You made the right call . Him asking for his business card back is a huge red flag . No businessman is going to destroy their chance at future business with a prospective client just because the client is short on cash at the moment . <| sep |> I ' ve got an Orphan Thanksgiving party going on in Williamsburg with about 15 people if you ' d like to join . We ' re all super friendly <| sep |> We ' re barely out of the fuckin jungle George Carlin <| sep |> Why not just get one yourself and then get a proper present for your partner ? I ' d be pretty annoyed if someone did that to me . The whole point of a gift is to show that you thought about the person and that you care about them . Buying yourself something and pretending it ' s for the other person is doing the exact opposite of that .