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[reticence]

[Faolan is definitely not the sort of person to use the network, not even to respond to it never mind to post to it. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and certainly this is a desperate time indeed.

How do people even usually address posts on this thing? He goes through the last month or so of them before giving up and just flying by the seat of his pants.

You don't even know how many times he rewrote this thing in the first place.]


Let's say, hypothetically speaking, that there was something quite expensive that you had wanted very much, and that someone purchased that something for you when they really didn't have to. Let's say that you could never hope to come up with the money to pay them back in full, but you would like to do something comparable for them for the holidays.

What would you do in such a situation?


[Help him, Retrospec, you're his only hope he desperately needs some advice here.]

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[dulynoted]

[ No, but he made an effort...so that counts for something. Not to Akira, but to someone, sure. ]

Well, in that case it will make my next question easier to answer: what exactly do you consider comparable? My guess is you're meaning comparable in monetary value, which would be out of the realm of possibility for you.

[reticence]

[He did make an effort, yes. It was a pretty poor effort, but let it be said that an effort was made...!]

Comparable in monetary value is right out the door, I'm afraid. I just don't have several thousand dollars to drop on a gift.

Anyway, this person is pretty well off and I'm not sure that the price of the gift is what would matter to them anyway. Not to say that they don't value quality, but. I think I'm trying to go more for sentimental value? I just don't want to get that wrong...

[dulynoted]

I would say that's the best option you have if you want to give a counter gift, but unfortunately I don't think many people will be able to give advice on specifics without knowing who the other party is.

[reticence]

Alas, I understand.

And I'm sure you understand why I am being careful as to what I share... There are a few people who do know who I'm talking about here, though. I'm getting some pretty good advice from them, for what it's worth.

For what it's worth, I'm also pretty sure they're laughing at me behind my back for this post as well.

[dulynoted]

I think your problem is more common than you're getting credit for. It's not something that most people with a large expendable income worry about.