SolStock / Getty Images The holidays are a time for goodwill ... of an awkward moment when you receive a gift from or give a gift to someone you don't know that well. Even gift-giving among ...

But there is one area where it seems we struggle to be 'green': gift giving. “There’s a lot of pressure when you’re buying a present for some else to make it a new thing … somehow the ...

call the sale a gift, then give the item to someone else. I smiled and thanked her (and wondered what her sister thought). It’s so odd to me. I would rather not be given the gift of a sale.