ReGifting

[Pyrodrew]

I've never regifted and I don't think I've received a regift, but what say you?
Is regifting ever acceptible?

[DRoseDARs]

If they don't know, they can't care.

...

Though you, the regifter, are still a louse.

[DRoseDARs]

Edit: ?

[Jon Miller]

depends on whether it is a personal gift or not

JM

[Dis]

Never acceptable

[loinburger]

It's never acceptable when you're giving the gift back to the person who originally gave the gift to you. (My aunt evidently has a poor memory when it comes to these things...)

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I only do the "perfunctory regift." I receive a certain number of pro forma gifts from people I don't care about and who don't care about me, just because of my position; I'm also expected to give a certain number of perfunctory gifts out. That's an ideal regifting situation, provided the giver and receiver have no chance of knowing each other.

[Dis]

in any case, that's why I spell out exactly what I need at christmas. I usually get what I want. .

A gift for another person would do me no good. As I'm not like other people. I don't like the crap they like.

[Snotty]

This is what we did when we were gardening, we should shuffle around the bottles of wine and chocs between clients to curry favour hoping they would give us something good instead (like a handful of cash). My boss was even too lazy to unwrap the ones when he knew what they were, but lived in constant fear the client had slipped a christmas card inside the wrapping paper.

I hope none of them are reading If you are, it wasnt your gift, I ate or drunk them all, thank you

[Jaguar]

First he degifted, then he regifted, and now he's trying to use an upstairs invite as a springboard to a Superbowl sex romp!

[Caligastia]

Regifting is ok if the gift was something you already have.

[Hot Mustard]

Always - it's recycling! Why perpetually feed the consumerist monster if you already have stuff you don't want, that others might use?

[rah]

Good reference Jag.

Generally I think it's tacky, but when you have massive white elephant type parties, I don't see a problem with it. But never for family or close friends.

[Dis]

For the first time in my life I'm thinking of regifting. I got a starbucks gift card. We did drink starbucks when we were on a business trip together. But ordinarily I don't drink caffeine. Only on business trips when I'm up all night drinking.