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Another minor dilemma.

I had a Leatherman Micra that I carried as an EDC with my Case Mini Blackhorn. My daughter borrowed it and didn't return it. Now it is lost. But she bought me a new one. She just came to me and asked me if I wanted her to give it to me now or wrap it up and put it under the CHRISTmas tree.

Should I have her give it to me now or wrap it up?

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Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on December 6, 2013 at 19:24

Wrap it up - she will be more happy with that.

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Permalink Reply by Lee Smith on December 6, 2013 at 21:15

Put it in your pocket. lol Its a pay back not a gift.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Oncedisturbed Riley on December 7, 2013 at 5:59

Agree with Ken, wrap it up and you will enjoy it more as you have to wait for it

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on December 7, 2013 at 12:08

Ask if she actually used the Leatherman Micra
Ask if she enjoyed using it and did it come in handy
Have her wrap the package
Get a gift tag
When the presents are handed out and she hands you the package.
Put your gift tag on
Have it now read....a present from you to her

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Permalink Reply by Steve Scheuerman (Manx) on December 7, 2013 at 14:56

I'm with Lee...LOL. Into the pocket!

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Permalink Reply by Indian on December 7, 2013 at 20:49

Well Charles....I just bought a knife...and the wife scooped it to wrap and put under the tree...arghhhh...so If your daughter is ok returning it then that is what I would expect.....BUT...it all depends how you feel about it... if they just had put it under the tree and didn't mention it then I guess you would have gotten a gift to replace the lost...but because they asked you then it is a replacement. My theory is you lose it or break it... you replace it with equal or better of what it was no matter how close you are to a special day...ie Christmas, Birthday, and so on ....people nor family like borrowing from me....lol...I wonder why!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Ms Data on December 7, 2013 at 22:16

Take it now Charles. It's not a Cmas gift if she is replacing what she lost.

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Permalink Reply by Ricky L McConnell on December 9, 2013 at 22:52

Wrap it up. I think it will mean more as a gift rather than just a replacement.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Kelley Sr. on December 10, 2013 at 1:02

Let it be her decision. That way you won't have to think about it and she does. Hopefully she will be more careful in the future and make a decision that you both will be good with.

Besides we all know how it goes when we loan stuff out, friends, family, neighbors or otherwise, it's the chance we take.

Personally I have never loaned a knife but many a tool has not found it's way home.

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on December 11, 2013 at 17:50

How old is your daughter? As Data said it really isn't a gift she is replacing what she lost. Many factors enter into thr picture, her age, her maturity, and how often she loses stuff, her financial situation.

Chances are if my daughter had lost something of mine and bought a replacement around this time, I'd tell her to wrap it for Christmas and she would most likely tell me it isn't a present, it's a replacement. You'll be getting something else for Christmas. I would then tell her to wrap it up to me as gift from the cats and we'd call it deal.

(The cats are always giving members of the family things that found in the basement! Last year my daughter got a Harry Potter Trivia Game she bought about 10 years ago and forgot all about. Hilarity ensued!)