How do you feel toward "home made" gifts? Either giving or getting?

How do you feel toward "home made" gifts? Either giving or getting?
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It’s my father’s birthday today, 75 years old. I’m making him lemon bars. He wouldn’t want anything else. I guess when you get older, the material things aren’t as important.
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