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Originally Posted by shermanator
I've never really understood the need to buy friends / family lavish expensive gifts at Christmas. I would rather just get together with the important people in my life and enjoy the time together.
Maybe I'm out to lunch on this one though...
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The immediate family still buys gifts......but it is not a competition! Consumerism isn't generally a problem with our family though, so everybody takes it pretty cool.
Several years ago, my group of friends started throwing gift money ($20 or $30 bucks) into a pool, and we throw a killer Christmas or New Years party. 20+ people enjoying booze, food and fun is WAAAAAAAY better than any trinket.