Book Blogger Hop No. 115: Books Are My FAVORITE Presents!!!!

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This Week's Question

Have you ever asked co-workers

to give you a book or B&N gift card if

they got your name for a 

Secret Santa gift exchange? If so,

did you get what you asked for?

(Submitted  by Maria @ 

A Night's Dream of Books)

My Answer

This might seem like a rather weird or unusual thing to do, but to an addicted bookworm like me, it makes PERFECT sense! Lol. While I do appreciate other types of gifts, it's receiving a book or books as a present that really gives me the GREATEST happiness! I just feel so excited, so absolutely giddy with delight, when I receive a BOOK as a present!! Especially if the book is in one of my favorite genres! So of course, what better way to make sure I get exactly what I want in a Secret Santa gift exchange than by letting potential gift-givers know ahead of time, just in case they got my name? Lol.

The thing is, I have ALWAYS wanted to be absolutely SURE that the person whose name I got in a Secret Santa gift exchange LOVED the present I gave them. In the past, whenever I've participated in one of these things, I've spoken with friends of the person whose name I got, and asked them what the person would like to receive. Then I would ensure I bought them exactly that. 

In my own case, I, too, wanted to get my favorite present -- a book. So, weeks before the event, I made SURE everyone in the office KNEW that I wanted to get a book as a present. I even told them which specific genres I would love to get -- either fantasy, science fiction, YA, or romance. Furthermore, I added that I would be perfectly happy to get a mass market paperback, as these are pretty inexpensive. The limit for the gift exchange was always the same -- $25.00, so getting me a paperback wouldn't put a big dent in anyone's pocket. Lol. 

I have done this "gift broadcasting" on at least three occasions, in three different office jobs. In one of them, I got EXACTLY what I had asked for; in the other two, I did not.

In two of the jobs, I was given jewelry instead of a book, despite the fact that both of the people concerned knew that I would have wanted a book. In the third job, I did get a book, and it was a science fiction book, too, just as I wanted!

It's not that I didn't appreciate the presents that I got at those two other jobs, because I did. But I couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed.... 

In one of the jobs, I was given an earring and necklace set. The earrings and necklace were very pretty. I was puzzled, though, when the gift-giver told me -- without my asking -- that she thought this was "a more appropriate gift". Why would a book not have been "appropriate"? 

In the second job, I was given a pair of earrings. These were also very pretty. This second person told me -- again without my asking -- that she thought I had "too many books already".....Oh, well. Of course I was disappointed, although I pretended not to be. 

In the third job, I SQUEALED with delight when I opened the present. It was a Star Trek novel!! Needless to say, I profusely thanked the gift-giver, who was obviously a book lover, too.

I guess only a bookworm would understand why another bookworm would always prefer to receive a book as a present, at Christmastime and any other time of the year! Lol.

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