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The purpose of a gift is to be given/received. It is given to convey a sentiment. What you do after receiving it is entirely up to you. Don't fall into this tr
by hammyhavoc 4y ago
The purpose of a gift is to be given/received. It is given to convey a sentiment.
What you do after receiving it is entirely up to you. Don't fall into this trap of feeling obligating to keep an object you didn't ask for, nor expect. Love people, not things.
I say this having had an impractically full home for 29 years, and now only just really figuring all this out. Finally have space to use what we do have.
- rendall 4y agoApplying those principles, I once immediately tossed a gift of a large, ugly toy dog, unpleasant even to touch, much less look at. The friend who gave it to me kept asking about it.
- hammyhavoc 4y agoIt can happen, that's for sure. But Martini glasses, probably not. I'm sure there's a strong chance they were either a gift to them, or cheap. It says a lot that the poster doesn't even drink! I've been in the same position with receiving sets of shot glasses or cocktail glasses, but anybody that knows me more than a few hours knows I don't and can't drink alcohol. In Japan, re-gifting is the norm. It is becoming more common in the UK too now that people are living in smaller properties. I find non-consumable gifts to be a stress to receive, and to give at times. I try to always make sure if I give a gift that it's consumable so that it won't linger, mainly out of respect, just like I wouldn't outstay my welcome as a guest anywhere. The worst is being gifted something handmade by would-be artists who can't see the flaws in their own work and thus why it doesn't sell, and they end up giving it out as gifts. No joke, had a room full of objectively bad paintings, poorly painted glassware, badly knitted blankets et al. A huge relief to get the space back.
- jackvalentine 4y ago