How would you feel if you give a present

I've given gifts before and they didn't said thank you. Or if they did, I know they didn't appreciate it. I can't afford the most expensive things, but I give from the heart. So when I find out they didn't appreciate it, I would feel like my efforts to give them something nice were a waste. I give from the heart and it's sad that some people can't appreciate that.

I am so sorry this happened to you. I know how hard it is to be in your position, I've been there. I know how sad and disappointed you and you have every right to feel that way. When someone doesn't show appreciation or say Thank you for what we have given from our heart it really hurts. We can't control their actions though. But we can prevent it from happening again...at least with the same person. I personally would not give that person any other present...ever. Just give them a card from here on out, if you feel you should give them something. Again, I am sorry you are hurting and that "they" didn't see how much love you put into your gift.

I know how you feel. My mother in law is the same way. I worked hard on their christmas gifts last year. Money was tight so I tried my best with what we could spend. I made her up a gift basket of good smelling lotions and sprays and stuff like that. She could barely fake her like of it. She has done the same thing to me before too.

It has happened to me before. I gave someone a gift, but she didn't thank me and she didn't seem to appreciate the gift at all. My first reaction was sadness and I felt like it had been a waste of time. When I receive a gift, the gift in itself is not the most important thing, what really matters to me is the fact that someone wanted to give me something and that they spent time picking out a gift for me.

When someone doesn't appreciate my gift, I get sad at first, but I try to focus on giving. Giving is a way to express my love for someone, and no one can prevent me from giving, not even people who don't seem to appreciate their gifts. Someone once said to me: "The real gift is not the thing which you have bought, wrapped up and given to a person. No, the real gift is your willingness to give" I agree with those words but I tend to forget them, when I get disappointed and when I feel that someone didn't appreciate my gift.

If it was someone I really cared about and I had put a lot of thought and loved I'd be quite hurt. Giving a present to someone should not be just about the present itself - its about the thought that goes into it and the time and effort that someone puts into getting a gift. If the person you gave a gift to didn't appreciate it, maybe you should ask yourself if they are worth your efforts in the first place?

We do have the same experience. I just can't forget that day. I gave a gift to one of my cousin. Knowing that she loves to collect stickers, I bought her lots of stickers of different kinds. Then on the christmas eve, we opened our gifts togeher,suddenly when I looked at her after opening my gift she maked face.I really thought that she still love stickers that time.

So I really learned from tha experience. The next time I give gift, I usually ask that person what she/he would like to recieve just to avoid the same mistake.Happy posting!

i would feel like i have done something good for someone else. which i would have.

It didn't happen to me since I am the one who receives gift and sometimes not often that I forgot to say thank you. The difference for me is that, once I receive any gift I really appreciate and thankful for it because I felt that I am special. It is just that I forgot to say thank you to the one who gave. Awful huh! There people that they don't want to receive any gifts because they don't want to give either.

It doesn't feel good, of course. I remember the gift I gave my sister-in-law and she asked where I got it. Turns out she wanted to know so that she could return it. A gift isn't always going to hit the right spot with somebody but it's rude for them not to at least say thank you.

I cant remember if this already happened to me. If this would happen, I would surely feel bad about it. I know that we can t please everybody.

If you give a present, please make sure that you dont ask the person to open it in front of you. It is unethical for you to ask him/her to open the present. You wouldnt want to see the reaction of the person if he/she didnt like it.