quote:Soaps, bath salts, and other "neutral" toiletries
Hate, hate, hate this stuff. I use only unscented products and rarely wear perfume. Most scents make me sneeze, and these things are always loaded with perfumes. I'd rather have the partially-eaten popcorn.
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Arrgh - worst presents EVER. They suck on just about every level:
1) Vague suggestion that they might be a hint that you smell.
2) Because they are so Generic Woman Present, presumably in an effort to appeal to Everywoman, they actually just piss everyone off - they smack of no thought whatsover. See also silk scarves and cheap scented candles.
3) The fact I hate them with so much of a passion means I feel a little hurt when they are a gift from someone I'm close to ("Sniff - they don't TRUELY know me at all... )
4) Frankly, they as well as being inpersonal, they are often REALLY cheap. I'd rather have a nice card and no present at all rather than a truely cheap, nasty gift.
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Any toiletries with citrusy, woodsy or light floral scents can be forwarded to me. No sweet or heavy fragrances, please.
I also accept fruitcakes.
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quote:Soaps, bath salts, and other "neutral" toiletries
Hate, hate, hate this stuff. I use only unscented products and rarely wear perfume. Most scents make me sneeze, and these things are always loaded with perfumes. I'd rather have the partially-eaten popcorn.
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Arrgh - worst presents EVER. They suck on just about every level:
1) Vague suggestion that they might be a hint that you smell.
2) Because they are so Generic Woman Present, presumably in an effort to appeal to Everywoman, they actually just piss everyone off - they smack of no thought whatsover. See also silk scarves and cheap scented candles.
3) The fact I hate them with so much of a passion means I feel a little hurt when they are a gift from someone I'm close to ("Sniff - they don't TRUELY know me at all... )
4) Frankly, they as well as being inpersonal, they are often REALLY cheap. I'd rather have a nice card and no present at all rather than a truely cheap, nasty gift.
My wife is the same way about "bath products", with one exception. There is this bath soap (?) called "White Orchid" by Key West Aloe that she just loves. So I get it for her every year (she loves the stuff). It has a nice light scent. Too bad they (Key West Aloe) have stopped making it. Now I have to try and find a similar product that does NOT get the reaction you wrote about above...
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quote:Originally posted by Morgaine La Raq Star: AFA regifting, it really does depend. One year my dad was looking for a biography of a specific person. He did have a bio but it was out of print. I found it at a used book store & picked it up for less than $10 (hardback). He was thrilled & it meant a lot more to him than a 'new' gift from a swanky store.
Last Christmas I gave my mother a book she had been looking for for years. It was long out of print and I located it in a bookshop in England thanks to Abebooks. I modestly tell you that I made her Christmas!
There is a huge difference between a thoughtful used book, especially if it is OOP and a book someone else recently read and decided to wrap up and give as a gift.
Amen! The best gift I got in recent memory was a signed Steve Allen book that my friends picked up in a used bookstore. That and the electric blanket my husband got me.
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quote:Soaps, bath salts, and other "neutral" toiletries
Hate, hate, hate this stuff. I use only unscented products and rarely wear perfume. Most scents make me sneeze, and these things are always loaded with perfumes. I'd rather have the partially-eaten popcorn.
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Arrgh - worst presents EVER. They suck on just about every level:
1) Vague suggestion that they might be a hint that you smell.
2) Because they are so Generic Woman Present, presumably in an effort to appeal to Everywoman, they actually just piss everyone off - they smack of no thought whatsover. See also silk scarves and cheap scented candles.
3) The fact I hate them with so much of a passion means I feel a little hurt when they are a gift from someone I'm close to ("Sniff - they don't TRUELY know me at all... )
4) Frankly, they as well as being inpersonal, they are often REALLY cheap. I'd rather have a nice card and no present at all rather than a truely cheap, nasty gift.
5) Most people go with the "neutral" choice of vanilla, a nauseating scent that makes you feel as if you're rubbing cake frosting into your pores.
Strawberry "Or is that just me?" Limeade
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[hijack]I hate vanilla and anything else that smells "sweet." A co-worker of mine (a man, BTW) had a "Birthday Cake" scented candle that he actually lit at his workstation. Not only a huge safety violation, but really stomach-turning. He finally took it home after it mysteriously got blown out every time he left his desk.
