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Personally if I was in Aarons position (not wanting to get the gift) and purposefully stated I WAS NOT spending money and told the other 2 people to knock themselves out and get something if they want, then I would not have behaved like Aaron did. If I didn't want to spend that much I would state HOW MUCH I was willing to spend.
I would be happy that the others got the gifts, and excited to see what they got, and happy to see that the are happy. Even feeling uncomfortable about having not participated (which Louise didn't mention that Aaron didn't spend until he made a comment to Jay) I would probably joke about being a stingy bastard and try not to effect the atmosphere. It just seemed to me he tried to manipulate his way through the situation. He couldn't even just let them have a good evening he needed to plant a seed in Jay and Louises mind.