Birthday presents which are really used and wanted........

Who doesn't know this, your birthday is coming up and a few people ask you what you would like. Mostly people respond "I have no idea, I have everything I need, you can think of something". But if we are really honest, there is always something we could use.

I really got organized and got used to always writing it down during the year, what I could really use. Mostly these are little things for which I would usually not spend the money but could use those things anyways.
Things like a new salad bowl, small forks, new towels, egg cooker, etc.........

Since I do it this way and tell people who ask me what I really would like - I can actually use the stuff I get and love it.

Of course, it also works the other way round. I ask my friends well in advance what they would like to have for their birthdays, and really tell me what you could use. This really worked and works for everybody.