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Dartful Dodger:

--- Quote ---My solution was to say "eff them all" and not buy anyone anything and still donate the cash I would have spent.
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That's what you did last year!
The only difference is you didn't want to dislocate your shoulder patting yourself on the back for it, so you hoped your family would do it for you.

You are the one doing the donating.  You are the one choosing the charity.  All they are getting is a tax break, if they choose to take it, because if it's under $1000 dollars it's not even worth the extra paper work.

Why not give them cash with a note saying donate this to the charity of your choice.  

..Because if you do that then they'll feel better about your gift, and the purpose of you donating in their behalf is because you want to feel better about the gift.


I asked my nephew what he wanted for Christmas this year.  He's only 5 but he has the heart of gold.  He said "I want cash so I can put it toward an iPod for my mom".  See that's what you should be doing, returning the gifts you get and give the money to charity. You're not going to though, because you're selfish.


By the way: I'm not going to give him cash.  Like Chad, I want to feel good about my gift, so he's getting a toy without a gift receipt.

Glaine:
The charities told me not to bother since you all have things covered.
So I'm getting stuff for Christmas. Lots of stuff.  :D

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on December 06, 2006, 01:22:12 pm ---You are the one doing the donating.  You are the one choosing the charity.  All they are getting is a tax break, if they choose to take it, because if it's under $1000 dollars it's not even worth the extra paper work.

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That's right.  Because the statement is that they don't need another $15 toaster to sit on a shelf in the basement for 5 years.  I'd be perfectly fine with giving cash if I thought they would actually donate it rather than spend it on a 30 pack the next day.  Sure, that would be their right, but I would rather give to the charity.

All I expected in return was to not get called an ---uvula---.  That's not much to ask, IMO.

Glaine:
...And not stuff like bargain bin neither, like gold. Yup. Good good stuff.

Speaking of, I've never shared my Lance Armstrong conspiracy with you all.
I believe that the only cure for cancer is the gold from trophies like the Tour De France. So each year he competed, everyone had to agree to let lance win so he could melt the trophies down and inject them into his spine to cure his cancer. Cuz nobody wants to be the jerk that killed Lance Armstrong.

shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 08, 2006, 11:24:14 am ---
--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on December 06, 2006, 01:22:12 pm ---You are the one doing the donating.  You are the one choosing the charity.  All they are getting is a tax break, if they choose to take it, because if it's under $1000 dollars it's not even worth the extra paper work.

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That's right.  Because the statement is that they don't need another $15 toaster to sit on a shelf in the basement for 5 years.  I'd be perfectly fine with giving cash if I thought they would actually donate it rather than spend it on a 30 pack the next day.  Sure, that would be their right, but I would rather give to the charity.

All I expected in return was to not get called an ---uvula---.  That's not much to ask, IMO.

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Hey, what's wrong with the person buying a 30 pack with their present? ;D

I drew my sister-in-law for the family gift exchange. I'm getting her a Corona Light six-pack and a pack of Oreo Double stuff cookies.Hey, at least it is something she'll use and appreciate.:laugh2:

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