Tips For ReGifting Without Getting Caught

Christmas is over and unfortunately you didn’t get the gift that you wanted or you got a gift that you already had.

While some people frown upon re-gifting, there are many that re-gift everthing, including Birthday gifts, wedding gifts and even Christmas gifts.

If you plan on re-gifting your unwelcomed gift there are a couple of rules that must be followed before you can be considered a successful re-gifter:

Be Discrete

Nothing is worse than a regift that sticks out like your bosses combover. If it looks and smells like a regift, the recipient will know it’s a blatant regift.

Keep it to yourself

No one wants to know that they’re receiving a regift. Would you appreciate knowing you’re receiving a regift? As with knowledge of a friend’s secret, it’s best to keep regifting to yourself.

Don’t regift to the giver

This is a big no-no! If you rarely regift, you’ll likely remember the source of a gift. But if you keep a closet full of possible regifts, keep track of who gave you the gift to avoid nasty scenes.

Don’t regift the following

Socks, books that bore, CDs from unknown artists, soap and candles (they don’t age well), obscure software, scarves (we have enough scarves already!), tacky jewelry, and outdated electronics that make frequent garage-sale appearances (think Presto Cookers).

New items only

Regifting something you used or wore for awhile is a bit tacky. Just because you got bored with it, that doesn’t mean you should regift it plus the recipient may recoginize it.

Clean regifts

Those wine glasses have collected a lot of dust sitting unused at the back of your cupboard. Have the decency to give them a good polish and pack them carefully in a gift box.