Christmas is Over; Will you Re-Gift?

[Bonanza]

Okay folks . . . Christmas has just about wound down.

You know that wallet you received that isn't the style you like? Will you re-gift it?

What about that handbag which you know isn't a Coach, but is a knock-off? Re-gift it?

OR . . .

Will we be seeing these things in the classified section of TOTV???

[KittyKat]

I got cash and I'm not giving it back! :icon_wink:

[Yung Dum]

Not a chance. If it's junk (which it usually is), Just junk it. If it's not junk and you don't like it, junk it anyway.

[tippyclubb]

Okay folks . . . Christmas has just about wound down.

You know that wallet you received that isn't the style you like? Will you re-gift it?

What about that handbag which you know isn't a Coach, but is a knock-off? Re-gift it?

OR . . .

Will we be seeing these things in the classified section of TOTV???

Will not re-gift ever. I'm grateful for any gift given to me by friends and family. At this point in life I don't need anything, but I do appreciate the time, effort, and thoughtfulness involved with gift giving.

[senior citizen]

Will not re-gift ever. I'm grateful for any gift given to me by friends and family. At this point in life I don't need anything, but I do appreciate the time, effort, and thoughtfulness involved with gift giving.


Tippy:
Everything you just posted is so very very true.

I echo your thoughts exactly.

It's always the simplest gifts that bring a tear to one's eye.

Also, who has never received a small trinket, lovingly saved for & purchased by a child, wrapped haphazardly but lovingly.............bestowed with a big hug and smile?

Or, home baked cookies from an elderly neighbor who has totally lost her knack for kitchen skills.......but baked them with LOVE all the same?

It's the thought that counts.

Although Christmas has become too commercial in many ways, many still enjoy the gift giving (while lacking the energy or monetary needs to make a WOW statement like they might have accomplished when younger......) Families grow bigger and bigger with each passing year as all of our own children, neices/nephews, and even grandchildren begin their own families........so the list GROWS.......


A nice gift card to their favorite store, tucked into their Christmas card, might solve the problem of even having to "regift". However, I have never regifted.


If totally unuseable, after a period of time, we give it to the Salvation Army in our town as a donation. One man's trash is another man's treasure. Someone might truly need an item that we no longer have a use for at our age........or space for on our shelves. But, it's always the thought of the giver that truly counts.


CHRISTMAS PRESENTS


It isn't the flowing ribbons,
draped and curled with extra care,
or the fine and fancy bows
tied with ornamental flair.


It isn't the label on the box,
the sum of money spent,
or anything that shows the length
to which you obviously went.


The beauty of a Christmas gift
cannot be seen at all.
For the loveliness of giving
is a feeling, grand and tall.


It's the genuine offer of love,
the yearning to make a connection,
a show of honest gratitude,
a display of sincere affection.











　

[graciegirl]

I will regift, or try to. I will try to give to others in the coming year, every kind thought and some other object given to me in the spirit of love.

As for the little Christmas hand towels that everyone always ends up with in some Christmas exchange, they will find their way back to another Christmas exchange next year and right now I will say a prayer that they are NOT returned to the giver.

We have had the same Christmas hand towels since me and Martha Washington bought them at the day after sale at Federated Department Stores version Lazarus in Columbus, Ohio in the early sixties.

Why are you reading this? Now is the time to purchase some Christmas hand towels for next year.

Hugs and Love.

[Jimturner]

I take a different approach. God forbid, re gifting is a way to benifit from a gift of love from another. Yuck. Consider my way, if you receive something that is not useful for you, donate the item so someone else may get the joy and your guilt free. Re gifting is just simply not cool.

[DonH57]

I never re gift Scotch!

[njbchbum]

Regift? How crass! That would be like giving away all of the love and thoughtfulness that went into the selection of the gift to begin with!

And Gracie - those seasonal hand towels make great little dust cloths if you have room to store them for each holiday! And hubs will keep one in each of the cars and his golf cart for any 'just in case' situation!

[Bavarian]

Remember Christmas is 12 days, today is the Second Day of Christmas, time for the two turtle doves. Many countries have off this day, and many offices seem to be off today, try calling them.

Merry Second Day of Christmas!

[Pointer]

I will gladly give away something that I get but don't use to someone who can. The thoughtful sentiment is the same weather I end up using it or pass it on.

Last birthday my kids sent me Fire Tv. I was delighted and then asked what is it? The kids laughed and said you're going to love it. Ok, I said excited tell me how. I know they love me and that a lot of thought went into it whatever it was. And they were right, I do love it.

