If they specifically asked me what I wanted and I told them specifically what I wanted…and they gave me something else that cost more than the thing I asked for…yep.
I had someone purchase clothing I didn’t like from a brand I do not care for after I explicitly told to not buy me anything. I took the clothes back to the store, but without a receipt they could only issue store credit. To be fair, I did try to find something, but none of their products interested me. So the gift card went back to the gift giver.
This question needs context. Is the giver my boss or my spouse? Both can make my life miserable, but one gives me money and one takes it away. The taker has more of a chance of getting my unfiltered thoughts.
I participated in a white elephant gift exchange that had a ~$20 buy-in. I go to unwrap and it’s an empty pickle jar. Literal trash wrapped up with no gift card taped under the lid or anything. I let my feelings known that was inappropriate.
@show_the_maw At least you got something. The first time I participated in a white elephant I got nothing. I should have stuck with the original name I pulled out of the hat since it was mine.
@show_the_maw
I don’t think it was inappropriate, who the hell gives a empty pickle jar as a gift? If they didn’t have the money to play then maybe they shouldn’t have. I have seen white elephant played many ways, some where the gifts are supposed to stupid and dumb but if it had a dollar amount that says to me your supposed to buy something nice. More like a secret Santa.
I don’t get surprise gifts aside from the mystery boxes I purchase or the stranger exchanges I participate in like redditgifts (RIP) or the meh exchange. So… no?
My MIL one Christmas got me this red scarf (i don’t even think you could call it a scarf, maybe a fashion kind.) the material was so thin and it had holes in it everywhere. The thing was so ugly, I used it in a pin up calendar I made for my boyfriend and threw it away. But I got asked about that scarf for months. Should had worn it once then threw it away. Another Christmas she got me a pink sweater. The color I Hate most. I don’t own anything pink and haven’t since I’ve been able to make my own choices. I returned it but all they had was the color she got my sister in law and I couldn’t get that one so I bought what I wanted. Another item I got asked about for months. At least now she asks what I want for Xmas.
In most “one off cases”, its best to smile and say thank you.
But if you have a confused relative that keeps giving you Red Sox swag when you are a Yankees fan or a vegan that has received Omaha steaks, I think its okay to say something.
Of course. How else are they going to get it right next time? Also, they need to know why they are being run through the wood chipper.
@yakkoTDI And I guess that was your accomplice…
@ircon96 That spray pattern though.
@yakkoTDI That will certainly teach them to never gift you with another wood chipper.
@yakkoTDI It sure is purty! Somebody call Dexter Morgan…
If they specifically asked me what I wanted and I told them specifically what I wanted…and they gave me something else that cost more than the thing I asked for…yep.
I had someone purchase clothing I didn’t like from a brand I do not care for after I explicitly told to not buy me anything. I took the clothes back to the store, but without a receipt they could only issue store credit. To be fair, I did try to find something, but none of their products interested me. So the gift card went back to the gift giver.
@j_talbain that’ll teach 'em
This question needs context. Is the giver my boss or my spouse? Both can make my life miserable, but one gives me money and one takes it away. The taker has more of a chance of getting my unfiltered thoughts.
I participated in a white elephant gift exchange that had a ~$20 buy-in. I go to unwrap and it’s an empty pickle jar. Literal trash wrapped up with no gift card taped under the lid or anything. I let my feelings known that was inappropriate.
@show_the_maw At least you got something. The first time I participated in a white elephant I got nothing. I should have stuck with the original name I pulled out of the hat since it was mine.
@show_the_maw
I don’t think it was inappropriate, who the hell gives a empty pickle jar as a gift? If they didn’t have the money to play then maybe they shouldn’t have. I have seen white elephant played many ways, some where the gifts are supposed to stupid and dumb but if it had a dollar amount that says to me your supposed to buy something nice. More like a secret Santa.
“Oh, a Cuisinart 14 Cup Programmable Coffeemaker. Thank you. It’s not the Playstation 5 I asked for, but it’s close enough.”
I don’t get surprise gifts aside from the mystery boxes I purchase or the stranger exchanges I participate in like redditgifts (RIP) or the meh exchange. So… no?
My MIL one Christmas got me this red scarf (i don’t even think you could call it a scarf, maybe a fashion kind.) the material was so thin and it had holes in it everywhere. The thing was so ugly, I used it in a pin up calendar I made for my boyfriend and threw it away. But I got asked about that scarf for months. Should had worn it once then threw it away. Another Christmas she got me a pink sweater. The color I Hate most. I don’t own anything pink and haven’t since I’ve been able to make my own choices. I returned it but all they had was the color she got my sister in law and I couldn’t get that one so I bought what I wanted. Another item I got asked about for months. At least now she asks what I want for Xmas.
Yes, I did want a third set of bunny jammies!
@PocketBrain “He looks like a demented Easter Bunny”
I probably would if the “giver” was Meh
In most “one off cases”, its best to smile and say thank you.
But if you have a confused relative that keeps giving you Red Sox swag when you are a Yankees fan or a vegan that has received Omaha steaks, I think its okay to say something.