The curse of homemade gifts

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

I'm with GC. Keep it, store/hide it, take it out when the gift maker visits.

I find this POV interesting because my feeling is - why should I bend over backwards to show that I like a gift I actually hate? Lying when I receive it, lying when it's mentioned later - that's enough catering to crappiness in my book.

"Why should I change my name? He's the one that sucks."
~Michael Bolton, Office Space