[Jacksmom052709]

Originally Posted by DBlain

That is exactly how I felt, for me the whole GE was about buying the stuff for my buddy, everything I bought and looked at got me very excited. Perhaps it has to do with the age of the dog and the gifter, I am old and Lola is not a puppy so she really has everything she could ever need and then some, so what she received was not that important to me. The gifts we received were very nice and thoughtful so I don't want to sound ungrateful but honestly i have to say that the buying and the giving part was what i enjoyed the most. The GE is made up of a wide variety of ages and incomes, going into it I recognized that and was fine with it, we had several young people that were still in school I would never expect them to have the same funds as someone my age did, I also have no children and only one niece so when I drew Cess, a college kid, LOL I felt motherly so I wanted to buy more. In fact I could not stop buying so I put a small box together for Carmen the other young person in the exchange. LOL maybe I should adopt anyway I hope you understand why a max amount may take the fun away for some of us and just cause someone spends a lot does not mean they require a lot in return, I even said send Lola a ton of dollar store toys since that is what makes her the happiest. hope ya'll understand what I mean.

Very well said.