Re-Gifting

[djmixon]

For or against and Why?

I personally don't see a problem with it. I mean once you give someone a gift, it is theirs to do with as they please. . .return or re-gift or use/display/gather dust, etc.

If I get a gift that I cannot or don't feel comfortable asking for the receipt to return, I re-gift if I think the item is appropriate for the intended recipient. It is the same as if I returned the item and then used the money to buy a gift for someone else, in my opinion. The same thought went into the gift giving. . .so what is the harm? Better than plugging the landfill with something that will never degrade. . .

Thoughts?

[juelle]

Depends on what the gift is and who it came from.
A sweater from mom i'd just return.
A fruitcake, it's regifted 100 times over.

[6th Angel]

I got a gift from my Sister´s mom. It´s a cross, I don´t wear or like crosses. She had no way of knowing this and there for I´m confused......I don´t know what to do with it. Should I re-gift it or keep it to gather dust? I know she had the best intention with it. And when my aunt made the comment in front of her that I never wear crosses, I felt her, I felt that she felt bad about it. :2G:

[Aedrais]

Well... one woman's trash is another's treasure, right? If you get something that doesn't really suit you, but there's someone else who would like it a lot, I think it's ok. Just be subtle about it.

[Jenne]

Re-gifting is fine. I've seen the stuff I give to others treated that way, and I got over it. Funny thing is, I even give away stuff I LIKE, just because you're sometimes in a pinch and need something quick! I don't always have the $ to buy something nice, so if I have extra stuff, I just package it off.

[Flaire-FireStar]

It depends on what it is (mainly stuff I'm allergic to I have no qualms on passing on)

[mattolsen]

I personally know that if I gave someone a gift that they did not like I would rather it go to someone who does then it sit in a box somewhere or get thrown out. Although I don't think all people feel the same way.

[Yasmine Galenorn]

For or against and Why?

I personally don't see a problem with it. I mean once you give someone a gift, it is theirs to do with as they please. . .return or re-gift or use/display/gather dust, etc.

If I get a gift that I cannot or don't feel comfortable asking for the receipt to return, I re-gift if I think the item is appropriate for the intended recipient. It is the same as if I returned the item and then used the money to buy a gift for someone else, in my opinion. The same thought went into the gift giving. . .so what is the harm? Better than plugging the landfill with something that will never degrade. . .

Thoughts?

Agreed...and I try to make sure it's kept as clean and new as possible. I only give them to somebody else if I think the receipient REALLY would like it...I hate keeping stuff around that just doesn't serve any purpose in my life--and I hope most of my good friends know what works and what doesn't for me. I'd rather receive a beautiful card from someone than a gift I can't use and then feel awkward about.

Yasmine :colorful:

[badkitty]

I "gift" items I don't want/need on frequently, but I always admit what I am doing. "I got this and the color wasn't good for me, but I immediately thought it would look great on you."

[soilsigh aingeal]

no problem as long as it doesn't go to the person who gave it to you.

[Krystalin]

I think its okay as long as the gift giver doesn't find out. My mother has done this with almost everything we give her and its just gotten to the point where I didn't even bother getting her anything anymore. I thought it was rude and it makes you feel like taking all that time to chose a gift for them was wasted if it just goes to another person the very next week. I guess, to me at least, it just takes the joy out of gift giving...

[MsFireHaven]

Well... one woman's trash is another's treasure, right? If you get something that doesn't really suit you, but there's someone else who would like it a lot, I think it's ok. Just be subtle about it.

Agreed

[IndigoMoon]

My daughter is in the first grade and she had a birthday party to go to on December 30th. Jordan got 2 easy bake ovens for christmas, so I gave one of them to the birthday girl. In that case I think it was more than acceptable. I can't seem to justify having two of the same toys in the house.

[BrigidMoon]

Are you going to sell it? I'd rather give a gift away that someone else will appreciate...

[Starry Di]

I don't like the idea of me re-gifting someone's gift :$ I think I'd rather it gather dust and yeah :$ I'd just feel bad about re-gifting.

