Catalog Gift

Catalog Gift

Today, I received a "catalog gift" as a commemorative gift from a student who graduated from university.

I am very pleased about it.

A catalog gift is a kind of gift in which the receiver can choose his/her favorite items from a catalog listing various products.

That is to say, I have a catalog now.

When I choose one of them then post an application card, the gift will be delivered to me.

In Japan, there have been many troubles related to gift-giving since long ago.

To solve such troubles, catalog gifts have been commonly used since the 1980s.

カタログギフト

今日、大学を卒業した学生から記念に「カタログギフト」をいただきました。

とても嬉しいです。

カタログギフトとは、さまざまな商品が掲載されたカタログから、好きなものを選んで受け取ることができる形のギフトです。

すなわち、私の手元には今、カタログがあります。

そこから欲しい物を選んでハガキを出すと、手元にその商品が届くというわけです。

日本では、贈り物にまつわるトラブルが昔から多くありました。

カタログギフトは、そのようなトラブルを解消するものとして、1980年代頃より一般的に利用されるようになりました。

• I am very pleased about it.
• I am very pleased aboutby it.

  Or: It made me very happy.

• A catalog gift is a kind of gift in which the receiver can choose his/her favorite items from a catalog listing various products.
• A catalog gift is a kind of gift in which the receiver can choose his/her favorite items from a catalog listing various products.

• That is to say, I have a catalog now.
• That is to say, I have a catalog now.

  This sentence is fine, but the following could sound more natural:
  
  "Having said all that, I now have one of these catalogs." / "Having said all that, I now have a catalog."

• When I choose one of them then post an application card, the gift will be delivered to me.
• When I choose one of them and then post an application card, the gift will be delivered to me.

  Note: Using "post" as a verb is British English. In America, you would say "send" instead. :)

• In Japan, there have been many troubles related to gift-giving since long ago.
• In Japan, there have been many troublesproblems related to gift-giving since long ago.

• To solve such troubles, catalog gifts have been commonly used since the 1980s.
• To solve such troublesproblems, catalog gifts have been commonly used since the 1980s.

I never knew about catalog gifts, that's cool! Great job :).