{"id":4477,"date":"2011-12-22T10:05:28","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T10:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/?p=4477"},"modified":"2017-06-22T13:48:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T12:48:04","slug":"regifting-cheap-or-thrifty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/regifting-cheap-or-thrifty\/","title":{"rendered":"Regifting – Cheap Or Thrifty?"},"content":{"rendered":"Come on let’s be honest \u2013 have you ever re-gifted over Christmas? That’s taken a gift lovingly chosen for you and er…given it to someone else (re-wrapped of course)?\r\n\r\nI know it sounds cheap and somewhat tacky but I have it on good authority that 1 in 3 of us have succumbed to re-gifting at some point or other.\u00a0 What’s more\u00a0 in times of economic stress I can’t help but think that re-gifting is actually a thrifty mum\u2019s best friend. Of course, like most things it’s how and why you do it that lets you off the guilt hook. In my case I tend to re-gift only under the following circumstances:\r\n\r\n1.\u00a0 When I\u2019ve been given the same gift twice (this happens a lot with Jamie Oliver cookbooks)\r\n\r\n2.\u00a0 When my children are given something too old\/too young or not their kind of toy, in which case it’s just a waste to leave it in the cupboard.\r\n\r\n3.\u00a0 When I am given something I will never use such as a sushi making kit or paint-your-own-dinner service set.\r\n\r\n4.\u00a0 And lastly when I am caught unaware by an unexpected person bearing gifts to me on Boxing Day.\r\n\r\nWhile I suspect this doesn’t let me off the hook, I think they’re pretty good reasons to re-gift. If, like me you\u2019re tempted do take my advice and follow my re-gifting do’s and don’ts to avoid humiliation and possible life long grudges.\r\n