I really hate getting "re-gifted."

[Shardik]

I actually got a chocolate fondue pot.

I'm a 50 something living alone that has a well known history of not liking sweets especially. And WTF would someone do with a melanin laced Chinese chocolate chip melter anyway? The darned thing might be 4" in diameter and comes with two fondue forks.

I feel for the next person who will get this "gift."

[hobbit709]

1. Makes chile con queso just fine

[Archae]

2. We figured out a good idea in our family about this.

We call it the "White Elephant" gifting.

At our annual family get-together, we give "White Elephant" gifts, and a couple years ago a fondue pot like yours was one of the gifts. :-)

But we can exchange gifts, and oepning the "White Elephant" gift is always hilarious, with all the wisecracking going on.

[NYC_SKP]

3. It's the dishonesty that hurts, if it's presented as a "new" item, otherwise,

I find the idea very green and sustainable, but it has to be done with people of like minds.

Ex-wife and I got a wedding gift in original box, but still had the prior wedding gift card inside.

The tacky silver plated platter went to Goodwill.

[meow2u3]

4. "Re-gifting" is rude, crude, and low class, IMO

No one over 40 in her or his right mind would regard re-gifting as acceptable. It's an insult to the one who gave you the present originally. Kids today... :banghead:

[quakerboy]

10. wow

You've never met my family. all the better for you, I suppose.


I occasionally re-gift. But I do it with appropriate items. For instance, when I am given a gift card for bass pro shops(why in gods name anyone gives me those is another story), I find one of the fishermen in the family, and they get a little extra on the next gift giving occasion.

[Lyric]

5. The only time that re-gifting is acceptable is when you're re-gifting the item

to a charity, homeless shelter, etc.

[crispini]

6. That gift is annoying, whether new or re-gifted, BUT,

I personally think that "re-gifting" is a great way to recirculate your stuff and save dough, IF it's an appropriate gift, AND if you don't do something really tacky like leaving the original card in the box.

[Heidi]

7. In some cases, it's all someone has to offer, and should be accepted graciously.

I don't do it, but if someone with a loving heart gives me a gift, I treasure the loving heart, even if I hate the gift.

P.S. Those 4" chocolate chip melters can be used to melt wax for encastic work, I've found, and they're also handy for potpourri room freshner, too. :hi:

[pitohui]

8. that thing has been making the rounds since 1974

we've all been there, methinks

did anyone ever actually once make the chocolate fondue? i seem to remember something about a sixth grade slumber party but i don't remember whether anything edible actually emerged--seems like we spent most of the evening on the seances, ghost stories, and attempting to hypnotize each other portion of the night!

[grannylib]

9. I don't mind it at all, if it's something that fits me and my life, and if

it was a poor choice for the person who originally received it...this example you cite sucks, though, if you are known for not liking sweets!
My son-in-law got a really nice "deluxe" Scrabble game a couple years ago, not his bag AT ALL, and he gave it to us, and we LOVE it. We play Scrabble for BLOOD in our house, so it was great.
I just felt bad that HE got it originally, obviously from someone who does not know HIM well.