LOL well, how you are going to tell them really depends on the kind of understanding you have with them. Still, I wouldn't want to tell my woman that the stuff she gets me is ugly. A somewhat subtle way could be to hand them a wishlist and have them give you one too so that you both get something that you actually want to have and find useful and such.
I’d think that if he knew me well enough, he would know what I’d like. But if he’s too thick to figure that out then I’d just give him a wish list or tell him that I really love giftcards
Also I always keep ugly presents if they’re from speshul people who are close to me. If they’re from random people then I um…keep them somewhere where I’ll never look at it again.
My baniya is terrible when it comes to gift shopping…and he knows it..lol! There have been a few times he’s hit the nail on the head (canvas portrait of the boys/Michael Kors laptop bag) but more often than not, it’s a miss. I have a fugly embroidered suede jacket he proudly brought home from the mall one year..OMG it’s hideous…and still hanging in the hall closet…sigh…
After more than a decade together here’s what I do…email him a link of what I want about 2 months before the occasion…and then when it arrives in the mail or shows up on the kitchen table…“OMG…I love it!!! How did you know???”
aisee na shukri khawateen k leyee hee Gift-Card invent howa hai but again that has its own issue like “oh he does not put effort into buying my gifts and just buy me a GG”
I wouldn’t want to hurt his feelings so there is no way in hell I’d ever let him know how I actually felt about it. Also, since I’m such a senti (:halo:) I can’t misplace it or get rid of it either. But fortunately for me, he as awesome taste and knows exactly what I like and don’t like. Hopefully, it stays that way when we’re married.
Ya I agree though, you should appreciate whatever gift you get, even more so when he put in such effort. For me personally, I'd rather have him surprise me because even if it's "ugly" I would love it BECAUSE it was a surprise from HIM. But if he asked for an opinion and I know there is something better out there than I may not like it as much. Donno if that makes any sense.
I don't do it on purpose but my SO (like a lot of guys) picks up on this stuff anyway so even when I just make a comment about something I like he seems to makes a mental note of it and a few weeks down the line I'll find he's gone and bought it :D