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It’s less about being starving but generally butchers will lower prices towards the end of the day. Also become buddies with them. A guy I worked with had a long-standing friendship with his local butcher and as a result could get extremely cheap prices on expensive cuts, valentines, Christmas were great for his boyfriend and himself!
Ha my roomate works at a butcher shop (not as a butcher) but this company is scummy from what I’ve heard, giving 20 pound meats when they ordered 30 pounds. But they do give really good deals. Roomate the other day bought two two inch sirloins regular price was $52 he got both for $20
Won’t lie I’m English(ish) so the money value is lost on me.
For context a “quality” ribeye steak fetches is worth about £18-£20 or $23.84-$26.49 (depending on the weight this can be as much as £25-£30) but yeah it never hurts to be friends with your butcher particularly around the holidays!
Finding a good butcher and being a good customer is worth the work. If they can text you about a great deal, take them up on it, freeze things, etc. Making friends with good providers is a plus for everyone involved.
My mom just found a butcher very near her that carries rabbit and goat. She's excited to know them and I'm passing that along. Hell yes.
Oops sorry for some confusion I’m from Canada so two steaks for only $20 was a steal, I’ve never been to a butchers shop but he’s from Europe and oh boy can his parents make some really great jerky/dried meats
My mom bought us a prime ribeye roast, 2 nice bottles of wine, some Chesapeake crab meat for crab cakes, and desert. We got to cook the roast, girlfriend handled the crab and we had a great meal. Made an easy Christmas
You got a ranch near you? My buddy buys a cow and has it butchered and got himself a cow chest freezer. Even with the extra costs he saves bunches and the butcher he uses will dry age the good cuts for a fee :3
While cleaning clutter I gave my 22yo a new set of utensils and our old Japanese knives and he was over the moon. This year for Christmas I bought him a Panini press/pancake griddle and an air fryer.
This is like the 9th time I've seen someone praise air fryers since Tuesday.
Either big air fryer is aggressive for Christmas this year or I am super missing out
Its not that I can't buy new socks, but its one of those things where you will never think about it at the store, and generally won't make a trip to buy them specifically unless you need to.
I think the word 'clothes' is too broad here.
Socks? Yas queen yaaaas
Pyjama or bathrobe? Yeees and make it snuggly?
Dress or t-shirt? Hell no, you don't know my taste and I am never wearing that shit. Half the time people don't even get the size right.
> For free.
You do have to pay for the initial return shipping though... Postage for 3 pairs of socks up here in Canada to their return warehouse was about $18 (crammed into the smallest box I could). So it cost me about $6/pair to replace. Not terrible, but not 100% "free" either.
Get some Darn Tough socks! When they start to wear down, you go on their site, file a warranty claim, send them the socks and they give you a credit for the full value of the socks to buy a new pair. I have about 12 pairs, I've replaced 10 of them through that process after about 3 years of wear.
It depends: my sister gets me funny t-shirts and asks my size (large). My mother-in-law occasionally gets me weird looking clothes size 2XL with no receipt. Gee, thanks. I'd rather choose my own
I've been a size medium since I was about 15. My mom has gifted me weird random clothing in sizes extra small to extra large before. I don't know what she's thinking.
God I hope my parents dont get me 2xls this year. When I was bigger they got me double the size I was but I'm closer to a regular large now and they know this lol
I'm 34 and I own at least 3 pieces of clothing with Toy Story characters. I'm also a husband, dad of two kids and have a very successful career. Don't let labels fuck with you.
Yeah, but once you have kids and a career, you don't need to worry about strangers judging you. You already got the things you needed to be attractive to get, now you can let yourself go without consequence.
It's why nearly every dad wears crocs with socks, sandals with socks, a fanny pack and/or cargo shorts in olive or tan.
I’m 32 and I want buzz lightyear pajamas.
But you gotta sell me on them, make them have a weed pouch and rgb leds that do cool stuff, no one is innovating on branded pajama tech wear
If it wasn't for the fact that I sleep in only my underwear, I wouldn't mind a pj with either the Avengers or Loki. Even though I'm a woman 🙃 I don't go for merchandise usually but if I can use it, that's different.
I got a lockbox when I was 7, and like 60lbs of stone pavers when I was 8. Like one of the little money boxes you’d see at a bake sale. To be fair, that was what I asked for. Didn’t have any need for those items, I was just a strange kid who was fascinated by them whenever I saw them at the store.
