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regifting - what is the etiquette

(89 Posts)
RosiesMaw2 Thu 12-Dec-24 14:01:05

Check there is no date.
Don’t get caught!

Theexwife Thu 12-Dec-24 13:57:33

I would re gift, far better that than your daughters coming acrosss them unopened in the future.

Desdemona Thu 12-Dec-24 13:50:08

I would say do it. Beauty products don't last forever so they might as well be given to somebody this Christmas who will use them.

keepingquiet Thu 12-Dec-24 13:44:12

What is regifting anyway? Never heard of it. Every gift I get is well received however humble. I don't get expensive presents.

Leonora1 Thu 12-Dec-24 13:39:30

Thanks for all your comments. It was more about regifting than giving to charities or raffles. The items are quite expensive and I suppose I feel a bit guilty as if I don't appreciate the gifts bought me.
They are new and unused, I would never gift anything that had been opened and/or used.
Lots of useful comments so thank you all.
I think the general consensus is not to feel guilty and regifting is actually ok in these troubled times.

OldFrill Thu 12-Dec-24 10:52:32

Very useful barter sites on Facebook. Swap all your unwanted gifts for useful commodities. Works best in large communities.

keepingquiet Thu 12-Dec-24 09:40:56

Yes, give to a raffle. It doesn't matter that the cosmetics are a year old as they have not been opened. You don't know how long they sat around in a warehouse anyway before getting to the shops.
Even if they constantly do the raffle rounds for years they will have helped raise money for something!

Georgesgran Thu 12-Dec-24 09:33:44

I’d check any use by dates and donate. Do you have a local food bank that might take them? When we do collections here for ours, my donations are always toiletries.

petra Thu 12-Dec-24 09:21:31

I’ve always done that.
My sister in law gave me bath products for years despite the fact that I only had a shower. 😂
In the charity shop where I volunteer we probably won’t sell all the new Xmas stuff that’s been donated.

NotSpaghetti Thu 12-Dec-24 09:15:30

I wouldn't re-gift any face products if you've had them over a year.
It depends what they are.

I have used older face creams on hand and body- obviously not lipsticks and foundation! grin

J52 Thu 12-Dec-24 09:13:26

I’d regift them, give them as raffle presents or to a charity.
My only warning is to make sure the original gift tags have been removed. I had a friend who came a cropper when she didn’t remove the inner tag.

GrannySomerset Thu 12-Dec-24 09:04:48

You are definitely overthinking. Much better the gifts give pleasure to someone else if the original givers are unlikely to be offended. Sounds like a win/win.

Redhead56 Thu 12-Dec-24 09:00:02

I would regift or give them to our club for the raffle why not it’s better they are used rather than sat in a draw.

Leonora1 Thu 12-Dec-24 08:56:29

I'm torn because I have a couple of really nice items still boxed and very presentable from last year which I'm thinking of regifting to a completely different social circle. The items are lovely but I just never used them as I had so many other similar items. I guess I would use them eventually but I'm thinking to save money in these hard times to regift them. I've never done this and I'm a bit torn as to whether it would be a very disloyal thing to do to the original gift giver (both are my grown up daughters). They would never know as they are beauty products rather than permanent fixtures that would be missed. They are boxed and beautifully packaged. Am I deep thinking this too much?