Animal Products as gifts Dining out-rant

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Oh well ... at least she didn't do it on purpose - mistakes are more

understandable.

 

Jo

 

, " Christa " <darkstar1680>

wrote:

>

> Oh my, all this reminds me of when my mother gave me a RABBIT FUR

> scarf! I couldn't believe it, what was she thinking?? She was

> shocked, too - said " well it was so cheap, I figured it was fake! "

> Haha. It was so cheap because it was on clearance, so she couldn't

> take it back - I think she gave it to one of my nieces instead.

>

> I thought it was all some bad joke... Thankfully most people just

buy

> me gift certificates, books, etc!

>

> Christa

>

> , " earthstrm " <earthstorm@c...>

> wrote:

> >

> > That's awesome Sandi!

> >

> > I wish I had the same luck. DH's Mom, a wonderful woman, who is

> very

> > supportive of me and my being Vegan shocked me last year. She is

> > very spiritual, a healer, knows alot about toxins in foods, etc

and

> > probably the closest friend I have to being Vegan without being

> > Vegan. And then for X-Mas last year she gave me a box of Ferrero

> > Rocher chocolates. LOL I about fell over. Now, these were my fav

> > chocolates when I wasn't Vegan, so it was nice of her to remember

> > that. I'm just not sure how she thought I would eat them.

> >

> > A couple years ago when we were still talking with DH's Dad, he

and

> > his wife gave me a leather wallet as a gift. I was absolutely

> > astounded. Now they have never supported my Veganism, but this

was

> a

> > little too much. I basically explained why I could not (would

not)

> > keep it and thanked them anyways. I said " I know it is the

thought

> > that counts and I appreciate it. " But then after I thought, well

> > they couldn't have been thinking too hard about me to select that

> > item.

> >

> > At least my closest friends and family do not do this. And if

they

> > did by mistake, I would smile, thank them and then give it to

> > another who could use it.

> >

> > Nikki

> >

> > , " Sandi "

> > <sandisweeti13132001> wrote:

> > >

> > > ---I haven't tossed anything out in like 6yrs. now people know

> > > better to waste their money on an animal product for me.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > In , " earthstrm " <earthstorm@c...>

> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Hi Sandi,

> > > >

> > > > Please don't toss it! The landfills are full enough!

> > > >

> > > > Return it, recycle it, freecycle it, donate or give it away!

> > > Someone

> > > > can and will use it. It is unfortunate an animal had to die

to

> > > make

> > > > it, but now that it is done, at least keep it out of the

> > > garbage.

> > > >

> > > > Nikki

> >

>