcase will certainly call for investing on preferred favorites or new books by good authors.

If your employee loves to craft, a little mild snooping (like telephoning the employee’s grown child) might tell you where to go to get a gift certificate that will render months of fascinating productive play. Has someone slipped you a clue that your employee constantly wished he or she could have had a career in theater? Little theaters nationwide call for members: both viewers and workers. In an honor-winning play in Arlington, Texas, last year, one aged woman who had never acted before discovered she was an outstanding actress.

Top quality unique retirement gifts ideas, such as mirrors or paperweights, sing elegance to anyone. Check online some of the things that are available. One person mentioned having had a mirror etched with an portrait of his mother to give to his father as a gift. His father cried when he saw the mirror; he told his son that was most precious picture of his mother. But it has to be high standard. Something done by your friendly neighborhood engraver is not likely to be adequate, unless that engraver has access to really good crystal and glass.

If your employee likes golf, don’t get a cute little golf ball glued to a stand. What is she or he supposed to do . . . sit and wonder at it? No, depending on your budget, get a six-months to one-year pass to the best golf course in town, or get a case of your employee’s favorite golf balls.

But whatever you do, make retirement gifts as personalized as the retirees are. Make the gift a authentic gift by making it personal.

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