Acquaintances buying you presents

[alextgreen]

Presents are good, I like free stuff as much as the next kleptomaniac - but why do people I speak to once in a blue moon whose names I forget more often that not feel the need to buy me christmas presents?

I'm left with two choices:

1: Buy them a present, but I'm skint already after shopping for my family.

2: Ignore them. Then they think I'm a ****, I feel guilty .

I don't especially dislike these people, why couldn't they have just sent me a card? I don't feel guilty when I find them in March and realise I forgot to open let alone read them.

[robyn]

Make it loudly and generally known that you donate to charity rather than sending people cards/presents at christmas and if anyone wants to get you something they can put money in a charity box somewhere

[titiany]

Ignore the damn generous people. It's their fault for spending out, not yours!!!

[alextgreen]

That would work if I ever spoke to the people in question!

They're the random 'friends' you literally speak to once a year at christmas.

[robyn]

when they come up to you with presents just grab them and say "gimme that" and walk off.

open it up and if its rubbish just bin it.

[Jinx]

I never get any presents from Acquaintances

[alextgreen]

Aha! Wanna swap?