Do you think its bad to regift.. ??
@emilylynn2003 (876)
United States
December 25, 2006 7:48pm CST
should you let those gifts go to waste or .. give them to someone who would LOVE IT.. what do you think is regifting wrong? why and why not ..
6 responses
@SageMother (2277)
• United States
26 Dec 06
If there is absolutely no way to return the gift for cash or to exchange it for something more appropriate, Its best to give it to someone who will enjoy it.
Hopefully you don't forget who that was an inadvertantly give it to the person who gavve it to you in the first place!!!!!
@ashiflett (1045)
• United States
26 Dec 06
I believe that you should show your appreciatation for the gifts that you receive and if you are unable to use the gift, it is fine to give it to someone else who is able to.
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@emilylynn2003 (876)
• United States
26 Dec 06
thanks for your comment.. so you have regifted before.. share your story .. i got a really weird pair of slippers that i gave right to my baby who loved them .. i dont feel that bad ..
@MrsFrizzle (1963)
• United States
26 Dec 06
Regifting is awsome. I think as long as you are nice and thankful for the gift in person that is good. I would not tell the person who gave me the gift I regifted it but why let an item go to waste If I can not use it someone can.
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@nancygibson (3736)
• France
26 Dec 06
I'm a great believer in the Freecycle network, its a wonderful way to pass on items that are no longer needed by you but which might be useful to someone else, plus I have had some useful things gifted to me from there too. Its a very good ifdea to rehome items you don't need, I hate waste and we all have too much stuff these days
@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
26 Dec 06
I always thought it was tacky and rude to re-gift. I never liked getting these gifts either because they really were never anything I would want. It felt like I became the holder of gifts not wanted. why not just exchange them for something you would like. I get lots of gifts that I do not want or need, but I know the person that gave them to me thought I did, so they become special to me. To me a re-gifter is thoughtless and lazy.
@emilieespino (963)
• Philippines
26 Dec 06
I call re-gifting as recycling and I recycle gifts that I know I don't need (sometimes I even like the gift but if I have no for, I would not want it to go to waste if someone else would appreciate/use it). Like if someone gave you a pretty pair of shoes that's quite big for you or the color is not your taste -- would you rather it gathers dust and rots in your cabinet? Also, at Christmas sometimes I receive too many fruit cakes or baskets of fruits. I give them to the kids caroling in the streets or to some poor relatives or friends.The gifter would not have known it and I think it's not being rude to have given it away because of course it's always the thought that counts, not the value of the gift.
@bimmer999 (1158)
• Philippines
26 Dec 06
i think its perfectly fine to regift..
a gift is something given to you so after that it is yours..
yours to do what you want with it..
and if you wanna give it to somebody else, then good! lol
