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Forgotten christmas present
I'm a university student living away from home and I've just returned to my family home for the Christmas period. I brought home a bag of presents, but it appears that one present slipped out from where it was stored before I brought it home (I don't think I've lost it, just left it behind).
The gift in question should have been half the present I'd be giving to my elder sister. Should I buy something else, or would it be acceptable to give her the remaining half when I next see her, around the 8th of January? As it's half of the present she'd still have something from me under the tree on Christmas day, but I feel bad for being disorganised and wonder if I should get her another token thing so that it doesn't appear that I've been much less generous to her than to my other sisters on Christmas Day. On the other hand, I'm sure she'd understand and I will see her relatively soon after Christmas as she lives much nearer to me than the rest of my family. Any thoughts?
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Well, i say, dont waste your money on buying another thing. Just tell her what happened and give it to her next time you see her. She should understand.
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I don't think you need to go out and buy another gift. Just give her what you did bring with you and explain what happened with the rest of her gift and when you'll get it too her. She should understand.
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The orthodox Chrstmas is around January 7th or 8th, so really, your present isn't late. Maybe your sister will find humor in that? But you should just get her the other gift ASAP, she's your sister...and there's no rule that says you absolutely MUST buy gifts for everyone, you know.
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It's the thought that counts. Just give it to her next time you see her. Its not that long after Christmas, plus it will make her Holiday last longer!!!!
{♥}Kelsey{♥}
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It would be terrible to give someone half a present I swear i'm goin to tell my feelings that's raggedy try buying her a new gift and I would reccomend maybe a fake necklace
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I bet you're rather frustrated. Misplacing a gift or leaving one behind has happened to most of us.
A close friend of mine and I are always forgetting to pack something in our Christmas/b'day packages and then we send whatever it is on later. We've found that to be kind of fun as we end up extending our gift-giving and opening.
Would it be acceptable to you to find a small box and write a sweet note to your sister about the second half of her gift being delivered to her on the 8th of January? If you guys have a good sense of humor, you could make the note humorous - even write a silly little poem about the poor little gift being left behind because it "removed itself from the bag" (or whatever), or a poem about you and the hecticness of your last few days at school when you failed to notice that the gift had...
You could buy a pretty ornament which you could then use as part of the wrapping of the little box. Attach it to the ribbon you tie around the box. This way she'd be getting some other token of a gift (a lovely one) and will find out that she'll be receiving her other gift in the very near future. You say your sister would understand, so if that's true then she may find this idea fun and rather mysterious. I would!
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