Snowgeese You need to show your relatives MSEs no unnecessary presents pact
'It mis-prioritises our finances. Christmas gifts are often a ‘zero-sum’ game, where often people just give gifts of similar values to each other. It’s worth examining what this means in a dispassionate practical sense:
Sharon gives a £20 necklace to Violet.
Violet gives £20 earrings to Sharon.
If we examine the net result then, in fact….
Sharon has spent £20 to get earrings.
Violet has spent £20 to get a necklace.
Yet the problem here is Sharon’s loaded and Violet’s skint. Without the gift-giving obligation, would Violet have really chosen to spend her hard-earned £20 for a necklace?
Instead, perhaps she’d have bought food for her children, paid some bills, or put the money towards replacing worn out shoes.
In other words, Violet’s financial priorities have been skewed because of gift-swapping. She would’ve been better off if they had agreed not to give in the first place'
It sounds like you are like Violet in this example. A tenner is more than fine - I would have a bottle of cava and a box of Lindt chocolates please - no one can say that's not a nice gift, can they?
But really, I don't want family or friends with little disposable income buying me things I can easily buy myself. I really like Border chocolate ginger biscuits - cost between £1 and £1.60 depending on whther or not on offer and I'd be more pleased to receive something like that than some over priced over packaged gift set.
By the way, if you're buying OS maps, they're just over a fiver at www.dash4it.co.uk, no need to spend a tenner on them 
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