The holidays are all about getting together with family, devouring a gingerbread house, and having a lesbian awakening while watching Carol.
It’s also unwrapping an impersonal gift and smiling falsely while saying to yourself: “Ah! Grandpa doesn’t know me! »
I grant you, it’s the intention that counts. But push yourself a little. Here are 10 things not to give at Christmas.
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#1. An Interac transfer
- This is the version cheap to put money in an envelope. Worse still if the transfer requires a security question. The recipient must then trample on his dignity and strip himself of his honor by asking for the answer allowing him to access his gift.
Offer cash in an envelope, it is already more noble. After all, getting out of cashit’s an adventure: walking towards a ticket counter, doing bip bip on the bank keypad, forgetting your debit card in the machine, realizing it just a few hours later, crying, calling your mother, calling the bank, crying again, making the employee on the phone feel really bad comfortable and finally, receive your new card.
AKA the kind of fruitcake drier than my skin in winter.
This dessert resurfaces every Christmas and if you give me this, you’re ruining my holiday season and disrespecting me. Dried fruit is for the Bic park after 6 hours of hiking. It doesn’t go in a cake and certainly not in a cake quick is meant to be festive.
“Yes, but it’s Italian!” ”, is not a valid argument. Whether it’s Quebecois, Russian or Pakistani, it has a texture of papier-mâché and the dried fruits will stay stuck in your throat until New Year’s Day.
And set knives? Beautiful addition to other people’s culinary artifacts. Practical. Good gift. Just one knife? Creepy. Here’s a weapon! Don’t be scary, especially during the holiday season; let’s work together to preserve the fantasy of Christmas.
If you don’t have the budget for everything setchoose something else.
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#4. Your own creations*
*Unless you are a child, the key phrase here is “if you don’t have the level, it’s better to abstain ».
Since a difficult breakup in October, have you been knitting non-stop and would like to offer your creations to those around you for Christmas? I welcome the initiative. However, two months is not enough time to master your new art.
For your gifts, focus on something else, just to avoid giving your mother a sweater with loose knits around the nipples.
Why would anyone want to fold a bicycle?
Every time I see someone riding a folding bike, I think the proportions of the bike are off and the result is a frankly burlesque vision.
If you arrive at the office on a folding bike, it becomes your new nickname: “Hey, folding bike, have you finished the photocopies? » *office corporate laughter*
No one wants to be intimidated with a nickname based on a mode of transport imposed by others.
Transforming a loved one into becoming the laughing stock of the office is no gift.
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#6. MacBook, iPhone, PlayStation, etc.
Gifts like this are very “I’m an absent father and I’m trying to make amends”.
Bad news: the brand new iPhone won’t make your children forget that you started a new life in Taiwan with another woman.
To all dads out therethe best gift for your child is to raise him with love. But I admit that one PlayStationit’s still nice.
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#7. And gift that has already been given to you
It’s pretty common to pass on a gift you’ve been given to someone else, but if you have to do it, follow this tip:
Each time you receive a gift, write down in an Excel file who was present in the room (names and last names).
When it’s time to get rid of an old gift, consult your Excel file. Make sure the person you’re giving said gift to wasn’t there when you unwrapped it in the first place.
Of course, this tip requires mastery of the Office suite. Here is a link to help you.
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#8. A personal growth book
It’s never a good idea to let a loved one know they have a self-esteem problem on Christmas Day.
In giving a personal growth book, your intentions may be good, but they can be misinterpreted.
Let people walk in peace. If they want to buy this kind of book, they will dress in black, wear sunglasses and a cap indoors, and make their way to the cash register at Renaud-Bray.
It’s very cute to receive as a gift a little kitten that emerges from a box placed under the tree.
It’s all cute until he pees on you and you have to spend $600 on vaccines. An animal is a mental and financial burden that will accompany you for the next 15 years.
Do not offer animals, it is a decision that is not yours. Keeping a pet out of someone’s life is neither mindful in demure.
#10. An article related to your hobby
Do you climb 5 times a week? Who better to talk to about it? Do you want your friends to get on board and give them climbing shoes for Christmas?
Calm patience to those around you with climbing.
If your friends wanted to get on board with your business, it would have already been done.
Stop giving gifts related to your hobby (which clearly hides an emotional deficiency). Instead, take a quick look at Renaud-Bray in the personal growth section.
