Buying Gift for Relative Without Offending Anyone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The DCUM harpies are out in force on this thread.

+1,000,000

[Anonymous]

Are we talking designer purse or nice tv? A little more detail would be helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking designer purse or nice tv? A little more detail would be helpful.

Op here. More like a TV.

[Anonymous]

Are you sure she would like/use it? Does she have a milestone birthday coming up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking designer purse or nice tv? A little more detail would be helpful.

Op here. More like a TV.

Oh good! I thought it was something really private and inappropriate. Why would a TV be offensive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking designer purse or nice tv? A little more detail would be helpful.

Op here. More like a TV.

Oh good! I thought it was something really private and inappropriate. Why would a TV be offensive?

I am concerned that this person’s children might feel like I am trying to be showy or highlight that they either cannot or have not done something for this person already. I am not interested in sowing ill will with them or making grand gestures or highlighting any income disparities as previous posters have indicated.

The reason why this concerns me is that once another relative thought that I had purchased something expensive for their mother and was ticked off about it. It turned out that another person who knew their mother who happened to have the same first name as me did it. Since that incident, I want to be careful about overstepping.