Anyway, I stumbled on this article from The Wall Street Journal about "The Science of Regifting." The piece notes that is is okay to wrapped up that coffee cup and give it somebody else. Shameful? Perhaps. But regifting is actually acceptable and there's a science behind it, as the WSJ article insists.
Psychology Today also gave its two-cents on regifting, explaining that "givers are far less offended by having one of their gifts regiven than recipients believe they will be. So, the taboo about regifting is driven far more by the concerns of the receiver of the gift than by the initial giver."
My take in regifting? It is okay to do so, provided that the item you are regifting is something the receiver will actually appreciate. It is not okay to regift an item because you think it is tacky and you just want to get rid of it.
Regifting or not, what is important is you remember the people who made a whole lot of difference to your life this year.
Being thankful is always acceptable.
Happy Christmas shopping!
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| Image credit: The Wall Street Journal |
