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| Yes | 42% | 109 votes | Total: 258 votes | |
| No | 58% | 149 votes |
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by Holly Rogers
It can take a lot of time and effort to decide what gift to give someone for a special occasion. Sometimes the challenge of thinking of something original that will be useful or...read more
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by Sunny Rayne
This is a tricky question, in a way. I mean, if you are in a financial rut and have exhausted all avenues of revenue, including loans from friends, family,selling personal items...read more
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by Christine G.
I voted YES in this debate because that was what I was taught when I was growing up. Gifts are sacred. They express the giver's love and esteem for the recipient. Disposing o...read more
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Obtaining something special or even an ordinary thing from somebody without having to give something in return, to anyone's definition is a "gift". Gift is also similarized with...read more
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Yes I believe it would be impolite to sell a gift, but my question is, why do you want to sell it? Evidently it wasn't something you wanted to keep, or you needed the money. In ...read more
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by Rafia Malik
I agree that selling a gift that one had received from another is impolite and I would be offended if he/she sold it. I find that it is already difficult enough as it is to find...read more
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by Gafa Werther
Gifts. Why does someone give gift to another? First of all let's answer this question. Personally, I do not give gift to someone who I do not care. I give gifts to my friends, t...read more
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This really depends upon how long you have had the gift. Let me explain that later. With that understood, I am going for the side that says that this is impolite. If I gave s...read more
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" What you don't know won't hurt you..." I remember these words said on a romantic comedy flick I have seen a couple of years ago. The question that must be asked here is: Wi...read more
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Is it impolite to sell something you received as a gift? Before considering the question whether it is impolite to sell something you received as a gift, it is necessary to k...read more
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by Lady Mermaid
Gifts come in many forms and are given for many different reasons. Although sometimes gifts are given with an ulterior motive in mind, generally gifts are given with the sole in...read more
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by Leighsa S.
There it is, wrapped and with a tag bearing your name. A gift for you. Maybe for a job well done; maybe because you're a teacher and it's the end of the schoolyear; maybe becaus...read more
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by Caren Franco
Is it impolite to sell a gift? Well, What is a gift? It is anything given from one person to another such that said gift now belongs to the recipient. AND Something give...read more
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by Sarah Terzo
Maybe it's the yellow and purple plaid sweater that your aunt gave you for Christmas. Or the giant scented candle someone at work gave you, not knowing that you are nervous abou...read more
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by Richard Para
96.7% of the surprise gifts given are, at best, merely tolerated and at worst despised or considered trash by the recipient. Consider, if you will, the Christmas fruitcake as on...read more
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No, I do not think that it is impolite to sell something you received as a gift. If that was the case then there will be no wonder in the fact that your houses will be crammed w...read more
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by KReisinger
Is it impolite to sell something you received as a gift? No, I really don't think it is. I think it would be wise to sell something you really don't want or need. What if you...read more
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by Jeff Burke
The real question is, "what kind of control freak would track the whereabouts of the gift they gave?" And if someone is that easily offended, they will eventually stress out ab...read more
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by Kathy H
This practice could be considered a bit tacky or even in poor taste, but not really impolite. A gift is a gift and after it is given to you and you take it from the donor, it i...read more
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by Ann Caimen
If you are given something you don't really want or do not have a use for, it is far more polite to graciously accept it, then give it to someone else or sell it. The gift has b...read more
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If the question is "Is it IMPOLITE to sell a gift," then I would reluctantly vote no. It might be tacky, it might be disrespectful, it might be less than honorable, but I don't ...read more
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