Does anyone still bring gifts back from holidays?

[Bluebabe75]

There is however definitely a tradition at my workplace and DH's of bringing in some sort of food from wherever you go so we both always do that.

Same here We like it best when people go to places with nice chocolate Although we have had some 'interesting' delicacies from visitors to our China office...

[Dr Spouse]

Shoppie - you sound exactly like Mr S who grew up in a house with a tin bath in the kitchen but would now define himself as comfortably off, and probably middle class - it is probably a bit out of date to classify people by class, but then the tradition, in his family, is also quite old IYSWIM.

[Anne]

We usually buy a Christmas tree decoration from overseas holidays - then we remember the holidays when we decorate the tree

This and we buy for our parents. If we go to the states, we buy gifts for all our family.

[cheeky_biscuit]

My parents bring the Children a present and when Mil goes to the states she does.
We dont but we're stingy - although we do buy spontaneous gifts for people if we think they'll love it.

[DillyDally]

No - and I don't send postcards either *shocker*

My MIL likes fridge magnets, sometimes, if we see one, we'll buy her one, and if I see a Christmas shop I buy us a Christmas tree ornament, but no, I don't see the point in buying people random stuff (which they probably don't want). My MIL buys all kinds of tat for us, and I really wish she wouldn't, as she hasn't got much money, so I think she should spend it on herself. And I never normally want the whatever it is that she's bought

[S-J]

We buy a gift for the person who is looking after our cat whilst we are away, thats it though.

[bluekat]

I remember when I was little being really excited when my grandparents came back from hols...it would be like Christmas again.

I don't really bother, though I used to. If I'm away without the kiddiwinks, I'll get them something. I was in Rotterdam/Amsterdam the other week and got my DDs slippers in the shape of clogs and some keyrings.

[scatterbrain]

sometimes, although we don't tend to go on exciting holidays at the moment.

I tell you what I miss, though. People just don't seem to send postcards any more. Even when family are going away & I specifically ask them to send a postcard to the girls they don't bother Shame as the girls love receiving post & learning about new countries so it would be nice for them to receive some. When I was little my sister used to collect them all and we had loads!

[scatterbrain]

I guess in the past it was more of an 'event' for people to go away to interesting places. Now lots of people seem to go more than once a year every year so I guess it's less of something to make a fuss about. I do think it's nice if say grandparents bring something back for the grandchildren (even if it's just a fridge magnet) as it sort of says look, I was thinking of you while away :-). MIL gets it completely wrong & buys them chocolate (bulk standard stuff you can get anywhere) from the airport. Gah - it's not about spending money on them for the sake of it, it's about saying you were thinking if them and bought them something unusual/special. Isn't it?

[Julius]

I normally try to bring some food back for the office. For friends & family I don't buy tat just for the sake of bringing back a gift so it depends where I go.