Comments on: I hate buying people presents.

By: ryan

ryan — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:45:55 +0000

i really hate when they open what ive bought them in front of me… I dont want you to have to pretend you like what i got you on my account… especially not to my face…
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By: denise

denise — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:24:43 +0000

ahh…well timed post…i agree with you on much of your post…my husband just fought the crowds for black friday…i’m trying to raise my daughter w/o commercials, little tv, lack of interest in all the “things”…so far homeschool preschool is succeeding but i know this will change if we send her to regular school…i agree with austen about the sentiment focus…i’d rather have our families go on a trip together than exchange gifts…

By: Ana

Ana — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:26:01 +0000

I can relate :/ I hate buying presents too… usually a trip will consist of me looking at random things for someone, then realising that I’m looking at stuff IM interested in. Once that happens, I’ll proceed to think about their interests, pick out something related to that, and go “oh shit, since they collect this stuff, maybe they already have one” x_X
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By: Mandy

Mandy — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:30:28 +0000

I’m quite spasmodic with my gift giving. One year you might get a present, one year you won’t, it depends how organised I am.

Anyway, one idea you might like to file away is the ol’ calendar (or funky card) in the Ikea ‘Ribba’ frame trick. I usually cut a large picture strategically and use two frames to make up a pair. To give you an example I cut up one page from a Little Prince calendar where he is being pulled up into the air by a flock of birds. I cut out the flock and cut out the Prince and they look beautiful on the wall together. Cheap but special (even better if you can do a little watercolour yourself)

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:40:14 +0000

Gift cards or… I think you should just start giving people envelopes with slips of paper inside of them that say “Whatever you want it to be.”
Let them figure it out. Of course, if the point is to keep friends then that might not work.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:27:43 +0000

‘Tis the season, eh?

I’m with you—I love giving presents, but I hate buying them, because I never know what to buy. Gift cards? They’re my best friend. Of course, then I feel bad because I didn’t give a creative enough gift. Ah, it never ends!
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By: Austen

Austen — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:06:28 +0000

BTW, I can’t comment on your bio page…but I also once had an incident with a pigeon taking care of personal business above/on my head in Hyde Park. It was NOT pretty.
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By: Austen

Austen — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:57:07 +0000

Presents seem to have gotten out of control…all about stuff instead of sentiment. My extended family is trying creative presents this year. Everyone either makes something (there are loads of possibilities, from baked goods, to a simple terrarium, to hand-printed dish towels [using fabric paint and flour sacks]) or donates/gives memberships to non-profits. Hopefully, the season is more fun than work!

Good luck to you.

-Austen

By: E.

E. — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:49:22 +0000

I’m not good a present buying. Luckily generally none of my friends do the present thing and if they do it’s a fireman calendar. All to raise money of course.
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By: Katharine Berry

Katharine Berry — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:50:12 +0000

And now you don’t get a present. :p
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