I'm just not into the whole commercialism thing... oddly enough, because I have spent about 17 years of my adult life in various forms of "gifty" retail... and I soured on people's behavior; many were angry, many were acting out of a sense of obligation; many were in a "spending competition" and it all just felt wrong.

Food, though... I'm all about the food. And if someone wants to give me food (as in, their homemade strawberry preserves from the summer, or their freshly caught crab or salmon... then I'm a happy and grateful recipient.