Showing off posting pics of your presents on Fb

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My best friend thinks it’s showing off and she has been really snarky about people we both know posting pics of their gifts

Personally I really like seeing what people have had but also because I like to see people I like happy

Although I personally then decided not to say / post a pic on Fb what I’d had for fear people would think I’m a show off twat 😩

I agree MistressDeeCee.
It's the line between healthy sharing and bragging. Gratuitous present piles and silly 'boy did good. #christmaswiththisman' whilst showing off jewellery is a bit much for me.

I love seeing fitness updates from friends and family day trips but have heard on MN that it's fine to post memes about it being wine o clock in your pyjamas but not ok to share a run you've been on.

i don't show off when I post on FB. Go on, prove to me that I show off on FB. I don't think you can.

Is that a hoe, Oldraver? Ace.

Me neither lljkk. To me, my posts are no different to the conversations I'd have 1-1 either in person or on Messenger, except I'm talking to lots of people at once. I have friends who like to know if I've had a good day and they'd want me to tell them, so I do. And they do the same. Tbh I don't think I have any of the hard-core showy-offy types mentioned on here - big piles of gifts and flash branded goods and jewellery, holiday boasts etc. I've only every seen those second hand when they've come up on other friends' feeds. Can't be bothered with that kind of shite.

Men show off in a different way. Eg sporting achievements, gym routines, going out & about etc. that's more a female thing than a male one!

Regarding photos of presents, I don't mind, it's not as tacky or crass as other posters think. Most of my friends or family have fairly similar lifestyle, so no one really cares if someone earns a few hundred pounds more or less, or how people spend what they have.

I find it quite sweet when people are over excited about all the presents for their children. It's pretty harmless, and seeing families who care for their children is a good thing, isn't it?

I can't get annoyed when someone is very happy about a car, or piece of jewelry, or a nice holiday. I like my friends, so I am happy for them.

It's showing off to me. Why else would people upload photos of all their opened gifts? To me it's to say, "look what I got" I had one friend who made a big deal about how many presents her little girl got by uploading a photos of them all (some opened and some unopened) and making a comment about how it's going to take all day and how they will need a break from unwrapping them. To me, that's showing off. I don't mind photos of children unwrapping them because you tend to only see one or two gifts at a time. I can honestly say I've never done it myself.

So draining seeing all those posts on fb! Also when someone wishes you a happy Christmas by saying “hope you got spoiled rotten” - erm no I didn’t actually, we’re totally skint so all I received was one tiny present off my best friend and a voucher off my dad BUT my Christmas was awesome!

Couple of years ago someone I know made an album of presents he had bought for his family (mum, Dad, sister, girlfriend) along with a caption that included the price. “Bracelet for my sister. Pandora. £300. Laptop for Dad. £400.” Honestly made me wanna vom!

I do think it's incredibly tacky and naff, I don't have Facebook so don't see it anymore but I just think it's so unnecessary. Why anyone thinks showing off how they've fallen into the trap of OTT mass consumerism is worthy of publishing to all and sundry I don't know, I think it's embarassing. Send pictures to family and friends of children opening presents or of yourself wearing a gift or whatever but why put it on Facebook? There is no other reason for doing it than a desire to show off.

If you send a photo to someone, you do put them on the spot. By putting the pic on social media, you give people the choice to look at it, or ignore it.

Don't you like your friends? I find it quite sweet when they are happy. It's quite nice to see various Christmas trees and presents around the world, and I do like photos of them and their family. If people have 2000 friends on FB, it 's tacky but when you only show to your close ones, what's the big deal?

Someone on my friends list did a 2 minute montage to cringey music showing her millions of gifts. Utterly weird!

Lucy that's gold

I hate it with a passion. I person does it with Christmas presents. A different 2 do it with their ds's birthday presents. I really do hate it.

lljk Apparentely it's a mattock. We live on the edge of the Cotswolds and digging in our garden is very heavy going. This should help me deal with the frigging stones. I've wanted one for ages

I understand the joy, Oldraver.

Three words... crass, common and vulgar.

I post one picture, mainly so people will know I've received and liked their gifts. It's a bit like what I used to do when my son was small - instead of written thank you cards, we'd take a photo of him with each one and send them to the giver.

But posting the pic on FB is totally different! All your FB friends will see it and presumably they haven't all sent your family gifts. Why assume they want to see the pic?

I took a picture of the tree because I thought it looked beautiful - there were presents under it and I’m sure someone out there on fb would have judged me for the presents under the tree. You will always find people who got less or more than you.

Haha lucy 🤣🙈

I find it interesting (little bit nosy!). Love seeing what makeup / perfume / designer accessories are trending - seen a lot of Gucci belts and Marmont bags. Also noticed that ‘5 ingredients’ by Jamie Oliver has been gifted a lot too

You can always spot the try hards - but their posts are just harmless entertainment really.

I have just seen my neighbour across the road post about Xmas and it made me a bit teary. They only moved in earlier this year with their four children and number five born the week they moved in. They had been living in a two bed flat for ages before finding this house to rent and the two older boys have got bikes and the grins on their faces are brilliant!

Even the little toddler boy got a push a long trike thing which he was sat on with a huge smile. And the little girl has a peppa pig playset thing (think it may be a kitchen?) so she is also looking ecstatic.

I am genuinely happy for them. They have had an awful few months with both mum and baby being hospitalised for separate things but at the same time and they really are just getting back on an even keel.

It's lovely seeing them all happy and most importantly, healthy!

I think if you've got something really cool/unusual/funny then it's fine to post a pic of it, but I definitely wouldn't post a picture of all the presents.

There were some pictures of little kids on my FB feed surrounded by a mountain of presents. They looked like they were in a toy shop! I think showing off that sort of excess is a bit embarrassing.

southeast I don't have gazillions of FB friends and most of them know it's my birthday and send messages. Quite a lot of them send cards and gifts too. Of course they haven't sent family gifts because it's about my birthday, not Christmas. If a few of them don't want to see the picture they can scroll past it. That's the thing with FB - you aren't obliged to comment or react to everything that friends post, so you can pick and choose the bits that have relevance. I don't see my birthday post/s as being any different to other stuff I'd post throughout the year, tbh.

It depends how it's done.

Posting piles of expensive gifts - horrible.

Posting pic of funny gift from dc or 1st bike- cute.

I don't do it but don't really mind others doing it. I'm nosey too

I really liked a mum from school who I don't really know well, had laid out her presents from her DH. It was literally a pair of slippers, £8 perfume and one of those mini pack of 6 Ferraro rocher. She wrote a massively grateful post about how she had been spoilt and loved all her gifts. That's the kind of thing I like to see.

I’ve just seen a really close friends Instagram post which is 11 pictures of their perfect Christmas Day, complete with obligatory tree shot with loads of unwrapped presents, all in co-ordinating patterns of red paper. It’s given me the fucking rage and I am not even sure why. It just looks so boasty and it’s made me feel shit and inadequate. I think that probs says more about me than her but I really do despise social media for how it’s made me so touchy about other people’s lives.

My FB account is anonymous with a fake name, no friends etc but I could imagine if it wasn't I might post one or two pics of dc with a specific gift they were delighted with if it was sweet. I certainly wouldn't post pics of a pile of presents or a long list of what they got.