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Originally posted by spookyfish
I kind of disagree. I think sometimes it's nice to get gifts for people that they ordinarily wouldn't think of getting for themselves, perhaps because they are viewed as being a bit on the extravagant side. I won't buy something just because it's merely expensive, though.
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I've got nothing against luxury goods, and sending them as gifts (I love the screwpull I received).
Perhaps it's one of those "know it when I see it" assessments, but I've seen far too many gifts that are bought simply because they're expensive, not because they offer any additional value for the expense.
Another example: Tiffany. Tiffany makes really nice stuff; so do other companies, often of equivalent quality, luxury, and value (crystal vases, silverware, jewelry). Yet people will buy Tiffany because the blue box means you can say as a giver "hey, I wasn't cheap". Now, there's some Tiffany stuff that's quite nice and unique--no problems there; but getting it to appear not cheap troubles me.
