Regifting

karen2karen ♦ March 27, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment

What’s with giving out party favors that surpass the gifts??? And then giving out thank yous for the gifts after you’ve already given the hugely extravagant party favor??? Is this just to shame those of us who think there is really no need to do this birthday gift thing in the first place? Is this because I regifted your kid’s birthday gift from the stash of crap my kid received at her last birthday??? Really…Really? Is it just me or do the rest the of you do this, too? (Seriously, do you do this?)
REGIFTING: Well, the jury is still out- There are rules- It can only be so crappy a gift, unless you happen to know the recipient would really like it. It is best to not have already been used, so that the recipient is not immediately aware that it is, in fact, a regift. For example, my father-in-law once gave me an ice scraper built into a sheepskin mitt/glove…the one that he kept on the back shelf of his car. How did I know? Besides the fact that I had seen it in his car for years, when I opened it, one side was completely bleached out from the years it sat in the sun, while the other side was a completely darker shade. This, of course, screamed REGIFT…Really…Really? Seriously, how expensive could these be? You couldn’t have sucked it up and purchased a new one????? Clearly on the ride to my house you came up with this gift idea. Why bother? While it’s usually true, it’s the thought that counts, it is probably best if the gift does not scream thoughtLESS. Really…Really?