It wasn't me. Really. [/hijack]
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quote:Originally posted by Lainie: [hijack]I hate vanilla ...
What? What ever did I do to you?
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When I was small, my family spent several years in Great Britain. While there, my mother acquired a taste for hot tea, and this continued when we moved back to the states. The year after I got married, I found the cutest little English teapot with a matching "tea cozy" and bought it for my mom's Christmas present. Imagine both our surprise when we opened our gifts at the same time, and discovered we had each given the other a cute English teapot and cozy!
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Re practical gifts, I like getting them when they're something I need but am too cheap to buy for myself. Or more often something I'm too cheap to buy a nice one for myself. For example, if I need a frying pan, if I were to buy one for myself I'd probably just go to Wal-Mart and pick up a cheap one. If I ask for a frying pan for Christmas I'm more likely to actually end up with a good one.
ETA: Actually, that's another distinction the article fails to make. There's a big difference between giving an ordinary frying pan as a gift and giving really nice gourmet cookware to someone who loves to cook.
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There are electric scrubbers? I've been whining about the lack of those for years! It has always looked so simple to me to design a machine that would take the tedious rubbing out of the scrubbing, and finally someone has stolen my idea (without even knowing it) and made a product of it. I want one!
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I give my nieces & nephews gift cards now because they are teens & older and I haven't the foggiest idea of what they're into. I give my SIL a gift card because if I gave her cash, she'd spend it on the bills and not on herself. I would much rather have a gift card than a shocking pink velour zip up sweat shirt with eye-catching sequins (yes, I did get this from my MIL).
RE: practical gifts. A co-worker and I were discussing this just yesterday. I am no big fan of house gifts (vacuums, pots/pans, etc)or the like, but see no problem with something for the computer. She thinks that is more a practical gift, almost a house gift (even though only my 12 year old and I use the computer). So we decided if it's something you want, and it's the one/type you want, then it's a perfect gift.
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If I give my brother and his wife a check or money he keeps it and just sticks it in the bank. If I give them a gift card to someplace like the shopping mall. His wife will take it and buy something that he needs.
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My mom and I were discussing Christmas and Christmas shopping this year....
To be honest, I think Christmas is for the kids, so I tend to spend the most on them. Usually for the adults I bake cookies and put them in some kind of cute and/or creative container.
This year I'm going to try my hand at making candy.
Then there's people like my sister. Nothing you ever get her could be good enough. Ever. One year my mom almost slapped her because she actually said, "No one can buy me what I want so I say don't even bother." I think my mother was embarassed that her daughter (an adult at the time, in her 20s or maybe early 30s) would say something like that in front of a bunch of family members. It sounds so ungrateful.
On the subject of gift cards... For the most part, they are OK, but could seem impersonal. At the same time, it's better to give than a brown chenille hat, scarf, and glove set if you're not sure the person will just love it!
The tradition in my office (among my units) is to play "Secret Santa". The limit is $25. Usually along with writing our names on the paper, we're supposed to list three different gift certificates we want. I think it kinda takes the fun out of the whole thing, but I guess it eliminates someone from getting a really crappy gift....?
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quote:Originally posted by MissE: Then there's people like my sister. Nothing you ever get her could be good enough. Ever. One year my mom almost slapped her because she actually said, "No one can buy me what I want so I say don't even bother."
I think my mother was embarassed that her daughter (an adult at the time, in her 20s or maybe early 30s) would say something like that in front of a bunch of family members. It sounds so ungrateful.
indeed My palm would have been itching, too.
quote:The tradition in my office (among my units) is to play "Secret Santa". The limit is $25. Usually along with writing our names on the paper, we're supposed to list three different gift certificates we want. I think it kinda takes the fun out of the whole thing, but I guess it eliminates someone from getting a really crappy gift....?
That doesn't sound like much fun, but I've gotten some really bad Secret Santa gifts (and some really good ones, too). One woman was quite frank about the fact that she re-gifted everything she gave me for Secret Santa. Can't blame her for wanting to get rid of them: they were all very tacky and cheap-looking.
An older gentleman who got me in Secret Santa gave me some great gifts, including a can of stuff you spray on your windshield to de-ice it. I have a garage at home, but at work I park outside. It was very thoughtful, IMO.
