Is it normal that i hate the gift my best friends gave me?

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SO, I've been learning to play guitar using my brother's and I've gotten pretty good at it. I've been wanting to have my own but I didn't have enough money so I've been WORKING MY ASS OFF saving up money to buy my own FINE, REAL guitar that would stay with me for a LONG, LONG TIME. a guitar that I could call 'my baby'. of course my best friends know this particular desire of mine to have that kind of guitar.

I have four best friends, and three of them are out of town. one of them also plays guitar and owns a cool guitar herself. today, the one friend in the same town with me said that she wanted to meet me in our usual hang out spot so of crs I went.

guess what, she fucking presented a guitar case n I was speechless. I opened the case n took out the guitar and I wanted to fuckin CRY right that instant. OH MY GOD. the guitar is... POORLY MADE. the strings are in bad quality n the wood is rough, the paint is fading n the pattern is so lame. the size isn't even right and it's SO NOT ME.

she said she and my other three friends combined their money to buy the guitar so I asked whether she discussed it with my friend who plays guitar and she said NO. I asked again if she asked the shopkeeper to recommend her what to buy and again she said, NO.

I FELT SO FUCKING INSULTED.

it was like as if she was saying 'you want guitar, so I give u one."

WELL EXCUSE ME if I want ANY guitar, I would've bought it A VERY LONG TIME AGO n I wouldn't have to save up to the point that I starve myself!!!

even my brother (who is a PRO guitar player) was so frustrated when he helped me setting up the right keys earlier and I just fuckin HELD BACK MY TEARS. the quality is THAT bad.

I know my friend was just being thoughtful n gave me what I want but I can't help to think this way.
I mean, if they didn't have enough money, they didn't have to force it, for God's sake! I don't need gifts that much, I'm happy just be being with them n hang out together.
so my HARD-EARNED savings will go to waste because I can't even buy a new guitar because of course my friends would expect me to bring this poor excuse of a guitar to our get-togethers.

n now I feel like a VERY horrible person. I should be grateful, but I'm not. I'M NOT. is it normal??????

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  • MrsEdGein
    7 years ago | pl

    Reminds me of the time my younger sister gave me a glass dolphin figure for my birthday. It looked like the sort of thing you would find in a two dollar shop but I didn't let on that I disliked it. I don't remember what happened to it.

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  • nowhereboy
    11 years ago | pl

    Meh, even a bad quality guitar can sound good in the right hands. Infact i have an cheap, old, badly built acoustic here and i love it! You cant have expected them to buy you an amazing guitar haha, what a dick. Atleast you have somthing to learn with!

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  • ThatChick28
    11 years ago | pl

    Just be honest! Tell them that u had ur heart set on another guitar! Then teach one of ur friends how to play and then pass ur shitty guitar onto them! Haha...

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  • stratman
    11 years ago | pl

    You can never have too many guitars. It's not like they took your savings to buy it. You are still saving up to buy your axe so don't let this change your plans... Btw what are you saving up for? I recommend a fender strat or tele if electric, or a Martin composite wood acoustic.

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    • NeuroNeptunian
      11 years ago | pl

      He's right, you can never have too many guitars.
      The guy that plays heavy metal may develope a taste for jazz one day and wish he had a jazz guitar to practice on when he peers into his closet and sees the jazz guitar that will hold him over until he saves up money for a newer one.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago | pl

    Instead of looking at it negatively look at it positively. Now you have a guitar of your own to practice with until you can afford the one you really want. I'm sure your friends will be understanding that you still wanted a top of the line guitar in the end, but you should try to appreciate the one they got you until then. Im sure they didnt pay much for it anyways if its a peice of shit. They probablly got a cheap one. The best thing to do with crappy gifts is pretend you are thankful even if your not. Its not like you had to throw down your saved up money on it. Also if the guitar case fits the one you buy later you don't have to buy another case. Those things can be expensive and keep the guitar from being ruined.

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  • joybird
    11 years ago | pl

    If it's not what you want take it back to the shop and trade it in against the one you do want.

    As none of them were experts in their choice I'm sure they wouldn't be offended - as they just wanted to help you along your way, so if it contributes to what you want I'm sure they'll be happy enough.

    Don't keep it if you don't want it - that's just silly.
    I've had to do this a few times and my friends didn't mind - as long as I was happy.

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