What are your thoughts on regifting?

vikki_louise

Just don't do what my Nan does- regift your gifts back to you! Its gotten to the point I have a little fun and re-gift her re-gifted gifts back at her. I believe one pair of socks has changed hands between us about 5 or 6 times, she still think's I've not twigged

chasingsunshine_2

Yeah no problem with that at all! She'll like the pressie and you'll have saved yourself some cash Anything I'm not keen on or have no use for will be going in my christmas 2011 box
It makes sense I think

mary-op

I do it and so do my friends.............in fact for my birthday my friend laughed and said she'd had to do it in such a panic (grandchild due any time) I might find some I'd given here............lol.
It's the thought and the act of giving that means more than any price tag in my book.

Bitsy_Beans

I do it. If it's unused and in good condition I don't see the problem. No point in spending money just for the sake of it as far as I am concerned.

mambury

another re gifter here... no need to worry about it!!

skintchick

I have just this evening wrapped a gift for a friend's new baby that was a birthday present for my little girl, which we already owned. Nothing wrong with it! It's new, it's what they'd like, what's the problem? I even did it for my bridesmaid when I got married - I'd been given a corporate gift of a scented candle in her favourite scent, in a solid silver container, worth £50. I knew she'd love it so I gave it to her as her thank-you gift and she raved about it. I'd have burnt it and not really liked it much so it was better to pass it to her, surely?

GillM

Absolutely - you said she likes the perfume so if you could afford it. perhaps you might have bought her some anyway! As another poster said, perhaps add a token gift if it makes you feel better. It would be different if you'd been given something you didn't like and passed it on for the sake of getting rid of it, whether the person you gave it to would like it or not. Although even then, that's often the risk you take, that someone won't like the present you give them. You don't like it, she does - perfect solution!

tartantotty

I have a box in my cupboard that I use for re-gifting! I have a wee stock of things that I can give to people, and mix and match. It means I can give better things to people than I could afford to buy, and I keep a wee note of who has given me things to make sure I dont give something back to the person who gave it to me!

I also keep the body scrubs/shower gels etc that I get in perfume giftsets (I can't use them due to eczema) and give them to people as a wee extra, or in a hamper.

bluebag

It's very good to re-gift, it's a form of recycling in a way and very much in the sharing and caring spirit of Christmas.

You have given thought to the gift, it's something you know she will enjoy.

Meadows

Pernicious wrote: »

I was just wondering what people thought on this as money is very tight this year for me, & I have been thinking about giving my sister a perfume I know she really likes, that was given to me earlier on this year but I'm not so keen on it... It still has the original box etc & is unused besides 1 test spray to see if I like it! I would obviously dust it off so I hope she wouldn't realise it's a regift. Is this ok or is this tacky? My only other option is spending a very small on amount on something I'm not so sure she'd like as much. Perni x

Most people give unwanted unused gifts to others makes good sense, but I would never give a used gift even just a test spray also perfumes once opened begin to deteriorate.
I would pass the perfume on if you do not like it but I would not use it as a gift.