Regifting? Follow these etiquette rules
“Have conversations with friends, family, and your social circles about how you want to handle [gift giving],” she says.
So again, as long as you’re considering everyone’s feelings, and following the golden rules below, regifting is totally fine. Regifting rule number one is to only regift items in their original packaging and/or with tags still attached. “The item you are giving should be brand new and never used; never worn, never washed, never played with—even for five minutes,” Smith says. There is one caveat to this rule, though: items, such as jewelry or china that are family heirlooms, Smith says.
Or, if a friend has admired something of yours, such as a teacup and saucer or a book series you’ve already read, these could be great opportunities to regift the item. In this case, Smith recommends adding a little something extra to make the gift complete such as teas and gourmet cookies to go with the teacup or a thoughtful note and brand new fuzzy socks to go with the book series.
For instance, Smith shares, if someone gifted you a beautiful perfume, but you’re allergic to it, it’s perfectly acceptable to regift it to someone in your life who likes fragrances and would really love it.A worst-case regifting scenario would be that the regiftee finding out about the regift from the person who originally gifted you the item. To avoid this, Smith recommends ensuring that the person you’re regifting the item to has no connection with the person that gifted you the item.
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