View Poll Results: Do you like getting gifts related to a hobby/passion?

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  • Yes! Anything and everything!

    14 41.18%
  • Yes, but it depends on what it is.

    16 47.06%
  • No way! It goes into the regift closet.

    0 0%
  • I'll pretend to like it, and hope they never ask about it.

    0 0%
  • I may not love it, but I like it because its the thought that counts.

    3 8.82%
  • Other - please explain

    1 2.94%
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Thread: Receiving gift related to hobbies?

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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
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    Kentucky, United States
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    Well I have tons of hobbies. I have been a nut for Tigers since 1st grade, which I think I was 7 then so I'm 21 now I love cat related items my taste has changed a bit I use to be really turned off by animal print, but I'm okay with it now that I have changed my mind and but still kinda don't want it everywhere. That and I get sorta annoyed by the artist if they don't stay accurate if its a realistic picture. I guess its because since I try to be as accurate as possible I expect others to attempt that too. For example: tigers have black ears with white spot on the back, if they make it orange or forget the dot which if they make it orange they generally forget the dot too, so that can just be a small irk, sometime seeing a yellow tiger can annoy me too, not so much I won't be happy they thought of me, I really do appreciate it when someone actually gets me my favorite animal anymore.
    Honestly it depends on the blemish and to me its more like a fault of the producers since normally well made handmade doesn't have faults like that.

    Sometimes people do buy me art kits and such and I'm really careful about my stuff, I don't like messing up my prized possessions, and sometimes it goes on for several months without use because I like to take my time wait for some time worthy of its use. I'm just a weird artist I'll generally use the cheap materials together and use expensive materials together I don't like mixing the two. I have learned that mechanical pencils can be handy on a good sketch book.


    I like crafts, but the one I am into is Knitting, I would be so happy if some one got me some soft yarn or pair of knitting needles because even if I have a set of one already, That seriously helps if I want to do more projects than one at a time, since most fall under 7 size needle. Even books on stuff that I would knit. I have been knitting for about 4 years, there for 1 year and then I stopped for couple of years and then I just started back up again, I'm actually paying for lessons, I am doing well and hopefully I can knit something for myself in between all this knitting for others, I'm on my second scarf for my mom since apparently she doesn't like my first one, I can't blame her its made of not so soft yarn. I think its sweet when people offer to pay for the yarn if I knit them a scarf because sometimes when you knit as fast as I do you have to wait for your next paycheck.

  2. #2
    well I don't really consider my love of hounds to be a hobby so to speak but wouldn't mind hound stuff.

    but my REAL hobby is beading and if you gave me beads or money for beads or a GC for a bead store... I would FREAK My mothers day gift was a shopping spree at an out of town bead shop and then dinner at PF Changs and I went to TOWN at the bead shop lol. even though it's a hobby that is kind of my job so to speak... it's STILL my hobby and beads are one of my LOVES




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  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
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    Wisconsin
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    I have lots of hobbies. I won't turn down a present related to my hobbies, but I'd prefer to get things on my own.

    For instance, I have a small curio cabinet of my Asian-themed stuff. Its full, I don't need more unless I find a select rare piece. I expecially don't want the cheap white ceramic Chinese person type figure I got today.

    I like dogs, I don't like the dog shirt I'm wearing. Sure, it looks like Autumn, but it says "ho ho ho" and has a santa hat. What other days of the year can I wear this present?

    I certainly like people thinking of what kind of things I like, its shows some thought. Most of the time I just have to fake a smile about the gift though and shove it in a box in the attic.
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  4. #4
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    Just north of Memphis TN, USA
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    I have to be careful what I say around certain people because they tend to go overboard sometimes. Take last year. I was out shopping for them and bought myself a very elegant looking silver penguin ornament. My mom says "I didn't know you liked penguins"... the rest was history. Now I get them all the time, along with mice. I love mice. I have a ton of little figurines and stuffed animals and I adore them all. I like penguins, I don't love them. I do like cutesy cartoony festive penguins but I don't have to get every single penguin item out there. My mom likes frogs and she is the same way with not wanting every single one out there, but she is the main one getting me every single mouse and penguin item she can find.

    So now I have to be very specific when people ask what I want or like. If there is someone who I think may go overboard, I politely ask for a gift card and don't tell them anything else.

  5. #5
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    Mar 2005
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    I´m pretty easy.. get me anything animal related.. or with animal print and I´m happy...I can´t ever have too many animal related stuff

    animal print purse.. yeah.. animal print clothes.. yeah.. animal figurine.. yeah.. animal stuffie.. yeah.. animal calendar.. yeah.. animal slippers.. yeah.. you can see where this is going dontcha.. hehe.. it be a charm, a watch, a notepad, a pencil, a poster, a coat, a pj, even undies .. you have me.. hehe

    and if it´s wolves, dogs, penguins, big cats..... ooohh.. I love you..
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