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My SIL gave me a frying pan for Christmas last year -- a really nice cast iron one. I use it almost every day. The days I don't, I use the teflon one my uncle gave me for Christmas three years ago.
My big present from CatNip last Christmas -- aside from the bling -- was a food processor. I'd always wanted one! I don't know how he knew, but I was very happy that he got me something so thoughtful.
This year SIL and I are giving each other Salad Spinners, and I've broadly hinted to CatNip that I'd like a new wok.
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quote:Originally posted by I'mNotDedalus: -Personalized gifts made by young Asian fingers = good
Nothing says "I love you" like slave-wage child labor!
quote:Originally posted by Radical Dory: Do antiques fall into this category as well?
Antiques are fine as long as you get new antiques instead of cheaping out and buying those old, used antiques.
quote:Originally posted by ThistleSmelt: As usual the problem with this list is that it generalizes on a topic that varies widely from person to person.
My thought exactly. Good gift giving is very much a "know your audience" proposition, and a list like this is pretty much useless.
And count me in as another who loves getting good kitchen ware. I got my Kitchenaide stand mixer for Christmas one year, and a nice food processor another. Also most of my good knives were Christmas presents.
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quote:The tradition in my office (among my units) is to play "Secret Santa". The limit is $25. Usually along with writing our names on the paper, we're supposed to list three different gift certificates we want. I think it kinda takes the fun out of the whole thing, but I guess it eliminates someone from getting a really crappy gift....?
That doesn't sound like much fun, but I've gotten some really bad Secret Santa gifts (and some really good ones, too). One woman was quite frank about the fact that she re-gifted everything she gave me for Secret Santa. Can't blame her for wanting to get rid of them: they were all very tacky and cheap-looking.
I have been - among groups of not-so-close-friends - playing "Crappy Secret Santa" or, as we call it "Horror Yulklapp". The difference to the normel Secret Santa game is that you are meant to find somthing really horrible, with the financial limit being somthing like €2 (US$2.60). The fun is the shared horror about tacky decorations and nick-nack or the truely horrible (vinyl) LP of some late-60s pop group everybody had forgotten.
It's fun, and there's no chance of anybody saying "I spent thought and money on my gift, and look what I got in exchange!".
The gifts usually get regiftet next year for the next round of "Crappy Secret Santa".
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quote:Originally posted by qualli: screw that. I make homemade gifts, and I work damn hard on them.
The article didn't say "homemade gifts," it said "homemmade trinkets." To me, "trinket" implies a dust-catcher, a useless object, probably tacky in design. I'm sure the gifts you make are neither useless nor tacky.
well the knitted candy cane warmer was a little tacky...
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quote:Originally posted by qualli: screw that. I make homemade gifts, and I work damn hard on them.
The article didn't say "homemade gifts," it said "homemmade trinkets." To me, "trinket" implies a dust-catcher, a useless object, probably tacky in design. I'm sure the gifts you make are neither useless nor tacky.
well the knitted candy cane warmer was a little tacky...
But I'm sure it wasn't shoddy!
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Just helped my grandmother go shopping for the first time after my grandfather died, which was a pretty good gift in and of itself. We had fun picking out presents for other people (fuzzy socks which have become a staple, and nice handkerchiefs for the men) I got a pair of socks that have a picture of a teddy bear with underwear on his head and a drawing set labeled ages 6-12 (as far as drawing goes I'm in that age range!) Something she would have never thought to get me. (My mom had told her a sweater! ach!)
For her this year I'm creating a lavender/chamomile bath tea along with a "herbal treasury" book, and a potpurri sachet made from pretty handkerchiefs I found at the salvation army and petals from the wreaths send to my grandfather's funeral. It sound morbid but my Grandmother will be pleased.
The family, but not Family, will recieve soup mixes I spent a lot of time on, and my other grandmother got hers early, a selection of cooking herbs and a herb gardening book.
(I work in an herb store, so most of my gifts deal with things like that)
My only problem now is making myself wait til Christmas, I can't stand to have presents and not be able to give them.
