• Tolstoy@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    For friends and family try listen to their problems/annoyances. Usually people tend to complain until they fix it by themselves and if not, it’s your chance to shine.

    If you want to contribute something to a hobby, ask first or gift cash. Most of the time the gift will be not needed or already surpassed with better/more expensive gear.

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      8 months ago

      This, combined with another post saying buy something they want but can’t justify spending that much for an x is the best recipe for gift success.

      There’s a number of things I want, but I’m like, I dunno if I’d use it $x worth to justify it, so those are the things my GF buys me.

      She’s a spender, but she’ll say, dang I could really use an x, but then she forgets about it, but I don’t, so that’s what I get her.

      Also, no need really to wait for a birthday or holiday. Just get people stuff if you like them and feel like it. We typically give each other gifts like a month early since the point is to see them enjoy them.