Desis in general feel it’s their duty to buy a little more expensive gift to someone whom they have received something in the past. It sounds like Japanese but desi people do this quite often and feel their insult if they are giving a gift of a lesser value. I wonder if gifts are equal to some debt that they have to repay.
KS, you shul dmeet some members of my extended family. They want friggin christmas gifts in Tiffany boxes but hand out friggin Gap underswear to everyone. I wish they were japanese like me.
yes this is something i find really irritating in our society
this type of business has just played down the importance of real love n sincerity
Trust me, it is worse when you receive a gift in a nice Victoria Secret's bag only to find products from Wal-Mart inside!
^ that is bad.
gift shud be of equal or less of a value never more expensive.
expensive gifts make u self concious about your financial status. Some people might take expensive gifts as an insult or some might like it.
I don't blame only the people who are caught in the rat race and have to give designer-wrapped ordinary gifts. The whole point of the gift, i think, should be if someone feels that he can spare some money for someone and if he would feel happy or would create happiness between/among them. I really hate it when people give expensive things while they are expecting something in return.
Aunties are great in this gift business, I even remember that they discuss who gave what so that they can return something (at least similar) or of expensive nature.
The worst gift I ever got from a desi was a wallet with someone else's initials on it. I promissed myself that i will make a desi friend with same initials and give it to him on his birthday.
Oh my gosh!
yes that is really bad that people make it a busniess , infact it is only women who do so …and I know many of them 
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