What do you do with unwanted Christmas gifts?

tara747

Give to charity shop

*Louise* wrote: »

I tend to put things away in a cupboard or into a big box in the attic until I either find a use for them, find a person who would appreciate them...or take them to a car boot sale, where they will definitely find someone who can make use of them.

I don't give them to people as presents though. I don't have a problem with others doing that, I would just feel a bit guilty if I done it tbh.:o

Hmm, fair enough I guess... I'm just a bit surprised that you would feel guilty re-gifting them but would be happy to sell them at a car boot?

I see re-gifting as embodying the spirit of MSE... not wasting money, not lining the pockets of companies by buying endless unnecessary tat only to let it sit in the attic (thereby creating even more waste) etc. I am sure that there is a huge re-gifting merry go round going on, and I am totally happy about that. Even if the re-gifted things are just stuff that nobody else wants, at least it collectively costs us all less. And one man's trash is another man's treasure - eventually, each re-gift will find its perfect owner!! Ahhh how sweet lol.

Old_Git

My sister gives me crap presents every year .
Last year I got a book ( I never read books) .She was asked if I read books and she replied "oh it doesnt matter if he dose or not ,hes not important "

year before a cup a saucer ,I have a cupboard full of cups
and the best ,wait for it


a toothbrush !

cant wait for this years installment of tat.

I would love to recycle some of these and give them back to my sister next year .

^!£$&

Sell on eBay

I try to regift / ebay
A friend of mine gave me a necklace & earring set from accessorize last year it was really not my style so guess what my mom got for mothers day?? And she loves them and wears them all the time!

On the other hand I got given a radley purse & keyring set from my aunt a few years back and I really dislike radley, and knowing it wasnt cheap I sold it on ebay and bought something I really wanted!!

Shelldean

Put away and give to someone else at a later date

tara747 wrote: »

Is there any way you can narrow it down i.e. is there anyone who definitely didn't give them to you? It's annoying when that happens isn't it!

Or if they're pretty and not too delicate, you can still use them for Shloer, sparkling water etc - just to add a bit of glamour!!

I have a gift cupboard too and fill it up with grabbits/bargains throughout the year... and I reckon we're not the only ones! :rotfl:

I also love boot slippers - and wine glasses come to that if you're really stuck for someone to give them to! Since I definitely didn't give them to you. :rotfl:

Nope no bliking idea, remember getting them and thinking mmmm useful NOT!!! but really can't recall who or when. was gonna give them to a cusin whose just moved into her own place, but cos I can't recall who gave them to me there's a niggling doubt it might've been her!!! Might have to give them to you, cos I'm stumped now:rotfl: Tho may wait for one of the kids school fetes???
We was given some glasses a few yrs back really posh expensive ones that we use on xmas day etc for the kids Shloer etc( we really do think alike:D) they was given to us by a parent of the footie team OH was managing, so they didn't really know him very well. So we did try and use them.


The slippers are realy nice one, came from M & S ( per una) but i just don't do slippers.

What I find annoying is [STRIKE]stupid[/STRIKE] unthoughtful gifts from people who know me.... my sis has known since childhood I have an allergy to soap etc on my face, yet still buys me stuff to use on my face. Everyone knows I don't wear slippers cos it's commented on enough ... ooohh aren't your feet cold and in the summer when i'm in the garden about how dirty they are etc. Yet still i get slippers!!!!

Shelldean

Put away and give to someone else at a later date

Old_Git wrote: »

My sister gives me crap presents every year .
Last year I got a book ( I never read books) .She was asked if I read books and she replied "oh it doesnt matter if he dose or not ,hes not important "

year before a cup a saucer ,I have a cupboard full of cups
and the best ,wait for it


a toothbrush !

cant wait for this years installment of tat.

I would love to recycle some of these and give them back to my sister next year .

My sister suffers similar from her sis in law.
One yr she was given bubble bath, nothing wrong with bubble bath, but it was the tesco value one.
another yr she was given an diary and her OH got the matching address book. Obviously seperated set from the pound store too!!!!!

And yes I know before everyone says be grateful the giver might be skint etc, her sis in law is no way skint, she's a miser. So much so that now she refuses to buy for my sis, OH and their 3 kids cos she doesn't get a gift back from each of them!!!!! she gives to receive which in my book is ALL wrong.

hart44

Sell on eBay

I usually end up selling them on ebay.
I was given some nice candle holders but as I live in a small house with nowere to display them they went on ebay and sold well.
Most of the gifts I get are used though lol.

Liz33

I usually re-gift to someone else or give into charity shops now also i've kept things in the past and my house is more cluttered that ever, I can clutter my house up so easily myself so have to limit this!

grannytwice

Put away and give to someone else at a later date

very seldom i get something i dont like , but something i cant use i would rather recycle as a present or donate it for a raffle for charity i feel better if it gets put to good use than lying around the house

DaisyFlower

We have a box in the loft and any unwanted gifts and bit I pick up in the sales go in so that we have plenty of items for the school summer and xmas fairs as they let the children dress down for a few fridays in exchange for donations.

*Louise*

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tara747 wrote: »

Hmm, fair enough I guess... I'm just a bit surprised that you would feel guilty re-gifting them but would be happy to sell them at a car boot?

I don't feel guilty 'reassigning' something I will never use.

I would feel guilty giving it to someone as a present because I wouldn't have put much thought into the giving. And also little guilty because I wouldn't have spent any money on that person.

A little against the spirit of MSE I guess, but I'm just programmed that way lol