tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post116687748455809966..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Christmas Presenceyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1167045143894299982006-12-25T06:12:00.000-05:002006-12-25T06:12:00.000-05:00On the radio we heard a story about the longer you...On the radio we heard a story about the longer you have known someone, the worse you are at picking a present for them. Finally, an excuse I can use.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1167031405608186722006-12-25T02:23:00.000-05:002006-12-25T02:23:00.000-05:00Off the top of my head I can think of two gifts th...Off the top of my head I can think of two gifts that clearly indicated that the giver put no thought whatsoever into their effort. I won't say more because I'm pretty sure at least one of them reads my blog and could, by extension, read yours. <BR/><BR/>The <A HREF="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/061225ta_talk_surowiecki" REL="nofollow">New Yorker</A> magazine ran an article this week about the gap between what is spent on presents vs. the value the recipient attaches to them. They cite an economist who calls it "The deadweight loss of Christmas." There are other examples in this article which demonstrate how poor we really are at giving gifts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1166991995103231882006-12-24T15:26:00.000-05:002006-12-24T15:26:00.000-05:00My worst give was actually a "joint" gift for me a...My worst give was actually a "joint" gift for me and my wife (no, not the smokable kind). My sister gave "us" an ornamental fruit bowl - which, of course, my wife loved. Me, eh - not so much.Jeff and Charli Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1166937849213986752006-12-24T00:24:00.000-05:002006-12-24T00:24:00.000-05:00I should elaborate that it's not about not getting...I should elaborate that it's not about not getting any gifts from them, it's about a different issue.Impetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354915621349760545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1166937795616483112006-12-24T00:23:00.000-05:002006-12-24T00:23:00.000-05:00My Dad gave me a realistically bumpy and greenish ...My Dad gave me a realistically bumpy and greenish frog, extra huge, that you put by your door and when someone walks past it, it croaks. It was in a paper bag. This was for Christmas a number of years ago.<BR/><BR/>This year I drove 3 hours to his house with a 2-year-old, brought him two homemade ready-to-bake apple pies (which his evil Brazilian wife nearly burned) and the evil wife a couple of smelly jar-candles, and in return? Nothing. They did give the baby some presents (which almost makes up for missing her birthday, but not quite). <BR/><BR/>I'm sure I'll be blogging about this as I'm still pretty heated up about it but I'm too tired to think about it clearly as of yet.Impetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354915621349760545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1166931324373088412006-12-23T22:35:00.000-05:002006-12-23T22:35:00.000-05:00My ex-husband gave me some pretty thoughtless gift...My ex-husband gave me some pretty thoughtless gifts during our marriage, which may be part of the reason he is an <I>ex</I> husband. I think the worst was a bag of Milk Duds.<BR/><BR/>Have a great Christmas, yello!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1166913955261254202006-12-23T17:45:00.000-05:002006-12-23T17:45:00.000-05:00I once got a re-gifted bottle of perfume from the ...I once got a re-gifted bottle of perfume from the dollar-store that had already been opened!<BR/>I kept it with the intention of giving it back to the gift-giver at my next opportunity!<BR/>Here via Michele's...thanks for stopping by my blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com