What do I do in the following situations?
1. I have a lot of friends, but some of them are not best friends. I'm trying to lower the gift giving this year, but the friends I'm giving gifts too... are in the same classes as the friends that I'm not giving gifts to this year. How do I avoid this akward situation?
2. What do I do if someone I didn't give a gift to, gave one to me?
3. What do I do if I give a gift to someone who doesn't give one to me? Would they feel obligated to give me one?
Any other tips are much appreciated! Remember that this is for highschoolers.
2006-11-22 15:10:07 · 8 answers · asked by Mimblewimble 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I remember when I was in school, I prepared presents for my best friends and always had some little emergency gifts ready- just in case I got a gift from someone I didn't expect to give me anything. For your class you could buy a tin of chocolates and when in class, go round offering them and to your teacher too- it will create a nice atmosphere, another alternative is a basket of different kinds of Christmas cookies.
2006-11-27 02:24:02 · answer #1 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homemade and personalized gifts are always the best. High school?? Perhaps buy a bunch of miniature teddy bears? Or your school mascot--if you're in to that?? Get as many as you think you might be giving , even more, Decorate them up, perhaps personalize each one with your name or small picture of you on it; Then wrap them up.
Give out the ones who you planned to but keep some extra on you--if someon unexpectedly gives you a gift you can pull one out of your purse and say "Oh! Thank you very much, I have a gift for you, too!!"
2006-11-22 15:42:52 · answer #2 · answered by Hayseedless 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do something homemade for your friends. When I was tight for money I would just buy a box of christmas cards and fun flavored candy canes. I would put snapshots of me with the person inside the card. If someone gives you a gift and you don't reciprocate, thank them. You may want to send a thank you card as well.
2006-11-22 18:40:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can always just agree to spend a day with your friends doing something you all want to do. For me, a bunch of us spent the day racing go carts and playing 3 hours of paint ball (wasn't just guys either... girls were there and enjoyed it too).
Time out of your life for your friends is cheap for you to afford and is often the best gift of all. Forget material objects for once and go with making memories you can laugh about and mention in your year book comment when you graduate.
2006-11-26 08:08:13 · answer #4 · answered by wreck_beach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask over the people you are giving gifts to and have a small get together to pass out their gifts, or do it before or after school.
If someone gets you a gift, smile and thank them.
If you give someone a gift and do not get one in return, that's ok, you don't give gifts to receive them.
2006-11-22 15:12:57 · answer #5 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
you at the instant are not obligated ever to grant a huge present. in case you propose to attend the marriage then i could only provide something small/affordable on their registry or 50 greenback verify in a extreme-high quality wedding ceremony card. My mom feels a similar way as you. I definitely have a relative getting married for the third time (all his marriages have lasted basically some years or much less!) quickly. My mom hopes we at the instant are not invited and would not plan to attend if we are invited. She already has suggested to me that she would be in a position to not purchase him yet another wedding ceremony present simply by fact 3 weddings is extreme for one individual. 2 weddings ok yet not 3. fantastically in the event that they're interior some years aside and he by no skill looks to artwork on the marriages earlier promptly getting divorced. i could say the two RSVP no and don't attend and only mail a marriage card with not something in it. OR attend and supply a small volume 50 to seventy 5 earnings a marriage card. in case you attend you're eating nutrition they paid for as a result i could provide a small verify or present so which you do not look impolite or such as you do not care. in case you won't be in a position to have the money for to grant something then do not yet you run the prospect of alternative kin thinking you have been impolite to attend and not provide something.
2016-10-12 23:02:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give gifts only to those who give to you. That way you won't go wrong. So buy some gifts and keep them so that you can give them to those who give you gifts.
2006-11-22 20:09:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get all your mates together and have a Secret Santa. That way everyone gets a gift.
Merry Christmas :-)
2006-11-22 15:18:27 · answer #8 · answered by the_fatmanwalksalone 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