What do you feel receiving gifts which still have price tags on them?
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
Philippines
December 20, 2009 6:35am CST
There are instances that in haste or due to inadvertence, price tags are still attached to gifts when they are given away. As recipient, what do you feel seeing how much a gift costs? Do you feel bad receiving cheap gifts and happy receiving expensive ones?
6 responses
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
21 Dec 09
There are people who leave the prices on purposes so you know how much you spent on them. I have seen this at a birthday party where everyone from one side of the family left the prices on. I thought it was quite tacky. No matter how much the gift is its the thought that counts to me.
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
21 Dec 09
They do it to show off and I'm sure they owe everything to the credit card. We were not there to compete. I buy what I can afford. You don't have to spend alot of money for a nice gift. Merry Christmas and Happy Healthy New Year!
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
21 Dec 09
Hi, lelin. If they did it on purpose, it surely served them as they thought it well. They meant to give the gifts for showing off. Or maybe to show off to the other side of the family that they can afford to give expensive gifts. For who will purposely leave the price tags if these are cheap? I guess both sides are not that close to each other or are they competing? lol.
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
21 Dec 09
Hi, lelin. Oh, credit cards ... just the same, they will need to pay them at a later date. Nice gifts need not be expensive, you are right. Thanks for sharing. Have a Merry Christmas to you and your family!
@triplejazzm51 (1373)
• Philippines
23 Dec 09
Yes, sometimes we are so in a hurry that we missed taking out the tag price from the gifts we give. If im the one who can receive such, i would think that the giver really forgot to take the price out and if it is a cheap gift, well it is the gesture of giving that counts. Maybe that's the only one she can afford.
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
23 Dec 09
Yes, that happens sometimes. Generally, no one likes to give gifts with price tags on them. Whether cheap or high priced, it is really of no issue. I would be grateful for it and show the giver my appreciation, without, of course, mentioning about the price tag because I am sure that would cause embarrassment on his part. Yes, it is the thought and the gesture of sharing and giving that counts.
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
21 Dec 09
I think that either the giver overlooked the price tag or left it there on purpose so that it could more easily be returned in case I didn't like it. Of course, this tells me I am out of date, as everything has a UPC tag for the scanner to read now.
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
21 Dec 09
Hi, bellis. For whatever purpose the giver might have in leaving the price tag there, I think it really does not matter for most people. What is important is the thought that comes with it. It is really nice to note that we are being remembered on special occasions. It tells us that we mean so much to them.
@meapas (2436)
• India
20 Dec 09
Actually it is not good to keep the tags but some times people forget to remove it. A gift is a token of love. For me cost is immaterial. I value love more than anything.
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
20 Dec 09
Hi, meapas. Yes, sometimes this escapes from our eyes and we forget to remove it. I feel bad when I remember not having taken off the price tag. It should not have been there in the first place.
A gift is surely a token of love, no matter the price. You are thought of because you are loved. You are considered someone special by that person.
@bigbaps (118)
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20 Dec 09
nah the cost of a gift bears no relevancy in my opinion a gift that costs a pound is just as good as a gift that costs 100 pounds, its the thought that counts and the time spent actually going out and buying it.
Its also good to know that someone has been thinking of you enough to buy something for you even if its only a cheap gift, the most valuable gift to me is someones time and that gift is free to give.
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
20 Dec 09
Hi, bigbaps. It is always a nice feeling being thought of and remembered. It is true, the value of the thing is of no consequence. What matters is that you are being remembered and held close to someone's thought and heart. It is always a good feeling to be spent time and effort by someone to make us happy.
@DameJenny (108)
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20 Dec 09
It has only happened to me twice but it didn't bother me at all, after all, it's the thought that counts.
Getting a gift that costs little does'nt bother me at all, I feel good just thinking someone has remembered me.
I think I might get a little upset if I'd found out that I had sent something with a price still on it though, it's something I check for very carefully.
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
20 Dec 09
Hi, dame. You are right. It is the thought that counts and not the gift. It is always appreciated to be favored with that special thought. And for that, we should always be grateful.
I would be upset, too, if I later found out that I haven't taken out the price tag when I gave the gift away. I had always been very careful with it. Sometimes, on weddings, I usually have it wrapped by a salesclerk (especially when doing so comes free and as a special extra service at the store where you bought the gift). Some salesclerks are careful while others had this thing escape their attention and leave price tags there.
