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Comments on: How do you say no to presents? http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php A trip down personal finance lane. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:52:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Kirsten http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php#comment-141 Kirsten Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:15:01 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php#comment-141 Well, not really... All I knew by then was that I had bought a dinner set and now needed cutlery. *shrugs* And I still haven't seen it because I left for the U.S. before it arrived... :-( Well, not really… All I knew by then was that I had bought a dinner set and now needed cutlery. *shrugs* And I still haven’t seen it because I left for the U.S. before it arrived… :-(

]]> By: plonkee http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php#comment-139 plonkee Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:00:04 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php#comment-139 Did you know how much the cutlery might cost before you asked for some? That tends to make a difference. Glad she got it for a reasonable price though. Did you know how much the cutlery might cost before you asked for some? That tends to make a difference. Glad she got it for a reasonable price though.

]]> By: Kirsten http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php#comment-100 Kirsten Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:53:40 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php#comment-100 I finally managed to convince her to buy the set off Ebay for "only" 229€... That means peace of mind for both of us since she could buy what she wanted and I knew she had gotten a good price for it... :-D @ Wanda: Bedding would have been a good idea, but the duvet and pillow sizes in Germany are quite different from the UK. Therefore I figured I'll rather go and buy that myself... I finally managed to convince her to buy the set off Ebay for “only” 229€… That means peace of mind for both of us since she could buy what she wanted and I knew she had gotten a good price for it… :-D

@ Wanda: Bedding would have been a good idea, but the duvet and pillow sizes in Germany are quite different from the UK. Therefore I figured I’ll rather go and buy that myself…

]]> By: Wanda http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php#comment-99 Wanda Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:05:08 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php#comment-99 429 euros? That's like.. $600 USD. (The exchange rate hurts me every time I think about going to Europe). I'd say thank you for their very generous offer, and take the gift. They obviously want to give you something, and if they are able to afford it, just be thankful and maybe invite them to dinner later on with your new cutlery. :) If I had a $600 gift... I think I'd go for bedding though. ;) 429 euros? That’s like.. $600 USD. (The exchange rate hurts me every time I think about going to Europe).

I’d say thank you for their very generous offer, and take the gift. They obviously want to give you something, and if they are able to afford it, just be thankful and maybe invite them to dinner later on with your new cutlery. :)

If I had a $600 gift… I think I’d go for bedding though. ;)

]]> By: Ad http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php#comment-98 Ad Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:33:27 +0000 http://simplepound.meewella.com/how-do-you-say-no-to-presents.php#comment-98 I really should be the last person commenting here, but in my view if they think you are worth it and have put the offer forward it is almost always less painful for everyone just to accept it graciously... I really should be the last person commenting here, but in my view if they think you are worth it and have put the offer forward it is almost always less painful for everyone just to accept it graciously…

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