In Reply to: Ha! Found ya! Opinions about regifting situation (sm) posted by Am I being a witch? on December 12, 2006 at 12:30:45:
: What do you think about a grown man giving his 10-year-old nephew a gift card to a restaurant? This happened last year (my brother gave one to my son) and my SIL mentioned that since my son "liked it so well he'd probably get him one this year".
: First, son was NOT that crazy about the card. How many 10yo's would be. He'd rather have had a Wal-Mart card, I'm sure. Second, it was given almost as an afterthought, and pulled out of my brother's pocket. I should say he also got from them a $9 Wal-Mart knock-off underarmour shirt and a pair of $2 houseshoes. I'm pretty sure the gift card was a "regift" from my brother's office, and obviously he's either already gotten one this year, or expects to get one; thus the comment from SIL about giving my DS another one this year.
: I do not mean to sound ungrateful or materialistic, but my DS stood by with his cheapo gifts/regift while my nephew's then-girlfriend's little girl (they've since married) opened $300 worth of gifts from my brother and SIL. I know my son was hurt/disappointed but he handled it well for a 10yo. We are doing our Christmas exchange at brother's house again this year, and I dread it soooo much. I did tell them earlier that he's into reading a book series, and which ones he didn't have, and to let me know if they got him one which one they were getting so I could get the other ones. The books are a whopping $11 each. Since she didn't mention it, I guess it's the restaurant card again...
: When their children were small I put a lot of thought, not necessarily a lot of money, but thought as to their likes/dislikes, into their gifts.
: I know, I'm being childish...