hmmm….
Let’s talk about re-gifting. Is it good or is it bad? Some think that it is the cheapskates way out. I mean, it a way to get out of paying actual money for a gift, isn’t it? Teachers have done it for years. They get little Avon gifts and Christmas knickknacks as well as all of the items that parents bought in the fund raiser sales and never wanted in the first place. So they pass them along to family and friends who usually don’t want them either. On a teacher’s salary, its not a bad way to save money. My Dad used to buy used items at the Goodwill and tried to pass them on as new and we never bought into that one either.
But then there is another way of looking at it. There is a new ecology word going around these days. It is “re-purpose-ing”. And I think that is a good thing. Sometimes we receive a present that is not so good for us, but perfect for someone else. There is still thought put into the gift, its just that the giver took care and also moved toward sustainability.
Back to my Dad, he used to take my daughter and her cousin to resale shops in town and they loved it! All it took was a quarter or two and they had a week’s worth of gently used toys. My daughter got tons of costume jewelry to play dress up with – it was grand!
So the jury is still out on re-gifting. I say, whatever you give, give it with thoughtfulness and love and it will be just fine.
hmmm….
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