It has been argued that gift giving should not be encouraged, because money is often wasted on things that people do not like or want. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Nowadays, giving

gifts

has become a very common activity whether it is on some occasions or giving gratitude to someone. It is often argued by many that

gifts

might turn into a

waste

of

money

as they may not be appropriate as per other

person

's choice. I completely agree that

gifts

are not the only way of showing love and affection rather may turn into a

waste

of

money

.

To begin

with,

firstly

, many people think that gifting expensive

gifts

is the only way of expressing their love and emotions towards another

person

. Rather, feelings should not be expressed through materialistic things as

this

may make another

person

greedy.

Secondly

, usage of a gift is not defined by its value and

thus

, the present may turn into

waste

irrespective of its value.

For instance

,

instead

of giving valuable time to the kid’s parents are nowadays gifting costly lap tabs and iPad to them which is of no use to them as they need their love and affection in place of gadgets and

this

will turn into a

waste

of

money

as well.

Hence

, giving precious presents does not help in expressing feelings rather may turn into

money

wastage most of the time. Apart from

money

wastage and ,likings there are few other reasons why gifting should not be encouraged. As a matter of fact, it may not possible for everyone to afford

gifts

up to other

person

’s expectation and

therefore

it may become a burden for many to purchase them.

For example

, people may become hesitant to go to social gatherings as they could not afford to buy lavish presents.

Thus

, giving

gifts

can encourage people to become anti-social which is not a good sign. To conclude, giving

gifts

has become a common way of greeting or celebrating a special occasion for someone.

However

, spending a lot on

gifts

may turn into the devastation of

money

and rather turn to be useless for another

person

. And

thus

, other ways like showing affection and true feelings to show gratitude should be adopted as a substitute for

gifts

.