Adults complaining about presents

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Does anyone else find this absurd? Or have I just been lucky to like any gift I’ve had?

I find it so distasteful and embarrassing. If there’s something you really want surely you get it yourself anyway! Of course it’s nice receiving a gift but the drama over not getting exactly what you wanted... I don’t get it!

I'm not a fan of secret Santa's either. Only once have I got something I actually loved. This year, got another toiletry set, this time in a gym bag. Yeah thanks, I know I've put on weight in lockdown

I'm not going to participate in next years secret Santa. Two years in a row I have been given bottles of cheap shitty wine (suspect regift), despite every single workmate knowing I don't drink alcohol (I drop heavy hints for this reason and we're a small team in one office!). I'll keep the £10 and buy myself my own token gift instead! (I expect I'll be considered a grinch, but I don't really care)

I bought all my decent presents this year and am extremely satisfied. For once I treated myself and got exactly what I wanted. I'm going to continue this new tradition now with my own money. I'd been gifted money this year and was determined to actually use it on myself rather than on others or bills.

I'm really not arsed what I get. That's not an important aspect of Christmas for me to be honest.

Hmm..I don't know. I agree with it being rude and ungrateful in principle to complain about a gift.

But my DM is spectacularly awful at gift giving to me. Everything she presents me with tends to scream I could not give a shit about you! And I've put no thought into what I'm handing over.

It's really hurtful, and obviously indicative of deep problems in our relationship and an utter selfish disregard for people's feelings on my DMs side. She's always done this.

This year I got a hideous yellow straw MASSIVE beach bag. We've not been able to afford a holiday for about 7 years now. And I've had Covid recently and am feeling poorly. I don't feel that she shopped for something I would like or that would make me feel cared about. I don't feel in the slightest bit grateful if I'm honest.

I'm happy with a book token. Which she knows. Why not just buy me a damn book token?

It doesn't depend. Those who are saying it does are the ones who do the bitching and whining

Oh Lord you sound demented