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Are you going to do secret Santa this year?


I.e. exchanging gifts. Either at work or family?

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No. I don't believe in those silly little formalities. Plus, chances are the person who is receiving the gift isn't actually going to like it. And then they pretend "Oh, I LOVE it" when they hate it. So, why bother? I just hate fake niceness/politeness. The whole thing just screams non-genuine.

Besides, this "secret Santa" is more of a "girls" thing. Guys don't care.

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SEXIST SANTA.🙄😮

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Am I right though? I don't know of any all-male environment that participate in secret Santa.

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No, I will not
It's a cute work and family tradition but this year has really been weird so I have no fun plans like that...everybody in my little circle has decided to avoid our usual Holiday traditions

Secret Santa was always fun, if I got a brother in law or male relative I always delivered the goods...a cool BB gun, a good Maglight or a nice folding pocket knife...whenever I got a girl relative I had no idea what to get them

Next year I will do secret Santa for sure👍

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We always do that for St. Nicholas Eve, including gag gifts and poems.

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We buy our son something. That is it.

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Yes. I plan on entering my neighbors house through the chimney to leave them a gift in the middle of the night.

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Yes my family does it every year. If we didn’t Christmas would break the bank, too many people to buy for. This way we all only have to budget $50 for presents.

I got my sister this year and have already got her gift. I know she’ll love it, too.

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No - I hate getting stuff I don't want or need. We tried a gift exchange one one year and not everyone wanted to participate. We are all fortunate to be well off and one year I suggested we pool our money and give it to a charity instead. Well, that went over like a lead balloon. Like their kids would be deprived if they only got 5 gifts instead of 20. I actually told my step daughter if she bought me something on line that I couldn't exchange and I didn't like it then it would go directly to Goodwill. I hate receiving gifts that are bought on-line. Bah - humbug!

I know I sound like the Grinch but Christmas,(the gift part), is for kids and I just wish my family would enjoy getting together w/o the adult gifts.

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I agree. I think this whole SS thing is just folly.

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It got really stupid one year where everyone was buying each other gift certificates. Beyond ridiculous.

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Nope😕. I usually do that with my relatives when I travel to visit them. I'm not traveling anytime soon.

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