There's a good chance your holiday returns will end up in a landfill

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7. We no longer give presents pretty much

My family stopped in 2001 after Bush told the country to go shopping. My husband's family has had gift exchanges for years - one gift per adult. Last year they started a "Dirty Santa" exchange - anonymous gifts with an elaborate exchange protocol. We took things that have been in our house for years. We came home with a sun catcher thing that we hung on the porch and a large electric griddle. If we don't use the griddle we will re-gift it.

The children in the families used to get books. This year they got gift cards to a book store, one card for each mother so she can help them select their books.

The other adults I give presents to got gift cards to restaurants. No fuss, no waste.