Since many sympathy gifts are usually cliched and overdone, giving a unique gift can connote actual care and thought. Unique sympathy gifts are special because they show the recipient that the giver actually spent time thinking about what to buy, instead of just picking up some generic gift that has little to no meaning at all. Some people like to personalize the gift to the recipient so that it is indeed unique to that person. Others like to think outside of the box and create some sort of gift that can appeal to a lot of people, but at the same time has not been done much before. An example of this would be creating some sort of personalized journal that the recipient can write in and express his or her feelings. This journal could be decorated in a way that is unique to the person, and can even include memorable pictures and quotations.
Other examples of unique sympathy gifts are scrapbooks that are tailored to a specific happy moment in that person's life, or mix CDs that have meaningful songs that only the recipient would be able to appreciate. Overall, it is most important to provide a gift that is personalized and unique to the individual while at the same time retaining the sympathy message.
