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Originally Posted by Furbaby Friend  On another completely personal pet peeve note:
I think it is super tacky to go after someone for the contents of their boxes. Just because YOU choose to spend a lot of money on a box does not mean that all can afford that.
The GE gives a minimum, meaning you CAN give the minimum. If you don't like cheap gifts, change the rules.
Not everyone can afford the world and they would still like to participate. Maybe they could split up buddies by price range so that everyone thinks it is "fair."
Personally, I give to give. I don't give to receive. If you whine about sub par gifts, you aren't giving to give... you are giving to receive, period.
I, for one, will never be participating in a GE here because I don't think I could live up to the lofty standards of the unwritten minimum.  I'd be paranoid that what I did just wasn't good enough and I'd be ridiculed to no end for it.
Just not right in my opinion. |
Oh you are welcome to particpate in the GE, as is anyone who meets the requirements set by YT. And those requirements include posting photos of your gifts and spending the minimum. There is nothing lofty about taking a piece of $2 fleece when you can sew and making your buddy something special. There is a big difference with doing something like that then there is going to the garbage bin at the dollar store and sending ill fitting trash to your buddy. You're right, it's about the GIFT exchange, not the GARBAGE exchange.
For the record, take a look at the # of smileboxes etc that chronicle the gifts given. There is nothing extravagent there. There are adorable items and many of the vendors offer deep discounts for GE purposes. No one is draining their bank account.
This is not about emotions, pain of chemo, or the like. This is about a choice. A deliberate choice to proscrastinate and be selfish all the while collecting her own loot.