Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 13:51     Subject: Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

5 million house a year ago. Received 3 gifts: really nice bottle of wine for DH, Dyson Airwrap for DM, a $130 inflatable for DC (house on water). Amazing agent.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 11:51     Subject: Re:Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

we got a bottle of champagne at closing... last thanksgiving a costco pie (we have a gluten free house and gave it away)- this year, a gift box of chocolates at christmas time (also gave 90% away due to celiac)
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 10:05     Subject: Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

I got the home warranty for the year, and I think a bottle of champagne. It’s been a while.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 10:02     Subject: Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

Cheesy glasses with a local theme. But she did her job well which is what I hired her for.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 10:01     Subject: Re:Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

You people sound really petty. These realtors if they work for agencies take only a small part of the commission home. Buying a $1.75m house and wining about not getting some small gift makes you sound pathetic.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 09:58     Subject: Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

Anonymous wrote:Glad you recognize this is petty.


+1 We got a personalized cutting board (that we still use), a towel (?), and cloth basket that it came in. Unnecessary but a nice thought - what our realtor really did for us is convince us to look in the neighborhood we now live in (and love) and give us half off the commission on our condo sale.

She has stayed in touch though, and gifted us a Washingtonian subscription randomly 3 years after our move.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 09:57     Subject: Re:Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

Bought for 308K in 2010 when we had to scrimp and save. Our realtor gave us a 500 g/c to Pottery Barn which was huge for us at the time.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 09:54     Subject: Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

When we bought a three bedroom condo for about 1M, our realtor gave us a bbq that my husband said was very nice.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 09:53     Subject: Re:Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

Bought and sold twice. We never received from or gifted anything to our realtor. We, however, negotiated their fees and thought critically about the renovations that they were recommending. That was worth more to us than knickknacks or booze.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 09:52     Subject: Re:Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

We used the same realtor to sell our house and buy a new one and we got a book about how to maintain our home and some other small tchotchkes I can’t remember.

I was pretty irritated because she did very little work and made a ton of money off of us. I won’t recommend her or use her again.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 09:49     Subject: Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

I nice vintage bottle of Dom and some high end cookies plus a year's worth of home warranty.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 09:45     Subject: Re:Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

You bought a house. You do not get the rights to name her first born.

Sheesh. It is hard to understand how you were able to amass enough money and credit in order to buy your house. You sound crazy.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 04:50     Subject: Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

We spent nearly a million and got nothing. We did get gifts from the mortgage broker and title company, though.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 04:50     Subject: Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

The gifting realtors…are they female?
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2021 01:52     Subject: Petty Vent - taking input for this Poll - Realtor Gift

Glad you recognize this is petty.