Haha! Tolkien nailed human nature! I am a hobbit and I pass on mathoms. I am completely okay with regifting! If I receive a useful gift that isn't right for me, and I know someone who would really enjoy it, I regift. I'm just very careful to make sure that I don't give it as a gift to the person who first gave it to me. That said, there isn't much in this world I don't enjoy, so I rarely regift. It's the spirit of the giving that gives me pleasure more than the actual gift. The reason I regift is that I hate to see things go to waste by languishing in a back closet if there is someone who could use it. My gift to our planet: recycling. Happy Saturday, Martha!
Hilarious! Now, some might say I'm about to shamelessly steal this cartoon from your blog to use later next week in my own Nativity LOLs post, but I prefer to think that I am simply re-gifting this marvelous cartoon. Thank you, Martha!
ha! oh these are awesome. regifting? well yes, of course. if it is an item that will only collect dust in my house why shouldn't it get a second chance at life?
These are hilarious! My husband got a box of a dozen bottles of wine a month ago. I packaged them up to give as Christmas presents and he said he wanted to keep them. He doesn't drink wine and I only drink Moscato (wine must taste like sparkling grape juice for me to like it, apparently!) but he said he wants to get a wine cabinet and put all of those crazy wines in there. Okay, so no regifting for me.
I see I don't know how to spell garage! My wife has not regifted to my knowledge. Now she does stick things under the tree that we bought earlier. I'm always surprised.
I have regifted but told the person I was giving it to because it was something they liked and that I couldn't use. Then I think, they gave me something that they couldn't use.
Haha! Tolkien nailed human nature! I am a hobbit and I pass on mathoms. I am completely okay with regifting! If I receive a useful gift that isn't right for me, and I know someone who would really enjoy it, I regift. I'm just very careful to make sure that I don't give it as a gift to the person who first gave it to me. That said, there isn't much in this world I don't enjoy, so I rarely regift. It's the spirit of the giving that gives me pleasure more than the actual gift. The reason I regift is that I hate to see things go to waste by languishing in a back closet if there is someone who could use it. My gift to our planet: recycling. Happy Saturday, Martha!
ReplyDeleteI hear ya, Louise. I am a minimalist, so nothing stays around here for very long if it's not being used. If I can't re-gift, I will donate!
DeleteLove these haha And yes, well, at least I have regifted before and am this year as well! Some cultures it's considering nicer than "brand new."
ReplyDeleteI'd rather someone re-gift than toss away!
DeleteHilarious! Now, some might say I'm about to shamelessly steal this cartoon from your blog to use later next week in my own Nativity LOLs post, but I prefer to think that I am simply re-gifting this marvelous cartoon. Thank you, Martha!
ReplyDeleteYou are re-gifting, Debra. No doubt about it. I do it (shamelessly) all the time :)
Deleteha! oh these are awesome. regifting? well yes, of course. if it is an item that will only collect dust in my house why shouldn't it get a second chance at life?
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. It's the best thing to do, if you ask me.
DeleteThese are hilarious! My husband got a box of a dozen bottles of wine a month ago. I packaged them up to give as Christmas presents and he said he wanted to keep them. He doesn't drink wine and I only drink Moscato (wine must taste like sparkling grape juice for me to like it, apparently!) but he said he wants to get a wine cabinet and put all of those crazy wines in there. Okay, so no regifting for me.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of wine! Maybe he'll eventually get bored of them. There may be re-gifting in your future :)
DeleteIt's sharing your bounty.
ReplyDeleteAgreed!
DeleteI have never re-gifted...yet
ReplyDeleteGive it some time, Adam... :)
DeleteNot me, but I do have gare sales!
ReplyDeleteMaybe your wife? I've never done a garage sale. I have no patience for them!
DeleteI see I don't know how to spell garage! My wife has not regifted to my knowledge. Now she does stick things under the tree that we bought earlier. I'm always surprised.
DeleteIt's a wife's job to keep you guessing :)
DeleteThese are so funny Martha!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it, Christine :)
DeleteToo cute :) I've been known to re-gift a time or two :)
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And why not? It's nice to find things a new home.
DeleteMy kind of nativity figures!! Hahaha... Yes, I have re-gifted. I confess. Is there punishment for re-gifters or do they just get probation?
ReplyDeleteMost of us are guilty here, Barb, so we're not telling :)
DeleteSome of the best gifts I've ever gotten were regifted gifts at gift exchange/white elephant parties. Mary has the right idea.
ReplyDeleteShe certainly does, Robyn. Why not re-gift? Better than getting rid of things.
DeleteThis is so funny!!
ReplyDeleteJust something to make us smile.
DeleteAnybody gets me candles, I always "re gift" them, as you call it. I can't stand smelly candles!
ReplyDeleteNo candles, Kay? I love candles, especially if they are vanilla scented!
DeleteI have regifted but told the person I was giving it to because it was something they liked and that I couldn't use. Then I think, they gave me something that they couldn't use.
ReplyDeleteThat is very cool. What a great way for things to find a home that can use them.
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