Even if you give an expensive gift, if the receiver doesn’t appreciate it, whether the giver likes it or not, its value will decrease.

A Wharton business professor once computed that for people who don’t like their gifts, their presents devalue by as much as a third of their original monetary value. Imagine, if you’d spent 1,000 pesos on a gift, you lose as much as 300 pesos just because you picked the wrong object to give. In fact, according to the National Retail Federation in the United States, almost half of all people below 35 years old returned holiday season gifts to stores last year.

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Ortigas Home Depot Furniture Sale: Up to 70% off on selected items up to June 30

The Body Shop: Up to 70% off on selected items until June 5

Toby’s Mid-Year Sale: Up to 50% off on selected items up to June 15 at all Toby’s branches

LRI Design Plaza sale: Up to 50% off on selected items across 30 showrooms and art galleries. For more details, call 895-1772 or 895-547

Ever since I’ve started maintaining my pathetic attempt at side swept bangs, I’ve been on the lookout for hair products to keep my bangs—you guessed it—swept to the side of my face.

But as I’ve began trying out different products, I’ve also discovered how each of them can come in handy depending on the kind of look you’re going for, and not just to keep hair in place.

Recently, I’ve tried some of Hong Kong brand Faddy’s hair goodies. And they’ve done more than just keep my bangs to the side.

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