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not that I know a lot about it, but...
most of the times I receive bad gifts are when someone doesn't know me that well, but feel somewhat obligated to get me something. Family, often.
as much as I don't like it, the only reasonable thing I have found that works is to find out more about each other.
yeah, that's a pain. but it's worked a few times. If it's women, I suggest, after some time has passed since the poor gifting, that we go shopping for someone else. Like with my aunt, who got me a t-shirt to a school I never went to, I ask to help me choose something for my gf and we spent some time getting to know each other and picking a gift (yeah, I spent too much anyways). The following birthday, she did much better (gift certificates to amazon, and pre-orders on some new DVD's) and things went smoothly ever since.
But then if it's someone you don't want to spend time with, I recommend the poop in a box solution.
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