Gifting Things Vs Non-Things

Stub • 98 Words • Gifts • 12/02/2024

⚠️ This post contains a rougher cut of my thoughts on the topic and may be updated in the future. Please forgive any mistakes or lack of polish!

This article is part of the Guide to Gift Giving Anthology.

Things

  • Consumables
    • Alcohol, snacks, etc.
  • Hobby/Interest Related Items
  • Elevated Items
    • Items that they might already have, but in a higher quality
  • Something that they need/want, but wouldn’t buy themselves

Non-Things

  • Experiences
    • Concert Tickets
    • Vacation/Trip
  • Charitable Donation
  • Cash
  • No Gift
    • As long as you talk it out with the person, I think that it can be acceptable to not give a gift to someone for whatever occasion for whatever reason. However, it is with the general understanding that you want to give a gift and that if you find something that they want, you would get it for them.

Other Gifts Posts

Not Everyone Needs or Wants Things

A reality that gift givers sometimes need to confront.

Cash as a Gift

My thoughts on how cash can be a good gift for some people.

Gifts I Gave This Year (2024)

A list of all the cool things that I found to give to my amazing and wonderful friends and family.

On Regifting

An examination of the reasons for moral unease around regifting and how to do properly in order to be more sustainable and anti-consumerist.

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