Is alcohol still an appropriate gift? Has the new Surgeon General warning impacted whether you'd gift it?

[Anonymous]

Has the new Surgeon General warning impacted if you'd give alcohol as a gift?

It has used to be the option to bring a bottle of wine to a party etc.

[Anonymous]

Yes, still appropriate.

[Anonymous]

You think people didn’t know before and now they are magically going to stop drinking????

[Anonymous]

I don't give it because I don't like it and wouldn't know what to get. But if I did give it, I wouldn't change that now.

[Anonymous]

lol this changes nothing

[Anonymous]

This has to be a troll or planted promo. I just can't.

[Anonymous]

I don't drink, so I don't give alcohol as a gift. But I do give plenty of high-fat or high-sugar gifts, which can be considered poison too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has the new Surgeon General warning impacted if you'd give alcohol as a gift?

It has used to be the option to bring a bottle of wine to a party etc.

in the 70s, my mom used to give certain family members a carton of cigarettes as holiday or birthday gifts. Then, her brother died of oral cancer. It was a horrible death.

It was an easy souvenir and host gift, but I probably will stop gifting alcohol. Especially to my adult children.

I’m not ready to stop serving it to guests, though. And that makes me feel hypocritical.

[Anonymous]

Look, I'm all for examining health patterns, I rarely drink, and I'm the kind of person who has a big glass of water on the very rare occasion I have a second glass of wine, but no, the Surgeon General's warning should not affect something like that.

[Anonymous]

Alcohol is a lazy gift, tbh. Unless you know the person really likes and rarely has a certain kind of high-quality alcohol, whatever red you picked up on the way, last-minute, is a poor gift.

And if the only thing you know about the person is "I heard you like drinking!" well... you're either in your early 20s or you need to find some sober friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alcohol is a lazy gift, tbh. Unless you know the person really likes and rarely has a certain kind of high-quality alcohol, whatever red you picked up on the way, last-minute, is a poor gift.

And if the only thing you know about the person is "I heard you like drinking!" well... you're either in your early 20s or you need to find some sober friends.

No, a bottle of wine is a completely normal gift.

[Anonymous]

I don't drink, and I think it's weird that everyone assumes this is a great gift, but I just accept it and pass it on to someone who wants it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This has to be a troll or planted promo. I just can't.

I'm OP. It's not. Legit question from me.

[Anonymous]

We all now know without doubt that alcohol shortens your life. So yes, if you hope someone dies sooner rather than later, definitely gift them some good alcohol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alcohol is a lazy gift, tbh. Unless you know the person really likes and rarely has a certain kind of high-quality alcohol, whatever red you picked up on the way, last-minute, is a poor gift.

And if the only thing you know about the person is "I heard you like drinking!" well... you're either in your early 20s or you need to find some sober friends.

No, a bottle of wine is a completely normal gift.

For/from an alcoholic, sure. Otherwise, it's a lazy gift that requires no thought about what the recipient likes or who they are beyond "a person who drinks". If that's not your identity, the point stands.