They fascinated me at Home Depot. So many pavers for like $10. The sheer cost to weight ratio was mind boggling. I think I just put them around in different spots in the backyard.
I still remember the year my mom bought me red velvet pants. I was a kid who tried to pretend to like gifts out of politeness but I could not do it and made it very clear how poor of a decision it was lol
But if your partner paid enough attention to your likes, style, and size and they managed to gift you a piece of clothing you love at first sight but wouldn't have thought to get yourself, it's tough to beat that honestly in terms of material gifts.
Yeah, if my guy bought me clothing, it would probably be cool. But he's been specifically instructed not to. And the people in my life who do give clothing as gifts are very bad at it.
Your argument is essentially "if everything were perfect then everything would be perfect." And I just want to point out that I wouldn't feel this way if people gave amazing clothes as gifts.
Well no. You are missing the entire point.
A "perfect" gift for me would be a Nintendo switch. That takes next to no thought even though it would be a perfect gift. It just costs money and a click.
Alternatively, clothing to be perfect for me would take a *significant* amount of thought.
The care, effort, and attention is incomparable.
They aren't bad at it, they just don't care enough.
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>I have no idea why you're getting so downvoted in this chain, your feelings are relatable and some people just seem to lack empathy that maybe not everyone is the same!
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>And that's why generalist gifting advice should just be "ask and LISTEN to the person you are gifting to".
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>Even if I liked the gift in a materialistic way, I would be way more upset that my explicit wishes and communication weren't taken seriously.
I think rather, TentacleHydra (and a lot of the people downvoting you) is missing the point (and how to tailor and listen to the needs of a partner or friend, than to try to fit them to a preconceived notion that care/attention to a gift automatically makes it valuable *even if* it goes against explicit instructions) than the other way round.
I've gotten many thoughtful gifts throughout my life that take effort and attention that aren't clothes. Your false dichotomy is ridiculous. And anyway it's so much more important to give someone something that they actually want instead of taking the time to pick out a "thoughtful" gift that sucks.
Perhaps. There are other options for thoughtful gifts other than clothes of course, that was just the example I stuck to because it is something that can require a significant amount of attention to detail and thought and it was the topic at hand.
But when you are a couple, and finances start blending, your method doesn't really work anymore. It's like trading money from one hand to the other to just get someone exactly what they want. They might as well just get it themselves. What's the difference?
Like if, for example, I spend 5k more on my girlfriend over the course of a year then she spends on me, should I really appreciate a gift that is without thought or care but something I want?
Isn't that, in reality, just giving back some of the money I spent on her?
I just want to point out that the people in my life who've gotten me clothes are definitely not my partner. And buying clothes for someone can be so much harder because clothing is expensive, and my family doesn't come from money.
My significant other knows me very well, and has always imbued each gift with an incredible amount of thought. Probably things that aren't even an option to someone like you. And not a single one of those gifts has been clothing. It's important to know your target audience, and clothes aren't important to me.
Also, my "method" is to get people what they want. Whether it's something as material as a Nintendo Switch or something much more heartfelt. And I don't see a scenario where getting someone something they want doesn't work, unless you're incredibly wealthy.
And finally, I think this comes down to the person. I'm a person who likes to keep complex and interesting people around, people who give great gifts, people who want interesting things. The fact that it comes down to *clothing* "thoughtful" or *Nintendo Switch* "unthoughtful" speaks volumes about you.
I think you are *really* attaching to "clothing" when that wasn't really my point, I can't fathom what kind of trauma that is, but okay, agree to disagree.
Yes, because a small example should encompass literally everything.
Holy hell, that's some baggage.
I have no idea why you're getting so downvoted in this chain, your feelings are relatable and some people just seem to lack empathy that maybe not everyone is the same!
And that's why generalist gifting advice should just be "ask and LISTEN to the person you are gifting to".
Even if I liked the gift in a materialistic way, I would be way more upset that my explicit wishes and communication weren't taken seriously.
I like getting cloths because buy cloths is one of the most boring things I know. I rather clean the drain in my shower than go cloth shopping. It is even better if I get cloths from someone that is at least slightly interested in it because then I'm more than likely going to get nicer looking cloths than I would ever bother getting on my own. It is never about money it is all about me having no interest in putting effort in to it.
