Survey #271—Full Response from Leana
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Think about an item that you received as a gift and have struggled to part with. What factors—thoughts, feelings, memories, stories, beliefs, etc.—make (or made) it difficult for you to decide to let this item go? | I have a few items we received from friends in Poland. I have donated some, but one is a piece of jewelry that has an inscription on it. Because of the inscription (which is on the back of the pendant but is large, so not subtle) it doesn't seem suitable for donating - only sellable for the silver content, I think. Otherwise I don't think I would have trouble partiing with it. |
| What’s your favorite clutter-conscious gift to give (for example: gift cards; event tickets; food, drinks, or other consumables; subscriptions; and so on), and why? What’s your favorite clutter-conscious gift to receive, and why? | Gifting is not my "love language." We do still give specialty caramel corn to a niece because she sends Christmas cookies. Over many years we tried a number of consumables - calendars, gift cards, donations to causes, and more recently just cash. Postage for calendars became too high - more than the cost of the calendar. Donations to causes didn't seem to go over so well. Never know what gift card would be appropriate for who because we are not geographically close to anyone we would gift to. Have mostly given up gifting; my husband set a cut-off age of 18 a few years ago. And that does seem to have helped stem the flow of gifts into our house, most of which get donated (if not edible ;). (Don't have kids or grandkids.) |
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