Expensive gifts from a friend...to accept or not?

[TheRedRiderHood]

just accept it, but make sure that he/she will not expect something, that you can't give back in return.

[iammaemae]

depende yan kung gaano ba kayo ka-close ng friend mo. ako kasi i have a guy friend that i consider as bestfriend. nung hs kami he gave me his used cd player (di pa uso mp3 player nun) in return tinutulungan ko sya sa assignments and projects. he occasionally gave chocolates and wallets. pag nasa states sya tatawag sya just to ask me kung gusto ko ng ganito ganyan. since close naman kami sasabihin ko ganito na lang... muntik na nga nya mabigyan ng iphone kung di lang sya nakadisgrasya

[s_lo75]

REAL close friends give gifts all the time...If he/she can afford to give you expensive gifts then so be it! Wag maging insecure na porke't binigyan ka ng medyo pricey (according to your standards) gifts...sa tingin mo may kapalit na agad.

What happened to saying "Thank You!" nowadays, when people are being generous?

[Romanticure]

My friend gave me a nokia lumia and ipod touch as a gift. Nope, it's not a birthday present. Out of the blue, he just decided to purchase those 2 for me. And nope, he's not courting me or anything. He's just a really close friend. To be honest, It's my first time to be receiving such expensive gift from a friend. If you were in my position, what would you do? What is the proper thing to do? Should I just accept it or should i return it to him?

I'll accept it and say thank you. may mga tao lang talagang matulungin o nasisiyahang kusang loob na mag bigay ng gamit o pangangailangan ng walang kapalit.

[mimiwko1]

naalala ko nung college kami, kapag daw ang boyfriend or girlfriend mo ay nagbigay ng mamahaling gamit na more than 5k at may dedication or card na naka-attach, itago mo yun para daw pag sa panahon na naghiwalay kayo, hindi na niya pwede bawiin yun, an evidence that it was given to you . Kaya sa mga magreregalo ng mamahalin iwasan mag lagay ng dedication.

To receive an expensive gift? If galing sa magulang okay lang pero kapag sa ibang tao I will doubt his/her sincerity. I dunno if its awkward sa ibang tao but for me seldom ang taong magbibigay ng expensive things na walang ineexpect na kapalit. (this is just my opinion) Maybe hindi sa material things pwede din naman sa emotional or sa iba pang bagay pa.

[JobyBryant24]

My friend gave me a nokia lumia and ipod touch as a gift. Nope, it's not a birthday present. Out of the blue, he just decided to purchase those 2 for me. And nope, he's not courting me or anything. He's just a really close friend. To be honest, It's my first time to be receiving such expensive gift from a friend. If you were in my position, what would you do? What is the proper thing to do? Should I just accept it or should i return it to him?

Nope. Dont accept it. Give it back to him and say "I prefer The New Ipad and IPhone 4S". LOL

Seriously. Why reject something na ibibigay sa yo kung ibibigay nya yun sa yo without any bad intentions. Malay mo he felt na sobra-sobra pera nya and he fancies you so much na ikaw unang naisip nya i-share-an nito.

[King_David]

May hidden meaning na yun

[Jameaux]

TS - Gaano ba kayaman yang guy na yan? Kasi kung pareho lang kayo ng estado sa buhay ay malamang gusto ka talaga niyan. Kung barya lang sa kanya yan ay acceptable pa.

[huggingapillow]

^barya lang sa kanya yun

i tried returning it to him, pero pinilit nya ako na tanggapin kahit isa man lang. so i chose the lumia. hehe. very thankful ako sa ginawa nya, pero part of me feels like may "utang" tuloy ako sa kanya.

[girlfran]

I think the real question is not a matter of accepting the gifts or returning them but what about the whole deal is making you uncomfortable? Are you questioning his intentions or what he'd ask for you to give him in return?

I understand this whole deal. I'm generous when it comes to giving gifts to both guy and girl friends. Some of my friends hesitate to accept them on the basis of not wanting to take advantage of me. While the mindfulness is appreciated from them, I have to iterate that I don't expect them to do anything for me in exchange for what I had spent or my efforts. I think I always say something along the lines of "just continue to be nice to me!"

My gifts are typically a gesture of gratitude for what they've done for me/for who they are to me. I don't expect anything in return.