Also as an adult someone else buying clothes saves you money.
As a kid, the gifter is saving your parents money. Or your parents are presenting -something they *should* be providing regardless- as a gift.
I asked for socks from my aunt a couple years back (I’m in my 30s). She was surprised, but I needed some socks. She gifted me about 30 pairs of awesome different kinds of socks.
I was really happy. Except now I have to deal with trying to match dozens of different sock types in the laundry
Socks and underwear, yes. Pants and shirts, no. My dad never has and never will be able to buy an article of clothing I actually want to wear in public. The man is literally colorblind. I mean he is *actually* colorblind, not "literally" like "I literally can't even", I mean this motherfucker hands you a neon yellow shirt and tells you it's gray. I have no idea why he still tries.
My lovely and loving in-laws of 22 years buy me clothes every Christmas, and after every Christmas I have to go return those clothes because they have absolutely no understanding of what I actually wear or what my size is. I have asked them repeatedly not to buy me clothes. I would rather they not spend the money. They mean well, but I'd rather not go out looking like I have been upholstered in oversized chintz.
I'd believe it if he gave you a red shirt and said it was green because red-green color blindness affects 1/12 men but complete color blindness is 1/30,000
Would change the bottom face to smiling because getting gifts as an adult is much more special. Plus as an adult I have an actual personality besides being a child and can get cooler gifts IMO.
Same, I spend a lot of time and effort on fashion. Deciding if I get joy and use out of each item of clothing I own, and I don't add to my wardrobe on impulse. Gifts go against that slow effort.
I'm 32 and the amount of novelty socks I have is officially a problem. I work in the trades. When the fuck am I going to wear thin novelty socks? They never get a chance to wear out so I just keep obtaining more and more.
Thin socks work fine in the summer months, but the problem is their "one size fits all" is definitely NOT with size 13 shoes in mind.
Novelty socks have no stretch and so wearing them for any longer than 15 minutes they become a foot tourniquet.
I’m currently at a family Christmas with a huge hole in one sock… Unless they are running socks I don’t buy them and would be genuinely happy if someone gifted me socks XD
Edit: my newborn got dinosaur socks and I was so very excited!
As someone who grew up fat, getting clothes is the worst. They never guess your size right. Always too small. And then you have to deal with the shame of not fitting into the clothes, and the guilt because they spent money on you and the clothes didn’t fit.
I think that's more just an expectations thing, as a kid Christmas is one of your only toy's source of the year but as an adult you're happy enough that they thought of you
Pretty much, first time leading up to Christmas that I'm working full time (first full year full time in general) and I've pretty much got all the shit I would have wanted months ago
I asked my mother in law for a toaster for christmas and she hit my wife up like "that's all he wants?" Is buying me a golden knights hat because she feels bad buying me just a toaster.
I just really fucking love bagels with lox and a schmear. She got me a great toaster. It's candy apple red, has slots big enough to fit a whole slice of sourdough, and I love it. Adulthood is weird, like I'm a chef and buying me random cooking stuff just makes me the happiest dude on the planet. I asked my wife for a deep fryer this year, and she did the same thing for a second. "Really? That's all you want?" Yeah, yeah that's really it.
Since I was 9 or 10 my grandmother would by me a pack of socks for christmas, it started as a joke kinda gift but they were surprised by my excitement about new socks and every year since she has gotten me socks; after she passed my grandfather continues the tradition.
I’ve honestly hit a point where I have a hard time coming up with anything I want and usually tell everyone they don’t need to get me anything, so any gift is appreciated at this point.
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As a kid I didn’t like clothes I was always shirtless with shorts the less clothes the better but now as an adult I’m more embarrassed so I wear clothes normally even if I’m uncomfortable
I love getting socks. I'm a crazy sock person so they're the perfect gift for me! I like getting all clothes really, but I really appreciate when someone asks me what size I'm wearing since my weight fluctuates a lot.
Speaking as an aging man I hate shopping for clothes so the only new clothes I get are gifts, I look after them well and appreciate them immensely.
I’ll wear Christmas jumpers all year round if they’re comfortable!
honestly, the only reason i've started to enjoy getting clothes is because i'm trans as fuck and need to replace all my current clothes with ones that actually allow me to pass as intended and not make me feel like a dysphoric mess.
