firstworldproblems but this is the worst. Especially if they are super, super, duper against giving money. I think Dh has finally gotten the message through on clothes. Don't think he ever kept anything bought for him after high school. Side note, we are going in on a no-fee nonspecific gift card for Dh's parents so they can put it toward some household items. DH is telling me this and I'm like.......so we're giving them cash? Basically, yeah. But it's not ok to give a straight check or gift card so someone is hunting down a generic cash gift card that can be used anywhere. Like cash. I stopped trying to make sense of it at that point.
Anyway, we have found that saying we are looking at x appliance or x furniture item is a way for them to give money without feeling it's just money. Money with a purpose, I guess. And we do put it toward that item then. So if there is something you're looking at which you would never ask someone to pay full price for (like say, a new sofa), ask for money toward that. Even better if you know where you want to buy it from and they can do a gift certificate.
Otherwise experiences are good if there are tickets to something you'd like to go to. Is there some kind of tool that you would like to have?
But yeah, it's a weird age, especially if you have a decent job and no kids. If there's something I really have my eye on, I'm generally not waiting until Christmas to buy it.
