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What gifts that you received for Christmas this year are already in the trash? (lemmy.world)

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For me, there were several dollar store trinkets that already broke, and one toy for my kids that was a huge sparkly styrofoam mess waiting to happen, so I threw it out rather than curse anyone else with it.

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[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 57 points 8 months ago

At the other end of the spectrum: My wife and I made a minimal gifts pact. We each got each other minor crap we needed for around the house. It was perfect. No waste. No extravagance. Just stuff we were going to get anyway.

[-] Awesome357@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

We always get stuff for the kids and the nieces/nephews, and our moms. But we haven't gotten a gift for each other in years now. We both buy something if we want it bad enough throughout the year, and it's both of our money anyway, so what's the point? We will some years get a "household gift" that's something we need or everyone can benefit from, that shouldn't go to just one kid or "you two share this and try not to fight over it, or that they will care less about. Nice air fryer one year, Nintendo switch another, etc. But nothing really needed or wanted this year so we'll probably just take a pass.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Well it's January now...so yeah I guess you did.

[-] Awesome357@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

True, but for our family Xmas isn't totally over yet.

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