"Should you tell someone that you are giving them a "re-gifted" gift?"

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If you plan on re-gifting a gift you received, should you tell the person you are giving the gift to that it was a gift you got from someone else?


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"No, I don't think I would do it. It's bad enough when I feel guilty re-gifting, but I have a hard time throwing"
 by Dana_L on Oct 15 2007 (28 months ago)
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things away and feel that maybe someday else will find joy in something I don't, so I re-gift, but still I feel guilty.
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"Absolutely not! "
 by GrammyJ on Oct 15 2007 (28 months ago)
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That wouldn't make them feel special at all.  Just keep it to yourself that you are re-gifting. 

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"In a word, NO!"
 by NancyE on Oct 15 2007 (28 months ago)
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To do so is asking for trouble in many different ways. You'd be providing information the new recipient doesn't need to know. It also provides one more potential avenue for the "I re-gifted what you gave me" information to get back to the original person who gave the gift to you in the first place.

 

That is, unless you want to show that original person that they made a gift selection that you didn't like.
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"I would say there is absolutly nothing wrong with it and you should not tell the person it is a regift."
 by ChicagoTRS on Oct 15 2007 (28 months ago)
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My personal opinion...once you receive a gift it is your to do what you want with.  If it is something you do not need or do not want and you cannot return it why not give it to someone who may need it or enjoy it?  I do not think there is any need to tell someone it is a regift and I do not think it is dishonest or anything.  In fact I would say it is a breach of etiquette to tell someone it is a regift...no good will come from sharing that info.  I do not see much difference than going out and purchasing it and then giving it as a gift.

 

You probably do not want give away something that is used.  Be careful not to regift someone the same gift they gave you or at the same party as someone who originally gave you the gift.

 

A nice way to get rid of unwanted gifts is to participate in a white elephant gift exchange where everything is supposed to be regifts.  Everyone basically wraps an unwanted gift and then puts them together with everyone elses white elephant gift and then everyone basically gets a random gift.  Or sometimes people make it into a game with stealing a gift that has already been open, etc...kind of a game. 


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"Of course not! Well, sometimes . . . "
 by KKChickpea on Oct 15 2007 (28 months ago)
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Every now and then, I am the recipient of a nice gift I have absolutely no use for.  I either wait for somebody whom I think will enjoy it and just say "I got this . . . " OR I'll wrap it up and take it to the office Christmas party, or give it to somebody else as a gift.
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I've only re-gifted once in my life, it was to a co-worker. Believe me, I'll never do that again. I had forgotten her birthday was approaching, and I didn't have an opportunity to buy her a present. Luckily, I remembered I had a gift certificate my boss had given me the previous Christmas. Long story short, I gave my co-worker the gift certificate. Unfortunately, I neglected to notice my boss had inserted a little note card in with the envelope in which the gift card was inserted. On the note card was written. "Merry Christmas, Lin." I can still sense the sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach when I saw my co-worker holding the note. Then when she said "You gave away your gift." I don't know what kind of excuse I made, but I know it was one of the humiliating experiences I've ever had.

Bottom line, if you have to re-gift, don't tell the recipient. More importantly, check for any telltale evidence!!
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