What gifts are waiting for men on February 23? Survey results

    This post is not about migrating to the cloud or taming floating point numbers. She's about what men want. We interviewed 180 guys working in the Plarium Krasnodar studio and found out that they are usually given to them by their close women and what kind of gifts the guys really want to receive. The results may surprise you.



    From general to individual


    Every year, we, girls from the Krasnodar studio Plarium, congratulate our fellow guys on February 23. Did they all serve in the army? Not. But for us, this day is primarily an All-Russian men's holiday. We prepare a thematic corporate party for children and, of course, give gifts.

    Among the advantages of working in large game development studios and IT companies are spacious offices, as well as a calm attitude to the fact that an employee can take a 10-15 minute break, and more than once. Therefore, in past years, we made the following general gifts:

    • kicker;
    • chest with sports equipment (dumbbells and expanders of various modifications) for use in the office;
    • tennis table;
    • a pool table.

    But, not surprisingly, the free space in the office was over, and we thought about individual gifts. It was not easy to decide on them. The difficulty was that the presentations, albeit for everyone, were the same. How to please both the artist and the programmer, and the tester, and the copywriter with the support manager? Yes, just do not get attached to game dev, IT and professions in general! First of all, they are men, so we decided to give certificates to the hardware store and ... breakfast, which was waiting for everyone at the workplace :-).

    It was last year. This year we will not say about gifts to colleagues so as not to spoil. But if you think that we chose them, after questioning the guys, then you are mistaken. The survey we conducted after. Why? Because the emphasis in it we did precisely on close women, whose attention is important to every man.

    Women's choice: perfume, razor and socks


    So, first we asked the guys what gifts they usually receive by February 23rd. The survey was anonymous. We proposed answer options, and also left a free field for an answer. As it turned out, the profession and field of activity do not really really affect the choice of a gift.

    The most popular men's gifts that our gamers receive:

    • perfume - 51 answers;
    • shaving accessories (foam, razor, aftershave) - 46 responses;
    • socks - 44 responses.



    It is noteworthy that in fourth place in popularity (39 votes) was the answer "What I order, then I get :-)". So no one canceled the wish lists or direct orders. This makes life easier for both parties, however, makes it impossible to make a surprise.

    And it is significant that in fifth place (31 votes) was the answer: “They don’t give me anything :-(. Only at work from girls colleagues there are gifts.” 4 more people wrote differently in the free field for answer, but about one thing the same thing - they don’t give them anything at all. It's sad that it’s already there. Ladies, ay! Your men are desperate for attention!

    What else do men give? Good alcohol and gadgets (29 answers each), festive breakfast, lunch or dinner (28), certificates to the hardware store (18), books or certificates to the bookstore (also 18), slippers (17), tool kits (16), cups (14), board games (12).

    Among the rarest answers (both the ones that you’ve chosen, as well as the ones written by the guys themselves) are gym memberships, going to the bathhouse, money, devices for work, musical instruments, towels, video games, clothing items (scarves, gloves). And also hassle and sex. As a gift.



    “Any present is pleasant”


    Now to the preferences. The survey was also anonymous so that the guys were not shy about their desires. The first place personally surprised us. It turns out that men want basic attention. There was this answer: “No matter what. Any present is pleasant. ” So, 39 people chose him.

    Further in the ranking of answers are:

    • books or certificates in a bookstore (18 answers);
    • certificates to the hardware store or gadgets (17 answers each);
    • tool kits (12);
    • good alcohol (11);
    • gym memberships (7);
    • festive breakfast / lunch / dinner (6).

    Along with good alcohol, the option “I want to be left at least for a day alone” scored 11 votes. Another person would like combos - both alcohol and peace :-). Do we really get you so, gayz?

    And now let's go back to the top three gifts leaders who usually give the guys:

    • perfume - in fact, only 3 out of 180 people want such a gift;
    • shaving accessories - only 2 people would be happy with them;
    • socks - the situation is better with them (6 people are not against such a gift).

    In general, comments are redundant.



    We hope the results of our survey are indicative. But in order to add representativeness to them, we offer the male audience of Habr to undergo the same survey. We will help ladies with gift ideas, even if their men have nothing to do with gamedev and IT. Everyone wants attention equally.

    Only registered users can participate in the survey. Please come in.

    What do you usually get as a gift for February 23? You can select several options

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