Palama wrote:Wife said she’s just gonna go with gift cards or cash this year.
It's the easy button, but I feel like it devolves to gift cards and cash why bother with gifts, just do dinner and company.
My sisters and their families have been pushing for gift card christmas grab bag gifts. I have been the only one against it. You can figure out a $30 grab bag of bullchit that might be useful. It's used in an annual game like a hot potato, passed around till the timer goes off. Then whoever's left with whatever bag gets one opportunity to swap at the end.
I have fun with it. I enjoy giving gifts. I don't enjoy these people's company. I will not entertain a gift card option for the gift game. I often go over the $30 limit. Typically my grab bag is well over that, but that's the fun I get from it. I've said I will not participate if gift cards are allowed. Might as well take a $20 bill and pass it to the right and go home. This year I've got a bottle of pumpkin spice vodka that's been passed around in the Christmas grab bags for 2 years now, cause nobody wants it. Got a portable charger battery bank, a window ice scraper/brush combo, a showerproof bluetooth speaker, 50rd box of 9mm, a bulk pack of 22LR, and some homemade potholders my wife crocheted.
I think if it gets to gift cards, might as well just stop bothering with gifts.