How do you politely ask for no Christmas gifts?

How To Ask For No Holiday Gifts

1. Start with a thank you. Gratitude is essential to frame the conversation—since some people’s love language revolves around gift-giving, let them know how much you’ve appreciated their thoughtful presents from holidays past.
2. Be honest.
3. Offer alternatives.

How do you decline nicely?

That’s how you simply politely decline.

1. I’m sorry, but we had to refuse your request to move to another department.
2. I’m sorry but I can’t help you, I have something planned out for tomorrow.
3. No, I’m afraid I can’t do that for you.
4. As I said, I’m afraid I can’t help you at the moment.

What can I do with a useless gift?

What to do with Useless Christmas Gifts

1. Donate it. It really is the easiest thing to do.
2. Bring it back. Sometimes you can tell where a gift is from.
3. Just Use it. I once got margarita rimmer for Christmas.
4. Re-gift it. Ah the re-gift.
5. Re-purpose it.

What to do with a gift you will never use?

9 Things To Do With Gifts You Can’t Return

1. Try for store credit.
2. Don’t let gifts go to a closet to die.
3. Donate.
4. Regifting.
5. Host a gift swap happy hour.
6. Gift Cards.
7. Barter.
8. Sell.

What will you say when you are given a gift?

Phrases for Giving Gifts I got you something. Here’s a little gift/present for you. [Handing present to someone] Enjoy! It’s only something small, but I hope you like it.

How do you politely ask for no Christmas gifts this year?

Give the list a quick read-through and see what resonates because odds are, you’ll find at least one doable technique for requesting no Christmas gifts without offending your loved ones. You know your loved one best and whether a phone call, text, email, or in-person conversation would be most appropriate.

Should you ask your loved ones to skip the traditional holiday gifts?

If you haven’t already explicitly asked your loved ones to skip giving you and/or your kids traditional “stuff” holiday gifts this year, give it a try because you might be surprised. But first, a few important caveats: Relationships between immediate family and extended family can vary widely, so every idea in this list may not work for you.

Do you feel pressure to buy gifts during the holidays?

The pressure of winter holidays and the push to buy gifts really bugs me. I personally think that if reciprocation is part of your expectations and your joy in the holiday dims significantly when you feel unappreciated, you should talk about that with the people involved at a time when the holidays aren’t close, like in September or October.

What do you say when someone surprises you with a gift?

When someone surprises you with a gift, even though the two of you had agreed not to exchange them, accept it graciously. As you hold the gift, nicely say, “I’m surprised by your present. We had agreed not to exchange gifts, so I don’t have one for you in return.”