I always tell them that if something I give isn't quite right to return it or pass it on to someone who will benefit. They know I try but it happens. It's joyous to give so why not let it just keep going forward.
:laugh:

[Bonny]

I don't mind re-gifts at all.
18 of us recently had a Christmas party at Lopez. After, we went to one of the houses for drinks & night caps and we had a re-gift gift exchange. It was so much fun. A few actually got things they loved that match their decor. Some of it was funny stuff. We did a lot of laughing. We had a blast and everyone wants to do it again next year.
A few years ago, someone got me a cute set of Christmas bathroom towels with cactus on them. Not my taste, I like palm trees. The next year I re-gifted them to friends who moved here from Arizona. They love them and put them out every year. I'm glad they went to good use.

[justjim]

I put the "white elephant gifts" in a different category. I can't remember ever selling a gift that someone gave me. If I get something that I can't use or already have three or four, If it's worthwhile, I try to find a charity to give it to.

I would hate to re-gift something that a friend gave me and they found out that I sold it or gave it as a gift to someone else.

Not to be negative, but I can't believe some of the "things" I see for sale on TOTV. However, if that's your thing, more power to you!

[Bubble Gum]

Regift? How crass! That would be like giving away all of the love and thoughtfulness that went into the selection of the gift to begin with!

And Gracie - those seasonal hand towels make great little dust cloths if you have room to store them for each holiday! And hubs will keep one in each of the cars and his golf cart for any 'just in case' situation!

I don't believe re-gifting is crass at all.
I find and see many gifts which are given out of obligation,
not the love and thoughtfulness you mention, unfortunately.

[graciegirl]

I don't believe re-gifting is crass at all.
I find and see many gifts which are given out of obligation,
not the love and thoughtfulness you mention, unfortunately.

I am sorry that is what you find and see.

I love to give gifts and try very hard to find out what would bring joy to the person who receives it. Our family does such a good job of honing in on the interests and current taste of the others. I can't think of any obligatory giving or receiving.

When the time came with our grandchildren that it was clear that Santa and the elves had help, we taught them how to do the job for Santa. We lived closeby and gave them money, made them decide who they would give gifts to, and to think about what they could afford with the set amount they were given that would surprise and delight the receivers. We went with them to shop, and helped them wrap. Giving a gift to bring joy to someone is a very lovely thing to learn how to do.

And despite their skepticism in his existence, Santa continued to arrive and still does, and they are now in their twenties.

[TCGirl]

There are many articles in magazines on re-gifting, and most that I have read (women's magazines) say re-gifting is not crass at all if it is done in the right spirit and the right way.

If you're just tossing something at someone because you need a gift and someone gave you something you didn't like, then yes, it's crass.

But if you have been given something you truly can't use and know of someone that can, then it isn't crass at all. We just won a ginormous bottle of Reisling as a Christmas party door prize that would have sat in our house gathering dust. The person sitting next to me mentioned that they had just enjoyed the same thing over Thanksgiving that their daughter had brought to them. Guess where that bottle of Reisling went? It was her hostess gift the next week, and we both had a good laugh.

And the next time we need a hostess gift, it will be the lovely box of chocolates we received last week and will never eat. Hope it's soon before they go stale. Why let it go to waste? What should I do, throw it out? If nothing else, the trash collectors will be enjoying it soon. They are always appreciative of our re-gifting, especially of the Budweiser variety.

So yes, I think there is a place for re-gifting.

[CFrance]

I got cash and I'm not giving it back! :icon_wink:
Ha ha!

If you re-gifted the loot, would it be considered paying it forward?:shrug:

[PR1234]

I'm NOT a re-gifter, but my 21 yr old grandson brought over a new girl unexpectedly. I grabbed a cute little Bath and Body lotion.... still in it's gift bag, and gave it to her! Whew!!

[Pointer]

Ha Ha, one year Santa was tired or overwhelmed with all the wrapping. On christmas morning they opened a few that were supposed to be for the other and had a good laugh at my expense, saying I think this was supposed to be for you. I guess you could say we know each other pretty well. :shrug:

[Barefoot]

I usually donate gifts I can't use to Good Will or The Salvation Army.
If I have a blue bathroom and I get green towels, I'm going to give them to charity.
I wouldn't be at all offended if a friend re-gifted something I gave her.
And sure I would pass a gift on, if it is something really special that I can't use, but that I know a friend would treasure.

[manaboutown]

Of course. It is Boxing Day. Boxing Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day)

[kcrazorbackfan]

Hard to re-gift the present the wife and I gave to each other - a new home in The Villages!! :2excited::2excited::2excited: