[leongfun]

I have two type of friends:

One being you buy them anything, doesn't matter what price, etc. Aslong as they don't know it until they open it. Example: I buy her something that's $50, she gets me something that's $15. We laugh, blahblahblah.

Then I have another friend where I have to buy presents just to make them happy. Like if she bought me something for $50, I have to return the favor and buy something for $50. They give me a "list of what they want", etc. There is no surprise. And if you buy something out of their list, it's just like "...I don't remember this being on my list..."

She got me something that was $100 for my birthday. I was like oh crap, now on her birthday I have to get her something for $100. I asked her what she wanted, and of course, she always says "nothing" but then she says "......well I do want......". I tell her I'm gonna buy her whatever, she said fine. I was planning to buy her a Tiffany's bracelet, she said no. Swarvoski earphones, she said no. She actually didn't tell me, she kinda hint me. "Oh you can buy me that... But I'll never wear it."

Are your friends greedy when it comes to presents?

[juny]

Wow that's kind of...yeah. Especially the second type of friend.

[ashtee]

In my friends circle the policy is generally $20-$25 for a present.. that's the assumed value of every gift we give and receive. if someone decides to go over that budget .. fine.. but they shouldn't expect something of equal value in return.

isn't it the thought that counts anyway? :|

[megan92]

i would not want friends like that.
my friends don't care that much about what i get them, if anything at all haha. and if i do happen to get them something nice, it's just cause i feel like it. i definitely don't expect something back.

[danni3x_p]

it should be the thought that counts

[moot11]

We usually don't get each other anything, and when we do, we don't expect anything in return. I'm very happy with the arrangement.

[naoto]

my friend does that to me and he's my bestie. It's just dumb I know the value doesn't matter but he asks me to get him a video game worth 45 and he gets me two comic books worth 20 in total. He is so stingy, yet when it comes to himself he just buys tons of stuff. I know he got me that because he is careful with money, he knew how much the game was. I'm asking for equal amount, I said to him how much should we spend and we agreed about 35 max is the most but then he goes "you can get me the game... if you want".

[nobody knows]

that's mad stupid
I'd purposely not get what they want just to spite them. What am I, their suga mama?

I try to avoid those types of friends

[jimsayskabloh]

Ugh. The materialistic friend. I hate shopping for them. If you offer to pay for something they want, they say NO! buy me something better. When you finally give up &just get them what you think is a decent gift, they will critisize your choice for the rest of your life. Just be happy, gosh darn it!

[damyoungji]

My friends love shopping, so I guess they aren't that greedy when it comes to presents? With me, a nice and cheap gift will do (okay, well not something you pick off the ground on the street or something). I personally don't like gifts because it makes me feel like they I have to buy whoever gave me a gift a present in return. Not to mention, unless it is for a special occasion (i.e. birthdays), I don't like them. I don't think most of my friends know this about me, except the fact that I will always tell them they don't have to get me a gift whenever they give me one, or ask me what I want. I am not much a giver, too, so I don't like receiving them, too.

[ny-sw / ny_sw.]

My bffers and I all really like getting each other gifts and knicknacks and our gifts to each other usually go to like. $50 ish.
That's just how it is, but if they started expecting me to pay more for a present, then.. I'd probably get pretty annoyed with them.
I don't get gifts for anyone though, outside of my bffers and no one gets me anything either, so that's cool (: loll.

[screamxlove]

I dislike it when people are like that.
It's the thought that should count.
Sadly, for some, it doesn't.

[Swtess]

The only person besides family that I would willingly dish out money for is my boyfriend. Friends, don't expect me to go get you something that you're too cheap to get yourself. I don't like it when a friend passes out a bday wishlist, to me it defeats the whole purpose of getting a present if the surprise is taken away from it. I will get you something decent but they shouldn't always expect it to be something of the same value or more. Then you know that they're just materialistic friends.

[kylk]

my group of friends usually all pitch in a lil' bit and we all buy that person something really big.

And we all like surprise parties, so we do that alot too.
But imo, a present is a present. It should be something that's thoughtful, selfless...
Not something to give away, just because one expects something in return.
No, my friends aren't like that.

[xstrawberry_bearx]

For me and my best friends, presents are thrown back and forth randomly without reasons.
For my close group of friends that I see as my sisters/family. We enjoy buying presents for each other.
For instance if we were to see something that reminds us of each other we just get it anyways or:
"Oh that's something she might want/use/wear" we just get it for each other.
So I don't have greedy friends, we spend money on each other like crazy.

[Meenuh]

A gift should be exactly that. A GIFT. It's not mandatory to buy someone something and regardless of price or whatever it should be appreciated. I'm glad I don't have any friends like that.

[greenana]

MAN! Your second friend is selfish as heck!
A gift is a gift no matter what the price!

[iitzjesss]

i hate birthday lists.....and i hate people that make all these fancy lists of what they want and then they get other people things like stuffed toys... honestly i see birthday or present lists as a curse...

[s h u k e e*]

I understand where you all are coming from, but if I get a good present for my friend, I kinda want the same effort put into mine.

However, bday lists are kinda excessive.

[hannieoon]

Yes! I gave my ex-bff nice things when we were still friends but she would not really put a lot of thought or get anything as nice as the things I got her.

Now I only get gifts for really close friends and I tend to shower them with gifts because I want to show them appreciation for being there for me etc.