It probably wouldn't mean anything at all and matter to anyone. But someone might interpret it the wrong way. Imagine it this way.
You buy your girlfriend a purse as a gift for her birthday. She's thrilled. She sees the price tag and for a moment is shocked at how expensive it is. Suddenly she feels kinda guilty you spent so much money on her. She feels guilt over a present on her on birthday. Or even worse what if her imagination ran wild and she thought you were attempting to purposefully guilt her. That would be even worse.
Best idea is to just avoid that jumbled mess entirely. Removed the tag and don't tell them what the gift cost at all. A gift should just be a gift and should only evoke positive emotions. Don't let a price tag wiggle in someone's mind and make them second guess their gift.
It’s tacky unless the tag is required for them to return it to the store or you’re giving to your SO. Most places let you take the price off the tag & leave the rest & still be able to return it tho.
Price tags can get you into trouble anyhow... say you buy $200 item on sale for $40. Now if the person sees the $200 tag & learns you got the sale it looks like you’re trying to inflate how much you put into it. Or they could think you got a lower sale price when you DID not. Easier to just skip all the number stuff.
It’s different in a relationship tho... if you both want to get similar things for each oher it’d be unfair if what you get costs 5 times more than what they got. You have to coordinate & know numbers in my opinion. Not saying this is a set rule tho.
On a related point, if someone gives you a gift, you should never ask how much it cost them unless you made it clear that you love it & the question has nothing to do with how much you value it.
No I don’t leave the price tags on because it’s tacky to leave it on and I don’t need them to know how much I spent. If I get them a gift, it’s because I know they’d love it and I don’t need or want to be bragging about how much it cost. I don’t give to receive.
I always rip it off. In my mind it's like telling your friend how much their worth to you and if the gift is the dollars then that must mean they clearly don't care about them at all right? That's how my mind imagines it anyway
I know I'm in the minority to say this but I really don't see the purpose in going through the effort to take off a price tag. I would personally see it as rude for the person receiving the gift to make some sort of comment about the price. For example some items give away the price just by being what they are. A video game costs about $80. Shoes typically go for $60 and so on. And if a person really wanted to they could take a picture of any gift and find out how much it cost anyways. People say things like its tacky or you might make the person recieving the gift feel bad but I believe that just shows that the person giving the gift has some minor self confidence issues. Too much societal pressure has forced people to be concerned about prices of gifts they give. It's the capitalist mentallity. If was truly the thought that counts, then the price of the gift should be of no concern to anyone whether they see it or not. The price of a gift is just a byproduct of a market economy and not a reflection of how much the gift giver cares.
I suppose it comes from within oneself If the present was more than the present looked Then I can see that To save face when the other person has spent more I know people are screaming at me now saying you don't have to give to receive Although let's be honest society pressure doest work to that rule Another reason for leaving the the price on the gift to Prove how much you have spent Lastly you may be playing Secret santa It would prove that you didn't go over the maximum budget Ethically though its a traditional not leave the price off as it has been since St Nicholas himself gave out his sack of toys to the not so fortunate Children
I remove all mine. It's just kinda tacky and cheap if You show off how much it little You paid for a gift. It kills the cincerity. I recently bought my Lover a Gold necklace and the box was PLASTERED with the pricetags! I found 3 different ones! I thought "Sheesh, people... You really try to kill the mood and exclude the romance, here. Y'all trying to be sneaky and show off the tacky guy."
The only situation where this makes sense to me is those secret Santa gift exchanges. If there is a specified price range for the gift, you might leave the tag on it if it looks WAY more expensive than what you actually paid for it. That way the recipient does feel guilty that they "only" spent xx. xx dollars on the gift that they gave someone.
From what i've learned its pretty rude, some people don't want to see how much its worth because it will either be too much and they will feel bad or too little and it will look like you went to a dollar store and bought the first thing you thought they would like
It's super duper tacky on steroids, but if you're going to do it, you might as well buy a knock off of that product that can pass for the real thing, and get the original price tag from the store that sells that item. Store security might wonder why it is that you're stealing a price tag, and not the item itself, if they catch you, but if you get away with it, it might make you look like a hero. A seriously tacky hero, but still a hero.
I think it depends on the gift. If it's just bought and nothing prepared by yourself, the receiver of that gift shouldn't get a feeling like "oh, they just had $250 and might have bought the first thing they saw", whilst something selfmade would rather make them think of the time you spent on preparing it just for them.
Neither. Remove the price so it doesn’t look rude or come off in a bad way. Keep the tag without the price on out of courtesy That you’re not gifting a used item.
I've had expensive gifts gifted to me before and although I really sincerely appreciate it... I couldn't help but think it was so tacky to leave the price tag on lol.
It's not simply "tacky", it's absolutely tasteless. Any store can supply you with gift receipt if you request it upon purchasing. So if it's clothing and you get the size wrong, they can exchange it. But never leave a price tag on a gift !!!
Yeah it's tacky if you are doing it because you want them to know how much you spent.
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Such a tacky & pathetic attempt to brag you spent so much money that it's not worth mentioning. Take the tag off unless you want to be labelled a bitch.
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*The only exception would be if you are shipping it to someone that you can not readily reach. If it is a friend / family member in the area - particularly if someone you'll see receive the gift - you can ask if they want a receipt
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