Is anyone guilty of buying a book for a Christmas gift and then reading it before wrapping it up?
Is anyone guilty of buying a book for a Christmas gift and then reading it before wrapping it up? ?
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Of course
Aren’t you supposed to? ?
Hahaha! I was honestly just thinking about doing that earlier today! ?
That way you can discuss it with them 😀
I watch all the kids movies I buy my grandkids to make sure they’re “working ” right. Lok
I bought a book for a swap on Litsy and it was one I had wanted to read. I told my husband, “I wonder if there is any chance I can read this really quickly before I send it out.” ?
I mean, you have to make sure it lives up to its reputation
“Guilty”? LOL, that’s just good sense. 😀
Ummmm, isn’t that we are supposed to do?? ?
This week.
Just to make sure it was a suitable gift.
Why guilty? Before you send out as a gift, I think it’s quite normal to check if the book has any mistake or wrong printing.
Lol..I”m glad I’m not the only one. Looks like I’ve got some reading to do…
Definitely ?
Hahah I did this, to my mom for her birthday. had to pretend to borrow it later so she wouldn’t know.
Shocked! Not me! ?
Of all the nerve. Can’t imagine who would do such a thing.
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Lol, but I haven’t done this.
I tend to gift books that I’ve already read. How else would I know if the books were good or not?
That’s what I do as well, unless somebody has an author (my mother in law always gets the new Grisham). I keep lists throughout the year as I read if I think it would fit one of my book gift receivers.
@Paul, I work in a library service center, so I see all the books before they get processed. I investigate the ones that look interesting to me or for someone i know.
As long as you don’t crack the spine or damage the cover, no harm no foul!
Years ago, I bought my mom Paula Deens autobiography. I skimmed it and stopped when she talked about as horny as a dog with two dicks. Not my mom’s cup of tea.
@Deborah wow!
I always buy a cookbook for my Aunt who loves to bake..I skim through it and put post it notes on the recipes I told her I would be happy to taste test when she bakes them !????
We actually encourage that in my family. One, so that we are giving a book worth reading. And two as a way to encourage reading.
All the time lol
Maybe…… !
Lol, always!
It’s important to make sure it’s a good book 😉
Always!
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No comment … but the key is not cracking the spine… just sayin’ …
or having greasy fingers! ?
This is great idea
This would only be a problem if I read faster.
Yes
I end up buying another copy as the gift.
I have done that for years…carefully carefully. then i put the book in the bookcase tightly squeezed between books. still looks new.
EVERY year
Hahaha! I was just thinking this tonight when I bought all my Christmas book presents!
Sneaky ?
Never thought of that….?
Cnt gift a book out without reading..
My heart will bleed….
When I was a kid my mom bought my cousin How to Eat Fried Worms for a present and I snuck in her drawer and read it, does that count?
I haven’t, but my husband bought me a book our first Christmas together after we were married and then read it himself before he gave it to me. He would hide in the guest room for an hour or more and was vey secretive. I thought he was mad about something! Once he gave me the book, I got it, because I couldn’t put it down, either.
I thought you weren’t supposed to keep secrets in a relationship…hmmm, guess there are exceptions to that rule in important matters ?
@Loukas True, but he finally ‘fessed up, so I forgave him!
No, because I rarely buy books, just gift cards for books, such as for my mom and brother. We have completely different reading styles, and I couldn’t even begin to gauge what they already read or wanted to read.
I did that once with a book I bought for my granddaughter.
yeah back in the day, with my mother in law hahhaha
Always. And my son’s do the same for books they get for me
Hahaha….um, yeah…
I sometimes give copies of my favorite books.
Yep!
Yes.
? always tempted but it just feels so wrong so I’ve never been able to bring myself to do it ?
Shhh… don’t give away our secret! ?
It’s called quality control. Lol
I used to buy my mam books, she’d read them then pass them on to me.