Re-Gifting

moonpie · Post by **moonpie** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:18 am

Do you think re-gifting is proper? Do you do it? I don't, but there seems to be an awful lot of it going around. Opinion anyone?

kinks · Post by **kinks** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:37 pm

Sorry to sound thick.....but what's re-gifting

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:38 pm

I know I am coming across as stupid here.......but.......what is re-gifting? :-6

kinks · Post by **kinks** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:40 pm

ThePheasant;740126 wrote: I know I am coming across as stupid here.......but.......what is re-gifting? :-6

Great minds think alike....or should that be stupid minds

:wah:

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:45 pm

kinks;740127 wrote: Great minds think alike....or should that be stupid minds

:wah:

:wah::wah:

My mind is smoking now .... self destruct in 30 seconds.

Hey Kinks we could give our brains to each other as a gift (not much change there then :wah:) ..... maybe thats what re-gifting is

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:48 pm

i think its when someone gives you a present and you then give it to someone else.

kinks · Post by **kinks** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:51 pm

ThePheasant;740128 wrote: :wah::wah:

My mind is smoking now .... self destruct in 30 seconds.

Hey Kinks we could give our brains to each other as a gift (not much change there then :wah:) ..... maybe thats what re-gifting is

:wah: ok then, that's my pressie to you ....lol

lemon_and_mint;740130 wrote: i think its when someone gives you a present and you then give it to someone else.

Oh yeah, if the pressie is off someone i don't like..... which means it's usually a crap gift, than i pass it on to someone that likes it....lol

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:58 pm

My family has a porcelin wall plaque with fruit on it that we pass around as a gag gift. My sister gets it back on her birthday New Years Day. :sneaky: I tried to find 5 more of them to give as Christmas gifts to torture the whole family, but I can't find them any where. :wah:

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:00 pm

Probably an urban legend -

A man gave his girlfriend just a box of chocolates for Christmas although she had expected more.She gave the chocolates to a work colleague.

Later the boyfriend asked her what she was going to spend the £50 gift voucher on, which he had slipped in amongst the chocolates.

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:00 pm

Peg;740134 wrote: My family has a porcelin wall plaque with fruit on it that we pass around as a gag gift. My sister gets it back on her birthday New Years Day. :sneaky: I tried to find 5 more of them to give as Christmas gifts to torture the whole family, but I can't find them any where. :wah:

you could make some fake ones by gluing pictures of fruit to paper plates.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:03 pm

lemon_and_mint;740137 wrote: Probably an urban legend -

A man gave his girlfriend just a box of chocolates for Christmas although she had expected more.She gave the chocolates to a work colleague.

Later the boyfriend asked her what she was going to spend the £50 gift voucher on, which he had slipped in amongst the chocolates.

Ouch!!

I admit I have done it when I've been so low on cash that I didn't have two nickels to rub together. It was always something that could be passed off as new, nothing that ever looked like it had been used.

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:05 pm

I've done it with nice things that didn't appeal to me, but perfect for someone else...and had it done to me with used appliances with parts missing .....

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:08 pm

lemon_and_mint;740139 wrote: you could make some fake ones by gluing pictures of fruit to paper plates.

Haha Great idea!

KarmaDoodle · Post by **KarmaDoodle** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:21 pm

lemon_and_mint;740130 wrote: i think its when someone gives you a present and you then give it to someone else.

yep thats the idea of re-gifting.

i don't think its a terrible idea, but it can come off as tacky. i only re-gift spontaneously, like if i get something i have a duplicate of. but i don't do it for special occasions.

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:28 pm

I think it's a great idea... just so long as the original 'giver' doesn't find out about it. Better hope you've got a good memory and don't give it back to the same person.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:29 pm

Oh, that would be sad.......to give it back to them! :wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:02 pm

I believe if someone gives you a gift, you thank them. After that, what you do with that gift is your business. Whether you keep it for yourself, re-gift it to someone else who might enjoy it, or trash it.