Regift Christmas Gifts and give to someone else????

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Awauphi

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if you gave gifts to someone and hope that they like it... they would keep it? right?? ok.. but what happened if they regifted the gifts and gave to someone else... and tell you what she/he did .... what would u do then??? feeling hurt? right? like mine did.. :ugh3:

my opinion is that... u DONT tell someone that u did regift the gifts then give to someone else ... VERY TABOO!!! :rl:

that person could have given me them back and i would have given to TJ??? jeez... i think its rude too?


so WHAT do you THINK???? explain!!! :cool:
 
Ill give it away to Goodwill. No one knows. ;)

Two years ago, I got a gift from ex my neighbor. It was a bible. I thanked them and walked back home. I said to myself what am I going to do with it? hmm hmm I had an idea and put it in ebay. Someone bidded it.
My ex neighbor asked me "you still have a bible?" I said "yes its on the shelf." They didn't know I rid of it. Why did I do it? I have one of my own since I was teenager. I do not want to have another one.
 
I would consider that rude in my opinion, that would be a slap in the face. It's what the thoughts count, some people just don't realized that, no matter how much they don't like it, that person put a lot of thought and care into what that person picked for that person.
 
Re-gift is remarkably rude!
Yes!

If you dislike the re-gift.. Why don't you put it up the Goodwill whoever cannot afford their Christmas.. Would be nice for them have it as long whoever will happy and deserved their Christmas!
 
I don't care. If someone likes the gift more, great. Better than not using the gift or throwing away. Many times I give my roommates one of my gifts and they give me one also. The only problem would be something very personal like........no, still I don't care. :P

People try to be nice with gifts. This is more important sometimes than the gift. If someone doesn't like my gift, no problem to me but I hope someone gets the regift and likes this more. This is just sharing good things IMO.
 
Kaitin said:
Confused about what, Angel?

And I love your snowflakes!!
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Thanks, it's just that I haven't seen or heard anyone ever gave someone else their gifts that they may not like.

The only thing I know is they usually go back to the store and exchange for something else.


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Angel said:
Thanks, it's just that I haven't seen or heard anyone ever gave someone else their gifts that they may not like.

The only thing I know is they usually go back to the store and exchange for something else.


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Yes we can but what if it isnt from the store? Maybe from catalogs?? You couldnt get it exchange it hmm??
 
RedheadGrrl said:
Yes we can but what if it isnt from the store? Maybe from catalogs?? You couldnt get it exchange it hmm??
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Isn't it a bit rude to give their gift to someone else? just because someone doesn't like it?
 
Or sometimes I get a gift from my parents I know my roommate likes more so my roommate gets the gift. My parents know we change gifts and don't care I think. I could return the gift and get something different but sometimes I don't care about getting another gift and know another will like the gift more so I give it. Easier than returning the gift and fun if a friend or someone likes it more! :)
 
To me, a gift is just a tool to show another person your appreciation of him/her.

When someone gives me a gift and expects me to use it (or keep it), it is no longer a gift but a tool of manipulation.

Regifting a gift is practical in that it finds a home where it will be useful. Keeping a gift that you have no use for is selfish.

I have a box of regifting gifts. My appreciation for those who give me a gift does not increase/decrease because of the gift's usefulness. It's the thought that counts.
 
Angel said:
Isn't it a bit rude to give their gift to someone else? just because someone doesn't like it?
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Yes it is rude. I wont give it to someone if I dont like this item. Ill give it away to Goodwill or sell it at ebay. It is only way you can rid of it if you cannot exchange it.
 
I consider regifting as recycle than not use those gifts because I don´t like waste... My mother-in-law taught me it´s wasteful if you keeping a gift, you don´t use then do something with those item, you don´t use. It´s mainly important to know your friend or family alway want that one instead of pass the regift/recycle gift to them without know they really use it or not. I consider it´s not nice to give re-gifting to them without know that they really need it or not.

I do re-cycle the gifts, I never use is paint and trick the gifts in different way and also use different wrapping paper and decorate on it.

A lot of people loves to have crafts. I do a lot of crafts work and also trick antique on picture frame, make it look old... Napkin paper tech., too. I often buy any junk things from flea markets to trick them into antique, etc... make poreallan look out of glass, etc. old vase into new vase... with decoration on it... many different things... I can trick to. It´s my hobby. A lot of people loves my art work. I know it´s hard work but I love doing for my dearest friends and family.

I got "Frank Sinatra" song CD as gift from my co-worker at 2 years ago. I honseted with her that I appreciate those gift and like Frank Sinatra but I cannot hear his song. She forget that I am deaf and appreciate my honestly and know next time. What I do with English Frank Sinatra singing CD? I added something and decorate with gift paper wrapping and mail to my Dad because I know he LOVE Frank Sinatra´s singing CD. My boss gave me box of chocolate with nuts. I told him that I appreciated those gift, he gave me but I want to let him know that I don´t like nuts... Guess what he said to me??? Give box of nuts chocolate to my hubby... I laughed with him saying that I wannnnaaaa chocolate for myself, not my hubby... We laughed together... "Regifting" doesn´t bother us... He knows and give me box of chocolate without nuts every year... Angel mailed DVD "Out of Ashes" to fulfill my wish. I honested with her that DVD is not working in Europe due Region reason. I returned DVD to her. Remember, Angel?

See, I don´t like being flattery and lie to the people but let them know... and they know I appreciate it very much... and don´t want to see them to waste their money when I don´t like nuts, can´t hear music or DVD doesn´t working in my DVD player.

Am I rude? I do not consider that I am rude... :dunno:

All what I want to say:

Honestly, set the family together is best gift than gift itself. Christmas isn't about value or about best gifts but spirit/feeling. *shrug*

I personally don´t see anything wrong with re-gifting/recycle as long as you should not give the gift to same person, you got the gift from him or her or someone in the family or your cliques last year. I don't think re-gifting is so bad if the items are nice things, they really use or need badly. *shrug*
 
I was remember about last few years ago, I got Holy Bible and small bible picture frame from my grandma for christmas then I just donated at thrift store, along with few gifts that I don't like it.
 
Forget to add my post over donation.

We often donate the items, we never use or know my friends or family would not like it to Christmas raffles.
 
That's why I always ask my family what they want for Christmas, instead of buying them something that may not be useful, or something they may not like otherwise it won't be seen again.

I brought "a sister" picture frame for my sister, it's a beautiful frame with a poem about having a sister, and when I saw it on top of her fireplace that one day, she had a picture of her and my other sister without me in it, I felt somewhat offensive and hurt because I thought she would add a picture of all of us sisters instead of just her and one sister.
 
If I dont like gifts, I will not say I dont like it. I would say thank you for gift. I didnt have this problem for long time because everyone asked me what i want or I ask everyone what they want.
 
Hmm... I don't think it's rude. It's also why the stores give gift reciepts incase the person wants to return it for something else. Not everyone likes everything they get...
 
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