We’ve all done it. Re-gift something. It has actually become an accepted practice. Dec 17th is a day to celebrate re-gifting. Bring those gifts you have out of the closet! “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…. Re-gift!” This holiday always falls on the Thursday before Christmas. Most think that is because many companies hold their Christmas party on that day.
Our team always has a “pink elephant” game at Christmas. Most people find the worst gift that someone has given them and wrap it up. It is a lot of fun because the game allows others to “steal” your gift. Last year I ended up with a Cyborg bust. Cool!
With our current economy, it is becoming more popular to re-gift. Consumer Reports conducted a poll and found that 36 percent of consumers plan to re-gift this year. That is up from 31 percent last year.
I found a website that has re-gifting stories. Check out Regift.com. Some of the stories are hilarious.
Some of the key rules about re-gifting that you should remember are:
- Only re-gift something that you know the person will like (unless, of course, it is supposed to be a joke gift).
- Wrap it nicely
- Make sure there aren’t any tags on it with your name!
- If there will be a group of people, don’t give something one of them gave you last year (again, if it is a joke gift, this is OK).
What will you re-gift this year? I know that I’m not giving up my Cyborg bust.
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