by Cassandra Baker

Created on: December 01, 2008

Listen, I don't know who said that it was a bad idea, but why not. If someone gives you a gift that is not so great, regift it for someone else who might actually appreciate it. What else will you do with it, stick it in your attic and let it collect dust? I know that I am good for keeping just about everything and never really letting it go. I know that it must be hard for some people to be able to just get rid of items in their homes. I think it is so much better to actually get rid of something by giving it to someone or a charity versus throwing it in the trash so that it will lay in the landfill for months. How sad that must be for so many people who do not have anything to get something that you didn't want anyway! It is so annoying to watch people throw things in the trash and not have a care in the world where it goes. Do you realize what happens in the trash process and why so many people support recycling! It is tragic to see now so many who oppose regifting a gift that they will never use!

There are many times I get things from friends and family and I absolutely hate them. I would rather them just give me what they paid for it rather than the gift itself. This also can stop happening if you start telling people in your life to get your giftcards like they have now the visa ones. That is much easier because you can use them anywhere without having to use them only in one store. For example you can buy groceries or get gas, rather than buy an outfit or a meal. Using cards that can be used anywhere makes it so much easier on parents especially because they can get the children that you buy for exactly what they need instead of what you think that they need. I make a point to make sure my friends and family realizes what my family needs before they go shopping. People always try to surprise you and give you something else, but it is not what you are in need of. This leads to getting gifts that you know good and well you will never use. The kicker is when the person who gives you the gift later asks about it, how do you not tell them you gave it to someeone else. The worst thing you can do is give a gift to someone else that they know the same gift that you were given. Make sure you cover your bases and the other person cannot find out that your regave your gift. If that happens they probably won't confront you, but will be pretty heartbroken. When they give gifts to us, they have the best intentions, but we do not always project gratitude well back to them!

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