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7 Holiday Gifts That Almost Always Disappoint

Resist the temptation to snap up these presents, as tempting as they may seem. ....

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When Cringeworthy Gifts Are Worse Than Inconsiderate

When Cringeworthy Gifts Are Worse Than Inconsiderate
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I have spent years doing consumer research related to gift giving. In my field, conventional wisdom surmises that when gifts fail to please recipients, it’s accidental. But I’ve determined that sometimes people give bad gifts on purpose.
My personal interest in this dynamic stems from a gag present my dad gave me when I was a kid. As I unwrapped his box in a box in a box, the anticipation grew bigger as the boxes got smaller. When I found that the last box was empty, it crushed me. He thought it was funny. (In my dad’s defense, this happened on April Fool’s Day, an occasion on which we had no gift-giving traditions.) ....

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