My siblings and I decided to stop giving each other present for
Christmas and birthdays a few years ago. The nieces and nephews still
get presents though.
Michelle

Jay Honeck wrote:

we don't exchange useless stuff (AKA x-mas presents) in our family for
years. We spend some time together and try having a good time.



Well, with our kids I don't mind. However, I proposed holding that kind of
Christmas with my sisters a few years ago (ages 59 and 56, by the way), and
you'd have thought I was trying to steal their favorite teddy bears.

So, onward we march, into consumer heaven...

:-(