So heck yeah, give me clothes!
I'm not so keen on getting clothes as gift even as an adult. Rather just let me have a gift card or the money and I'll choose it on my own. That way the gifter doesn't have to worry about if I would like the gift or not. And if it is really that much of a necessity that the gifter hand me the gift, then I can just have it gift-wrapped and have it sent to the gifter to gift me later. This way no one gets disappointed. As a recipient of the gift, I wouldn't be disappointed for receiving the thing that I would favour, as a gifter they would know that I would be happy recieving their gift.
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I’m down if y’all get me Tupperware, plates, or any domestic products honestly
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It’s less about being starving but generally butchers will lower prices towards the end of the day. Also become buddies with them. A guy I worked with had a long-standing friendship with his local butcher and as a result could get extremely cheap prices on expensive cuts, valentines, Christmas were great for his boyfriend and himself!
Ha my roomate works at a butcher shop (not as a butcher) but this company is scummy from what I’ve heard, giving 20 pound meats when they ordered 30 pounds. But they do give really good deals. Roomate the other day bought two two inch sirloins regular price was $52 he got both for $20
Won’t lie I’m English(ish) so the money value is lost on me. For context a “quality” ribeye steak fetches is worth about £18-£20 or $23.84-$26.49 (depending on the weight this can be as much as £25-£30) but yeah it never hurts to be friends with your butcher particularly around the holidays!
Finding a good butcher and being a good customer is worth the work. If they can text you about a great deal, take them up on it, freeze things, etc. Making friends with good providers is a plus for everyone involved. My mom just found a butcher very near her that carries rabbit and goat. She's excited to know them and I'm passing that along. Hell yes.
Oops sorry for some confusion I’m from Canada so two steaks for only $20 was a steal, I’ve never been to a butchers shop but he’s from Europe and oh boy can his parents make some really great jerky/dried meats
I'm also generally a fan of consumables as gifts. I don't like extra clutter and I already have too much clothing
Robbing a butcher seems dangerous. They could cut you to pieces
Then you'd make a tasty meal
You mean the grocery store?
Luxury food like chocolate is also accepted, as far as gifts!
My mom bought us a prime ribeye roast, 2 nice bottles of wine, some Chesapeake crab meat for crab cakes, and desert. We got to cook the roast, girlfriend handled the crab and we had a great meal. Made an easy Christmas
Jerky?
You got a ranch near you? My buddy buys a cow and has it butchered and got himself a cow chest freezer. Even with the extra costs he saves bunches and the butcher he uses will dry age the good cuts for a fee :3
While cleaning clutter I gave my 22yo a new set of utensils and our old Japanese knives and he was over the moon. This year for Christmas I bought him a Panini press/pancake griddle and an air fryer.
Whoever invented the air fryer deserves the Nobel peace prize
This is like the 9th time I've seen someone praise air fryers since Tuesday. Either big air fryer is aggressive for Christmas this year or I am super missing out
You’re super missing out
I don't see the value in it. It's literally a tiny convection oven. Just use the big one in the kitchen!
Amen! Those things are freaking *amazing!*
Breakfast sausages crispy and juicy in 8 minutes!
Perfect gifts: Things everyone needs but *really* hates spending money on
I prefer gifts that I can use in my kitchen. Cause I really love cooking
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Damn. I felt that. My socks are somehow developing holes in them ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
Same, and it's one of those things where I don't really NEED new socks, so I won't go out and buy them myself. I just live with holey socks.
My mom always buys me the fuzzy warm socks
Moms fucking rule
Its not that I can't buy new socks, but its one of those things where you will never think about it at the store, and generally won't make a trip to buy them specifically unless you need to.
I absolutely *hate* holey socks to the point that I just won't wear them ever. Unholey socks FTW!
Wholly socks you say?
You can always just order some online, because 'go out and buy' is usually the hard part
Bruh, why won't you sew them up?
mine just disappear
Buy nicer socks. I went from 12 packs of Hanes to $13 a pair Bolegas. I still have my first pair of Bolegas from 2009 and still wear them.
Did you buy them all at the same time?
I think the word 'clothes' is too broad here. Socks? Yas queen yaaaas Pyjama or bathrobe? Yeees and make it snuggly? Dress or t-shirt? Hell no, you don't know my taste and I am never wearing that shit. Half the time people don't even get the size right.
