weyes' wisdom of the day - 11/19/03

***weyes*** · 11-20-03, 03:30 AM

buying yourself things too close to the holidays makes you run the risk of receiving the same things as gifts. when that happens, it shows how much someone really knows you

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tune in tomorrow.

***mala*** · 11-20-03, 03:36 AM

I never really received one gift I've really liked. Either my friends and family are really lousy shoppers, or if they don't know me at all. But it's the thought that counts...blah, blah.

***weyes*** · 11-20-03, 05:22 AM

my fam adheres very strictly to lists. we ditribute them at thanksgiving, and, as time goes by, let each other know when we're going to or have just gotten someone something off the list. it works really well. people get what they want, and the givers feel good about actually making the receivers happy

. there's often some room for creativity within those lists (books about topic "x", for instance), so people get surprised, too.

11-20-03, 03:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
*weyes* weyes on the prize Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: the state where you never find the dancefloor empty Posts: 11,336	weyes' wisdom of the day - 11/19/03 buying yourself things too close to the holidays makes you run the risk of receiving the same things as gifts. when that happens, it shows how much someone really knows you . tune in tomorrow. __________________ some dance to remember, some dance to forget

11-20-03, 05:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
*weyes* weyes on the prize Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: the state where you never find the dancefloor empty Posts: 11,336	my fam adheres very strictly to lists. we ditribute them at thanksgiving, and, as time goes by, let each other know when we're going to or have just gotten someone something off the list. it works really well. people get what they want, and the givers feel good about actually making the receivers happy . there's often some room for creativity within those lists (books about topic "x", for instance), so people get surprised, too. __________________ some dance to remember, some dance to forget

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11-20-03, 03:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
*mala* rolling stuff up Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,485	I never really received one gift I've really liked. Either my friends and family are really lousy shoppers, or if they don't know me at all. But it's the thought that counts...blah, blah.