Photography gift lists are the devil!

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I have recently had to direct my mother towards my amazon wishlist because she sat showing me all these "wonderful" present ideas that she had found for photographers.
I have since had a root around the net for photography gift ideas and xmas gift suggestions. These lists are horrible and list loads of cheap items instead of anything worth actually owning.

With that in mind, has anyone found any good gift idea lists that family could be directed towards.
 
I have the world press awards book from my mother in law. Its easy for her, its a annual so know I'm gonna get it. Its a interesting read.
 
I filled m Amazon wish list with bits like cheap EL wire kits, flash honeycombs etc that will be good for playing with for a couple of shoots, but not so expensive I would feel guilty about charity shopping when I get bored.

Seems to work in steering the family away from the “hilarious” t-shirts, mugs and ornaments etc. That find their way to the charity shop by New Year’s Day otherwise...
 
I do believe that Christmas list are for kids. It's not the same once you grow up, from a certain age the stuff you want you can buy it yourself. I much prefer small surprise from people that telling them what i want. But i agree sometimes it does go wrong and some stuff you get can be horribly untastfull but this is part of the experience. "oh gosh, what is aunty betty is getting me this year..." kind of suprise. But overall i don't like so much opening present when i know what is inside!
 
I struggle every year to give people gift ideas since my hobbies are all quite expensive and i tend to have the majority of the cheaper bits i need for them (photography, cycling/triathlon being the main culprits). I normally end up just asking for cash to go towards something which is a bit pants really for a present
 
I think the world is divided into two camps - those that like giving out Christmas/Wedding/Birthday lists and those that don't.

I used to be really great at picking up on things my family said when I was younger and then surprising them a few months later with said gift. But now I've moved away, you don't get to hear those useful titbits any more. It's far more rewarding as a gift giver and as a receiver when it's a genuine surprise.

These days I much prefer a list. As said above, it's a waste of their time and money buying something you don't want and will never use. And I've become more acutely aware of our need as a society to cut down on waste (especially plastics) and most of those cheapo gifts are plastic and end up in a big gyre in the Pacific.

That doesn't help you though...
 
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