Gifts: Whether, What and When
Some clients like to bring a gift, and wonder whether they should and what is appropriate. The short answer: never necessary, sometimes a nice touch, and easy to get subtly wrong. Here is how to think about it.
It is never expected
The fee is the arrangement. A gift is entirely optional and no companion expects or requires one. Do not feel any obligation, and never treat a gift as a substitute for part of the fee — those are two completely different things.
When a gift is a nice gesture
For a regular you see often, on a special occasion, or before a longer booking like a dinner or overnight, a small thoughtful gift can be a warm touch that is genuinely appreciated. It signals you see her as a person, which lands well when it is clearly given in that spirit.
The spirit matters more than the object
A gift works when it is a genuine, low-pressure gesture. It does not work when it comes with expectation attached, or is angling for something in return. The moment it feels transactional it stops being a gift.
What works
Something small and considerate rather than extravagant. Good chocolates, nice wine or champagne, flowers for a special occasion. For a regular whose tastes you know, something that reflects a detail she mentioned. Modest and thoughtful beats expensive and generic every time.
What to avoid
Anything overly personal or intimate from a near-stranger — it reads as presumptuous. Anything so expensive it creates a sense of obligation or discomfort. And never a gift instead of, or as leverage over, the agreed fee. Perfume, lingerie and jewellery are usually missteps unless you know her well.
Practicalities
Keep it discreet and easy to accept — nothing she has to awkwardly transport or explain. Consumables are ideal for this reason. And give it lightly, at the start or end, without ceremony or expectation.
The bottom line
Skip it entirely and you have done nothing wrong. Bring something small and thoughtful in the right spirit and it is a warm touch. Just keep it modest, unattached to expectation, and never a stand-in for the fee — and it will always land well.
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