Who invented the idea of having to pay for your own Christmas gift, for the order to get a Christmas gift...?
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nothing but the kitchen s
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 Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: Who invented the idea of having to pay for your own Christmas gift, for the order to get a Christmas gift...? |
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| At a Christmas party, instead of the Chinese gift exchange.Why did they do this? It does not make any sense.To explain it in greater detail, I go to a group on Saturdays to places all over the city where I live, to have fun. The leader of the group ( or I should say the boss) decided to make me and other group members donate $10, so people can buy presents, for us. And the presents are going to be say To: (Group member's name)From: SantaIf someone who doesn't bring $10, will not get a present.A simliar thing happened to me almost 7 years ago, in a youth group. But instead the group members bring $5, for a present, and you bring it the day of. Me and my parents got mad, about this, it didn't make sense, that you had to pay money to get a present. I don't know if will help, but I come from Regina, Canada.(Back several years ago) So, we had to open the presents before we paid for them, believe it or not. I opened up my present, but did not pay for it. Instead later, I donated the $5, for charity. The real Santa was happy, of what I did that year, because I got lots of gifts.The leader of the youth group kept bad record of who paid for their presents and who didn't.The group I am in today is for Adults.Who invented the idea of having to pay for your own Christmas gift, for the order to get a Christmas gift, at a Christmas party, instead of the Chinese gift exchange? |
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rjm
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| different strokes for differemt folks |
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sapheia
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm assuming that the people who want you to contribute money instead of bringing a gift are probably trying to save those who get the halfhearted, not nearly worth the $10 gift that is bound to be given. It's a Secret Santa sort of thing, just alot more controlled. I've never had a problem with Secret Santa setup because I find them to be rather fun. You draw someone's name, give them little gifts up until the big day and then a slightly larger gift. I've always enjoyed the gift giving and secrecy of it. Now what you are talking about sounds more like a White Elephant gift exchange, which again, I find fun to participate in. It makes perfect sense. Why should a group, that generally is nonprofit, be required to give out gifts? That, to me, makes no sense at all so I'm rather confused as to why you would get mad at a White Elephant exchange. You are not paying to get a present. You are paying for someone elses present and vice versa. Isn't that what most people do at Christmas anyway? You spend money on those you love, though unfortunately that seems to have gotten out of hand lately, and they in turn spend money on a present for you. How is a white elephant exchange any different? The only difference really is that you don't know exactly who you will be giving your gift to. A lot of workplaces, groups, schools, etc participate in this as they normally set limits to avoid financially stressing anyone's wallet. And it is completely voluntary. If you dont' want to participate, why should you think you can expect a gift? I'm not if maybe you simply have never encountered this before, but it's quite normal and makes perfect sense. And it's entirely voluntary so those like yourself, need not participate if you don't want to or don't agree with the setup. But if you choose not to participate, it isn't fair to complain either. It is, afterall, your choice. The group is in no way obligated to buy you anything especially if you aren't willing to contribute back. |
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