handling a tenant giving you a holiday gift

[Colleen F.]

First ,  i don't give my tenants gifts.  I've given it some though but its not really my style so for now we have opted out and it has never been an issue. I got a message today from a tenant who has been with us for about two months asking when I would be around she has something for me.  I am really not comfortable accepting gifts.  I am hoping this is cookies or a fruitcake which would be thoughtful but not too uncomfortable. However if it is a gift like her voicemail states I would like to end the practice. Has anyone had tenants try to gift you? how do you deal with it?  I really just want to be the landlord not her friend but don't want to insult her.