A follow up from my older asklemmy post, saying goodbye to a teacher who helped me a lot through my stuff, was thinking maybe chocolate, but one of the dudes said that it’s not a very good idea, I was thinking maybe a perfume/cologne? What do you guys suggest? She is in probably in her early 20s if it helps, and I am in senior high, damn this is getting weirder and weirder, I just want to run away lol

  • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
    193·
    10 months ago

    I’d argue that there’s not much worse than someone buying you something to do with your hobbies.

    In my experience it’s always something you don’t want, or already have

    • CrownedProphetEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      There are certainly worse things than a thoughtful, potentially redundant gift related to something you care about.

      • intensely_human@lemm.ee
        21·
        10 months ago

        Yeah I’m sure being eaten alive by termines is worse but still, buying something for someone else’s hobby is kinda thoughtless.

        • CrownedProphetEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          How is it thoughtless? It may not be the most useful gift to a deep hobbyist, but to say that it is thoughtless is ridiculous. It takes thought to remember something someone else is into and to get them something related to that. In fact, a friend of mine gifted me a bunch of Warhammer minis for painting last Christmas, which is one of my hobbies, and they go right next to all the minis I bought myself, perfectly fitting into my hobby.

          Also, what is with you and the person I commented on doing with these weird takes? Termites are known to exclusively eat wood and other plant-based matter. A bite may cause an allergic reaction, but I doubt there has ever been a case where termites ate a person alive. Are you literally Pinocchio?

          Edit: Minor edit and additions.