I'm I the only one ?
Is it wrong to dread getting gifts from family and friends when you know they always buy towards your hobbies / interests which they know nothing about ?
They're buying things they think I would buy myself without actually knowing the particulars of them.
My aunt is good at buying interesting outside the box gifts that I enjoy discovering, but everyone else just gets me cheap Chinese gimmick tools and junk knives that I'd never buy in a million years.
That is unless they ask me and buy that thing, in that case I could have just bought it myself and it becomes just another object.
I appreciate that they were thinking of me and remembered my Interests, but theres a reason why I don't buy this stuff and I really can't force myself to love and appreciate junk i don't want or need just because it was a gift.
In my opinion the perfect gift is a pair of thick wool glovrs socks , it shows you were thinking of them but also truly care because you bought something to help them stay warm.
I much much prefer giving gifts than receiving them, because I like trying to get something they'll unexpectedly grow to love.
I never buy anyone something I wouldn't buy for myself ( except buying in my mom's favorite color ), and I try to share my interest with them by buying something I believe they can appreciate and find useful.
A tool, pocket knife, or say pocket flashlight that I believe they will find useful, hopefully it gets them interested in the hobby.
Or maybe just a nice jacket / coat, maybe some nice wool socks or gloves everyone can always use.
I don't know their hobbies like they do and know how particular people can be about those things , so I don't buy towards them.
