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I am "that coffee friend", and I disagree. I appreciate the coffee anyone might get me. It doesn't have to be fancy, it may be fantastic or it may not be - but

I am "that coffee friend", and I disagree. I appreciate the coffee anyone might get me. It doesn't have to be fancy, it may be fantastic or it may not be - but it's very thoughtful, and I always appreciate it. Generally people shouldn't get me coffee gear - as that could lead to disappointment. But the beans themself? always well received.

lelandfe 4y ago
> Generally people shouldn't get me coffee gear - as that could lead to disappointment Family member once heard I was getting into cooking, and bought me these bad, half oven mitts. I feel lousy every time they come over now: their oven mitts were quickly replaced. But yeah – buying me a small, consumable gift will always be a treasured thing, and never an inconvenience. At worst, I don't enjoy the coffee much. I still received a gift and got to hear a story of its purchase.
plorkyeran 4y ago
Yeah, something consumable is definitely the way to go. The coffee I've been gifted has never been something I'd buy more of, but I can enjoy occasionally drinking something different from usual even if it's something I like less than my usual. At worst if I drink it and decide it's not worth finishing, there's little awkwardness in appreciating the sentiment but just throwing it away. A gadget I use twice and then decide I don't like I'll instead feel obligated to store forever, which will result in the opposite feeling as the gift was intended to provoke.
dheera 4y ago
I think it's easier for consumables. I'm into tea and I'd say the same. You could get me any tea and one way or another I'd find a way to enjoy, since I enjoy non-fancy teas and enjoy trying new teas I haven't seen before. I'm also into photography, and any kind of photography gear you get me is likely to be incompatible with my setups or the types of work I do. Same with cooking. Someone got me a frying pan once for my birthday because the coating was coming off, and I had been intending to buy a new one. It was a nice frying pan, but it isn't compatible with my induction stove, so that gift pan is sitting unused in a drawer somewhere, and I had to buy my own new one that is compatible with my stove. Basically -- Buy consumables as gifts. Never buy equipment, unless they're a enthusiastic beginner and you're an expert.
- cercatrova 4y ago
  I got an amazing black tea called Alishan Black from Floating Leaves the other day. What kind of teas do you like?

lelandfe 4y ago

> Generally people shouldn't get me coffee gear - as that could lead to disappointment Family member once heard I was getting into cooking, and bought me these bad, half oven mitts. I feel lousy every time they come over now: their oven mitts were quickly replaced. But yeah – buying me a small, consumable gift will always be a treasured thing, and never an inconvenience. At worst, I don't enjoy the coffee much. I still received a gift and got to hear a story of its purchase.

plorkyeran 4y ago

Yeah, something consumable is definitely the way to go. The coffee I've been gifted has never been something I'd buy more of, but I can enjoy occasionally drinking something different from usual even if it's something I like less than my usual. At worst if I drink it and decide it's not worth finishing, there's little awkwardness in appreciating the sentiment but just throwing it away. A gadget I use twice and then decide I don't like I'll instead feel obligated to store forever, which will result in the opposite feeling as the gift was intended to provoke.

dheera 4y ago

I think it's easier for consumables. I'm into tea and I'd say the same. You could get me any tea and one way or another I'd find a way to enjoy, since I enjoy non-fancy teas and enjoy trying new teas I haven't seen before. I'm also into photography, and any kind of photography gear you get me is likely to be incompatible with my setups or the types of work I do. Same with cooking. Someone got me a frying pan once for my birthday because the coating was coming off, and I had been intending to buy a new one. It was a nice frying pan, but it isn't compatible with my induction stove, so that gift pan is sitting unused in a drawer somewhere, and I had to buy my own new one that is compatible with my stove. Basically -- Buy consumables as gifts. Never buy equipment, unless they're a enthusiastic beginner and you're an expert.

cercatrova 4y ago
I got an amazing black tea called Alishan Black from Floating Leaves the other day. What kind of teas do you like?