Some people believe that money is the best gift for teenagers while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Throughout the history, gifts have had a significant role defining the relationship between individuals.

Although

type, cost and size of the

gift

has a tremendous effect on the interpretation of the act, the age of the

receiver

plays a significant role upon decision. There is a general belief that

money

is among the most suitable gifts for teenagers due to its properties.

However

, groups of people do not see monetary handout as a best practice. I strongly agree with the latter. On the one hand, monetary gifts have an extremely versatile functionality.

This

puts the choice of what do to with it and how to spend it in the recipient's hands.

For example

, the

receiver

may choose to accumulate sums of

money

received from different people, and use it on a mainly expensive item which none of them could afford individually. There might be the features of the item at hand, which are highly customizable and only by deciding by their own the beneficiary would be able to entertain themselves to the highest level. These are some of the reasons which make giving a teenager

money

as a

gift

a reasonable choice.

On the other hand

, some people believe that the spirit of gifting someone is based on giving them something so they would be useful for them, as well as remind them of you.

This

is what could be observed in souvenirs and other gifting traditions. Depending on the occasion, the

gifter

tries hard to find something suitable and enjoyable for the

receiver

. Considering

this

mindset, giving

money

would have no sentimental value to the recipient, which in return eliminates the whole purpose.

Moreover

, the

money

may be spent unwisely on goods or services which are not beneficial or,

on the contrary

on something which is required but not enjoyable,

thus

diminishing its emotional effect. By the way of conclusion, there are vastly different ways of handing over presents to another person. Giving

money

as

gift

is somewhat popular in many societies.

However

, there are groups of people who still argue that

money

does not have required

acceptability

Suggestion

acceptance

of a

gift

. I believe,

although

money

provides the

receiver

with a lot of options, it lacks emotional properties of a

gift

.