For me giving someone else a gift? Eh, if they really don't like it, sure they can do whatever they want with it =)

[Amethyst Rose]

Personally, I think it's tacky and insulting. If a person gives you a gift it usually means that they care about you, and put some thought and feeling into that gift. To just give it to someone else, I think, is like throwing it back in their face.
And no, I don't return gifts, either, unless they're clothes that don't fit.

[Yasmine Galenorn]

Personally, I think it's tacky and insulting. If a person gives you a gift it usually means that they care about you, and put some thought and feeling into that gift. To just give it to someone else, I think, is like throwing it back in their face.
And no, I don't return gifts, either, unless they're clothes that don't fit.

I don't agree--some people buy horrendous gifts for friends and family...rather than see it go to waste in a closet (and I never let clutter build up in closets) or tossing it in the garbage, the two choices left are re-gifting or donating it to a thrift shop.

I'm allergic to a number of things, and we have a small house. There's no way I'm going to keep something just because somebody gave it to me, if it will just be ignored or if it's going to take up space and be something that I cringe at every time I look at it. (And I feel that way about what I buy my friends, though I usually do some hunting around to make sure they really want what I'm getting, or for generic gifts, I tend to give pretty baskets of tea and food that I know the person can eat).

I'd much rather make sure it gets a chance at having a home where it's truly appreciated. And the thought that went into their gift is what I keep...but let's face it, I do NOT need another bag of potpourri--my husband can't handle the smell and I don't keep dead flowers in the house (and usually it's so heavily scented, I can't handle it either). I can either tell my friend, "I'm sorry, but I don't want this..." or I can give it to someone like my sister and say, "Here, somebody gave me this but I can't use it. Do you want it?"

Yasmine :colorful:

[Pandoras]

I voted Yes. I think re-gifting is fine and I do it, but only with certain presents. My family and friends usually give me things they know I want or would like. So, I never regift their presents. At worse, I might have to exchange it for another size or color. The presents that I usually regift are things that I've received from people I don't know well, coworkers, etc. that are nice, but I have no use for or simply aren't my style. I keep them all in a large plastic container with notes on when it was given to me and by whom to avoid any faux pas. I never ever regift a crappy present. That goes in the donation bin or the trash.

[Amethyst Rose]

I can give it to someone like my sister and say, "Here, somebody gave me this but I can't use it. Do you want it?"



That I can understand and wouldn't have a problem with it, I've done done that myself when a client gave me bath salts I was allergic to. But wrapping it and making it a gift from you, just seems insincere, for some reason. I can't really explain why.

[WynterWynd]

I don't see anything wrong with re-gifting. I have done it before. Its better than burrying or tossing out a gift that you just don't need/care for/will use etc.

The only thing I will not re-gift is something that someone has handmade for for me. If that person went to all the time and trouble to create that gift, I am going to keep it:)

[djmixon]

I agree. . .If it is hand-made especially for me. . .I will display it or use it as best as I can. . .out of respect. ..

[Yasmine Galenorn]

That I can understand and wouldn't have a problem with it, I've done done that myself when a client gave me bath salts I was allergic to. But wrapping it and making it a gift from you, just seems insincere, for some reason. I can't really explain why.

I guess I don't see a problem with it, primarily because there are a lot of very poor people out there. Sometimes, they (been there, done that) just can't afford gifts. There have been times when I got something that just wasn't 'me'...and I knew a friend would like it but couldn't afford to get them anything, so I'd give it to them for their birthday or the like.

Usually, I just give it outright--as a gift but not 'wrapped up' so to speak. (Again the, "I don't need or want this, do you?").

Handmade gifts....well...I usually keep, and if I love it, I find a way to display it...though there have been some that I've stuck it away unless the friend or family member was coming over, and then a year or so later, just quietly got rid of. But most of the gifts I get aren't hand crafted. (For example, somebody gave us a bunch of cookies. Well, Sam can't eat them, and neither can I...so I gave them to our neighbor).

Yas