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Friend sold presents on eBay

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  • catmiaow
    catmiaow Posts: 5,954 Forumite
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    tiny_courageous wrote: »
    Ask her! Never mind texting or vaguebooking, have an adult conversation - ask if her tastes have changed, if there is something she'd prefer as a gift in future... or if you should stop buying her gifts altogether.

    I'm not buying her gifts again period she is an ungrateful c*w
    No you're not a vegetarian if you eat any animal or fish, so do not insult genuine veggies by calling yourself one! :mad:

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  • poet123
    poet123 Posts: 24,099 Forumite
    Perhaps she doesn't like home made gifts? I know some people who made things which they think are wonderfully "crafty" but in reality they are, to be blunt, tat. I also know it is the thought that counts but if you get a lot of the same type of stuff then what do you do with it if you really don't like it?
  • catmiaow
    catmiaow Posts: 5,954 Forumite
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    Oh also she did collect them at the time, as the gifts I have seen are from Christmas
    No you're not a vegetarian if you eat any animal or fish, so do not insult genuine veggies by calling yourself one! :mad:

    Thanks to everyone who posts competitions. You are the stars of the board :T:j:T
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,571 Forumite
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    catmiaow wrote: »
    The holiday is one she has every year to visit her death row bf family, the bf she has never met.

    A £2k holiday every year and she's on benefits!

    She doesn't need any more presents from you.
  • catmiaow
    catmiaow Posts: 5,954 Forumite
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    poet123 wrote: »
    Perhaps she doesn't like home made gifts? I know some people who made things which they think are wonderfully "crafty" but in reality they are, to be blunt, tat. I also know it is the thought that counts but if you get a lot of the same type of stuff then what do you do with it if you really don't like it?

    I only made two bracelets, but its not just those its pretty much everything on ebay, most of the stuff is items she collected at the time obviously not getting her anything this Christmas. If she didn't like any of it then I would prefer her to say she doesn't then give it to charity, its the going on ebay thing thats what angers me the most.
    No you're not a vegetarian if you eat any animal or fish, so do not insult genuine veggies by calling yourself one! :mad:

    Thanks to everyone who posts competitions. You are the stars of the board :T:j:T
  • catmiaow
    catmiaow Posts: 5,954 Forumite
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    Mojisola wrote: »
    A £2k holiday every year and she's on benefits!

    She doesn't need any more presents from you.

    Yeah I said that because it shows she isn't poor, me and my husband both work and can't afford to go out and on holiday as much as she does. The gifts are stopping now.
    No you're not a vegetarian if you eat any animal or fish, so do not insult genuine veggies by calling yourself one! :mad:

    Thanks to everyone who posts competitions. You are the stars of the board :T:j:T
  • campdave
    campdave Posts: 2,198 Forumite
    If you're as offended as you say you are, you should tackle her about it. Otherwise, what's the point? If you're calling her a cow on the Internet, why is she even your friend in the first place?
  • porto_bello
    porto_bello Posts: 1,828 Forumite
    catmiaow wrote: »
    Like I said they are items she collects so would think she likes them. If she didn't like them I would rather she was either honest with me and then gave them to charity but selling them is just a kick in the teeth to me honest.
    If she's successfully selling them on eBay, clearly other people like them. Why don't you sell them on eBay and make a profit for yourself? :)

    Lots of us dabble on eBay, selling unwanted items that pay for something else - you might make quite a success of it and it might pay for your £2,000 holiday, that you earned! ;)

    When the 'friend' asks you why you're not sending gifts, tell her times are hard for those picking up the tab for her £2,000 'benefits funded' holiday - so you can't afford it! :p [No I'm joking - just don't bother.]
    catmiaow wrote: »
    The holiday is one she has every year to visit her death row bf family, the bf she has never met.
    Well, it looks like what goes around is going to come around! Steer well clear and have a chuckle when her Facebook page announces that he stuck around only until he'd drained her of every last penny she'd drained from the benefits system! :D
    "The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing.
    ...If you can fake that, you've got it made."
    Groucho Marx
  • sequence
    sequence Posts: 1,877 Forumite
    So, really this has absolutely nothing to do with gifts, and everything to with a bit of benefit bashing.
  • porto_bello
    porto_bello Posts: 1,828 Forumite
    sequence wrote: »
    So, really this has absolutely nothing to do with gifts, and everything to with a bit of benefit bashing.
    If you read a little closer, it should be fairly clear that I am bashing the concept of someone amassing £2,000 from benefits payments, for a holiday!

    Perhaps I should add, meanwhile the disabled are feeling the effects of restructured (i.e. slashed) benefits and many working families (who are feeling the pinch of reducing incomes) are going without holidays at all.
    "The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing.
    ...If you can fake that, you've got it made."
    Groucho Marx
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