If you were really poor, would it frustrate you to have relatives who give you expensive, but frivolous, gifts for ********* or your birthday?

If you were really poor, would it frustrate you to have relatives who give you expensive, but frivolous, gifts for ********* or your birthday?
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Oh yeah, I remember in my early 20’s I was trying to live on ramen noodles and brown beans, bologna sandwiches and my gma was giving me a china cabinet filled with gold-rimmed treasures, bless her heart. I ended up pawning some to my landlord, I really regret that.
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