Is It Bad Taste To Post Photos Of Your Presents?
WOMAN'S OWN|December 21, 2020
On Christmas Day, millions of us will be whipping out our phones to share snaps of our spoils, but some think there’s a thin line between sharing and bragging
Frances Leate
Is It Bad Taste To Post Photos Of Your Presents?

No

‘It’s great to share the love and spread some positivity’

Shae Eccleston, 42, lives in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Like most people these days, I rarely print out and keep a photograph, so I love looking back over my Instagram or Facebook memories whenever I need an uplifting reminder of happy moments.

Some of the photos that stand out are those taken at Christmas and on birthdays. For my birthday this year, in June, I opened my front door to find a delivery woman clutching a bouquet of white and rose-gold balloons. I was so overwhelmed a friend had made such a sweet gesture, I wasted no time in pulling out my phone and taking a photo before posting it on Instagram.

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