The Art Of Gift Giving

I don't know about yal, but I love my birthday!!! I love my birthday to the point that I want it to be a national holiday one day. Won't yal just love that? An extra day to kick it back at home and celebrate Nikolai? Lol. You should be grateful and thank God for every extra year you get to see because some people don't always make it to the next.
I have always been a firm believer of the art of gift giving. I give gifts that are actually related to someone's likes, preferences and wants. I study people's personalities to know what kind of a gift to give. I give gifts that 'actually' make sense! They are beneficial to each individual depending on what I have learnt about them before their birthday. The worst thing to do is spend money on a gift that someone won't like and they keep it stored in the back of their closet and mind.
My birthday is coming up in the month of December and people have already started giving me gifts. They've been asking me what I want and I find myself actually knowing what I want for the first time in years. One of my very close friends at this time asked me what I wanted. There were two shoes I saw online and even managed to get an awesome coupon code for them. I told her exactly what I wanted and provided the link. She told me would get it. She was having issues logging into the website from her phone, so she said she would place the order from her laptop.
A few days had passed and we were at a housewarming event. She told me that she still couldn't log into the website from her phone. I was in the process of trying to help her when she told me that I could only pick one of the shoes. To God who made me, I was taken aback. I looked at her and told her she was kidding because I just couldn't fathom the idea that she was being serious. Out of all the gifts I want this year for my birthday, I gave her the CHEAPEST one to buy! In my head, I was seriously wondering how much she thought I spent on her birthday gifts. I'm not trying to be ungrateful or insensitive, but common! I carefully selected gifts based on what I knew she wanted and needed to develop skills in. She didn't even know I was getting her a gift because I barely knew her before her birthday came up. Now, she asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I told her and she was practically forcing me to choose one. Wtf? I LITERALLY gave the CHEAPEST of all gifts to get me and she has a problem??? Nna men....I hate that shit. I won't even bring it up again because it's pointless. You may think "Oh, maybe she is going through financial matters", but that clearly isn't the case in this matter as she has been spending her cash money and telling me about it. A 'true friend' should never do that to another friend.
Anyways...I really think that I have finally learnt my lesson. People always tell me that I give very good gifts that I won't receive back, but I take people's birthdays very seriously. It is a moment that will be remembered forever and I feel that I should do whatever I can to make it memorable. Listen to me NOW when I say that I will no longer combine gifts for people. I will give one gift at a moderate price starting from today. There is only one girl who has ever given me multiple sentimental gifts on my birthday because she tries to keep gift giving fun. I will keep my bond with her that way, but for others, no more. I have received enough insult from the gifts I have received and I don't need anymore. Good riddance amigos!