1. Don’t give someone a gift that you want.

2. Don’t give someone an 11.99 candle from Ross and then brag about your 500-dollar shoes.

3. Don’t give a gift just so that you can go shopping, if you want to shop then shop. Leave your giftee out of it.

4. Don’t buy an elaborate gift bag and then stuff your rejects into it, unless you don’t care and then proceed to let your giftee know that you don’t care.

5. Don’t buy gifts that are wishful thinking for your someone, they are who they are, let them be. Don’t use a gift to send a message that you want them to change.

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Christmas tree fully decorated with wrapped gifts under it.

6. Do find out what is fun and/or important to your someone so that you can shop appropriately.

7. Do give your someone a gift that they want.