How to say no gifts when responding to a Christmas dinner invitation?
We are invited to friends this Christmas Eve and I would like to say that we will not be bringing individuals gifts just one for the family. What would be the proper way of saying this?
I don’t want to get there and find out that they have presents for all of us.
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You are not required to bring gifts for everyone when invited to dinner with friends. One gift for the household is sufficient. If it was family , that would be a different story.
actually, it would be tacky to respond to an invitation this way. are there alot of you? do you have many children? they will most likely buy for your kids so they won’t feel left out. perhaps you could tell your friend that you would like to buy only for the children due to the economy.
There really shouldn’t be any expectations of presents. If you buy them only one gift, but they bought you individual gifts, thank them for their generosity, but you are not under any obligation to reciprocate.
Im pretty sure they wont be “expecting” anything or at least not much. I dont think they just invited you hoping that you would come with gifts for everyone. A large gift for the hole house would be a great gift, im sure they will like it.
In my family, we have a rule. No gifts for adults. Actually, it’s more complicated. You can give gag gifts - they must be under $10, and they are entirely optional, don’t have to be wrapped, etc.
It came about this way. My Dad said, “hey, this is getting out of control”. Explained the proposed new rules, and everyone agreed.
So, five years ago, i sent my brothers (who live in other states), very amusing mugs. I had them sent directly, without comment. They knew who it was from. And that’s been it for this millennium.
The upshot is, just come out and say it in the most straight forward way you can.
Your not excepted to bring gifts for the whole family. So they won’t really care. Because when your invited for christmas. You just bring a box of chocolates or a fruit basket for the whole family to enjoy. But if they were family that would be a different story.