opt out of receiving gifts

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Tyr808[Kick] 29 Oct, 2021 @ 3:54pm

hey, is there a way to opt out of receiving gifts? I'm extremely picky about games and just don't like 99% of the stuff out there. I hate being gifted a game that I instantly know I will never play and it feels so bad to either accept it and let it rot or click the decline button on a generous action like a gift.

I know that people not on your friends list can't gift you but that's a wildly extreme work around and I don't want to not game or interact with people, I just don't want to have to experience negative emotions and have a bad time using an otherwise great launcher/library.

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Judgmental Amaterasu 29 Oct, 2021 @ 3:56pm

Just click deny?

Dwolfin 29 Oct, 2021 @ 5:31pm

Just click deny they dont spend the money afterwards it gets canceled

Tyr808[Kick] 30 Oct, 2021 @ 1:07am

Thanks for the input. I am aware that denying refunds it for them, but that's good info to put out there all the same.

I'm looking to hard opt out of being gifted to avoid the situation in the first place.

ReBoot 30 Oct, 2021 @ 1:11am

Frankly, denying a gift isn't exactly a wildly extreme workaround, is more of a polite "no" when offered a gift.

You can however throw everyone off your friends list if you don't want to interact with people anyway. That will prevent them from sending you gifts either.

Last edited by ReBoot; 30 Oct, 2021 @ 1:15am

Supafly 30 Oct, 2021 @ 1:14am

Having something to automatically block gifts would give the same impression of declining a gift. I'd have no issue with someone declining a gift as I could send it to someone that would actually play it.

Kargor 30 Oct, 2021 @ 3:34am

Originally posted by Supafly:
Having something to automatically block gifts would give the same impression of declining a gift.

Depends on how it's implemented. It could be done right at the point where you have to specify the recipient, with a message like "This user does not accept gifts". Or, if you have to choose from a list of friends anyway, such users could simply be greyed out.

I don't see much use for Steam to implement something like this, though.

Tyr808[Kick] 30 Oct, 2021 @ 9:47am

Originally posted by ReBoot:
Frankly, denying a gift isn't exactly a wildly extreme workaround, is more of a polite "no" when offered a gift.

You can however throw everyone off your friends list if you don't want to interact with people anyway. That will prevent them from sending you gifts either.

Misinterpreted what I said. Having to unfriend people is the extreme workaround, denying is simple but it's something I'd rather not have to do all the time.

It's a niche thing for sure, I'm not demanding they change things, I'm literally just asking if it's possible and providing a bit of context to explain the situation.

Pscht 30 Oct, 2021 @ 10:44am

If they really are your friends they'll listen if you tell them "Pweeeeeeeeeeease don't gift me anything without asking first! That's rude!"

There, workaround done. No need for Valve to put in programmer hours.

Tyr808[Kick] 30 Oct, 2021 @ 11:28pm

Originally posted by Pscht:
If they really are your friends they'll listen if you tell them "Pweeeeeeeeeeease don't gift me anything without asking first! That's rude!"

There, workaround done. No need for Valve to put in programmer hours.

bit of a reach man, asked if an option existed, not screeching for my personal demands to be met. some of you in here are projecting hard enough to put imax out of business

Last edited by Tyr808[Kick]; 30 Oct, 2021 @ 11:29pm

SonicBoom 5 Jul @ 5:33pm

How do I send back a gift after accepting it!
The person keeps using it against me and I'd like to deny them the privilege and power over me and just purchase it myself.

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RPG Gamer Man 5 Jul @ 6:48pm

Originally posted by SonicBoom:
How do I send back a gift after accepting it!
The person keeps using it against me and I'd like to deny them the privilege and power over me and just purchase it myself.

Send it back as a refund. It should give the original person back their money. Be aware you need to be in the 2 hour/ 2 week limit.

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce 5 Jul @ 7:03pm

Originally posted by RPG Gamer Man:
Originally posted by SonicBoom:
How do I send back a gift after accepting it!
The person keeps using it against me and I'd like to deny them the privilege and power over me and just purchase it myself.

Send it back as a refund. It should give the original person back their money. Be aware you need to be in the 2 hour/ 2 week limit.

Both of them must approve the refund.

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rawWwRrr 5 Jul @ 9:45pm

Originally posted by SonicBoom:
How do I send back a gift after accepting it!
The person keeps using it against me and I'd like to deny them the privilege and power over me and just purchase it myself.

You can't send a game back, per se. The most you can do is authorize the buyer to initiate the refund. They are the only who can refund it given they were the ones that bought it.

If it's past the refund window, or the buyer refused to refund it, and you simply want it out of your library, you can can use the Support menus to remove from your account.

Help > Support > search for the game > click on game name > "I want to permanently remove this game from my account"

Last edited by rawWwRrr; 5 Jul @ 9:45pm

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RPG Gamer Man 5 Jul @ 9:58pm

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
Originally posted by RPG Gamer Man:

Send it back as a refund. It should give the original person back their money. Be aware you need to be in the 2 hour/ 2 week limit.

Both of them must approve the refund.

:nkCool:

Right..guess they cannot since the person who sent it might be doing some weird stuff sadly.

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