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Like the Good Book says, “Its better to receive than to give”. I HAD SOMEBODY TELL ME THAT ONE TIME.
Seriously the key to presents at Christmas is not what you receive from others, its what you give to others---WITHOUT THE EXPECTATION OF RECEIVING ANYTHING IN RETURN.
Nice platitude. But actually, the whole point of a Secret Santa exchange is that it is an EXCHANGE. So there is an expectation of receiving a gift in return.
Thank you. I thought I was just being a brat about it. I would have even lovingly accepted a gag gift of a piece of coal or something, at least that's funny. A candy cane is cheap as hell when it's a 20 dollar secret santa. Why bother participating? I don't even work with poor people, so finances are not an issue. I'm the poorest person in the office by FAR. I need to get over it lol. Maybe I was just a bad person this year and it's karma biting me in the butt. Last year I got a kick ass adult coloring book that sparked my interest in coloring so much that I bought a giant pack of color pencils and now color for relaxation. The only other year I think where I thought my gift sucked was when it was a giant chocolate bar, but it was a giant chocolate bar and good chocolate. Not a candy cane. I haven't even gotten the person I chose for secret santa yet their gift yet but i'm so pissy about my gift that now I have no desire to pick out something nice for the person I chose :/ I should just recycle my gift and give that person a candy cane! But I wouldn't do that.
You know...
A gift is a gift. Not an obligation. You have something you didn't have before. Your attitude is kind of sucky.
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Maybe that person really couldn't afford it, trying to give them the benefit of the doubt....
Totally not the case, at ALL. trust me on this. When someone spends like 20 bucks a day ordering in lunch... nah!
quote: Well is it a good candy cane flavor? yes.
This is merely your assumption since you really do not know the truth about their financial situation.
Receiving a gift, no matter what it is should be appreciated even if you think it is a *crappy gift* which actually matches your attitude...
Nice platitude. But actually, the whole point of a Secret Santa exchange is that it is an EXCHANGE. So there is an expectation of receiving a gift in return.
It's a Christmas miracle! PrincessVanilla and I actually agree on something for once!
You're 100% right! The WHOLE point of a Secret Santa is the gift exchange. If someone wants a candy cane or a card, then they can go to the mall and grab one from Santa or buy a box of them at the dollar store. I can't even imagine giving someone a candy cane as a gift! As a joke, yes. Not as a gift.
This is merely your assumption since you really do not know the truth about their financial situation.
Receiving a gift, no matter what it is should be appreciated even if you think it is a *crappy gift* which ...
Wow! If I was in a bad financial situation, the last thing I would do is sign up for a Secret Santa gift exchange at work.
And every gift exchange I've been involved in, required you to give something of a similar value in order to receive a gift yourself. If you didn't play fair, you weren't allowed in the gift exchange anymore or even be asked to forfeit your own gift.
But the secret santa gift I got today wasn't wrapped it was just dropped on my desk with a post it saying "secret santa # 2". So I have no idea if it was the person who gave me the candy cane or another coworker who heard me bitchin'. lol either way, it's kinda funny. I quite enjoy my new gift
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