Yeah, I've always said this. It's better to buy things that you are super into and you think they might be tempted to get into themselves. I'm sure we've all received that cheap mousepad from Grandma because she knows you're on the computer all the time. It's a waste and make the recipient feel bad when they throw it in the bin.

What's funny also is how certain things always become associated with gifts. When some of my friends grew beards in the 2010s they started receiving beard oils and balms etc. from everyone. I grew my beard much earlier and it wasn't considered a gift-giving thing back then. Coffee seems to be a thing you can be in to but (in the UK at least) tea isn't. Most people I know drink tea regularly but nobody would ever gift a teapot or something to them.