This is how I do it Berit
I already have an established photo album book that I use you can buy them anywhere you find them and depending on the amount of people you buy for would depend on the size of album. I use the miniature size but not the thin brag books because I have a large fanily!!! Sometimes you can find a cheap one at Goodwill, WalMart, and on sale at a Walgreens or CVS, flea markets, garage sales, etc... If your children have established neighborhood friends whose birthdays you get invited to every year, a separate mini brag book will work well with remembering what you bought them the year before and sometimes you can figure out what gifts that recipient really enjoyed at the party and make note of it for the following year!!!
Since the photo sheets always have a front and back I will place the person's name on the blank side of an index card, on the back of the index card (lined side) I will write the year and the gift purchased. This will help me keep track of the history of my gift giving. I also use it for special occasion gifts like birthday, graduation, communion, etc... I just write down what occasion the gift was for.
For example
The front side of an index card says SARA
The back side says 12/25/07-scrapbook kit
4/28/08 (b'day) CD and DVD
etc....
On the back side of the PHOTO SHEET I place the receipt. I always give the gift receipt to the recipient when there is one. BUT not every place I buy gifts carries them. I ALWAYS hold on to the actual receipt until I know the product has been used up and there are NO problems!!! Usually by the next occasion. For example when "SARA'S" Christmas gift is purchased for 2008 I will take the 2007 receipt out of the book.
NOW if I have multiple gifts on ONE receipt I will do the following:
1- make as many photocopies of the receipt as there are gift recipients. On the top of the photocopies place one name on each receipt.
2- I then highlight the gift purchased for THAT photocopied receipt.
3-I then place on the BACK page of the photo album an index card with all the names and the ORIGINAL receipt. This way I can easily see what was purchased for each individual person and how much it cost with the photo copies under each individual name and I know where to find the receipt if they need it.
If a store does do gift receipts, like Target, make sure you tell them how many gift receipts you need. I lay out my purchase by gift order so I can make sure I have the right amount and will sometimes add one more. So if I am buying 4 separate gifts, I will ask for 5 gift receipts JUST IN CASE I decide to split up my gift purchase for one person or in case I miscounted!!! Target also has that scan code on a receipt so if you forgot to ask for a gift receipt they can scan the receipt back into the computer and print one out although your purchase transaction has been completed...and I LOVE them for it :haha:
I think I answered all of your questions if not just let me know!!!
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