Gifting to customers and clients seems to be a common trend everywhere. Only difference is that it occurs on different ocassion.
We gift during g Diwali...calenders, coffee mugs, kitchen appliances, sweet, and other items...but this practices ensures a good relationship and help to maintain it for longer time....when we gift alcohol we tend to accompany it for a drink...
I got some stuff for Diwali this year. (We have some Indian truck drivers working for us.) It was nice of them.
Lol, yeah it's a good prompt to crack open a bottle and have a glass or two.
These client gifts are just a thank you thing, some expect it and some do not, but mostly it's received well and it's nice to hand out a few things here and there.