2007-11-07 04:58:54 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
I would accept their gift and get them one in return.
2007-11-07 05:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What I do is tell them that I only give gifts to my imediate family due to the fact that I cannot afford to spend money on everyone I know. Then suggest something else. "I'd love to but I really cant afford to give out that many gifts this year. How about we have lunch some time and just talk and have fun?" That always worked for me. OR you could say that you want to exchange the "white elephant" type gift...where the present is really a joke and you can give them pretty much any crappy thing you have that you dont want anymore. I had a huge laugh with my friends. One year, I got a bag of pine cones. :)
2007-11-07 05:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by flower 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank them for thinking of you but tenderly explain that you only buy a few gifts for the holidays and reserve that for your closest friends and family. Ask them to make a donation if they feel they simply MUST do something and let them know that you'll think of them the next time you make a donation as well. Sounds like the person needs a friend ...so try not to tread on feelings. Or, you could just do it but - maybe buy each other lunch or a movie or insist that the dollar amount be nominal - like $5.00 or something ... but what a waste, huh?
2007-11-07 05:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by Santal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell that person that you are grateful for the thought but that your budget prevents you from exchanging gifts with very many people beyond family and a couple of friends.
2007-11-07 09:13:34 · answer #4 · answered by Neerdowellian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could tell them you only exchange gifts with your family. Why do people want to jump into gift exchange status so quickly anyway? Makes no sense to me.
2007-11-07 05:02:41 · answer #5 · answered by bainaashanti 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say I don't know you and don't care to exchange Xmas gifts with you.
that was easy.
2007-11-07 05:01:20 · answer #6 · answered by howie r 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell them you do not wish to exchange gifts or you can ask them a dollar amount and then say you can not afford to exchange gifts.
2007-11-07 05:01:59 · answer #7 · answered by MrsMagee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who on earth asks to "exchange" gift? I thought a "gift" is some given, not traded.
2007-11-07 05:06:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would only find out that she is what it more likes to the aim that even is left time for exchange, without this of account and to give something that it likes much that pretty is that of the interchanges, as long as Greetings do not give a rubber to you to chew chewed jajajaja! I feel my ingles is very bad.
2007-11-07 08:17:11 · answer #9 · answered by Chica Kokodrilo! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as their intentions are good and there are no strings attached its probably ok but then again with all the things going on in the world today you should probably decline the offer to exchange gifts
2007-11-07 05:04:29 · answer #10 · answered by chiyna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could say something like you are trying to cut back on the commercial aspects of Christmas so would prefer not to expand your gift list. Then if they still give you something, just say thank you and don't feel guilty.
2007-11-07 05:04:34 · answer #11 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