Do you regift/return presents?

LeahBeah1212

In the last year or two I've found myself returning and regifting gifts.  Before when I received something I didn't like or wouldn't use I would just put it in a drawer or cabinet and forget about it, and then probably throw it away in a few years.

Ever since DD was born I've started returning/exchanging things a lot more or keeping things in mind that I could regift.  Do you think this is horrible?  I do feel bad, but if I honestly won't use it don't you think the person giving the gift would rather have me get something I would like or need?  If it was me in that situation I wouldn't care less if someone returned something I bought them.

Also, I recieved a ton of knick nacks from my grandma that are not my taste and nothing I would use.  I'm thinking of using them next year as regifts for grandmas on other sides of the family.  There are no tags and I have no clue where this stuff is from.  It is nice stuff and brand new so I don't really see the problem.

I'm not ungrateful at all, I just don't like clutter everywhere when we have a small house and very limited storage space.  Do you find yourself doing this more now that you are a parent? 

b15chik

i don't think it's horrible. while i feel bad doing stuff like this...i wouldn't want something i got someone else to sit around and not be used...kwim? it makes me crazy when i get something for someone and then find out later they just let it sit there and not return or exchange it for something else they would like instead

greycoral

This was the first year I returned gifts...but they were for the baby. Grandma got him a few really loud obnoxious toys, and I wasn't about to keep them around. Back to wal mart they went. He has a ton of toys here already, and she lives out of state, she'll never know. I used the money to buy him a few things he actually needed.

Sage Mommy

I've done it a lot with DD's gifts she has received from friend birthday parties. You can only own so many bead sets. That seems to be the gift of choice from ages 6-10. lol

ljlkm

I do it all the time. And when I give a gift, I always include a gift receipt so they can take it back, if necessary.

lifesadance

I rarely get around to returning things but I regift all the time.  Mostly it's things for the house or the baby that I just don't need or already have.  Don't feel bad.

madameladauphine

If I gave you something that you didn't want or couldn't use, I would want you to get something you COULD use or wanted.  If you regifted it, whatevs.  If you returned it and got something different - even better.  I just don't care about this stuff anymore.  I used to be really uptight about gifts but since DS was born, I have more important things to worry about.

I try really hard to get people things that I know they want.  I don't buy people stuff like random nick nacks - I try to get consumables like wine, starbucks/restaurant gcs, spa gcs, etc. 

jdouglas84

I return presents, and I don't feel bad about it if it's something that's not going to be used. Last Christmas and this Christmas SIL has gotten DD boy clothes...like, clearly boy clothes, not something that even could be pulled off as neutral. So I returned them, because they will either be packed away for MAYBE a boy in the future, or given to Goodwill.

katypresson

Yeah I would say I do that more now that I'm married and have a LO.  I don't want the clutter in my house either.  I don't think it's bad though.  I got a bunch of random gifts from my work "Rob Your Neighbor" game...stuff that's not horrible, I just won't use it.  So I'm going to regift those items and use them for my aunt's house - we're playing rob your neighbor there too.  That way I don't have to spend anymore $$$ on stuff. 

I rarely get items from family that I return.  They usually get me stuff I asked for...gift cards or cash. 

LeahBeah1212

Ok, well I feel better now that everyone else does it too.  Maybe it's just me being cheap, but I don't get a ton of spending money anymore now that I'm laid off, so when I get something I'll never use I start thinking about what I COULD use from that store instead.

blublusher

i do this and i don't think there would be any reason to feel bad about it. If it ends up as clutter than that present/money went to waste. its like throwing money directly into the trash can.

If i gave you something you didn't want, i'd be glad to give you the receipt to return it.