Unwanted gifts

Jimmithecat

Primrose wrote: »

I think that at a certain stage in life this whole issue of continuing to feel a moral obligation to continue buying and receiving presents can be one of the things that actually makes Christmas more stressful.

Most adults if they're fortunate have more material things than they need yet don't seem to realise they're being drawn in by the retailers who market all this stuff in the hope that their profits for the year will actually turn from red to black on the balance sheet.

Nonetheless, the world's natural resources are being used up by this massive Christmas exercise every year and surely with all the warnings about climate change now being exercised it's incumbent on all of us to look seriously at this annual extravaganza and make some drastic changes.

It would be interesting to know what impact the worldwide Christmas present giving exercise actually makes on global warming, with the shipping, freight, wrapping paper & boxes, courier delivering, throw away fancy plastic gift containers etc.

I couldn't have put it better myself Primrose - thank you:beer:

HRH_MUngo

onwards&upwards wrote: »

That is a tactful and polite way of broaching the subject without being hurtful, insulting or demanding. Well done!

Thanks. Our feeling is, our friends are too precious to hurt and upset over something so trivial. We will see how the meal and Secret Santa does next time!