[Christien]

Ok, I've stopped laughing and can type. This thread is hilarious! We got a right bloody awful painting for a wedding gift a few years ago. My wife and I are into contemporary art and music and someone gave us an original painting of a very quaint 19th century country home scene, complete with lord and lady in a horse-drawn carriage, lots of lace (not the good kind!), gabled roofs, etc. I felt really bad disliking it, because it was probably quite expensive, and the people who gave it to us probably thought it was really nice, what a thoughtful gift, etc. but man is it hideous. I guess it serves us right for having a tiny registry with just a few things on it...

Why do people give gifts according to their own tastes, rather than those of the recipient?