Are you a gift recycler?

[Merelan]

You know. You get something that isn't you, nothing you need, want or desire. So you pass it along to someone else. Just curious as the season approaches and rears it's head.
Ever have this backfire? I mean the giver finds out? Or you get it back?

 

[Mensa]

In other words

Isn't this just another way of asking "Are you a cheap bastard"?

 

[Merelan]

I was trying to be polite... ya cheap bastard.

 

[Mensa]

I was trying to be polite... ya cheap bastard.

 

[Rambling Rose]

This is a loathsome practice. Someone makes the effort to hunt for something they think is 'you', they purchase it with money they've worked hard to earn, box and wrap it, and pay to ship it or take the time to bring it to you, all in the anticipation of making you feel understood, loved, appreciated and/or thought of.

I usually just throw it away

 

[Calamity Jane]

LMAO

I generally return the gift to the store it was purchased at, or it joins the cast offs in the attic til I make it to the Salvation Army for a drop off.

 

[Mischka]

I'm extraordinarily appreciative of any gifts I receive, and the ones that I do not wish to keep are so horrendous I would be embarrassed to pass them along to someone else. I am specifically referring to the Christmas gifts I receive from my mother. She is a remarkably creative and intelligent woman, but she lacks some gift giving gene that causes her to give the world's worst gifts. To date, I have received

• a lavender sleeveless western style shirt with iridescent snap buttons
• a centerpiece of Christmas carolers made of rhinestones and felt
• a Hulk Hogan Thunder Mixer - a battery operated smoothie mixer complete with decals of Hulk Hogan
• a 32" television box full of packages of tampons and pads

Now, if you know of anyone that would like any of these re-gifted, please let me know. The back of my closet is getting rather full.

 

[Starfish]

I guess I am just easy to shop for, because I've never gotten a gift that was atrocious enough to get rid of.

I did get a crystal nautical clock for a wedding gift from an anonymous giver, that was a bit unlike me, but it isn't ugly and it is just a clock. I still don't know who the fuck sent that to me.

No one knew. Creepy.

 

[chanaud]

I've re-gifted before, but only with alcohol. If the drink wasn't something I like, I have used it as a party gift.