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From: gnu@sun.uucp (John Gilmore)
Newsgroups: net.social
Subject: Re:  XMAS PRESENTS AND ....
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Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 04:11:28 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 13 04:11:28 1984
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> Just for discussion - does anyone have any ideas how one can gracefully
> escape from the vicious circle of buying family members (becoming more
> and more extended!) gifts for x-mas - especially when the "act of
> giving" has degraded to commercial routine?

I escaped years ago, by giving gifts when I stumbled across neat things
that my friends/family would like, and not giving gifts when the clock
says "December".  People soon came to expect nothing from me but
occasionally would get pleasant surprises.  I don't know whether they
thought I was a schmuck for not following the commercial schedule or not.