I'm honestly tired of seeing people complain that Amazon gifts are thoughtless, whether you're on the sending or receiving side - so I'm saying it loud and proud that I am guilt free about doing all my shopping via Amazon.

Look, I'm in France, and I'm doing the cookbook exchange - I know how expensive it would be to send only one book to the states. Doing it via Amazon, I was able to get multiple books and a little bonus surprise or two as well - something I definitely would not have been able to do if I was sending from here. If I want to make it more personalised or whatever, I can always send a card or something, but I am 100% happy with my gifting and can confidently say that my giftee will love what I bought :D I'm just going to be constantly tracking their gift to see when it arrives! :)

ETA: Thanks for the awards, friends! :D

ETA2: Person who's down-voting every single comment supporting Amazon/online shopping - You do you, mate. I hope your day gets better! :D