Sometimes small surprises can have a meaningful impact. Though it was years ago, one day after school engineer Kyle and his sister arrived home to discover unexpected presents waiting — for him a G.I. Joe and for her a new hula hoop. “It made an ordinary day feel magical,” recalls Kyle.
Priya, master of UX, loves to mix up her workouts and typically chooses one type of gym class per month, so when she received the gift of a month of spin classes to use alongside her existing monthly classes, she was delighted to be able to go back and forth between the two classes. “It’s just something I wouldn’t have spent the money on myself,” she says.
After purchasing a fancy composite road bike shortly after taking up cycling, Du had been catching up with an old friend and shared his new fascination with cycling. Afterwards that friend purchased Du a set of bicycle accessories and a Massachusetts bike route map that he wouldn’t have thought to purchase himself. “It was very considerate of him — truly a useful and wonderful gift,” says Gift Hero founder Du Pal.
Finally, jack-of-all trades Rachel shares a less traditional gift, but one that had an enormous impact on her life nevertheless. Receiving a full scholarship as an adult returning to college created tremendous opportunity for her, thanks to those who made it possible for the scholarship to be given in the first place, the thought of which makes Rachel emotional still to this day.
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