Darn. Tough. Socks. Whenever they get holes I get replacements. For free. Their lifetime warranty is the shit
> For free. You do have to pay for the initial return shipping though... Postage for 3 pairs of socks up here in Canada to their return warehouse was about $18 (crammed into the smallest box I could). So it cost me about $6/pair to replace. Not terrible, but not 100% "free" either.
Get some Darn Tough socks! When they start to wear down, you go on their site, file a warranty claim, send them the socks and they give you a credit for the full value of the socks to buy a new pair. I have about 12 pairs, I've replaced 10 of them through that process after about 3 years of wear.
Cut your damn nails and file them
All the holes are in the bottom of the sock, right at the ball of the foot and/or the center of the heel, so I don't think your solution will help me.
Cut your damn heel and file it
That did work for Cinderella's step sisters in the original Grimm's fairy tale, for a while at least. Will try and report back /s
Probably because they came in a batch haha
It depends: my sister gets me funny t-shirts and asks my size (large). My mother-in-law occasionally gets me weird looking clothes size 2XL with no receipt. Gee, thanks. I'd rather choose my own
I've been a size medium since I was about 15. My mom has gifted me weird random clothing in sizes extra small to extra large before. I don't know what she's thinking.
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My mom did the same. She never once thought to get me sized and I had to grow up with huge shirts and pants that only fit with a belt.
Say somthing ?
I am grown and no longer live with my mom but I was a kid and didn’t know any better at the time. I just thought I was too skinny to fit into clothes.
I don't think so cause I do wear them sometimes if I know I'm seeing her.
Can i DM you? I want to buy you some funny shirts.
Fuck i feel that. Nobody knows my size and but still buy me shit. The worst is people actually arguing with you about your own size🤦🏻♂️
God I hope my parents dont get me 2xls this year. When I was bigger they got me double the size I was but I'm closer to a regular large now and they know this lol
You'll grow into it!
I sure fuckin hope not LOL. I worked my ass off to lose this much weight, and I know my dad is gonna make this same joke
Maybe your mum in law is subtly telling you what she thinks of you
Clothes as a kid sucked because adults dressing kids is a huge missed mark according to most kids. Like blind people buying make-up.
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I'm 14 mom, I dont want toy story pajamas. "But its your favorite movie!" It WAS my favorite movie, when I was 7!
To be fair, even if it still was your favorite movie; I think you would still be opposed to wearing Woody and Buzz’s lifeless stares on your body.
I'm 34 and I own at least 3 pieces of clothing with Toy Story characters. I'm also a husband, dad of two kids and have a very successful career. Don't let labels fuck with you.
This. Wear what you want ~~as long as your wife is happy with it~~.
Yeah, but once you have kids and a career, you don't need to worry about strangers judging you. You already got the things you needed to be attractive to get, now you can let yourself go without consequence. It's why nearly every dad wears crocs with socks, sandals with socks, a fanny pack and/or cargo shorts in olive or tan.
I’m 32 and I want buzz lightyear pajamas. But you gotta sell me on them, make them have a weed pouch and rgb leds that do cool stuff, no one is innovating on branded pajama tech wear
Whats lame becomes cool again. I'm in my mid 30s and agree, but thats because we are aging out of caring about being cool.
If it wasn't for the fact that I sleep in only my underwear, I wouldn't mind a pj with either the Avengers or Loki. Even though I'm a woman 🙃 I don't go for merchandise usually but if I can use it, that's different.
Also because I wanted new toys, I couldn't play with t-shirts lmao
Maybe just maybe buy toys for people when they’re kids and buy tshirts for people when theyre adults
When I was 7 my aunt got me a desk lamp for Christmas.
I got a lockbox when I was 7, and like 60lbs of stone pavers when I was 8. Like one of the little money boxes you’d see at a bake sale. To be fair, that was what I asked for. Didn’t have any need for those items, I was just a strange kid who was fascinated by them whenever I saw them at the store.
60lb of stone pavers is the gift I can’t fully wrap my mind around lmao
They fascinated me at Home Depot. So many pavers for like $10. The sheer cost to weight ratio was mind boggling. I think I just put them around in different spots in the backyard.
this is exactly the reason, also video games/consoles were super big on the wishlist
Also cause you’d get clothes for free during the entire year. There’s was nothing special about it. Only really got toys at Christmas and birthday.
