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Okay so I have a friend who I've known for a couple of years. We met in one of our classes at the university. She's a couple of years older than me and turns out we went to the same high school but didn't know each other then.
Anyways, so I consider my self to be a very giving person, especially towards my friends and family. So when someone has a birthday, I like to go all out.. bake a cake, make something special for them, and/or get something that they would like that's pretty thoughtful and original. Most of my friends know me pretty well and reciprocate accordingly when it's my birthday.
So she moved into her own apartment a while back and I went out of my way to make it a great move-in. I spent probably more than I should have and got her a nice set of black/white paisley dishes/cups/bowls, some plastic tumblers and other things. I spent close to $70 just by myself.
I moved out of my parents' house this past summer and into my own apartment. I had a housewarming party and this friend didn't show up, making some random excuse, and then said "oh, I'll give you your gift when I see you next." It's now 7 months later and she still says "oh it's in my closet- don't let me forget to give it to you!" I've given up on that.
This past Christmas, I got her some wine glasses and martini glasses and decorated them with glass paint (some of you may have seen them when I posted pics a while back), knitted her a scarf, make her a decorative T (for her name) to hang on the wall and got her a game that she had wanted. I thought it was a pretty good gift altogether and very well thought out.
My birthday, unfortunately, is 5 days before Christmas, so I end up getting everything all at once. What did this friend get me? A really nasty smelling candle that supposedly cost $30, some off-brand lotion THAT WAS HALF USED and didn't smell good at all, and an ugly photo album that looked like she just found it in her closet. Totally not my style. When I opened this candle box and touched the candle, I ended up getting an allergic reaction to it.. the candle smelled like of musky, so maybe that's why? Anyways, she said "oh i'll take the candle back and get you something else." Turns out she "lost" the receipt... Ick.
I'm just annoyed, I guess. She doesn't know me at all and it shows.
So her birthday is coming up and I have no clue what to get for her.
Anyways, so I consider my self to be a very giving person, especially towards my friends and family. So when someone has a birthday, I like to go all out.. bake a cake, make something special for them, and/or get something that they would like that's pretty thoughtful and original. Most of my friends know me pretty well and reciprocate accordingly when it's my birthday.
So she moved into her own apartment a while back and I went out of my way to make it a great move-in. I spent probably more than I should have and got her a nice set of black/white paisley dishes/cups/bowls, some plastic tumblers and other things. I spent close to $70 just by myself.
I moved out of my parents' house this past summer and into my own apartment. I had a housewarming party and this friend didn't show up, making some random excuse, and then said "oh, I'll give you your gift when I see you next." It's now 7 months later and she still says "oh it's in my closet- don't let me forget to give it to you!" I've given up on that.
This past Christmas, I got her some wine glasses and martini glasses and decorated them with glass paint (some of you may have seen them when I posted pics a while back), knitted her a scarf, make her a decorative T (for her name) to hang on the wall and got her a game that she had wanted. I thought it was a pretty good gift altogether and very well thought out.
My birthday, unfortunately, is 5 days before Christmas, so I end up getting everything all at once. What did this friend get me? A really nasty smelling candle that supposedly cost $30, some off-brand lotion THAT WAS HALF USED and didn't smell good at all, and an ugly photo album that looked like she just found it in her closet. Totally not my style. When I opened this candle box and touched the candle, I ended up getting an allergic reaction to it.. the candle smelled like of musky, so maybe that's why? Anyways, she said "oh i'll take the candle back and get you something else." Turns out she "lost" the receipt... Ick.
I'm just annoyed, I guess. She doesn't know me at all and it shows.
So her birthday is coming up and I have no clue what to get for her.