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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From my brother and SIL: every year they give my kids (ages 9 and 6) a 1000 piece puzzle. The kids aren’t interested in doing puzzles and we have never even started one. I don’t know where they got the idea we like puzzles. I wish they’d give us nothing instead of a giant puzzle every year. It also does annoy me that I buy their kids gifts that i actually put time and effort (not to mention more $$ since I’m buying each kid a gift instead of one joint gift) into thinking of something I know they ‘ll like and be excited to open, that’s personal to each kid.

My BIL gave my 6 year old daughter a packet of miso soup mix, which is not something she has ever had or would want to have. I just don’t understand…

My parents are good gift givers now because they finally got to a point after years of bad gifts where they will actually ask me what the kids and my husband and I want and get exactly what I tell them. But honestly the whole gift giving thing is so ridiculous at this point. Either you are shopping from a wish list which is a way to guarantee you’re getting something someone wants but it’s not very fun since the recipient knows what they’re getting. Or you give them useless junk. There’s no in between it seems, in my family anyway.[/quote]

I don’t understand why you don’t just get them a puzzle every year too. They’re telling you they like puzzles. [/quote]

Because their kids are 4 and 1 so it doesn’t seem like a very thoughtful gift. But maybe I should, just to be done w thinking about what to get them.[/quote]

If there are flights involved, that’s the other reason they get puzzles for you and you can give them back. Easy to pack.

Obviously no gifts would be preferable. [/quote]

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