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AIBU?

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Just to take lots of presents straight in the charity shop

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Bestreached · 24/12/2025 20:40

I know I'm being ungrateful, but FFS please can everyone stop buying me shit I don't need! I have been so clear to everyone for years now that I don't want any presents. The acquisition of pointless stuff stresses me out. I have everything I want and need. I do not need more things, and if I ever do I can get them myself and don't need you to give me them on an arbitrary day!

I could not have been clearer with people. Much as I love you for thinking of me and putting the effort / expenditure in, please please please do not do it because I don't want you to. This isn't false modesty or whatever. I don't mind getting you stuff if you want. If you really do want to get the joy of giving, give to a charity on my behalf. I just do not want more things!! Argh!!!!

So AIBU to not even bother opening the many presents that my apparently deaf friends and relatives have got me and just take them straight to the charity shop? And if anyone thinks I'm being ungrateful and should think of all those people who want presents but don't get any, I would gladly give all of mine to them. Pick them up from the front garden in the morning.

OP posts:
ILoveFoodAndCoffee · 27/12/2025 00:29

I have asked for a donation to my favourite charity. To be fair it took several years before they believed me. I now get a print of the donation. I LOVE this!

vickylou78 · 28/12/2025 22:11

Can you not just ask for something that you usually use, like your favourite shower gel, favourite shampoo and conditioner etc. favourite chocolate bar, favourite tea bags, biscuits or coffee etc? Then your family are happy and you are all stocked up for the first part of year and can do a no spend January etc.

Would you enjoy a voucher to eat out? Or cinema vouchers or something.

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