bad gifts!

esmeralda

I KNOW it's the thought that counts, BUT it still irritates me when I go out of my way to get others gifts related to their likes and interests, and they give me a generic gift, or something that I'll barely use, and barely like! How do I handle this??? My friend gave me a christmas decoration, it's actually pretty plain, and it's really not to my taste-I don't like those particular colors (which she'd know if she paid attention!). Plus, I don't even have my own house, I live at home, my family has plenty of decorations. I just wish people would ASK, give me a few choices of gifts and let me rank them, as to what I'd like if they're unsure of what to get me. It's just really disappointing when I go out of my way to give things that can be enjoyed all year round, or that are treats.
I just wish that people wouldn't feel obligated to get gifts, and would bother to find out what someone else wanted or needed instead of just giving whatever. That's the end of this bitter rant, most of my presents were great. Now I have this decoration in my house that I don't want, and I know next year, and forever after I'll be asked by my friend, so where's the decoration that I gave you. Life's too short to be surrounded by things I don't want!