In my first attempts at giving gifts, I accidently bought items that I wouldn't normally have purchased for myself, which meant I paid double because then I had to also go and buy it again and this time remember to designate it to a specific person.

 

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi