Do you like to get birthday/holiday presents?

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I like getting gifts, but only from people who know me well enough to get me things that I actually would enjoy or have a use for. I get a lot of candles (which I won't use because I'm afraid of starting a fire) and earrings (my ears are not and never have been pierced) from extended family, which kind of shows that they didn't really put much thought into the gift and were just trying to fulfill some kind of social obligation or something instead of actually thinking about what I'd like. When I give gifts, I try to at least make an effort to think of the person I'm giving it to.

That reminds me. My birthday is coming up and my boyfriend left me here alone in his room for two hours... hmm... wonder where he hid my gifts... (I'm not actually going to look. But I used to go through great lengths to find out what my parents got me, including hacking into my mom's email account and opening and re-wrapping Christmas gifts.)

It is hard for me to be enthusiastic about gifts, even if I really, really like something, but I think that people who actually know me well enough to be buying me gifts in the first place know that by now.

Yes. Free stuff.

It's my birthday soon and I'd quite like to open some stuff for once on my birthday (the last time was 3 years ago); usually it doesn't bother me very much, but I'm run down and would like a distraction like that.

i hate when it is something useless, though. i prefer money as a gift and i hate how it's unnacceptable to get people money. think about it. it's the most logical thoughtful thing to do! instead of trying to say you think they should like this piece of junk, your saying "I think you should be happiest and get what YOU want."

awesome! ive gotten and given money as well. but people should do it more.

I love receiving them.

Yes I do even though when I was younger I got less presents than my brother from one side of my family so I ran to my room and cried my eyes out.

One side of my family didn't even bother bring me presents, while they brought presents for the rest of the kids. It was so traumatic that I hate getting presents to this day. The fact that the only sign there was that they hated me was this fact made getting presents like a "moment of truth" for me and so I abhor getting presents.

I love getting stuff! Even now that i'm an "adult," i love going downstairs on Xmas morning to see what presents i'm getting. Although, like someone else here said also, i've been told that i'm hard to buy for. I think it's just because my interests are rather limited.

Definatly, but I do feel bad when I get something which costs a lot because I feel like I don't deserve it and there are more deserving people in the world.

I hate surprises, I hate do and recive stuff. Aren't money more efficient?

Its my birthday next month and money or shiny things are nice

I like receiving presents but I don't often get them and also I rarely am given anything I really like.

My partner always asks me what I want and I find that difficult to answer. I'd really like a surprise present from him, and one that I would really like, as then I'd feel he'd put some effort into thinking about it and I feel that it could demonstrate that he has some clue what I'm about.

I'm a bit funny about money... seems the easy way out, like they can't be bothered making the effort.
I take buying presents for others very seriously... I really try to think of what THEY would like. Most people give what they would like or whatever they see in their last minute rush through the shops.


I'd love to receive vouchers for an art supply shop or a good quality book shop.