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Etiquette for receiving apparently unwanted gifts?

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Jul 14, 2010
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Can't Teach An Old Dog...
by: LA

Lol, elderly people are sometimes funny and seem completely irrational but it's ok, because they're old. I'd say just forget about it and don't give anymore gifts.

Don't take it personally either, they probably think they did you a favor.

Jun 29, 2010
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Perhaps your neighbours suspect an alterior motive...?
by: Anonymous

A neighbour has left me a gift on my doorstep - it is completely unwanted because it is awkward. The reason it is awkward - they may have an alterior motive. They have bought the house next to us and are trying to get us to contribute money to a little obsession that she has. The neighbours on the other side have also had this issue but with another little project of theirs. So a box of chocolates has been left by them in the hope that we'll be nice and contribute hundreds or possibly thousands of pounds to improving the drive and turning circle they own that us neighbours use to get to our own parking spaces. This is all in the hope that they can flag it up to 'maintenance' rather than what it actually is an 'improvment' for which we don't have to contribute. They also stopped us using our parking spaces for a week when they put scaffolding up and although they didn't ask us if the date was acceptable to us we went with it, its supposed to be with thanks but the thanks I would prefer is just to be left alone.

May 23, 2010
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How rude!
by: Anonymous

Your neighbors' responses to your gracious gifts seems extremely rude to me. It would have been much better to simply thank you for the gift, and as you said, regift, donate, or even just throw out the unwanted gift. If I were you, I wouldn't be too worried about giving these ladies any kind of gifts in the future.

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