I figure it’s about 50-50 for me. People buy some ridiculous things as gifts, mostly out of desperation to buy something.
These come in several categories:
- WTF: the giver is clueless or even malicious
- Other people’s aspirations: gifts they think will make you a different, “better”, person
- Meh: no explanation necessary
- Hmm: seems like a good idea, just not for you
I really only do this with gift cards. Most of the time someone gifts me a gift card, it’s for a place that I either don’t shop at or don’t even have available where I live. So I just sell them for cash.