Published on 12, July, 2020
Anyone else find buying gifts demands almost too much social imagination in order to be accomplished satisfactorily?
Nope. I don't buy any gifts for any person.
Same! Literally
'surprise me' OMG no.
People used to get put out at me but I just kept asking for vouchers til they shut up.
I love that episode.
I love Amazon vouchers. I don't even buy anything big with them usually, but the knowledge that at some point I can just pop online and buy a book is great. But I know some people who get really put out if someone asks them for a voucher as a present.
Oh yes. The secret criteria. I just tell everyone to buy me an Amazon voucher, then I add them all up and get things I want. A voucher is a great suggestion to people.
You're welcome, I read it somewhere. I bought my friend a relaxation CD because she was stressed.
it can get out of control
if you watched episode of Big Bang Theory, when SHeldon lost it trying to buy a christmas gift for Penny
I don't find buying gifts for others so bad, but I hate people asking me what I want as a gift. I don't mind asking for something I'd like, but there's always a secret criteria each person has for what they want to get you that you have to guess. The obvious one is price, which is always tricky. Is asking a friend for something over £10 too much or too little? Obviously it depends on the friend, but it can be awkward either way. Then there are also some people who want to buy you something you can unwrap (rather than a voucher, for example), or they want to give something that they think feels special rather than practical, or they have certain aversions to things such as horror or fantasy novels. And then, if you don't judge it right, they get offended or awkward because you've asked for something they're not happy with. It's crazy making.
omg! this is an amazing top - thank you so much! I will definitely use this to help me
What I learned is: think of the 5 senses and get something related to that e.g. music for sound, bath stuff for smell, biscuits for taste. Or something like that. Just one of course, not all 5.
exactly
I prefer it to getting something I don't know what to do about it
Christmas presents can cause so much pressure and stress for people, all of which is unnecessary. My advice is to try to think about what interests or hobbies the people have (i.e. those who you need to buy gifts for). A good idea is to get them a gift voucher for their favourite shop. I know sometimes people look down on the idea of gift vouchers because they believe that you have not put in any thought or effort, but I disagree! A voucher means that they will definitely make use of the gift card and spend it in a shop they love, resulting the best product being purchased!
in my family we had rule nothing expensive, that helped me in choosing but the other side of the medal is getting to many socks LOL
some cheap unusual gadget from those stores with total random things you won't buy anywhere for few pounds is where i go now
like a mouse pad with attached to the bottom pouch filled with some small balls, probably magnetic, that stuck to you, so you could put it on your knee and use a mouse as if you had a flat surface, my brother in law loved it, and he is still using it, before he was trying to use a mouse without a pad on his knee often
but to find such a perfect fit is rare
so card with wishes plus a small value giftcard is more appreciated, adding you did not find pefect fit this year
Sack Santa, I say. Bah humbug! Christmas fullstop is altogether too stressful.
Ugh, the worst.
I want to know exactly what they want!
The year before last I went ahead and just bought what I felt they would like. Everyone was pleased, but I had so much anxiety about how they’d be received I haven’t done it since. Took a lot of mental effort and research.
oh yeah I hate that. I like really precise instructions. Personally, I give people links to the exact thing I want when they ask, I don't see why others couldn't do the same.
Also when someone says 'surprise me' like just tell me what you want
I'm not a Scrooge I swear