Home Exchange - Leaving a Little “Thank You” Gift
As anyone who has participated in a home exchange will agree, as the exchange date nears you will have devoted a lot of time and energy to getting you home ready for your exchange partner’s arrival. If you’re anything like me the house will have undergone a major “spring cleaning”, the yard/garden combed to remove every weed and errant blade of grass. I always leave the fridge and kitchen cupboards stocked with plenty of staples, and being a “fluffy towel freak” myself, I often buy lots of nice new towels.
So, assuming that your exchange partners have gone to just as much trouble, at the end of an exchange it’s always a nice gesture to leave them a small gift and “Thank You” note. You don’t have to go overboard because it really is the thought that counts. It conveys an immense amount of pleasure and bonhomme to arrive home at the end of a vacation to find a bottle of wine or box of chocolates on the kitchen counter along with a personal note of appreciation.
Over the years I’ve found some delightful little gifts when I’ve arrived home: wine, chocolates, flowers, potted plants, a doormat emblazoned with “Welcome Home”, a gourmet cheese, pottery, glassware, and scented candles to name just a few. Those that were neither edible, drinkable or perishable have all been kept as special mementos serving to remind me of vacations past, and all the notes are kept safe in an album.
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