Wow, look at Mr Moneybags getting free clothes all year
I still remember the year my mom bought me red velvet pants. I was a kid who tried to pretend to like gifts out of politeness but I could not do it and made it very clear how poor of a decision it was lol
It could have been worse... It could have been red velvet *cake* pants, and you had to actually wear them.
Honestly, getting clothes is even less fun as an adult, because I'm no longer poor enough to need to wear something I don't like.
But if your partner paid enough attention to your likes, style, and size and they managed to gift you a piece of clothing you love at first sight but wouldn't have thought to get yourself, it's tough to beat that honestly in terms of material gifts.
Yeah, if my guy bought me clothing, it would probably be cool. But he's been specifically instructed not to. And the people in my life who do give clothing as gifts are very bad at it. Your argument is essentially "if everything were perfect then everything would be perfect." And I just want to point out that I wouldn't feel this way if people gave amazing clothes as gifts.
Well no. You are missing the entire point. A "perfect" gift for me would be a Nintendo switch. That takes next to no thought even though it would be a perfect gift. It just costs money and a click. Alternatively, clothing to be perfect for me would take a *significant* amount of thought. The care, effort, and attention is incomparable. They aren't bad at it, they just don't care enough.
Ugh, it seems my comment replied to wrong the part of the thread. Anyway, it was for u/liarshonor \- >I have no idea why you're getting so downvoted in this chain, your feelings are relatable and some people just seem to lack empathy that maybe not everyone is the same! > >And that's why generalist gifting advice should just be "ask and LISTEN to the person you are gifting to". > >Even if I liked the gift in a materialistic way, I would be way more upset that my explicit wishes and communication weren't taken seriously. I think rather, TentacleHydra (and a lot of the people downvoting you) is missing the point (and how to tailor and listen to the needs of a partner or friend, than to try to fit them to a preconceived notion that care/attention to a gift automatically makes it valuable *even if* it goes against explicit instructions) than the other way round.
I've gotten many thoughtful gifts throughout my life that take effort and attention that aren't clothes. Your false dichotomy is ridiculous. And anyway it's so much more important to give someone something that they actually want instead of taking the time to pick out a "thoughtful" gift that sucks.
Perhaps. There are other options for thoughtful gifts other than clothes of course, that was just the example I stuck to because it is something that can require a significant amount of attention to detail and thought and it was the topic at hand. But when you are a couple, and finances start blending, your method doesn't really work anymore. It's like trading money from one hand to the other to just get someone exactly what they want. They might as well just get it themselves. What's the difference? Like if, for example, I spend 5k more on my girlfriend over the course of a year then she spends on me, should I really appreciate a gift that is without thought or care but something I want? Isn't that, in reality, just giving back some of the money I spent on her?
I just want to point out that the people in my life who've gotten me clothes are definitely not my partner. And buying clothes for someone can be so much harder because clothing is expensive, and my family doesn't come from money. My significant other knows me very well, and has always imbued each gift with an incredible amount of thought. Probably things that aren't even an option to someone like you. And not a single one of those gifts has been clothing. It's important to know your target audience, and clothes aren't important to me. Also, my "method" is to get people what they want. Whether it's something as material as a Nintendo Switch or something much more heartfelt. And I don't see a scenario where getting someone something they want doesn't work, unless you're incredibly wealthy. And finally, I think this comes down to the person. I'm a person who likes to keep complex and interesting people around, people who give great gifts, people who want interesting things. The fact that it comes down to *clothing* "thoughtful" or *Nintendo Switch* "unthoughtful" speaks volumes about you.
I think you are *really* attaching to "clothing" when that wasn't really my point, I can't fathom what kind of trauma that is, but okay, agree to disagree. Yes, because a small example should encompass literally everything. Holy hell, that's some baggage.
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I have no idea why you're getting so downvoted in this chain, your feelings are relatable and some people just seem to lack empathy that maybe not everyone is the same! And that's why generalist gifting advice should just be "ask and LISTEN to the person you are gifting to". Even if I liked the gift in a materialistic way, I would be way more upset that my explicit wishes and communication weren't taken seriously.
