Alllllllllllllllllllllllllcoholism
LOL! For me, it’s any Guinness-branded merch and bourbon glasses. I’m not single anymore, and we had to subtly suggest a gift card for fancy coffee beans. Still got a sweet Guinness hat, though.
Wow, by now you must have quite a large collection of Guiness stuff. I wonder if your collection is the biggest collection of Guiness stuff in the world.
Mike Stoklasa of Red Letter Media is a meme image now? Mike Stoklasa of Red Letter Media is a meme image now.
Nah, when you are the heavy drinker in the family, those gifts are golden.
At least they are thoughtful gifts relevant to you. I get gift cards or socks that took zero effort.
Family talking: “what does Garry like these days?”
Family talking: “hmm. I don’t really know.”
Family talking: “he kind of goes to work a bit but he doesn’t do much else.”
Family talking: “silent thinking”
Family talking: “Alcohol?”
Family talking: “yes! That’s what Garry does, i mean that’s what Garry is, I mean that’s WHO Garry is. An alcoholic. Garry the alcoholic.”
I always get some useless trinket and the line “you’re just so hard to shop for”
My (step?)mother in law is really hard to shop for. I always feel like I have no idea what to get her. She doesn’t want for anything, she’s pretty frugal/non-materialistic, doesn’t really have any hobbies, is kinda boring, etc.
I do my best but always wonder if she’s venting online like you (she isn’t for sure).
If people buy you shitty gifts and say that, give them a better wishlist or clear guidance.
Comfort items. Nice slippers, snuggie, robe etc…
Anything that makes lounging on the couch is fair game.
High quality bedding can be appropriate depending on relationship level.
Pro tip, work your gift idea into a conversation with them by complaining about your similar item. They will tell you if they love/hate their thing.
Bonus tip, once they start complaining about their thing take note of what they don’t like about it and solve their problems.
Listening to complaints is the real core of thoughtful gift giving.
I have literally told them things I would be happy with… I’ve been very specific about some things too. For example, I tend to be hard on jeans so anytime gift giving comes up I will tell people that I will be happy with new jeans and specify my size.
I know I tend towards nonmaterialistic and people seem to hate buying practical gifts but that’s honestly what I would prefer. I have also said on multiple occasions that if they really can’t find anything, I will be extremely happy with a simple bottle of vodka or anything penguin related… Yet somehow I never get useless penguin trinkets.
