tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post7581756180579076332..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: GiftwhackedDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-50273829758979895812009-05-29T08:53:52.076-04:002009-05-29T08:53:52.076-04:00Anjela: I am guessing she mistakenly swapped boxes...Anjela: I am guessing she mistakenly swapped boxes since your sister got your size, and vice-versa.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-79000784167385192452009-05-28T22:17:39.969-04:002009-05-28T22:17:39.969-04:00Years ago my well meaning sister sent me a huge bo...Years ago my well meaning sister sent me a huge box of shoes. They were size 6 or 7... too small for my size 10 1/2 feet!<br />She had sent me vibrant turquoise boots with platform heels! Really a gaudy shade. I am more a beige, taupe, white or cream colored person. Maybe even black or brown(in shoes or boots) but vibrant turquoise tinged with green is my least favorite shade. <br />My sister-in-law in Ireland who takes size 6 or 7 opened her box and received several pairs of enormous(for her) size 10 1/2 shoes and boots!!!<br />I can relate.Anjela's Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209844678269049392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-62067560945711381742009-05-26T20:39:05.841-04:002009-05-26T20:39:05.841-04:00Duchesse ~ I enjoy your blog immensely. Could yo...Duchesse ~ I enjoy your blog immensely. Could you please do a post on Capri pants. Are they still considered stylish? I have a feeling I should retire mine for gardening only.<br />Cheers<br />BreenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-14445605776065477502009-05-26T09:26:41.400-04:002009-05-26T09:26:41.400-04:00metscan: In North American etiquette (and in that...metscan: In North American etiquette (and in that of other cultures with which I am familiar) a visitor brings a house or 'hostess' gift or takes one's hosts out for dinner or other entertainment. Gifts might also be given to individuals, or the hosts' children. For example, it's a nice idea to arrive with books for children. You need not then, also provide a 'hostess' gift'<br /><br />Alternatives, depending on visitors' talents and host's willingness, is to cook for the host (in the home) or contribute their talents in other ways. A friend who is a guitarist gave a classical guitar concert when visiting. <br /><br />lagatta: OK, I won't! The key to all gifting is to be conscious of the preferences of the recipient.<br /><br />I wonder what your friend was hoping to convey with those gifts.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-63617138664161806422009-05-26T08:00:03.007-04:002009-05-26T08:00:03.007-04:00I think you have to be careful of the "experience"...I think you have to be careful of the "experience" gifts too - more than one simply winds up unused. <br /><br />Hint, do NOT buy me anything "thrilling" like a whitewater raft experience.<br /><br />I once had a major fight with a friend who was compulsively giving me (and presumably others) little junky gifts from dollar stores.lagatta à montréalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-36309839587697642009-05-26T01:31:57.995-04:002009-05-26T01:31:57.995-04:00The topic is an interesting one. It is indeed diff...The topic is an interesting one. It is indeed difficult to buy a perfect gift, unless you know what she/he really likes. Personally, a box of Swiss chocolates would be fine for me. I too have a drawer for storing the not-so-me presents, and eventually I pass them onwards. I have a friend living in the States, actually she is the god-mother of my eldest daughter, who visits us when she is around. I´m a bit sad that only once, has she gifted my daughter with something. It was a tiny, tiny plain silverish bracelet wrapped in a huge present bag! We invite her every time to our house, when she´s around, and not once has she brought anything along. She has been living abroad now 30 years, and I thought that in the States it is a custom to bring along something when you visit your friends? Is she being just frugal or what ? I, myself, have given her gifts, but now I think I´m done too.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-50285253018083138662009-05-25T17:58:12.068-04:002009-05-25T17:58:12.068-04:00Impogen, I've never asked! Was surprised that SIL ...Impogen, I've never asked! Was surprised that SIL volunteered that she gave my gift away, but she's a straightforward women. I think Le Duc is seeing if the beans will petrify if left for a decade.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-65174550987246173872009-05-25T17:16:34.446-04:002009-05-25T17:16:34.446-04:00Excellent advice Duchesse. I have many clients wh...Excellent advice Duchesse. I have many clients who have been giftwhacked garments that they have no interest in ever wearing. My advice is to stop cluttering up their lives with the item (wouldn't you rather Le Duc threw out those beans?), and get rid of it. If anyone ever asks - the item got ripped or stained whilst wearing and couldn't be salvaged (so the knick knack was broken by a clumsy cleaner etc).<br /><br />Regift to someone who actually likes it.<br /><br />Have you ever asked someone what they did with a gift you gave?Imogen Lamport, AICI CIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796095692232856223noreply@blogger.com