Gifting away 'got' presents

Who is to judge that the presents one so thoughtfully spends time choosing aren't somebody else's idea of junk?

We have a cupboard — actually a number of cabinets — that are reserved for what my wife euphemistically calls “giving away” presents. In theory, we are supposed to also have space for “got” presents, but in reality all “got” presents become “giving away” presents because most of them are not “keeping” presents. There was a time when the “got” presents equalled the “giving away” presents, but the gap has widened over the years, especially with the children having a critical opinion about most things to do with their parents, which include their mother’s housekeeping skills. 

“You can’t give that,” they