If you don't like a holiday gift what do you do?

by Chris D Posted 2011/12/12 19:34:15

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	Re-gift it	17 votes	24%
	Return it	9 votes	13%
	Put it on your shelf	46 votes	64%

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2011/12/13 01:20:27

Put it on your shelf

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Say thank you or write a thank you note expressing gratitude for their kindness in thinking of me, put it on a shelf, and a couple of years later give it to charity.
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HBO 2012/01/02 10:13:21

Put it on your shelf

The same thing I'm trying to teach my kids....smile, say something nice about it and say thank you. What you do with it later is up to you.

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donald 2011/12/18 05:53:54

Return it

return it to the store for something i like.

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jules 2011/12/17 23:01:42

Put it on your shelf

Sometimes I regift; I know that's bad.
I donate alot too, so if I keep the item too long, I take it to a donation box.

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Andrew 2011/12/16 20:56:18

Re-gift it

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Give it to someone who might like it.

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Thank you but no... 2011/12/15 18:21:35

Re-gift it

+1
Where is the "none of the above" button? I sell them on eBay.

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Deere Guy 2011/12/14 19:05:52

Put it on your shelf

+1
eventually give it to the salvation army or rescue mission...

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safari 2011/12/14 08:31:56

Put it on your shelf

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That is before I return it or re-gift it - Until then it goes on the shelf in my closet. Once it's mine I can do what I want with it right? :)

Personal items that have meaning will always be cherished. Those usually stick with me forever.

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clasact 2011/12/14 00:04:43

Return it

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take it back and get what i like.Once I bought my wife all these clothes for xmass ,they were all the wrong size so I put a please return tag on everything.She asked why I bought the wrong size and I told her I like all this stuff but they didnt have her size so I got it anyway so she could have something to do after xmass and leave me alone......didnt work she made me go back to the store with her

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mz jane 2011/12/13 18:50:50

Re-gift it

+2
say thank you but re-gift it to someone they don't know

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Sprout 2011/12/13 14:07:30

Re-gift it

+2
Say thankyou at the time and move on from it.

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Hsmagst 2011/12/13 13:45:57
Fran-Halen 2011/12/13 12:52:07

Re-gift it

+3
My brother and I re-gifted the same fruitcake to each other for 8 years....

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jules to Fran-Halen 2011/12/17 23:03:43

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Ewww, it must have been pretty raunchy after that many times! =D

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Fran-Halen to jules 2011/12/17 23:05:01

No, it looked as good(bad) as it did the first year. Those things are like twinkies.

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jules to Fran-Halen 2011/12/17 23:14:30

Twinkies????? =P
I don't like the fruit things in fruit cake. =O

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Fran-Halen to jules 2011/12/17 23:15:48

They're like hard fruit thingies...don't really know if they are real.

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jules to Fran-Halen 2011/12/17 23:38:17

I think they are but are called "candied" fruit.

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Fran-Halen to jules 2011/12/17 23:07:56

I, and i believe he did too, kept in the freezer until x-mas time. I moved to Fla. for a year and that was the end of that.

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jules to Fran-Halen 2011/12/17 23:14:48

Oh WOW! =P

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Alley Cat 2011/12/13 10:40:36

Re-gift it

+2
...,but show much appreciation.

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Stacie 2011/12/13 09:57:57

Put it on your shelf

+1
Keep my mouth shut!

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sglmom 2011/12/13 06:32:23

Put it on your shelf

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I'm GRATEFUL that someone thought well enough of me to pick something out in the first place!
(so I won't return it .. I'll put it on the shelf .. and figure out how to use it eventually)

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Jdogg 2011/12/13 06:10:01

Put it on your shelf

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Someone thought enough to give you something, Keep it for a while. Than give it to goodwill later in the year.

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JustMe 2011/12/13 05:43:26

Put it on your shelf

+2
I've got alot lost in my bedroom closet, its not worth hurting feelings

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υяsυℓα vεηgεαηcε ►нαя∂ cσя... 2011/12/13 05:00:24

Put it on your shelf

+2
Eventually it'll go to Goodwill

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Stan Kapusta 2011/12/13 04:58:01

Put it on your shelf

+2
Keep it with the rest of the stuff cause your "Dad".

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Reggie☮ 2011/12/13 04:18:22

Put it on your shelf

+2
Say thank you graciously.

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antlergirl21 2011/12/13 04:13:40

Put it on your shelf

+2
I'm too polite to do either.

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you 2011/12/13 03:59:39

Re-gift it

+3
to avoid waste; someone might need it & put it to good use

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Catnip 2011/12/13 03:27:26 (edited)

Re-gift it

+2
What better way to get rid of the crap my well-intentioned friends and family pawn off on me!

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bman~AVA 2011/12/13 03:12:01

Put it on your shelf

+2
My family already knows that I don't like receiving gifts for Christmas. I'd just as soon not get any at all.

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hari 2011/12/13 02:24:47

Re-gift it

+4
should be utilized hence Re gift it to avoid its wastage

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Michael 2011/12/13 02:18:38

Return it

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I once re-gifted something right back to my sister in law. It was an awful blow to her. That ended re-gifting, because I can't remember who gave what after a while.
Then there was the time my dad gave me two large oil paintings (needless to says not to my taste at the time). When he would come over I would drag them out from under the couch and hang them. Once, I forgot. He asked me where they were, and I said my boys played ball in the living room some times, and I had taken them down not to get damaged. He knew better, and said I didn't have to worry and he took them back. I was relieved, but felt terrible about being so picky. It is a dilemma for everyone at times, I guess. Good question.

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Anna E 2011/12/13 02:04:08

Put it on your shelf

+5
Yup, it gets stashed. lol

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Shawna 2011/12/13 01:38:17

Put it on your shelf

+6
After saying thank you and being polite and appreciative of the thought, I put it away and eventually give it to a thrift shop.

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MOMMA THOMAS 2011/12/13 01:38:08

Put it on your shelf

+4
IN THE CLOSET......TILL SOMEONE WANTS TO TAKE IT TO THEIR HOME.

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2011/12/13 01:20:27

Put it on your shelf

+7
Say thank you or write a thank you note expressing gratitude for their kindness in thinking of me, put it on a shelf, and a couple of years later give it to charity.

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FencerCat 2011/12/13 01:11:34

Put it on your shelf

+4
I thank the person who gave it to me, since it's the thought that counts...Then I'd try to find someone who wanted it, if I couldn't exchange it. If no one wanted it, it would become a donation somewhere.

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WhereIsAmerica? ~PWCM~JLA 2011/12/13 01:10:45

Re-gift it

+3
Eventually, not for a while.

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marcie 2011/12/13 00:33:31

Put it on your shelf

+4
It depends on what it is. If clothing, I can always say it doesn't fit and take it back, jewelry I do not regift ever as the giver will expect to see you wear it on occassion.Anything else, I will stash somewhere and always say thank you.

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