Gifts of alcohol and chocolates!

My Mum used to meet a group of others regularly each bringing something and picking something

My brother who has bought us all a tin of (the cheapest) biscuits since the 70s, has been known to tell our mum to buy his wife gloves, and they must be leather, and has asked her to change presents because she wouldn't wear anything from 'that' shop.

Someone did once give me my favourite No7 for Christmas but it was the freebies bag you get with purchases!

....I love the "no thank you" your friend gave. I am assuming that you gave her a sensible gift... the chocolates might go bad by the time the fair comes around... so if you are close to her, hint that you would gladly take them and get her abnother box, closer to the time, to donate (or a book).

My DH is type 2 diabetic and with caution, can enjoy wine, eat chocolate, cakes etc., so not everyone is about to plunge into a diabetic coma by having a glass of wine or a couple of chocolates. He does not inject, takes metformin.

As someone who was born in February I regularly used to receive chocolates, wine or biscuits knowing they were the left-over trash from Christmas. I have put it in facebook that us poor after Christmas babes always receive the remnants of Christmas. I always donate wine (don't drink) or chocolates to the food bank. They are thoughtless and when you are born after Christmas they were the left over rubbish that's being fobbed off on you. So annoying.

And then there are those who give two bottles of red wine to an alcoholic who is doing his level best to stay of any kind of booze!

Or to his wife with the words, "I know your DH doesn't drink, but you can enjoy the wine, can't you?

"No, I cannot, as I would not be crass enough to sit drinking anything that he cannot enjoy!"

Why can these kind people, and they do mean it kindly, not take the trouble to find out whether what they propose giving is acceptable or not? They could ask in advance if there is anything we are allergic to.

I mean I don't hand a dish mainly made of pork to my Muslim or Jewish friends or take it with me to their houses.

....I love the "no thank you" your friend gave.
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So many wonderful gifts available,I take great pleasure in hunting down something I know the person will love & use,especially if people have things they can’t have,that’s half the fun & challenge.

nadateturbe

^....I love the "no thank you" your friend gave.^
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The third one, on the first page!

Thanks Jeanie. So it wasn't a literal "no thank you".