My mother in law recently sent this letter to my mother..."We will be blessing R***** with my sewing machine, I have bought a new digital one for quilting I’ve been wanting for a long time. We are also going to bless them with our camcorder – I know they really want to get longer video’s than their digital camera can take. (And we grandparents would love some video’s of these precious ones!) Both of these are hand-me-down gifts so we’ll also be getting them some practical stuff too (clothes and little things they need)." Now normally I would be okay with this. But I think it is WRONG to do this for a holiday. The past year we've been "blessed" with her hand-me-downs such as a dining room table, computer desk, grill... but these were all given at random times, never on a holiday wrapped in pretty paper.
Would anyone else do this? Am I being overly critical? Or is it no class, poor taste, so on and so forth?
2006-12-06 21:18:59 · 4 answers · asked by Rhysie 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
A lot of my annoyance is that she is telling EVERYONE what she's doing. Like we aren't worth new stuff. I dont' know. I'm still pissed, and probably shouldn't be.
2006-12-06 21:28:51 · update #1
Okay, I'm really not being very nice I guess. I should be grateful for ANYTHING. That is the personal struggle because from her, I know this is a slap in the face. But a lot of people aren't getting much from anyone, so I'm all better.
Sorry to everyone for sounding like a stuck up prig. I'm not normally, but there you go.
2006-12-06 21:42:58 · update #2
Re-gifters suck! If you want to pass an item down to your children you do so not as a gift, but more so as a gesture. Never ever ever ever do you give something like that as a Christmas or Birthday gift.
2006-12-06 23:18:51 · answer #1 · answered by Mel H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
awe Poor you! I get crap from tag sales every freaking Christmas! This year I will be getting a glass deer head..my mother is planning on telling me it is a crystal collectible. Up until this year I have dealt with it and have given proper gifts in return for crap but this year I had my friends daughter make a picture holder for me to give to my mother. I'll wrap it and tell her an upcoming artist made it for a high price ( 4 cookies). This holiday is suppose to be about giving not picking and choosing, it ruins the whole holiday when people complain, remember the thought that may or should have been behind the gift. If all else fails buy her a gift that reflects hers. I will buy my sister a squeaky dog toy, probably the hot dog. Guess what she will love it! everyone lies on Christmas...deal with it like the rest of us.
2006-12-06 21:31:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, my brother gave my son ps2 games he didn't use any more for his birthday. His excuse was that he could have traded them in and got cash therefore the presents have value. I was v annoyed and my son had played the games with his uncle and therefore didn't understand how they were a present. If you are going to do that, then you need to talk to the person first and not just hand over cast offs like you are doing them a great favour. It might be just me but it seems almost like 'this isn't good enough for me but you... well they will be a step up from what you have.'
2006-12-06 21:26:56 · answer #3 · answered by kllr.queen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should just be grateful that they are so generous. Does it really matter if the gift is new or not? They are both expensive items, and they are buying new things as well. There are a lot of us out there who would be thrilled to recieve such things, new or used.
2006-12-06 21:23:00 · answer #4 · answered by Hillaryforpresident 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