2006-08-01 08:23:46 · 9 answers · asked by College Kid 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
because gifts are not supposed to be valued monetarily. no matter how cheap or expensive the gift is, it should only come as a token of one's feelings. the price tag may just spoil the true significance of a gift and divert the attention.
2006-08-01 08:31:42 · answer #1 · answered by Mirage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sincere gift is beyond it's market or material value and hence considered a gift from the heart or in the spirit of something. If you insist on knowing the price of the gift then you might as well try demanding money!
2006-08-01 15:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by namazanyc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a gift and the recipient should not know how much the gift costs.
Although, my husband gets irritated when I remove prices from his gifts. For some reason he wants to know how much I paid for them.
So, I leave them on! (saves a lot of argument time).
I, however, want him to remove the prices on my gifts. I don't want to know how much he spent.....
2006-08-01 15:36:24 · answer #3 · answered by Malika 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if I find an absolutely cool thing at a dime store that I could have bought at a pricey store (and the only thing wrong with it was the box was dinged, or somesuch inconsequential flaw), or a similiarly looking thing at a pricey store (ie a fox-head hunting knife for $5 instead of a wolf-head hunting knife for $50) I don't want them to know I bought the cheaper one, instead of the more expensive one.
'Tis the thought that counts... but they needn't know that I couldn't afford what they had their heart set on at the price they wanted.
2006-08-01 15:37:43 · answer #4 · answered by seraphim_pwns_u 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a gift, it isn't meant for the person recieving to know how much it was. What should matter is what you got, not the value. Also, it is just the proper way.
2006-08-01 15:30:38 · answer #5 · answered by Mexoricana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they left it on, it would be something like a stick it in your face kind of thing. I'd feel guilty if I knowingly received a present that was worth more than I thought I deserved. Of course if you return it, you'd find out, but the receipt more in good faith
2006-08-01 15:31:48 · answer #6 · answered by SnakEve 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you give a gift, it's to represent friendship. Friendship is priceless, so you shouldn't mix it with money because it loses its value.
2006-08-01 16:03:53 · answer #7 · answered by Kookoo Bananas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it obvious?! The person is not supposed to know how much you paid for his/her present. That's just rude. Actually, it's even more rude if the present was expensive.
2006-08-01 15:30:07 · answer #8 · answered by Offkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
becuase they don't want the recipeient to know how cheap the gift is....lol
2006-08-01 15:27:45 · answer #9 · answered by CAROLINA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