If someone gives you a holiday gift you don't like

[Another Fan]

Or know you will never use.  Do you tell that person straight up?

 

 

I definitely think it's the thought/effort that matters.  But at the same time I'd feel bad for someone wasting their money.

 

 

Or do you re-gift it 😆? 

[QCity]

1) Thank them for the great gift and tell them everyone loves it.

 

2) Text them a picture of you using the gift

 

3) eBay

[Sweats]

Just tell them straight up that you think the gift is garbage and that's where it belongs.......and just throw it in the trash.

 

They'll rethink a good present for next year after that.

[Gugny]

If someone gives you a gift that you don’t like or won’t use … then you need to ask yourself - “how well does this person really know me?”

 

The sooner you realize that he/she/they is nothing but a filthy prostitute, the better off you’ll be. 
 

In this order:

 

1. Ask them “what the f*ck is this??”

 

2. Tell them “after you watch me throw this senseless piece of sh*t gift in the garbage, get out of my sight and never come near me again.”

 

3.  As they’re leaving, say “wait!!”  And as soon as they turn around, say “you disgust me.”

 

You don’t need that kind of negativity in your life. 

[US Egg]

Can never go wrong with Hickory Farms gift box.

[Augie]

A friend was moving out of town and came to visit one day bearing a never been used electric wok as a housewarming gift for us/parting gift for him. If I wanted a wok, it would NOT have been this little piece of crap. He’d had it unused in a cabinet for 20 years and never used it once. (Gee! That great, huh?)  I thanked him kindly for the gift, smiled and changed the subject. 

 

The next time he comes over he brings the connection cord that goes with it, I just put it on the counter, and he gave me a curious stare. I had to explain to him that the reason I couldn’t put the cord with the wok is that I already took the wok to GoodWill! 😂 

 

At least the cord fit in the trash. 

1 hour ago, US Egg said:

Can never go wrong with Hickory Farms gift box.

 

Free samples place??? I am shameless in a food court. 

Edited December 9 by Augie

[US Egg]

22 minutes ago, Augie said:

Free samples place??? I am shameless in a food court. 

That’s how they get rid of the old and expired stuff.

[teef]

you guys get gifts?

[Augie]

8 minutes ago, teef said:

you guys get gifts?

 

Apparently I have friends who are too lazy to drive to Goodwill themselves. 

[Your Brown Eye]

Depends on the person and intentions. Using my family for an example, if my older brother got me a ***** gift (because he thought I would like it), I would say thank you and not be a dick about it, knowing him he genuinely thought I would like it, so I will happily accept it. My little brother though, if he got me a ***** gift (I know damn well that was his intention because we do not get along), I will accept the give (as to not make a scene and ruin my mom's Christmas) and throw it out the window driving down the highway or it'll go straight to the trash bin when we get home.

[Sweats]

Just re-gift it to someone else........i do it all the time and in fact, there's still some godawful presents floating around out there from years ago.

 

I re-gift it to someone, then they re-gift it to someone and it goes on and on and on and it gets to the point where no one knows where this ****** gift even came from anymore, just that no one wants it.

[RichStadiumGuy]

22 hours ago, Sweats said:

Just re-gift it to someone else........i do it all the time and in fact, there's still some godawful presents floating around out there from years ago.

 

I re-gift it to someone, then they re-gift it to someone and it goes on and on and on and it gets to the point where no one knows where this ****** gift even came from anymore, just that no one wants it.

I tried that re-gifting stuff once with something I'd gotten from a friend on my b-day to a family member for Christmas and the a-hole re-re-gifted it back to me the following Christmas. Sometimes ya just can't win!

[Sweats]

27 minutes ago, RichStadiumGuy said:

I tried that re-gifting stuff once with something I'd gotten from a friend on my b-day to a family member for Christmas and the a-hole re-re-gifted it back to me the following Christmas. Sometimes ya just can't win!

 

 

 

Yeah, unfortunately that's the drawback of re-gifting.........sooner or later that ole ****** gift may come around again.

[Sweats]

****** presents........love em or hate em?

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

On 12/8/2024 at 8:09 PM, Another Fan said:

If someone gives you a holiday gift you don't like

 

Shiv the mofo?

[HOUSE]

Attic,  top shelf next to last years gift

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 minute ago, HOUSE said:

Attic,  top shelf next to last years gift

Along with a list of who gave you what.  Saves embarrassment when you decide to regift. 😁

[Just Jack]

On 12/9/2024 at 2:39 PM, US Egg said:

Can never go wrong with Hickory Farms gift box.

 

Unless they're vegetarian/vegan.

 

And for those that say to re-gift, a story...

 

 

 

[US Egg]

2 hours ago, Just Jack said:

Unless they're vegetarian/vegan.

 

And for those that say to re-gift, a story...

I'll regift them the carrots I left out for Santa to give the reindeer.

[Max Fischer]

I don't like receiving gifts. I don't need anything and don't want anyone spending money on me.  I'd rather go out to dinner with them.

 

The nightmare is receiving a gift you can't hide. Picture frames (or worse, with a bad picture), art, anything subjective, books (I have a library of yet-to-be-read books, and now they'll ask how I liked the gift I would never have bought). My wife and I have a rule where we provide a short list of very specific items. Usually something I wouldn't normally buy for myself.  

 

I probably have anxiety over gift giving on the assumption others feel the same way.