Are you the recipient or giver of a RE-GIFT?
952520
I don't have a problem with regifting....but give it to someone who will really enjoy it and appreciate it.   Also, give it to someone within a different circle of friends.  If you get something from a friend who is in your school circle and you regift it, give it to someone in your church circle.  Much less chance of being discovered and there will be no hurt feelings.
789161
How rude......you don't return gifts. If you really don't like the gift & what it stands for, put it away and only bring it out when the gift giver visits. \n\nOr you could re-gift it to someone else.....Christmas is coming.
116170
Because when they can "clean the slate" by returning a gift, they feel better again! And, they might not have time to do that immediately, or in a thoughtful way!
115958
Its the sentiment behind the gift, I would thank that person from the bottom of my heart, and wear the socks. In fact I would love it very much if some one gave me a pair of socks. (I have always been given books and scarves).
400688
This is interesting.  Sounds like a one way relationship there.  I am sorry but gifts should not be asked for, they should come from the heart of the person buying them.  A gift is a gift is a gift it should be given out of love not pressure.  Don't feel bad.  There is definately some selfishness going on and you need to decide whether you want to live the rest of your life in a relationship like that.
23340
You know you seem to have based your idea of a good Christmas on what you received.... What did you give?\n I received three very thoughtful gifts and spent the day with my two oldest granddaughters,husband, daughter and son in law and could not have been a better day.
730079
Traditionally, it is supposed to be the season of giving. To give unconditionally, as Christ gave his life for us. However, lately it seems too many times, to be the season of going into debt, and getting stressed out over what gift to give whom. It seems to be more about commercialism than anything else. My wish for this year, is for my friends and family to give something that money can't buy! Give someone the gift of friendship, the gift of time, or just the gift of knowing that we love each other dearly. I challenge all of you out there to do the same! Volunteer your time to a worthwhile cause, instead of going to the mall! Doing a good deed is a great gift, and it doesn't have to be wrapped! Happy Holidays to everyone!
14583
You must either thank this person, and accept the olive branch they've extended, or return the gift to them... You may not decently keep the gift and continue to reject the giver.
563455
Ask your brother what they are like, what they like, what they collect, etc. I think one of those little angel pins, a plant, or chocolate, are good gifts if you decide that you must give a gift. If my son's daughter had brought me a gift the first time she met me, I would've thought she was trying to buy my acceptance. As it was she came empty-handed but her personality and her love for my son were gift enough. Now she gives me things all the time. It's a sweet idea though.
637143
It totally depends on the friend. It is always nice to make something or really put a lot of thought into the gift. That always makes a person feel really special.
100019
My mother used to do that to me all the time.  My gifts were never good enough, and every holiday I tried harder.  One day I realized I was spending a ridiculous amount of time and a really unreasonable amount of money trying to please someone who could not be pleased.  So I told her how I felt and that I was not doing it anymore AND I STICK TO IT.  Now I give her a small gift or a photo of myself for holidays, with a message telling her how much I love her and how much I appreciate having her in my life.  And I never let myself get manipulated into trying to "earn" her approval anymore, because she cannot appreciate a $250 blown-glass, one-of-a-kind, personalized glass ornament from England that I carried on my lap during a 36-hour flight any more than a $7 frame and picture ... but I sure feel less frustrated now that I did not put so much of myself into it!
10483
A shopping spree or gift card
887819
take the gift and thank them for thinking of you. remember it is the thought that counts.
319598
A free gift is something you you never pay for. This can be an emotional gift or a material kind of gift. A one night stand for example is a gift, as long as you don't have to see the whore again. Or snatching an old ladies purse as she feeds the pigeons, could be classed as a gift. \nYou see, Rudgie, gifts come in all kinds of forms. It's the way in which you obtain them that matters.
491097
The previous answer is sort of correct. The basis in the hands of the recipient is usually the same as the person giving the gift.
633438
The giver might have to pay taxes.  The recipient does not pay taxes:\n\n"If you give people a lot of money or property, you might have to pay a federal gift tax. But most gifts are not subject to the gift tax. For instance, you can give up to the annual exclusion amount ($11,000 in 2005) to a person, every year, without facing any gift taxes, and without the recipient owing an income tax on the gifts. And you can give up to $1,000,000 in gifts, total, in your lifetime, before you start owing the gift tax."\n\nGifts not subject to the Gift Tax: http://www.turbotax.com/articles/TheGiftTax.html?source=ttcommain#notsubject
774535
You get a new govinor as a present