OT - Gifts you don't want

I didn't want to hijack another thread, but the comments made me curious...

What do you do with a gift you never use or do not want/like?

Do you use/wear it once or twice?
Do you keep it handy for the time the gifter comes over, then blow off the dust and place it in a spot of prominence or wear it?
Do you donate or regift it?
Do you stick it in a closet or cupboard or the back of a shelf and let it gather dust until, years later, you find it while cleaning/remodeling? (And do you then throw it away?)
Do you throw it away?

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I would donate it to a

I would donate it to a shelter or church.

That's what I would do.

Hi Aniki,

I really never re-gift. But if I recieve a gift that I will never use I might offer it to someone. Someone that might like or use it. Not as a gift but as a kind gesture. I do think it is important to always remember when someone gives you something...it is the thought that counts.

Hi, Queen - always a

Hi, Queen - always a pleasure to 'see' you! xo

Excellent idea to offer it like that. And you are absolutely right - it IS the thought that counts. Do you think BioHo would consider that if I gifted her with doggie doo?

Well only if it is fresh

Well only if it is fresh doggie-doo. No hard stuff for her. Good only knows what she would do with something hard!!!!!!!!! BioHo...

If it must be fresh doggie

If it must be fresh doggie doo, that leaves a single option: Flaming Bag Of Poo On The Porch! *diablo*

I very seldom get gifts I don

I very seldom get gifts I don't like or want because I appreciate the sentiment behind the kindness.
When I did, I donated it to a charity shop - without letting the gift giver know.
I don't mean to seem ungrateful but one or two items I have received in the past, was just beyond what I would EVER wear or like - not for want of trying.

Same here, Letti.

The ONE time I received something to wear I didn't like, I HAD to wear it. My Mom gave it to me. She knew my fave color is purple and bought me a purple sweater. Lord, but that thing was ugly! That shade of purple made me look like a corpse and the style was something a matronly woman would wear (and I was a teenager). Nevertheless, I wore that sweater until it was a rag. Okay, I admit I was extra-hard on that sweater so it wore out faster, but I wore it!

I regift or toss unwanted

I regift or toss unwanted gifts.

Thankfully, I've only had to

Thankfully, I've only had to toss one and it got broken...

I would normally regift or

I would normally regift or donate. UNLESS…it was from my DH, DD or Mom. I would make sure they see me use it at least once. But that does not happen often since they all put a lot of thought into the gift and know what I like.

know what I like

know what I like

And that is the key, isn't it? Like when my Mom bought me that sweater. It WAS purple!

Ima donation grl

I pretty much donate everything and let the "charity gods" do the rest. I never regift. Not enough storage. Not organized enough.

My sole concern with

My sole concern with regifting would be that the gifter would see the re-giftee with that gift!

As a teacher i get lots of

As a teacher i get lots of gifts i dont need. I brought them out at christmas time and let others use them as regifts for teachers or grab bags. I even gave my ex some stuff to give to his girlfriend. Im sure she would have loved that one lol regifts from the BM. Her & I got along great. I think I was a good BM for the most part. My ex passed away and her & i still keep in touch. We've even seen each other a couple times. The kids want to see her occasionally but not with out me there as a buffer.

As far as gifts from my kids or my DH, i keep that and use it a little even if i dont like it that much it is still from my kids or hubby so its special. The ring that SS11 gave me from one of those Santa things at school, i even wore that a couple times. He was the only skid to get me a gift from him that said to mom. He never calls me mom so i dont know why he did that.

Cool about the teacher

Cool about the teacher regifting!

I read Santa as Satan... *shok*

I've done all of the above...

I've done all of the above... lol

Variety is the spice of life!

I keep for 1 year then donate

any gifts that I do not want go in a box in my cats bedroom and after a year (when I’m certain the gifter has forgotten what they gave) I donate them. I feel 1 year is a safe period to do that. I used to do the same thing when I was a kid. However, I always said thank you and told the gifter how I was going to use the gift. Something useful my mother taught me.

Lizzylemon, my mother taught

Lizzylemon, my mother taught me the same thing!

Things I get given that I don

Things I get given that I don't like get passed on straight away to the local Barnado's charity shop. I feel no compunction to get them out when the donor visits. If I like things, I keep them, and have got a lovely bowl that one of my friends made and gave me, displayed in our living room. But folks give me crap, out it goes pronto.

Kes, do you ever wonder if

Kes, do you ever wonder if some of those gifts come from a charity shop? LOL

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