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How do you feel about the giving and recieving parts of christmas gifts?

Do you agree with the terry pratchett axiom "It's not better to give than to recieve, it's just less embarassing"? Do you dread getting ugly clothes that won't fit, dull practical gifts, and utterly useless and tasteless things like ceramic cats and elvis saltshakers, or that kind of gift given to you by a distant relative who's really trying to get you something good but only has the vaguest idea about your tastes "Oh, X is smart and shy, I'll get them a biology textbook!", and then having to smile and feign appreciation and say "oh, how nice, that'll come in handy"?

Do you have trouble giving gifts? Are you the person who always hands out gift certificates or just an envalope of cash? Or are you the aformentioned person who thinks "oh, X is smart and shy, I'll get him a biology textbook!" Or are you like me? Somebody who chuckles daemonically when it's time to send out presents, who gets elaborate gift-combinations that ensure everybody gets something they are sure to enjoy and a nice surprise? Do you enjoy disguising presents in incongruous boxes? Are you, like me, a christmas ninja?!

I can't be doing with trying to surprise people, too much effort.

I know where I can get iPod shuffles for £19 so christmas is going to be easy for me this year.

I would love an Elvis saltshaker. ut I read alot so people just usualy buy me books, I would'nt mind so much if they got me books I liked, as opposed to Herry Potter evey bloody year.

One of my cousins gives me a purse that's always in fashion every year. I believe my friend coined the term, but hopefully everybody will know what purse I'm talking about when I say she gave me a skinned plastic mermaid purse, the ones with the sequins, all in brown. Now, if you know me at all I'm not a fashionista, at least in the manner of wearing stuff because it's in at the time. I don't wear high-fashion stuff, and one of the rules of my style is I can only really pull off cute stuff, like things a five year old might wear. She gave me a leopard print Nine West purse which I didn't use for a year because I was throughly disgusted, but now I actually use it a lot because I stuck two keychains (Vash the Stampede and Bombarlurina from CATS) on the strap so it's more unique and cute.

My aunt usually gives me really cute stuff, and she'll give it to my mom too half the time (though in different colors) and sometimes my mom will use it, but sometimes she'll give it to me.

My aunt used to say I was so good at helping her Christmas shop, but I really have no idea what to get my friends. Some of them have everything, some of them I probably could find stuff for, but I don't think about it. I'm fantastic at shopping for my boyfriend because I remember stuff he told me he wanted, and I get it... I came across a toy Mach 5 at the thrift store, unopened, and I bought him that at least 8 months after he'd mentioned wantng it to me. I also just bought him an engraved hipflask since he told me he wants a hipflask, despite not drinking. And I bought his sister a life-size cut out of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow because she's in love with him.

I feel bad though, I usually don't have money to get much stuff... I'm trying to save up for college right now and my boyfriend is visiting so of course I have less, and even though I still waste it sometimes, I'm probably not going to get my friends gifts when they're getting me stuff.

I absolutely dread preasant giving

because i'm just such a goddam nitpicky consumer

i won't buy anything because I'm always afraid i could get a better deal elsewhere [and im always right]

im terrified that my preasant might not be good enough. or that it'd be too good or or or or crying

im hopeless

They are making a short film of that on SKY, it's going to suck.

I got a death in a sled with the boars figurines one Xmas, and socks, loads of flipping socks.

I love getting gifts, but then I always feel awkward if the gifts suck because I'm not a very good actor. I kinda sit there and plaster a smile going "OMG I've always wanted an old lady sweater! Sweet!" My family doesn't know me at all so they always winding up getting me s**t you'd get a friggin 7 year old. It's like they found gifts in their closet and sent it to me. I'd rather they just give me a gift card.

I just got a belated birthday present from one of my guy friends: a hello kitty beanie! It's so adorable and I love beanies. He like got the perfect gift for me, I nearly tackled him to the ground when he handed it to me.

I'm really not hard to buy for. If it includes pink, cuteness, penguins, or Hello Kitty I'm very content.

Now giving gifts I'm a freakin master. I analyze the person, think about what they've said they wanted and their tastes and then I spend a good hour scrounching for the perfect gift...this is of course if I like them.

If I don't they get the ultimate show that you don't know/care about them but have to give them a gift: The bath set eek

I would rather have no gift than a bath set. It just screams "I don't know you but I'm obligated to get you a gift."

xd

I would loooovvee cookies for christmas!

One of the best presents from a friend was a plate of baked cookies and a whole bunch of burned cds that she knew i'd like...not expensive, but awesome.

I can't remember what I got her besides one of those Catholic Prayer candles in glass with St. Christopher on it....mainly it was to be funny since we're not-so-devout-Catholics.