How should I handle my own flying deskset gift (read please)?
My stepmom is addicted to sales. She’s unable to pass one up.
There is a running joke in our family about “Jess’s store”: a huge stash of stuff she’s bought on sale for no real purpose. When birthdays or holidays roll around, she doesn’t leave the house to buy gifts, she goes to the closet. She buys the stuff in bulk, and my sisters and I always get identical gifts. Our homes are starting to look alike because she likes to give decor, and it all looks like her stuff, which my sisters find a bit gaudy (well, to be fair, she can pull it off, but it looks odd in our homes.
This year, she gave us (2 sisters and me) bath stuff, Jasmine scented. I don’t use bath stuff much, and I don’t like jasmine. In my opinion, most bath stuff gifts are the ultimate impersonal gifts.
Last year she gave me the exact same thing.
Should we say anything? I really don’t want her to feel hurt, but there are only so many gold painted frames you can have and still look okay. Would you re-gift?
No – I’d donate the stuff to Goodwill or salvation Army.
My boss gives me very nice gifts for holidays and birthdays, but she has no real clue what I would truly like. So instead of hurting her feelings, I thank her and pass the item on to someone I know would appreciate it or I donate it.
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