https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 13:41:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2701255 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:23:42 +0000 littlejoy 2701255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd donate or sell. No biggie. Funny enough @youboots: and I re-gift things to each other's kids all of the time ... but I almost feel like I need to tell people if they're receiving re-gifted things. Not that it *really* matters, but I feel better when I let them know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2701208 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:20:59 +0000 MrsSRS 2701208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's weird. I've regifted, but like a fancy set of matching bamboo blankets still in their original packaging. I just didn't need more blankets but thought my friend with her first baby could use them. I can't imagine regifting clothes. We brought some hand me downs to a party once because it was convenient, but I brought them in a paper grocery bag so it was clearly not a gift. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700968 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 06:21:46 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2700968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lilmrsm: oops, I was thinking too much like my situation. The hand me downs I received or were offered were the gift. Nothing else new or regifted was given in addition.</p> <p>What would you say? "I hope you didn't spend too much on these items. They didn't fit/ out of season/ missing a piece!/ etc and we donated. At least we got a tax right off. That was helpful." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700959 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:07:42 +0000 Lilmrsm 2700959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@misolee: Well I could say something to the couple that gave us the gift. I don't like them anyway and I don't really consider that a gift with what they did. Forgot to mention they gave us this when they came for my daughter's 2nd Birthday and they gave my daughter a re-gifted Cinderella dress that's size 7/8. They put so much thought and practicality into everything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700949 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:09:09 +0000 Corduroy 2700949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lilmrsm: Thank you and then donate. </p> <p>I got an obviously "boy" 9m outfit when DD was born from a co-worker that had an older baby boy. It was wrapped up like a gift and given to me at the shower with a card. The coworker said something like "I knew you would get a lot of pink stuff so I got this." Ironically DD only had boy hand me downs at that point. Still this outfit was the most "boy" of all the items. I passed it on to a friend having a boy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700890 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 21:45:38 +0000 misolee 2700890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since it's a gift, just say thanks and move on. I know it's annoying but what can you do? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700884 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 21:23:47 +0000 LemonJack 2700884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lilmrsm: That's exactly how I would feel in your situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700845 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:46:44 +0000 Lilmrsm 2700845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: As you said, this changes how I do unto them for gifts! And @LEMONJACK I would much rather no gift then this rude hodge podge.. If I don't know anybody that can use it I'm going to donate them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700806 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:53:51 +0000 LemonJack 2700806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really care about gifts at all, but that being said, I would be really annoyed in your situation. It's clear there wasn't thought put into it and they just wanted to pass it off on you as new. I would definitely donate the items if you aren't going to use them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700790 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:12:27 +0000 Cole 2700790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with just donating. I had a friend do this for my daughter's first birthday, it was the most random hodge podge of stuff, like a 9 month summer outfit- it was October and my daughter was very clearly out of 9 months clothing (plus this friend's daughter is 6 weeks older and we saw them at least once a week.) So it was totally weird but I just passed it along. I will say, and this might make me a terrible person, I'm less likely to put a lot of thought into gifts we give them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700789 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:11:42 +0000 sapphire 2700789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you can do whatever you want with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700788 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:09:51 +0000 autumnlove 2700788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would donate! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700707 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:31:26 +0000 pinkcupcake 2700707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sell or donate. </p> <p>But I don't think there is anything wrong with regifting IF the gift would work out better for the person than me. For example, we were gifted Tea collection baby rompers that we didn't get to use. I gifted it to a friend who could use it. The way I see it, I could have sold the rompers and used that money to buy her something , or I could have just given her the rompers. I think your case is different because the gift was missing an item - that's not cool, to gift something that's not complete. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700684 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:09:58 +0000 psw27 2700684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yup, sell or donate without batting an eye. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700677 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:59:04 +0000 youboots 2700677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd donate or sell without qualm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700631 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:30:20 +0000 Lilmrsm 2700631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: yes, we got hand me downs too but not as gifts, even some people gave us stuff with tags but it was clear it was not the gift, no cards were included with those and they explained they were hand me downs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700623 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:20:46 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2700623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were given hand me downs, but no one tried to push things off as if they were new. I would just donate, seems easiest, or sell what you don't want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700622 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:15:55 +0000 Adira 2700622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a ton of hand-me-downs that we couldn't use too. I think sometimes people are just glad to have an excuse to get rid of items they don't need/want! Just say thanks and sell/donate it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700613 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:59:45 +0000 ElbieKay 2700613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son received a pretty obvious regift for his first birthday. I still have the regift (a baby beach towel given in March from an expensive department sure that I'm pretty sure my friend would NEVER shop at herself). When our sons turned two, mine received a big ugly plastic castle toy that I did not want in my house. And he barely registered what it was because he was more interested in his other toys. So, I regifted that to her son for his second birthday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700603 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:49:54 +0000 kiddosc 2700603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If the clothes aren't useful to you, I wouldn't feel bad at all about selling or donating. I would still say thank you for the gift, but they don't need to know what you did with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-gifting#post-2700592 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:29:39 +0000 Lilmrsm 2700592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So my baby is just two months now and just received a baby gift from my father in law's first cousin and wife. My in laws are very close with them. They have a boy that will be a year in April/March. The gift was obviously stuff they received for their son and didn't want. There's a Carters three piece set missing the onesie! They threw in just the best and pants, no tags too. The other items don't match my son's size/season. Ie. Long sleeve body suits for summer and Eagles outfit for now!? It's too cold for him wear now not to mention football season is over. I know I'm supposed to be grateful for anything but I'm purturbed because they did this for our first born, daughter too and their girl was 5 at the time! Anybody else go through this/have this happen to you? I think regifting is fine on certain items like wine or if the clothes fit/were useful. Think I should just donate or sell the items? </p>