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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I tell my family their Christmas presents are second-hand?
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A lottery ticket?! Not exactly a classy gift, is it? A well-chosen second hand present can show a great deal of thought and as such, can be a very classy gift.Hadenoughofitall said:How can you give someone a second hand present? It's ridiculous. If you are short of money give them a lottery ticket.1 -
Clothes, no - but don't have a problem with good quality jewellery etc.
Mr S knows that I collect Art Deco amber cloud glass - best part of 100 years old, and so impossible to buy new.
He also bought me a diamond pendant that would have cost almost twice as much when new - the mark-up on new jewellery is astronomical!0 -
What difference does it make. Personally my children wouldn't care if it was brand new, second hand or made by me. It's all about giving
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