Hannah Shinder Week 2- The Value Of Gifts

    Recently, most of us have been spending so much time reviewing and studying for the SAT/ACT. Well, one day, when I was with my tutor, we read a passage about the value of gift-giving and what people consider when preparing a gift to give. While reading this passage, many questions were in my head about what I was reading and it left me reflecting on past decisions I have made. 

    The passage mentions how many people don’t take into account the true meaning of giving the gift and instead only account for how much the gift costs or how much quantity of gift they received. This left me thinking and really come to the realization that this is so true. It wasn’t until I read that, that I truly realized what I was doing wrong in life. I feel as if when I was going to get a gift for someone else, I would say to myself no that isn’t enough money or no that isn't nice enough for them. For instance, my mom gives me an idea and says “let’s get them a cute set of clothing”. My immediate thought is ok… lululemon, but I don’t think twice about other places that may have just as nice clothes that might even be cuter. In that case, I didn’t take in the value of just giving a gift in general and I instead went straight for the nice expensive clothes because at that moment all I cared about was if I was spending enough money. 

    I feel as if our world has changed a lot now because of this. Many people make the same mistakes that I had once made. Society needs to consider the true meaning and that it is about not the quantity but the thought and generosity that you put into it. It is crazy to me that just by studying for the SAT, I am able to reflect and learn from decisions I had once made. 

How do you feel about the gift-giving process and what do you think is the correct way to give gifts?


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  1. AnonymousJan 31, 2022, 8:07:00 PM

    Personally, I find myself really only gifting gift cards for presents. Now that I think about it, that's pretty lame. But the main thing I think about when I give gifts is whether or not the person I'm giving the gift to will like shopping at the store I choose the gift card from. In all actuality though, I think the correct way of gift giving is finding things that I know the gift receiver will actually enjoy and will make them happy.

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  2. AnonymousFeb 2, 2022, 1:58:00 PM

    I agree with Avital in that I find myself only giving gift cards as presents. I additionally agree in that I view the cost of the gift as too important. I think that a gift someone spent valuable time making is worth much more than something that is expensive.

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  3. AnonymousFeb 3, 2022, 11:53:00 AM

    I think it is funny that this is the passage you read about. I also just completed this passage around a week ago. I also agree with Jack and Avital as I really just give other people gift cards as presents. Giving gift cards lets the recipient of the gift pick out their own gift and spend the money they want rather than spending an absurd amount of money on a gift they don't like.

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  4. AnonymousFeb 3, 2022, 2:58:00 PM

    I totally agree with you. I think that it's the thought that counts when giving a gift, not the price or quantity. Oftentimes I've found myself feeling more touched by a hand-written card than an actual gift. This is because a card is so much more personal.

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