I figure it’s about 50-50 for me. People buy some ridiculous things as gifts, mostly out of desperation to buy something.

These come in several categories:

  • WTF: the giver is clueless or even malicious
  • Other people’s aspirations: gifts they think will make you a different, “better”, person
  • Meh: no explanation necessary
  • Hmm: seems like a good idea, just not for you
  • TheV2@programming.dev
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    4 days ago

    I don’t ignore, re-gift or discard any gifts, at least not immediately. But it’s extremely rare to satisfy me with a gift. It only happens when they know exactly what I’d have purchased myself in near future or if the person behind the gift means so much to me. Other than that, I prefer to not receive any gifts at all.