The LAMOSE Journal
Guides, stories, and ideas from our Calgary workshop. Tips on custom drinkware, gift inspiration, and behind-the-scenes looks at how we craft your favourites.
Client Gifts for Salons: Give Your Top 20%, Not Everyone
Most salons gift every client the same $8 trinket. Real retention math says to gift your top repeat clients something permanent instead.
Veterinary Clinic Client Gifts: What Pet Owners Actually Keep
Most vet clinics hand out the same catalogue giveaway. An engraved tumbler with the clinic's name gets used for years instead of discarded in a week.
Client Appreciation Gifts That Don't End Up in the Drawer
A client-appreciation gift only works if it survives past the day it's opened. One personalized item beats a five-piece variety box, every time.
Law Firm Client Gifts: No Bar Rule Caps It — the IRS Still Does
No bar association caps what a law firm can give a client — the number that matters is the IRS's $25 gift deduction, and engraving doesn't count against it.
Insurance Agency Client Gifts: What the Rebating Laws Actually Allow
By Chen Deng · Founder, LAMOSE · Calgary, Alberta Somebody on your team is about to order 40 branded stress balls because that's what fits the budget line without anyone having to check a rule. Nobody will remember getting one....
Financial Advisor Client Gifts Under the New FINRA Rule
FINRA raised the advisor client-gift limit to $300 in 2026, but most gift guides still say $100. See what actually works under the new rule, and why.