A gift question - General Tiki

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Thu, Jun 5, 2014 2:21 PM It's so difficult, and you'll find the problem never goes away. I posted in the second thread linked by swizzle above all the way back in 2002, and I still get gifts that don't fit. Making things even more difficult, my own tastes have refined; I can be given something that is perfectly wonderful, but it still doesn't fit in with my vision. Basically, I am impossible. The best approach I have seen is to quarantine it. Find some space where all this stuff can live together. You're only going to get more over the years, trust me. A bathroom, a side wall, some place that's out of sight. Nip it in the bud if you have anyone getting overexcited and giving you too much stuff. Don't feel bad, and don't let it compromise your vision.

It's so difficult, and you'll find the problem never goes away. I posted in the second thread linked by swizzle above all the way back in 2002, and I still get gifts that don't fit. Making things even more difficult, my own tastes have refined; I can be given something that is perfectly wonderful, but it still doesn't fit in with my vision. Basically, I am impossible.

The best approach I have seen is to quarantine it. Find some space where all this stuff can live together. You're only going to get more over the years, trust me. A bathroom, a side wall, some place that's out of sight. Nip it in the bud if you have anyone getting overexcited and giving you too much stuff. Don't feel bad, and don't let it compromise your vision.

Post #719341 by Humuhumu on Thu, Jun 5, 2014 2:21 PM