Do you bring people stuff back when you go on holiday?

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My parents always did for family and so do I ( talking about brothers and sisters nieces and nephews). We've just done this and it has been exhausting. I don't want to do it anymore.

I think people go on holiday far more often now so it isn't really a thing.. or postcards!

We always bring something like chocolates/alcohol for anyone that has looked after our pets while away, but that's it

Maybe something food related for my parents. Other than that no nothing.

We never bring gifts for others from most of our holidays. Family and friends don't bring us gifts either.

The odd special holiday if we see something a bit different only really easily available there which we know someone, such as a niece or nephew, would love we might as a one off.

whenever I was visiting the USA my sister would give me a list of what she would like. (I had offered to get her something) anyway one year I had gone and I had got her 1 thing from her list as everything else she had asked for was very expensive, and her exact words were ' is this all you got me?' no thank you at all! That was the last time I got her anything from anywhere.
Anyway now I only buy things for my kids and on our last holiday we got a bottle of wine for my cousin's who were looking after our dog from a vineyard that doesn't export to the UK

Yes for my parents, (adukt) children, and maybe my sister, and something for work (chocolates) but nothing else. Usually something edible - sweets, wine, chocolate etc or nice scarf etc. certainly not sweatshirts .

Only for the person who is looking after our cats. A bottle of wine or sweets.
I think that the last time I bought a gift was for my adult nephew who also was our lodger and he was feeding the cats, helping the builders who were working on our house and generally clearing up each day when they finished.

I don't anymore, you can get everything online now. This thread did remind me of the 80s though, when I used to always buy perfume in duty free, and 200 Marlboro lights! Different times. Haven't smoked for 30 years. 😇

MIL well-intentionally noticed our habit of buying a Christmas decoration and a fridge magnet from each country we visit. She now adds to our collections, but they're supposed to be from where WE have visited, not the ILs!

I have just come home with something for my husband and son, but that was a solo trip that my husband paid for.

I'd hate to get lots of junky crap on a regular basis.

I bought gifts back for friends up to the age of 13. Now don't bring any back unless we see an interesting tea towel for MIL as that's her 'thing' at the moment.

I used to bring chocolates back for my team. When I was younger we all brought something back for friends but it's expensive and it's just more stuff. Now it's just some chocolate for our cat sitter, a fridge magnet for me and maybe something for my DCs.

My DF always said not to bring anything back but use the money to enjoy myself and I've told my two the same although I love a fridge magnet.

Food stuffs with one family member, nothing qwith others. And useqqd to take the obligatory Bix of fudge into work

We bring magnets back as we all love them but other than that it tends to be food based stuff. Specific herb, olive oil, honey and unusual sweets for the kids.

My kids do for their best friends and vice versa, they all end up with a ton of shell bracelets.

I get something for my mum when she looks after the dog.

I always buy myself a magnet. Old habits die hard.

As bad taste as possible a fridge magnet for my parents, if it’s a new destination, or a food item that someone specifically wants and which is only available where I’m going. Our French friends always bring me a particular jam. We used to bring Irish delicacies for US-based Irish friends before buying online became a thing.

Clothes?? No.

My friend might get a Willy shaped bottle opener but that's it.

Oh I forgot to mention I collect pencils - not pens - and I have found them more difficult to find in some countries than they used to be

Not now. Years ago we did but stopped, didn’t even think about. We lived overseas for 20 years and it just stopped.

We mostly travel to and from France and Netherlands and bring back food bits and wine for family or my neighbour who has watered my plants etc.

Always a fridge magnet for myself.

I just buy sweets and magnets.

No people don’t really want tat these days. I do think it’s a nice idea to get some foreign sweets for any children you’ll be seeing soon.

Yeah but not huge things, normally a magnet or shot class and then something cute for the kids

I always buy a little something for my Dad as he looks after our house and the cat for us, whilst we're away.
Out of politeness, I also buy a little something for his wife (my stepmum) and my sister because they live with him, but during Covid, we'd been lucky enough to get away for part of a week to a Welsh caravan park until we were all sent home as everything went into lockdown again and I phoned my Dad when I got home, to thank him and tell him that he didn't need to come over as we were already home and I apologised that I'd not managed to get him anything and I heard my stepmum (who's nearly 60) actually shouting in the background "Has she got me a present?! Why's she not got me a present?!" and when I asked Dad if she was joking, he confessed that she wasn't.........she still bitches about it now.

I'm disabled so find walking really painful and I began to hate having to trudge around all of the gift shops trying to find something different, not faded, not broken and not stupidly expensive but now I cheat - I actually buy keyrings and teatowels online before I go on holiday - a lot cheaper and less hassle.

ILS a fridge magnet- something dp has always done

My presents- a Christmas tree decoration but of a family tradition. Maybe something from duty free

Thimbles are the same!

Use to be able to get one in most tacky souvenir shops not anymore.

Clothes? Do you mean like sombreros, lederhosen, flamenco dresses, or t shirts with local pictures on the front? Or real, ordinary clothes that everyone buys in M&S or Next or wherever? I can't imagine anyone doing that. I used to bring holiday tat back for the DPs and PILs in the 1980s (fridge magnets, etc) but don't do it for anyone any more.