Have you ever received gifts you have given someone, back as a gift?

MamaMoo_2

Am I the only one that'd be tempted to buy them personalised gifts in future?

Kynthia

Could it have been that their child got duplicate gifts which was why some were re-gifted and not opened? Then they either forgot one set was from you, thought your child was the most suitable recipient (age and likes), or didn't think you'd remember?

MidLifeCrisis_3

Wow the entire year's worth of birthday and Christmas gifts that does sound very deliberate. One or 2 I could understand as forgetting where they came from, but not all of them that you gave for both girls. At least your daughter loved them so if they are playing games there's no harm done to her.

I would love to know what the gifts were to see if there is any logic behind it. Will also be interested to see if this year's pressies come back.

We gave DH's bro gift vouchers for his birthday one year, DH received them back on his birthday! We checked the sequence of another voucher we bought at the same time, DH was fuming!

I've often re-gifted for various reasons, but it's always important to remember who gave the gifts in the first place to avoid issues.

victory

I have re-gifted because when they were smaller, for their birthdays they would often recieve 2/3 of the same or have far too much all in one go, so some things would be saved for later but when it came to it and they were found they had outgrown them and were re-gifted.

We have often had exactly the same birthday/xmas cards and the same presents, waste not want not, re-gift for age appropiate, everyone is happy:D

Puzzcat

I got regifted the gift my dd gave her granny (mil) last Christmas, this Christmas! With the addition of some sums written on the box.....

I do regift but always write a note of what from who....tempted to regift this back to mil next Christmas......

springdreams

Puzzcat wrote: »

I got regifted the gift my dd gave her granny (mil) last Christmas, this Christmas! With the addition of some sums written on the box.....

I do regift but always write a note of what from who....tempted to regift this back to mil next Christmas......

I dare you

OP I don't think there is anything wrong with re-gifting. And it is an added bonus that your DD liked the items.

*max*

springdreams wrote: »

I dare you

OP I don't think there is anything wrong with re-gifting. And it is an added bonus that your DD liked the items.

I do think there is something wrong with re-gifting, actually!
If you don't like something, you smile and look grateful, then maybe put the gift away. It would never, ever cross my mind to give someone something I was given previously, nevermind on purpose - even if I hated it. Maybe all of you get so many gifts from so many different people that you can't tell who it's from after a while. Even so...

jellyhead

MidLifeCrisis wrote: »

Wow the entire year's worth of birthday and Christmas gifts that does sound very deliberate. One or 2 I could understand as forgetting where they came from, but not all of them that you gave for both girls. At least your daughter loved them so if they are playing games there's no harm done to her.

I would love to know what the gifts were to see if there is any logic behind it. Will also be interested to see if this year's pressies come back.

We gave DH's bro gift vouchers for his birthday one year, DH received them back on his birthday! We checked the sequence of another voucher we bought at the same time, DH was fuming!

I've often re-gifted for various reasons, but it's always important to remember who gave the gifts in the first place to avoid issues.

That's true ... what is their daughter like? Is she forward for her age? I am just wondering if they are miffed because she is exceptionally clever (or they just like to think she is) and they think you are buying things that are too 'young' for her and are trying to make the point that you are more in tune with what your own daughter likes than what theirs does?

I couldn't have bought the same jigsaw, for example, for my own child and my younger nephew, because nephew was more advanced than my son.

On the thread about inappropriate presents I noticed somebody saying their child had been given a babyish jigsaw puzzle when in fact she can do puzzles for above her true age. Personally, unless you spend a lot of time together I wouldn't expect people to know how many pieces to buy in a puzzle. My two have always been given things that are too hard for them, because people usually buy for the age that they are - it's not something I'd get miffed about though, unless it's somebody close who knows that my two have developmental delay.

springdreams

*max* wrote: »

I do think there is something wrong with re-gifting, actually!
If you don't like something, you smile and look grateful, then maybe put the gift away. It would never, ever cross my mind to give someone something I was given previously, nevermind on purpose - even if I hated it. Maybe all of you get so many gifts from so many different people that you can't tell who it's from after a while. Even so...

You are entitled to your opinion, and I am entitled to mine.

No need for you to ! at me :mad:

74jax

*max* wrote: »

I do think there is something wrong with re-gifting, actually!
If you don't like something, you smile and look grateful, then maybe put the gift away. It would never, ever cross my mind to give someone something I was given previously, nevermind on purpose - even if I hated it. Maybe all of you get so many gifts from so many different people that you can't tell who it's from after a while. Even so...

I think anyone who re-gifts does the part in bold. They wouldn't (I hope) take and SAY right I don't like that.

Only why have something 'in storage'. I don't keep anything in storage or that I want/need. I wouldn't keep something just because someone bought me it.

If I get given something I really don't like or want, then I would rather it went to charity or someone who I know would want it.

Likewise if I gave a gift someone didn't like, I'd hate to think of it cluttering up their house, just because they feel they HAVE to keep it.