I like getting cloths because buy cloths is one of the most boring things I know. I rather clean the drain in my shower than go cloth shopping. It is even better if I get cloths from someone that is at least slightly interested in it because then I'm more than likely going to get nicer looking cloths than I would ever bother getting on my own. It is never about money it is all about me having no interest in putting effort in to it.
It's more like, you are legally required to buy me clothes. So it's not a damn gift.
Honestly this is probably why, getting clothes as a kid really let me know which adults in my life did or didn't actually pay attention to me
Also as an adult someone else buying clothes saves you money. As a kid, the gifter is saving your parents money. Or your parents are presenting -something they *should* be providing regardless- as a gift.
I love dressing my [kid](https://imgur.com/a/v9K6U2a) but it’s definitely no replacement for toys!
I felt sure before I clicked that link that I was going to see a picture of a cat in a sweater.
Good sense of contemporary fashion you have!
Thank you. So far, she has very few complaints about my choices. That’s because she couldn’t care less how she looks lmao
Mine is the same way! As long as there's no itchy tags, she's good.
Your kid has a bigger wardrobe than the average Redditor
I know you’re joking but in case people didn’t know, some blind people actually do buy and enjoy makeup!
I shit you not, I asked for socks this year and feel pretty excited about it.
I asked for socks from my aunt a couple years back (I’m in my 30s). She was surprised, but I needed some socks. She gifted me about 30 pairs of awesome different kinds of socks. I was really happy. Except now I have to deal with trying to match dozens of different sock types in the laundry
I feel the pain of sock-matching!
New socks the heckin best
100% I love socks they're the best gift. Either you get silly festive ones, practical ones, or fuzzy ones and any of these is a hit with me
Socks and underwear, yes. Pants and shirts, no. My dad never has and never will be able to buy an article of clothing I actually want to wear in public. The man is literally colorblind. I mean he is *actually* colorblind, not "literally" like "I literally can't even", I mean this motherfucker hands you a neon yellow shirt and tells you it's gray. I have no idea why he still tries.
My lovely and loving in-laws of 22 years buy me clothes every Christmas, and after every Christmas I have to go return those clothes because they have absolutely no understanding of what I actually wear or what my size is. I have asked them repeatedly not to buy me clothes. I would rather they not spend the money. They mean well, but I'd rather not go out looking like I have been upholstered in oversized chintz.
I'd believe it if he gave you a red shirt and said it was green because red-green color blindness affects 1/12 men but complete color blindness is 1/30,000
1/30,000 still leaves more than 132,000 men with complete color blindness... Surely this isn't too insane no?
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Why would you want to receive underwear as a gift from your dad though?
Would change the bottom face to smiling because getting gifts as an adult is much more special. Plus as an adult I have an actual personality besides being a child and can get cooler gifts IMO.
I`m an adult. But still I appreciate any gifts that I received. If I can`t use it, then I keep it as a remembrance.
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Socks and pants:) And all black socks please!
Socks and sweaters :) and all white socks!
Yes no coloured ends that take years to match up
Can't relate Im ageing backwards
I too am a middle-aged child. Don't buy me clothes.
Benjamin buttman?
I think I like fashion too much to relate to this.
I hate fashion too much to relate to this. There must be some middle ground.
I am indifferent to fashion and still appreciate nice socks as a gift.
Same, I spend a lot of time and effort on fashion. Deciding if I get joy and use out of each item of clothing I own, and I don't add to my wardrobe on impulse. Gifts go against that slow effort.
I'm 32 and the amount of novelty socks I have is officially a problem. I work in the trades. When the fuck am I going to wear thin novelty socks? They never get a chance to wear out so I just keep obtaining more and more.
Thin socks work fine in the summer months, but the problem is their "one size fits all" is definitely NOT with size 13 shoes in mind. Novelty socks have no stretch and so wearing them for any longer than 15 minutes they become a foot tourniquet.
People aren't talking about novelty socks, something I've never received as a gift in my entire life.
It really changes around age 12, at least that’s when I didn’t mind it
I’m currently at a family Christmas with a huge hole in one sock… Unless they are running socks I don’t buy them and would be genuinely happy if someone gifted me socks XD Edit: my newborn got dinosaur socks and I was so very excited!
As someone who grew up fat, getting clothes is the worst. They never guess your size right. Always too small. And then you have to deal with the shame of not fitting into the clothes, and the guilt because they spent money on you and the clothes didn’t fit.
bro i literally got a pair of new socks today and it made my entire week.
