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**Slonopotam845** · 04-22-2012, 12:09 PM

We generally make an effort to select an appropriate gift for the person and occasion.
In USA the host can suggest the gift they need by registering at a store and selecting the items they need.
I do not like the host asking for cash by saying "no boxed gifts", but sometimes it is easy and convenient to give cash as gift.

Economists don't really like presents. They think they are irrational. No gift giver can know what another person wants most, and any present is just a wasteful approximation. The only gift anyone should ever give is cash. It is optimally efficient.

04-22-2012, 12:09 PM	#1
Slonopotam845 Join Date Jan 2006 Posts 5,251 Senior Member	What kind of gift is appropriate for an occasion? We generally make an effort to select an appropriate gift for the person and occasion. In USA the host can suggest the gift they need by registering at a store and selecting the items they need. I do not like the host asking for cash by saying "no boxed gifts", but sometimes it is easy and convenient to give cash as gift. Economists don't really like presents. They think they are irrational. No gift giver can know what another person wants most, and any present is just a wasteful approximation. The only gift anyone should ever give is cash. It is optimally efficient.
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