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Its time to stop adult present giving
Lets face it 95% of adult presents are superfluous and pointless and you diont need or want them. I mean buying a present for say inlaws wtf is that? I think after 16 you dont exchange presents?
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Strange you should post that, immaking charitable donations in lieu of adultgifts this Christmas.
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I agree, but it has to be a wholly personal decision.
I find Birthdays and Christmas, an equally irritating time waste. |
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I'd say it's time to let grown-ups be grown-ups and make up their own minds rather than dictating what they can and can't do (within reason, which certainly doesn't include telling them when they can and can't give somebody a gift).
I say, let people do what they want with their own money. That's just me though. |
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I'd say it's time to let grown-ups be grown-ups and make up their own minds rather than dictating what they can and can't do (within reason, which certainly doesn't include telling them when they can and can't give somebody a gift).
I say, let people do what they want with their own money. That's just me though. |
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Lets face it 95% of adult presents are superfluous and pointless and you diont need or want them. I mean buying a present for say inlaws wtf is that? I think after 16 you dont exchange presents?
Makes much more sense |
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yes but sadly all adults follow the norm at the moment and end up wanting millions on crap girfs that they will neither use or want so your theory is a bust
I know several families who put all family names in a hat and each member pulls out and buys one single gift. |
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yes but sadly all adults follow the norm at the moment and end up wanting millions on crap girfs that they will neither use or want so your theory is a bust
(I know, we aren't really free and don't really have freedom of speech, but we can pretend ).So what do you want? Legislation that says adults cannot buy presents for each other? |
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I think increasingly adults are sick to death of the greed andconsumerism of Christmas.
I know several families who put all family names in a hat and each member pulls out and buys one single gift. ![]() ETA: That's what we used to do when we were older (before we all went our separate ways and stopped buying gifts for each other anyway). |
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We can't have that now, adults buying each other gifts, tut tut
![]() My partner asked what do you want for christmas and my reply was nothing (in my head I said because I am not a child) |
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not when 95% are pointless and unwanted
My partner asked what do you want for christmas and my reply was nothing (in my head I said because I am not a child) |
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I'm 36 and I still love getting presents. Bah humbug to you sir/Madam
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I agree, but it has to be a wholly personal decision.
I find Birthdays and Christmas, an equally irritating time waste. I'm nearly 50, he's over 80. Quote:
I'm 36 and I still love getting presents. Bah humbug to you sir/Madam
I'm also a sensible bloke who has no use for generic tat. If it ain't functional I don't want it. And if I need something I buy it. And Christmas cards are for friends that I won't be seeing over Christmas. And by friends I mean friends. Not colleagues. I don't give co-workers Christmas cards. |
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not when 95% are pointless and unwanted
My partner asked what do you want for christmas and my reply was nothing (in my head I said because I am not a child) |
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Good for you. And that's as it should be - you making up your own mind like an adult. Much like other adults want the right to.
: rolleyes: |
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I still enjoy giving and receiving presents, and always will.
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Yes you try not giving a present this year to your partner and see how you go
: rolleyes: ![]() I do give presents to adults - usually edible ones like http://www.hawksheadrelish.com/shop/...jolly-gift-bag I don't expect to receive presents generally and I'm happy with that - I buy myself something at Christmas. My friends give my daughter something, which is lovely. I reserve the right given to me as an adult, with my own money, to buy an adult a present if I choose to. You yourself choose not to receive (or ask for) presents, that's your right. All very grown-up. |
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I have stopped. Me and OH don't exchange gifts and I don't buy for sister and brother-in-law or nephew and niece any more. I instigated that a few years ago.
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Lets face it 95% of adult presents are superfluous and pointless and you diont need or want them. I mean buying a present for say inlaws wtf is that? I think after 16 you dont exchange presents?
Makes much more sense
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I have stopped. Me and OH don't exchange gifts and I don't buy for sister and brother-in-law or nephew and niece any more. I instigated that a few years ago.
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This is the year all the family decided to stop. We don't have the money to spend.
There's still young children in the family that will get and that will never change. I had to edit to add that I have a birthday on the 20th and a wedding anniversary on the 5th January and we never had money to spend on those when the kids were growing up. Now they have, we don't have the money to spend. |
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Lets face it 95% of adult presents are superfluous and pointless and you diont need or want them. I mean buying a present for say inlaws wtf is that? I think after 16 you dont exchange presents?
Makes much more sense |
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This would be a huge problem to us, we do a completely home made Christmas all presents made and crafted during the year, takeaway giving them and we woud have to stop crafting, watch tv all day ! No I prefer what we do now
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I still enjoy giving and receiving presents, and always will.
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I think that once grandchildren are earning, they should buy the presents for other family members, rather than the parents buying them and putting theirs and the children's names on them
Doesn't have to be anything expensive, but at least it shows they have put thought into it and are prepared to spend their own money |
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