“Oh wow, look at that, socks!”
That’s your reaction to that present from your in-laws/boyfriend/mom/whomever you received at Christmas last year. You’re shocked that someone took that much time (or no time at all) to buy you that present that you really wished they hadn’t gotten you.
But now you can do something about it. Today, the Thursday before Christmas, has been dubbed National Regifting Day by Regiftable.com.
For the frugal, regifting can be an important part of life, however it must be done carefully, and without fear. If you have fear, then the regiftee will sense it and know something’s up.
5-Monogrammed or engraved items are off limits. The regiftee will know immediately that this wasn’t meant for them in the first place, to don’t even try, even if the person shares your initial.
4-Don’t reuse the same wrapping paper the gift came in. In fact, to be even more frugal, and disguise the regift, try using some pages from an old magazine.
3- Make the gift a “new” one by combining some gifts. For example, take the socks you received from your grandmother, and the fruity-scent moisturizer you got from your mother-in-law and make a “pedicure kit” for a female acquaintance.
2-Make sure you don’t regift the person you got the gift from originally.
And the Number One rule for Regifting Successfully:
Don’t tell the regiftee that you’re regifting them!
Thanks for the advice.