Phone conversation with my sister the other day: We (she and her husband) are giving out Gift Certificates this year, where would you like yours from? You can give me a GC to Amazon.com she continues, you can even email it to me.
I know I really shouldn’t be bothered by this, it is only a few steps further down that slippery slope from the trading of “Wish Lists” that we have practiced these last years, but still somehow it feels like we have crossed a line to me. Why bother. The past few years I have suggested donating to charities in each other’s names, after all none of us needs anything, but I have not been met with enthusiasm. Next year I’m not asking permission, I’m just asking what charity. It’ll be that or nothing. You want something from Amazon or Sports Authority, go buy it.