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quote:Originally posted by Signora Del Drago: The year my mother-in-law died (1992), I was so depressed because I couldn't get her a gift. She loved dolls, so I took a little girl's name from the Salvation Army tree and got a doll (in honor of my mother-in-law), warm pajamas, M&Ms, and a bunch of other little things for her. It made me feel so good, you wouldn't believe it. I've done that every year since, except for one year when I couldn't afford it. That year, I opened this beautifully wrapped box from my daughter. Inside was an Angel from the tree, and on the back was listed the things she had bought for the child. That is the best gift anyone has ever given me. I cried. My daughter knows me well. I finally convinced my son he should do that, too, so for the past 5-6 years, I've received a card that says "Thank you and love from Child's Name."
Signora, have I told you lately how much I admire you?
I know that it's tacky to say me, too! But, what the hell, me too!
Signora, that literally brought tears to my eyes. Bless you. You are so cool.
And I am so glad that I am amoung other sock loving friends on this board. I actually asked for socks this year.
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quote:Originally posted by VersesBatman: I don't mind practical gifts. If someone gave me an appliance I've had my eye on, but couldn't afford, I'd be very touched at their thoughtfulness.
Ooh! We're having an Appliance Christmas this year! My sisters both asked for kitchen things, so my aunt called me up and said "appliances for everyone! Which one do you want?" I'm getting a cookie press; my boyfriend is getting a waffle iron. And yes, we're both really happy about that.
I get a box of socks for Christmas every year. My Dad pretends that we're not getting it, but it's been 8 straight years with a box of socks, so I'd be shocked if the trend didn't continue.
I don't like giving gift cards for the most part, because it makes me feel lazy. And everyone knows what they're getting if they see an envelope. I don't really have a problem getting one, if it's from a place I'd buy things from. My problem is getting cards from clothing stores I've never been to, or for a seafood restaurant when I hate seafood. The one exception I make is that my sister and her husband get a gift card to a restaurant every Christmas, since I know they're always saving up for something, and I know this way that they can go out and get whatever they want without worrying about spending money on dessert when they have perfectly good jello at home. (To solve the envelope dilemma, I get them something small and stick the card in there with it. I know they know it's a gift card, but it's more fun if I can try to fool them.)
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I love gift cards. Everyone knows I love to read, but getting a book I'd enjoy and haven't read yet would be a difficult task. Getting me a gift card to a bookstore solves the problem, and, as someone above said, provides me with hours of amusement roaming through the bookstore, choosing my gift.
However, I am NOT a jewelry person. The only jewelry I own, besides my engagement and wedding rings, is inherited from others in my family. Not that I wear any of it, mind you, but I like knowing that I have it, because each piece reminds me of that person and a nice time when they were wearing it.
Clothes...well, I generally will go through a bunch of catalogs and mark items I'd like and note the colors and proper size(s). I then hand the pile of catalogs over to hubby. He loves this- it's easy for him, he doesn't have to go to the mall, and I always provide him with a huge selection so there is some element of surprise for me on Christmas morning. He would never think of trying to shop for clothing for me without any guidance like this, though.
ETA: I loathe vanilla scented stuff, too. I love Yankee candles, in floral scents, precisely because they are so strongly scented- my sense of smell isn't very good, so strong=good for me.
And I like personalized stuff, if it's been truly personalized. My first name has a unique spelling (in the US, anyway) so if I get something, no matter how cheesy, that's personalized with it spelled correctly, I'm genuinely moved. One of my college friends got me a personalized keychain my freshman year of college. I was so excited that I had something with my name spelled correctly on it, I not only showed it to everyone, but I used it until it broke ten years later.
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I've only bought two presents, & they are for my mom & my sister.
My church had a bazaar. From the Lutheran foundation, there were hand made things from countries, & all of the profits went to the people who made them.
I got my sister this tea cup from Vietnam, which has this beautiful blue pattern on it. & it has a place to put your loose tea so you don't have to scoop it out ( or whatever you do with loose tea. Tea bags for life), & a lid so it will keep the steam in. I thought it was a good gift because she drinks a lot of tea, & it can be used for other drinks, too.
For my mom, I kind of bought the 'thing she's probably not going to need but hopefully will like' gift. It's this mahogany box, & on the lid is a leaf pattern. I'm not so sure, but I know that she'll be able to put it on their entertainment center. & she likes boxes. & leaves. ...& roosters, but I decided not to get her something with a rooster on it this year.
