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[quote=Anonymous]My SIL is generally VERY cheap and sends us the worst gifts. She seems to find whatever clearance item or whatever can be re-gifted and just send that. We have never received a gift receipt from her for anything. We have even received used items that she openly admitted to being their used items that she was 'gifting' us.

I would like to stop exchanging gifts with her. We live on opposite sides of the country and we generally have little to no relationship. I'm always pulling at straws at gift ideas for her because we really don't know what they already have, what they like, etc. (YEARS of trying to improve our relationship just hasn't worked) Not to mention, I am resentful for having to put thought and money into gifts when we are literally be given donation items or the clearance rack. I swear she must spend so much more shipping us this stuff than anything else.

How can we tactfully request to stop exchanging gifts for birthdays and Christmas? I'm still deciding if I want to also request that we stop exchanging gifts for the kids or just stop exchanging amongst the adults. I definitely want to stop exchanging amongst the adults.

She is so cheap I am sure she would be happy to save the money on the gifts but I also don't know if this would offend her. I just don't want to be a bitter gift giver but I (and my DH) are getting to that point.[/quote]

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