Or should I assume she was deliberately rude in giving me imitation vanilla, which I will never use, ever?
: My neighbor needed vanilla extract for a recipe and asked if I had any. I gave her a new bottle of extract, saying, “Replace it when you can.”Miss Manners: I don’t know what to do about the Mother’s Day snub: “Oblivious” might be more accurate. Miss Manners would rather attribute the mistake to benign ignorance than willful malice.
I find myself frequently unsure whether something is a gift, in which case I’d simply say “thank you,” or if I should offer reimbursement. To wit: 2. I’m traveling across the country to visit my daughter for the holidays. Her boyfriend’s family is hosting the main holiday meal. They asked if I’d like to go with them to a event the day after. Gift or reimburse?
In each case, I’ve assumed these items were gifts and have said a hearty “thank you,” but I wonder if I’m right.: If there is even a remote chance that something was not a present, it is far more gracious to ask and be rebuffed than to have assumed incorrectly.
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