I'm actually really good at gift giving. I listen really well & usually have something picked out way ahead of time. If I can't think of something they would really like or don't know them very well I give them cash or a gift card. gift receipts are a must.

My husband is the worst person to try & give gifts to. If he wants something he just buys it & he's very picky. So now I just give up, I can't stand the disappointment when he doesn't like something i give him. So he either flat out tells me what to get or I let him go buy it himself & tell him that's your birthday/christmas/whatever present. It's easier on me this way.

My story. My aunt & uncle don't have kids & don't particular like kids, but every christmas they would send all us neices & nephews a sweater for christmas. Some years you hated the sweater some years you liked it, but it was the thought. Well the christmas I was about 10 they sent sweaters out like always (I actually liked mine) my stupid cousin send her sweater back. The year after that we got certificates saying so much money was donated to something in our name & then the years after those we got squat. If that wasn't bad enough the same aunt & uncle started giving $50 to J.Crew for high school graduation. This same cousin said she couldn't find anything she liked & send the gift certificate back (geez). She was older than me so I was like oh great I'm not getting anything, but they send me a gift certificate to Barnes & Nobles so I liked that.

Oh I could never tell someone who gave me a gift I didn't care for it. That's just not in my nature. I HATE hurting people.

I love giving to others and when it comes to gifts usually I put my heart and soul into it. If someone was being honest and even tactful when they told me they didn't care for their gift i gave, id still be hurt.

I dunno, I think life is just too short. I think the receiver of the gift should be happy that they received something in the first place.

It's like Mom always said "It's the thought that counts".

O man I did something so embarassing when I was dating an ex. He had me wrap his mother's xmas presents. He had gotten her all this costume jewelry, including clip on earings. Well, my friend (as a joke) put them on her ear, and it broke! I said to him in histerics, "I hope you didn't get me any of this crap!" Well, HE DID!!! And then he didn't want me to open my gifts. I was mortified, but I'm sorry, call me a b*tch, but I don't wear fake jewelry.

My daughter had a bad habit of making ugly faces or just outright telling someone, I dont like this.... I told her NO WAY! If she doesnt like something we
can wait until later to tell the person that we would like to exchange it... it is embarrassing to do that in front of people so she just smiles now and waits.. LOL

Hahahahahahaha!!

hunny i am with you on that...i told my hubby when we first met that i had sensitive skin(:rolleyes: ) and i don't wear the fake crap!!! all i wear is the real deal or nothing at all. He just got me two beautiful rings this year- a mother's ring with blue topaz and diamonds and a new diamond wedding with diamonds all the way around it so i got him a new wedding band also with diamonds all around it. I love my new rings so for xmas i'm going to ask him to get me a bigger pair of daimond stud earrings so i can double pierce my ears. gotta love da bling-bling!!!:D :D

It depends if it was something really speacial that i had put a lot of thought in to i might be a little offended but for the most part if they don't like it and aren't gonna use it why not get them something they want?

I've never been given something I didnt like, I 'm not hard to please. but even if I didnt like something I wouldnt tell them.

Sometimes I find the problem lies in the giver because I tell them exactly what I want or my likes or dislikes ( I practicly draw them a picture!!) & they don't believe me & get what they THINK I would like! Even though they have NEVER see me use or wear anything like what they have bought. Sometimes I could scream,"HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ME WEAR ONE OF THOSE!!! But that would be rude LOL:rolleyes: