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    Do you ever regift?

    Every been caught at it?

    I have finally accepted the fact that I'll never use that turkey fryer. The shelter doesn't want it. What's a shelter going to do with a turkey fryer?

    My husband gets all kinds of things for speaking that we either can't or don't want to use. Most recently, a glass centerpiece that weighed eight pounds. It put him over the weight limit for his suitcase so he threw it in the hotel trash. At the end of the day, it's just all random stuff, most of it thoughtfully given. But there's a saying: the first half of your life is spent collecting things, the second half is spent getting rid of it.

    Maybe I'm just in a weird mood but boy would I like to have more basement space and it's too late for a yard sale.

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    Am in the same position. Have collected so much I really need to weed out. It's such a shame to just toss some of the items, they are good/new.

    A couple of years ago I did have a garage sale and what was left over went to the community thrift store. Hopefully, someone who need the items will get them. Plus there is the tax write off.
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    I don't regift...hate the whole concept.

    But I give stuff away...not wrapped up or for any kind of special occasion. If I have something in great condition that I just don't want anymore, I usually donate...but if I know someone well and think they might like it, I'll ask. This has included gifts I've received in the past, I'm sure, but it's normally something I bought for myself. I've used stuff I hated just to be able to say I did...but then donated fairly soon afterward unless it was something I knew would be looked for by the person who'd given me the gift. My stepfather's mother's gifts almost always fell into this category....the red leather wallet (regular wallet, not the type I normally used) got used for a year even though it wasn't adequate for my needs, the knitted hat and mittens got used all winter when I visited her...that sort of thing.

    The only times I've ever returned anything was for size...sometimes hoping my size wasn't available and then I'd "have" to select something else, maybe just another, more flattering, color in my correct size.

    If I give a gift, it's something I've picked out especially for the person. I don't do casual gifting anymore...having stuff on hand in case someone unexpected gives me something when I didn't buy something deliberately for them...I used to do this but always felt like a fraud...how obvious that it was a generic gift. (the only exception was if I baked a bunch of cookies and had some plated up...cookies are always good)

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    Long ago when friends and acquaintances our age were all getting married, a former roommate of mine said she and her husband had gotten something for their wedding that was really nice but they'd never use it. She wanted to re-gift it to another set of friends who were getting married but said it was too expensive to give just from them so did my husband and I want to "go in" on the gift? What young married couples aren't trying to save money wherever they can? Sure, why not?

    Why not? Because she didn't take the original gift card out of the box, so the friends to whom the gift had been re-gifted got both the card meant for them and then they found the original gift card wishing Julie and Rob a happy wedding from Aunt and Uncle someone. Oops! No more re-gifting has crossed my mind since then, over 30 years ago! Holy Moley, was that embarrassing!
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    I don't have an issue with regifting, though I never do it. I don't "gather" things that I don't need. I guess I inherited that from my mom. She never liked clutter and I am the same way. It was interesting though, my dad is a gatherer, so when my mom was still alive, she kept him in check. He's gone a bit overboard since then. I think he's making up for lost time. lol

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    No to the re-gifting. And I really don't understand the whole turkey frying thing, although they are delicious. It costs more to buy the oil to fry the turkey, than it does to buy the turkey!! Makes no sense!

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    Quote Originally Posted by barry581 View Post
    No to the re-gifting. And I really don't understand the whole turkey frying thing, although they are delicious. It costs more to buy the oil to fry the turkey, than it does to buy the turkey!! Makes no sense!
    I don't understand it either. You have to really like fried turkey!

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    I tend to gift to a charity or a fundraiser. The yogurt maker went to a silent auction the church was having, for instance. I do have to admit though, the incredibly ugly wedding gift of a piece of pottery sculpture "accidentally" was dropped on our concrete slab patio, what a shame.
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    We aren't Christmas-celebrators, so don't deal with that whole thing... I've never had to deal w/ big gift holidays, but the re-gifting thing sounds really uncomfortable. Don't you all just give things you don't want to Goodwill or to shelters? I don't understand "re-gifting."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abulafia View Post
    We aren't Christmas-celebrators, so don't deal with that whole thing... I've never had to deal w/ big gift holidays, but the re-gifting thing sounds really uncomfortable. Don't you all just give things you don't want to Goodwill or to shelters? I don't understand "re-gifting."
    Yes, I generally donate to Goodwill or Salvation Army or other organizations that benefit others. Because of the little re-gifting SNAFU I described above, I've now been married >30 years and still have things like crystal decanters with matching glasses, Waterford or Lenox crystal serving pieces, or silver serving items I never use, have never used, that we got as wedding presents- did I mention over 30 years ago? We got 5 sets of cream and sugar servers, including pewter and Waterford crystal, and we don't drink coffee. I don't sell stuff on eBay. I suppose I could look for a fine consignment shop, but haven't done that either. My kids don't want or need these things. If it's something of high quality that you don't plan to use but it's nice enough that someone else might like it or use it, the temptation to give it to someone else, as a gift, is there.

 



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