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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Don't forget to scribble out the other person's name. We look at the dos and don'ts of regifting, and whether it's kosher at all, with Dayana Yochim, consumer finance expert at the Motley Fool

Dos and Don'ts of Regifting at The Motley Fool


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  • [1] Rachel from NYC December 19, 2007 - 11:50AM

    Can you regift your virginity?
  • [2] Upper West Sider from Upper West Side, NYC December 19, 2007 - 11:51AM

    If it's something the giftee would appreciate having and the item is new, then I don't see anything wrong with it. However, I don't do it and the gifts I've received that felt like regifts are things that were so impersonal that they could be given to anyone (e.g., notepads in a leather folder). If you're bothering to give a gift, be thoughtful and find something that expresses how you feel about the giftee that makes it personal.
  • [3] Waldo from Manhattan December 19, 2007 - 11:51AM

    So, Any, what would you have me do with that silk scarf? That crystal dish? The china teapot? Should I throw them out? Give them to the Salvation Army? I won't give any of them to you -- you'd think it was icky.

    Your attitude seems to me to be terribly silly and (hate the word) elitist. Get real.
  • [4] kgb from Madison, NJ December 19, 2007 - 11:51AM

    Wedding gift from Mary and Steve: Hand mixer/shake maker. Card inside? "Congratulations Mary and Steve!" Doh!
  • [5] TM from Brooklyn December 19, 2007 - 11:51AM

    My mother "regifts" all the time, but she does not do it in any sneaky way, she is right out in the open about it. She does not substitute it for someone's Christmas or birthday gift-- she will just say straight out, "I got this, and it's not really me. Could you use it? Would you like it?"

    No need to put something over on your friends and family.
  • [6] keith from midtown (work) December 19, 2007 - 11:53AM

    Re-gifting is bad because it is impersonal.

    If you don't know someone well enough to get them something personal then you shouldn't get them anything.

    There is a great deal of pressure to get lots of gifts for lots of people, that's why people are getting crap that they want to give away. If you only get gifts for the truly special people in your life you will enjoy it more.


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