If this were a "normal" present I would agree with you. However, the present cost $3,000. I can't put something that expensive in my closet or re-gift it or give it to goodwill. It would make me absolutely sick if my dad didn't get his money back. And, in order to get him the money back, I DID have to stand in line on my birthday and pay for overnight shipping-- otherwise we would have missed the return deadline. My dad specifically called me-- as he always does-- to say: "Are you going to keep it? If not, please return it to me immediately. It cost X. If you don't like it, I want my money back." So, as always, I return the gift, he gets his money back, and I get nothing. Sigh. I'm resigned this always being the way it is. Oh, and if I lied and said "yes dad, I like it" he would absolutely expect me to show up at Christmas, using the new gift.