Gifts

Re: Gifts

• Summerly2

  April 2009

  I don't know of anyway to tastefully tell the gift-giver that the gift/clothing item is not your style. It's going to come across as rude, imo. I think we've all gotten gifts that are not really our taste/style, but you either save it for when Aunt Dot might be seeing your child/return/exchange/donate/re-gift or whatever.

  As for huge stuffed animals, probably along the same lines. I guess if it were someone really close, you could mention that you're running out of space for large items. For instance, my mom and MIL know that we're tight on space in our current house and in the process of selling/moving, so they don't give big, huge (wasteful) items. But there's no way I'd tell somebody else that. Particularly after the gift has been given.

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• kelly&marty member

  April 2009

  You don't say anything except "thank you very much." Anything else would be impolite. If you don't like the gift, either return it or donate it, but keep that information to yourself. If someone later asks about said gift, just say they outgrew it, lost it, etc. But most people won't ask.
  

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• punkn

  April 2009

  I think the biggest problem is she has now been given similar gifts several times. If it was a one time gift not a big deal but it's every event she is getting these things. Guess I'm just stuck returning them.

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• lanie26 member

  April 2009

  You don't. YOu say "thank you so much" and be appreciative of the fact that they thought of your child.

  And you teach your child to do the same.

  Then you pack up any clothes/toys that you or your child does not like and give them to a charity.

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• Happy2beMrsT

  April 2009

  Say thank you and act like you like them. Saying or doing anything else would be rude. Then you can either return the items or give them to Good Will.
  

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