Everyone else gets whatever catches my eye & makes me think of them.
I also love socks.
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I would love some socks for Winter Holiday of Choice! Plain ones. My feet are rather large, and I'm always sad when someone gets me silly socks and they don't fit.
This year, I do not have much money -- but I love giving presents. I am embroidering handkercheifs for everyone -- personalized designs, of course. But now I'm wondering if people will think that is tacky and I should just get them cards instead? *Sigh*
Ultimately, no one is obligated to get me a gift. Anyone who is kind enough to think of me and to spend money on me, I accept their present gracefully and thank them profusely.
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I hate anything that has a personalised photo stuck on it. mugs, t-shirts, throw rugs, blankets, whatever you can stick a photo on, I don't want it.
I mean, the photo is usually of either the giver or the receiver, and I don't see why I'd want either. I certainly don't want a picture of my ugly face sitting around the house, and I may like you, but that doesn't mean I want you permanently gracing my coffee table. I mean, we spend so much time and money searching for just the right artwork to hang on the wall, and then I'm going to violate that entire aesthetic by adding a giant picture of you and your snotty kid? No thanks.
I'd rather have the socks. I too love the socks. I mean, I can never be bothered to buy socks myself, it's such a mundane purchase. Having them given to me every year is the best way to increase my sock collection.
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quote:Originally posted by qualli: screw that. I make homemade gifts, and I work damn hard on them.
The article didn't say "homemade gifts," it said "homemmade trinkets." To me, "trinket" implies a dust-catcher, a useless object, probably tacky in design. I'm sure the gifts you make are neither useless nor tacky.
I really thought using the word trinket in the article was confusing because it can mean different things to different people. To me it means things that don't have a specific useful purpose, which can include jewelry. That means by my own definition I make trinkets. Another part of it is perception too, because I like homemade gifts because there is always some level of effort put into it.
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I just came back in here after a few days of not reading this thread and got a couple of lovely surprises. Thank you, Lainie and T-Girl. I think a lot of you, too. *hug* Nobody knows about that but my husband and children. It is a secret, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to tell the story here since we don't know each other in real life.
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I love to get gift cards and everyone around me knows it
If I give them I do try and do a theme around them. For a writer friend I bought a cardboard book at a craft store and painted it to look like the real thing and put the bookstore gift card inside. It was part of an inside joke for us and it went over really well. For that matter I got my SIL a really nice wallet this year and in the card places I put some gift cards of various values from a couple of different places so she can shop and get something she really wants. I just need to take some silly pictures for the photo inserts and I'm all set.
One of the best gifts I've ever gotten was a set of framed pictures of my grandmother's house. The catch ? The frames were ones I had poked away under the computer desk after getting them from her house shortly after her death with every intention of doing something with them. A good friend liberated them from their hiding spot and when I opened up the gift on Christmas Eve I was very touched.
Socks ? Can't have enough of them.
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Allow me to be glurgy for a moment but in the last few years the gifts have been rather secondary on Christmas. To me the greatest joy is being around my family who I only get to see twice a year.
I used to really only care about the presents until 2 things happened: My grandmother had a couple strokes and suffered memory loss and I realised I really do enjoy spending time with my family. I came to the realization that they all have my sarcastic sense of humor and we all enjoy insulting each other. What we are really saying when we zing each other is, "I love you."
Cash and giftcards are usually given along with the occasional gag gift, the more insultingly hilarious the better.
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I guess it's OK to give a Chia Pet then! My brother once got one of those for my nephew when the latter was about 6 years old. It only grew on one side, the other just got moldy and foul-smelling.
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See, the thing about being an artist is that those shirts with paintings of the kids, or those nicely decorated pieces of furniture are a lot cheaper to jsut make.
Also, gift cards rock. Truly, what is better then a choose-what-you want option? When you never know what art supplies/books/technology you're gonna need next a gift card is a great option.
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The worst gifts? Almost any gift given to an adult. I can't buy good gifts for adults. No one can buy good gifts for me. You wouldn't believe the amount of cr*p I've given and received over the years. Oh wait, you probably would believe it.
I'm so glad we cut out the gift-giving years ago. (Except for kids, who love it).
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