Comments on: I Suck at Giving Gifts

By: Ed Gilbert

Ed Gilbert — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:30:36 +0000

Kevin you and Amanda would be a perfect match at Christmas time. She hates the thought of being the recipient and your a reluctent buyer. You two should make a pact to spend every unattached December doing nothing for eachother. ahh the Holidays….

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:42:22 +0000

I used to work with a guy who consistently gave his wife clothes or perfume – that he thought she should be wearing, not that she liked (she didn’t even wear perfume).

That’s a person who sucks at giving gifts. There’s no way your gifts are any worse.

By: Tim in Waterford

Tim in Waterford — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:41:14 +0000

I suck at *receiving* gifts. Meaning, I am quite difficult to shop for. Granted, those who would be giving me gifts tend to know my tastes (or at least some of them) and that provides a bit of guidance, but apparently it’s not enough. I get asked every year to make a Christmas list and I resist doing so, partly because oftentimes I don’t know what I want and partly because the few things I do want are either specific enough that I feel I’d be better off buying it myself or expensive enough that I’d feel guilty asking someone else to buy it for me. This year I finally broke down and half-heartedly threw together a short list. It’s not that I don’t enjoy Christmas, I just don’t like asking for stuff.

By: Frank James Davis

Frank James Davis — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:37:55 +0000

Got it, Kevin, you suck at gift giving–yet, somehow, you managed to convert this apparent liability into an assest; practically raising it to the level of high virtue.
Perhaps, you should seriously consider running for office.

By: Kevin Marshall

Kevin Marshall — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:41:44 +0000

Vincent - I think it’ll work.

“Uncle Vinny, what’s ‘decadence’ mean? WHOA BACON?!”

By: Vincent Barr

Vincent Barr — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:30:04 +0000

“For one, I’m single, as is always the case at Christmas-time. Perhaps I sub-consciously sabotage my relationships before the start of winter to ensure I don’t disappoint someone under the tree.”

Gold.

My inability to write Birthday cards trumps my own poor gift-giving skills – and by a lot. I usually draw my niece or nephew a card and write a little note, but when trying to think of what to write; it either sounds really Hallmark or way above the reading level of an 8-year old. I need to find that middle ground.

The middle ground for me this year was to put his gift inside an empty box of bacon. Why? I claim it’s for the art of surprise (See: cruelty). But, it’s really to, hopefully, stir a little bit of confusion and excitement and mask the horribly written note inside. Let’s hope he goes straight for the video game.