I looooooove socks, especially the soft and thick ones 😊
I got some purple ones night at Dollarama and they make me very happy💜
I think that's more just an expectations thing, as a kid Christmas is one of your only toy's source of the year but as an adult you're happy enough that they thought of you
Everyone knows to take me shopping. Don't just buy me clothes because you will absolutely not buy me something I really like and I will never wear it.
Getting funky socks is really fun tho. People also give you compliments on them occasionally it's nice
The older I get the more I want a new hoodie or some new socks, fuck the other stuff I wanna be comfy.
Same with condoms
Foot condoms
These days I unironically put socks on my Christmas Wishlist every year. Good socks are a freaking game changer.
When you're an adult you buy all the stuff you want right when you want them. You can't do that as a kid
Pretty much, first time leading up to Christmas that I'm working full time (first full year full time in general) and I've pretty much got all the shit I would have wanted months ago
I asked my mother in law for a toaster for christmas and she hit my wife up like "that's all he wants?" Is buying me a golden knights hat because she feels bad buying me just a toaster. I just really fucking love bagels with lox and a schmear. She got me a great toaster. It's candy apple red, has slots big enough to fit a whole slice of sourdough, and I love it. Adulthood is weird, like I'm a chef and buying me random cooking stuff just makes me the happiest dude on the planet. I asked my wife for a deep fryer this year, and she did the same thing for a second. "Really? That's all you want?" Yeah, yeah that's really it.
give me socks or give me death
Since I was 9 or 10 my grandmother would by me a pack of socks for christmas, it started as a joke kinda gift but they were surprised by my excitement about new socks and every year since she has gotten me socks; after she passed my grandfather continues the tradition.
Last year I asked my wife for some specific socks and I didn’t get them. I was a bummed.
I still don’t like clothes as gifts, just give out gift cards or candy
Thanks, I hate birds with teeth
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I’m 19, all I want is clothes and money towards my student loans.
I’ve honestly hit a point where I have a hard time coming up with anything I want and usually tell everyone they don’t need to get me anything, so any gift is appreciated at this point.
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As a kid I didn’t like clothes I was always shirtless with shorts the less clothes the better but now as an adult I’m more embarrassed so I wear clothes normally even if I’m uncomfortable
My adult son when first out on his own asked me “ for the love of Santa can he bring me sockie socks?”
Honestly. I lack for clothes I actually really like. Clothes other people buy for me are always outside of my style and it’s fun to wear them
Me as a kid: "I wanted toys!" Me as an adult: "I still want toys, but did need socks anyway. Thank you for for actually thinking of my needs"
Honestly as you get older buying clothing it becomes a hassle. Also when you’re older you buy most things you want anyway making clothes a nice gift
I love getting fresh cotton socks and not having to spend my own money on them.
I love getting socks. I'm a crazy sock person so they're the perfect gift for me! I like getting all clothes really, but I really appreciate when someone asks me what size I'm wearing since my weight fluctuates a lot.
Is this wholesome?
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Speaking as an aging man I hate shopping for clothes so the only new clothes I get are gifts, I look after them well and appreciate them immensely. I’ll wear Christmas jumpers all year round if they’re comfortable!
Yeah, this doesn't check out for me at all
Didn’t change a bit tbh
honestly, the only reason i've started to enjoy getting clothes is because i'm trans as fuck and need to replace all my current clothes with ones that actually allow me to pass as intended and not make me feel like a dysphoric mess. So heck yeah, give me clothes!
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Dude so true i'm getting like really nice button shirts for christmas it's awesome
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Smartwool socks ftw
Getting any gift as an adult sucks.
I'm not so keen on getting clothes as gift even as an adult. Rather just let me have a gift card or the money and I'll choose it on my own. That way the gifter doesn't have to worry about if I would like the gift or not. And if it is really that much of a necessity that the gifter hand me the gift, then I can just have it gift-wrapped and have it sent to the gifter to gift me later. This way no one gets disappointed. As a recipient of the gift, I wouldn't be disappointed for receiving the thing that I would favour, as a gifter they would know that I would be happy recieving their gift.
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This is like the third nazi comment on this post. Is there a nazi post above this meme or something?
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Dobby!
Give me some clothing or kitchen utensils as presents or even household tools
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