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Can someone give me a hint as to why: send people who might give you a birthday present a wishlist, is on this list? it seems completely opposed to the idea of

• spindritf 14y ago
  The idea is that if you get something you wanted, you won't get something that will soon turn into clutter like 1000 other gag gifts. There is some logic to it but I agree that it's more obnoxious than it's worth.
  • mrbombastic 14y ago
    makes sense. might as well go all the way and ask them to donate to charity instead though.
    • alpb 14y ago
      At this point, author says that people like parents and grandparents have a joy of buying an actual gift and he doesn't want to take this away from them. I agree with that, if they buy you something from the wishlist then you can pay the same amount to the charity yourself, as well.
      • fudged71 14y ago
        It seems a bit contradictory that buying a gift for someone is okay but buying one for yourself is a sin. Both can be joyous experiences. If experiences and relationships are more important than possessions, we should ask for experiences with a person as a gift, and actively discourage all possession gifts. (How boring is an essential gift? Thanks for the cheese-grater dad!).