To ask about gift giving?

[TigerAtTheZoo]

When exchanging gifts with family do you like to spend a similar amount to what they spend on you? Are you bothered if you get them an expensive gift and you get cheap tat in return? Are you bothered if they spend alot less than you? Does it depend on their finances. So would you be more annoyed if they got you cheap tat or spent less and their family income was more than yours? Or is it more thoughtless gifts that would bother you? Like getting a random gift set with cheap toiletries or cheap mug set. If the gift isn't reciprocated do you still get them a gift?

We have always done unequal gift giving in our family. We give what we can reasonably afford and want to spend. And since we have quite different circumstances, some can afford to spend much more than others. And it is fine and no one gets upset or falls out over it, or takes to social media to complain.

The spend doesn’t bother me, it’s the effort that counts. Receiving a generic set from Boots etc shows no effort. A thoughtful gift with the person in mind doesn’t have to cost a lot.

We set a budget that's acceptable to everyone. No one gets upset.