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Christmas presents

Magnolia1

Does anyone else find the whole present thing pointless ? Why doesn't everyone keep their money and buy stuff they want for themselves ?

So much pressure to find just the right gift and to respond to what you are given positively regardless of If you actually like it or not !

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  • Yep. As you can tell from my user name I'm not a fan of buying presents or exchanging cards out of obligation. It's economically inefficient (a technical term - 3rd bullet here;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inefficiency) and causes more stress than joy as far as I'm concerned. I loved getting presents as a child though!

    Excellent summary of this by Sheldon Cooper (4th block on this page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1256021/characters/nm0192505)

    I know someone who had a tradition with his brother whereby they would each write the other a cheque for £50 at Christmas, and to save each other the hassle of taking the cheque to the bank, would ritually exchange cheques and tear them in half when they met.

    I actually *love* buying gifts when it's a case of "I saw this, and I thought of you" but hate buying them because it's a particular date.

    Yes - I am a joy to live with!

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  • Yep. As you can tell from my user name I'm not a fan of buying presents or exchanging cards out of obligation. It's economically inefficient (a technical term - 3rd bullet here;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inefficiency) and causes more stress than joy as far as I'm concerned. I loved getting presents as a child though!

    Excellent summary of this by Sheldon Cooper (4th block on this page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1256021/characters/nm0192505)

    I know someone who had a tradition with his brother whereby they would each write the other a cheque for £50 at Christmas, and to save each other the hassle of taking the cheque to the bank, would ritually exchange cheques and tear them in half when they met.

    I actually *love* buying gifts when it's a case of "I saw this, and I thought of you" but hate buying them because it's a particular date.

    Yes - I am a joy to live with!

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