I have a great close friend who often gives me gifts of his home made soups which aren’t bad but not the greatest. Sometimes now I do not even eat them but am too shy to just say stop giving me them.
How do I tell him I do not want to receive them anymore?
I tell him how wonderful they are and he keeps giving me more but I really don’t have the heart to tell him the truth.
Any suggestions from the teeming millions?
My question is, are these like a dry homemade soup mix? If so, I’d still graciously thank him for his gift, then donate it to your local food bank.
I wouldn’t say anything. Throw the soup out if you don’t like it. It only takes 3 seconds to smile and express false gratitude 
Telling him you don’t want his soup anymore would just introduce unneeded drama into your life. the 3 seconds of “oh goodie! more soup!” keeps both of you happy.
Vomit on him. He’ll never want to feed you again.
Yer pal,
Satan
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Your an evil person Satan…
Since it’s a consumable good, just tell him you love it (as usual) and get rid of it. A friend of mine confessed to her mom that she actually hates the coffee cake she makes everyone each year, and she is STILL crushed by it, years later.
Just pretend and keep the peace. It’s not like it’s something you have to pull out every time he’s over, like a piece of art.
Zette
Advice threads belong in MPSIMS. I’ll move this one there for you.
Oh, and anyone with whom you cannot be honest is not, in fact, a “great close friend.”
Pour it into your loafers, like George did with Martha’s split pea soup. Then she’ll give you some nice chocolate chip cookies instead. It’ll be a warm and winsome lesson in friendship.
Huh?
I give food gifts to a lady friend of mine!!
Well, she tells me what she likes and what she doesn’t, not exactly being the shy type. Mostly I give her canned goods and stuff because she’s on Social Security Income, which means she gets a whole $500 a month to pay power, rent, phone and buy groceries with.
If I give her something she did not like, I, personally, prefer to know. I gave her a beef stew she wasn’t crazy about, so she mentioned she loved the chicken broth I make and next time, I brought her a gallon of that. She mixes it with dry commodities, like rice, beans, peas, even grits to make the cheap stuff taste better.
I bring her spaghetti sauce now and then, because I saw who she makes hers and cringed. You scrape an inch of fat off of the top! Mine she likes better anyhow and is lean, plus I use a good virgin olive oil in it.
Speaking of spaghetti, I think I’ll go have some.
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When he asks how it was, tell him you forgot about it and had to toss it.
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Return the favor, with canned soup you’ve added one wrong spice to, something strong, like cilantro or vinegar or grapefruit juice. Then if he tries to compliment you anyway say how you made it and claim it’s your nephew’s idea for a cough remedy.
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Start asking him for much larger quantities, like 5 times the amount, suggesting a dinner party he’s not invited to.
Worst case, try all three.