How would you feel if someone acted like they didn't appreciate a gift?

debodun

debodun

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I have a friend that collects hen & basket figurines like in the photo. I decided to get one for her as a gift. When she unwrapped it, the look in her face was lie she had uncovered a cow patty. She put it back in the box and shoved it under her chair like she wanted to get it out of her sight as quickly as possible. If that weren't bad enough she had to add, "My mother gave me $500 and my next door neighbors gave me $100." It almost seemed that she thought my gift wasn't worthy unless it was worth at least $100 and I also thought it in bad etiquette to even mention what others had given to her and hint that my gift didn't measure up to those. I can only say that it will be a long, long time before she gets another gift from me!
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That is a really nice gift. Have you known this woman long? Is this sort of behavior typical for her?

I wouldn't give her anything again either.
 
I would have told her it was the thought that counts..And id take her off my christmas card list , friends list and E,mail list ..!!!Then i would go and treat myself to something nice to cheer myself up ,,, Some friends are just not worth having ,they think more of themselves.Your better off with out her .
 

It's sad that she responded that way - evidently she's quite spoiled. I agree with the others - take her off your list.

In China there's an old custom that you don't open a gift in front of the gift-giver, so that they don't see any disappointment in your eyes. You wait until they leave and then you open it. Maybe they're on to something ...
 
Retrieve it and send it to me! I like things that I can use to put other things in:)

I believe her name would be crossed off my Christmas card list, and she sure as sh!t wouldn't be getting another gift from me no matter what the occasion. I hope she gets warts and ugly toenail fungus. So there.
 
Tell her you started not to give it to her because you think you have been exposed to the Ebola virus and you hope you didn't get any germs on it. But even so, she could wipe it down.
 
I think it was a very nice gift, and it was rude of her to act that way. Even if I didn't really like it, I would be polite in front of the giver and the others, and give thanks. With friends like that, who needs enemies? :p
 
My (recently deceased) brother in law was like that.

He had never gotten me a Christmas present or any other kind of present in all the years he & my sister had been married. I always got something my sister bought & put both their names on. But I usually got them each something. He, being a blue collar type guy, liked tool type stuff or things he had a practical use for. He had recently bought a new truck & I couldn't think of anything else he could use, so I got him a gift boxed set of car wash & wax with a chamois etc.

Christmas morning, we're all together opening presents. He opened mine up, looked at it like he was insulted, held it up & started asking aloud "Who wants to trade??? Who wants to trade presents???" I'm not sure, but I think he gave it back to me, said he didn't need it or some crap.

And of course, with my mom & sister being there, I was totally unable to stand up, walk over to him, bend down right in his in his face & inform him that if he'd stood up & bent over, I'd have been happy to shove it up his ass for him. So I had to sit there & take it.

He was also the kind of guy who expected to be paid for everything he did for someone, even my folks, who had helped the two of them out countless times.
 

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