I tell people no need to bring gifts. |
In my experience the wealthiest people are the stingiest. The most poor members of my family are the most generous.
I actually think this is fairly common, unless the rich person has an opportunity to appear magnanimous or to exert power over others by demonstrating their wealth. But pure giftgiving where they don't accrue any power or status from it? Then they will go cheap. |
The only weird thing is the gifts between any of you. Seems like they are given this crap as part of a tour or something like that and they pass them on. |
They’re not odd! They’re practical! No matter how rich I get I’m always grabbing conference freebies especially the chip clips and stress balls |
I never bring back souvenirs. I’m wealthy. Souvenirs are just unwanted clutter, it’s not about economizing. |
I usually bring back coffee mugs, local spices or if within United States local beer/liquor that everyone I know rolls their eyes at but uses. Then whenever I luck up and the spice mix was good they always ask for more and then we can never remember which spices it was or which trip it came from. |
Im confused. You expect grownups to give you, a grown up, a gift when they travel?
pretty sure the last time someone gave me a gift when traveling, I was a kid. and it was my aunt and she gave me stuff like the free shampoos from hotels. |
I just Venmo people after the fact who pull that consistently |
I don’t give gifts to adults. A sibling makes north of $3 million a year and does not give gifts. I don’t think anything of it. We are adults…not children. Adults do not need gifts. You are acting like a petulant child. |
PP here. I agree. I don’t buy such things either nor do I want to receive them. |
This. The only person we buy a souvenir for is the neighbor who gets our mail while we are gone. |
Nobody owes you souvenirs from their trips. |
Same, I don’t exchange souvenirs with anyone. |
Who cares? Don’t overthink it. Many people (like me) hate stuff and gifts are mostly clutter and landfill.
Focus on relationships |
DH and I are very wealthy and we bring certain relatives inexpensive gifts because they're so crass in always talking about how much everything costs. If we bought them expensive gifts, they'd comment on that in a negative way too. |