I bought my daughter a trash can with lid as a new apartment gift. The kitchen was small and the apartment was small, the smell from the trash was too overwhelming for me.
I posted before I read the other responses. Laughed when I read this:
“I can see buying him one item as a gift (bed?) and perhaps helping him with transport if you have a large SUV or truck but no need for the “nesting” behavior.”
My mom is consignment shopping and my sister suggested we meet up in Austin for a vacation and to help S decorate his place. Clearly, the women in my family love to decorate and “nest.” S is probably happy with a bed, sofa and TV. Maybe we need to back off a bit - lol.
I didn’t understand that original quote. When I think of nesting I think of preparing your own nest, not someone else’s.