How do you accept gifts?

I am not really good at accepting gifts, I always feel embarrassed and even a little that i should pay back in some way, silly I know but I feel so much betting in giving the gift rather than receiving..

I'm bashful as well, but also quite thankful for what I receive. I am not a person who asks for much. I like gifts, but accepting them can be difficult. I'm a giver and not a taker, but I will still take. I have a baby shower coming quite soon for my upcoming new arrival and I'm sure that is going to be an adventure. But I do try to let those who bring gifts know that I'm thankful. I don't care how big or small the gift is...it's special.

Gifts, in my opinion, represent your personality, it symbolized goodness, sincerity, gratitude and politeness. For me, if I give gifts to other people it means many things. First, it means that I appreciate the presence of that person in my life, and my gifts symbolized my deep gratitude and acknowledgment that he or she mean so much to me. It also act as my tangible thanks for his or her worth to my life. So when I received gifts naturally I feel so special and worthy and my first act of thank to somebody who give me the gift is heartfelt thank. I always expressed my sincere thanks to the person and let him or her feel that I truly appreciated the action. I am very appreciative toward gifts and very vocal about my gratitude.

I love receiving gifts, the bigger, the better. If it's small but costly, I feel so much blessed and loved. If it's monetary gift, I'm all the more excited because I am free to buy what I like. To all the gift givers, I simply say Thank You. It is always from the bottom of my heart. I also love giving gifts. Takes me time to find what I'd like to give and have it wrapped... but the thought of the recipient smiling and liking my gift sort of compensates more than enough for my inconvenience. Giving and receiving - I love it!

he he. we've got the same problem here. I also have a hard time accepting gifts so i just reply with smileys.Ü

In some cultures, it is customary to give gifts when they visit someone. It doesn't matter if it's merely a box of chocolates or fruits. Recipients are expected to accept them, or else the giver would feel very offended. In such cultures, you just can't say No. What you could probably do is just to accept the gift, thank them and then politely tell them not to give any gifts in future. They might not comply to your request - yup, they might still bring you gifts - but at least they know your honesty and they'll know that if there's no gift, it's still fine. Personally, I truly believe that visitors will judge your gratitude and appreciation by the way you treat them during their visits, not only by the way you accept the gifts.

i understand your feeling when you received a gift. Before i was not very comfortable with it too. Since i have moved to the UK, i got some idea from the local people. just say thank you sincerely and give some comments about the gifts. learn to control yourself and not to show off too much. in one word don't need to make a fussy. Just accept it. one day when you return to give gift you also don't have too big expectations. that's all.

I love gifts ... it makes me very happy . it can be any thing a very small or big , it can be a letter in the form of gift ...so definately i would jsut thank the person verbally or if the person is very close to me then hug the person and give a kiss thats the way i show my appreciation

I usually say thank you. And I don't open it in front of the person. I smile and make some related topics to talk about. I think its a little bit difficult to accept gift. Anyway the most important thing that we must not forget is to say thank you after recieving the gift.