How would feel ...

I would be annoyed by it. I hate it when I get people presents and they don't thank me for it and I hate it even more when I give people gifts and they aren't appreciative of it. It's fine if they exchange their gift and don't tell me about it, but if they told me that they were going to exchange it, I would be offended.

I think I would be annoyed at this, because it was a well thought out gift and something you thought they would really like. I must say though it is someting that I do, although not with books but with clothes that my mum buys me as they are never things that I would choose myself.

this situation is very hurting but if you are going to analyze things.... you bought the wrong book.... so they exchange it for the right book. well that i think is correct bcoz what will they do with a book that they are not interested on reading. they told you they changed it (what we dont know wont hurt us)... is another hurting thing... but analyze this if they didnt tell you and after a month you come asking them about the book. then eventually they dont know what to tell you. you are hurt because it is an initial feeling. but eventually i know inside you will understand what they did. atleast they are that frank to tell you they went to the book store and exchange it. that was a brave thing to do.

that would bother me too. How did you find out they took it back? They probably shouldn't have told you they did that. I would be annoyed but you can't really say anything about it. Maybe think twice before getting them something again.

It could be a little bit annoying in my part because when i'm giving gift in a certain person, i wanted that she could appreciate it and if its a thing that could be wear, i wanted her to wear it..lol But in your case, it could be annoying because he can buy the book that he like but not letting your book to be exchanged. I think you need to be appreciated of what you had given..

Annoyed and dis-appointed because that was a gift, and we have to treasure gifts you know. Even if we dont like it, we have to keep it and appreciates it that some people care to give us gifts.

I would probably feel the same way unless that person explained to me that it was a book they had already bought, or if it were clothes that they didn't fit. I think that person should have told you either thank you, but no thank you, or informed you of what they were going to be doing. My wife is the same way, she'd have been hurt and felt used by it too. You should talk to that friend about the situation.

I guess some people don't want to read what you think they'll want to. I probably wouldn't return it myself. I rarely return anything. But it kind of sucks too when you never return anything, because then you're stuck with presents you never use. However, I would be a bit sad if someone returned something I got them, but it wouldn't crush me. I probably wouldn't spend as much time finding something nice for that person next time though.

Yeah I would of felt used to. I mean they could of at least read it and told you how they liked it.

I would not be annoyed I recently bought a friend of mine a pepper mill because she has been talking about them lately, I gave her the recite with it and told her she could return it if she wanted to. She didn't because she loved it but I did give her the option.

I would have been annoyed and hurt, I can totally understand. Why spend your time trying to pick out a gift for someone when they are going to exchange it like that. Where has gift giving gone that people would rather basically have a gift card and get their own gift rather than gratefully accepting a meaningful gift that they received from a friend.

Man when you gift someone something it really should be a gift that makes them happy... so if exchanging the gift for another it makes them happy then why feel bad.... huh