I will return a gift especially if it is something I wouldn't use or want. There is no point in cluttering your life and your hope with useless artifacts just because they were gifted to you. I have no qualms about exchanging gifts for cash.
My sis-in-law sometimes gives me really cheapie clothing items made badly and of very unnatural fibers. If I know where the gift came from, I absolutely will return it. We don't live close enough for her to ever see me wearing anything anyway, so she won't know.
If I don't think the person who gave the gift would find out (or if they did, they wouldn't be offended), I would return it. There are exceptions to this: if it is more hassle to return the gift than it's worth or if I know someone who could get use out of the gift.
I will return a gift if it doesn't fit or if I get duplicates that I can't use. If it's something I really don't like or can't/won't use I'll try to find someone who CAN use it before returning it. I never mind if someone returns a gift I gave them either if it truly doesn't work for them. I'm a big believer in gift receipts!
I have never returned a gift. Unless you already own the item gifted then I think it's rude. I don't mind people donating items or using them for a swap or something. I just think returning them for money (or credit) crosses the line. If a person wanted to give a gift card then they would.
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Most of the time, returns have to do with functionality. Your family member would not want to you keep a sweater that did not fit. Nor would they want you to have two items that were identical. It is OK to return things.
Our son usually doesn't ask for anything (except eggnog)..so our relatives ask what he's into. If he gets duplicates (like TAG books) we'll return it if there is a receipt. Also, we'll do this if the item is too small. If there is no receipt we pass it on to charity.
Now I did once receive a festive Christmas shirt from my MIL. On the front Santa was drinking a margarita in a hammock on the beach. The sleeves had little embroidered margaritas going down the sleeves with beads sewn on here and there for pop. I took a picture of it before we placed it in the donation bin.
Yes, I would and do return gifts if they don't fit with my self image, I wouldn't use it and/or it doesn't make me happy. I would much rather have something beautiful and useful and I don't mind if the receivers of the gifts I give do the same.
I'll return something if there's a receipt. Otherwise, it goes to eBay or to my closet, depending on my productivity levels that day, possibly to be regifted again. They usually go to the back of my closet, especially because some people in my family are terrible gifters and buy things that few people would want.
I got married, and people started buying me all kinds of stuff that wasn't on my registry. If it was something we didn't register for and it clearly came from one of our registry stores, I returned it for store credit so we could buy something else off the registry.
Anything else I don't want gets thrown into the Goodwill pile. Our house is too small to accommodate stuff we don't truly love.
Last year I returned a gift basket that still had the price tag attached on the way home from the Christmas exchange. It was something that I didn't like and I had no one else that I knew that would have liked it. So back it went!
I only return things that don't "work" for one reason or another, and that's usually more of a trade for one that does (eg a shirt is too small or sheets that are the wrong size). Otherwise, I tend to re-gift or plain just give it away.
I'll regift something before I would return it (provided I have space to store it) ... unless a gift receipt is included and I can physically get to the store.
I have returned, exchanged, donated, and re-gifted things that were not quite "me". I don't think it makes sense (or cents) to leave things tucked in closets and drawers when they could be doing good in the community or brining someone else joy.
My favorite "re-gift" was for an autism auction - I "shopped" my basement for new and unused gifts that the organization was able to use in their auction gift baskets. Those gifts not only did good in the community - they now bring someone else joy!!
I sometimes keep gifts that I don't want, if I think they would be good gifts for someone else. Other times, I do return the items to receive a gift card, to buy something else.
Absolutly!! I see no good reason not to return something that is of no use. I was given this darling sheepskin jacket from my inlaws a few years ago, with a HUGE embroidery on the back. The embroidery is very specific to a particular group (which I am not a part of)there is little to no way to re-sell this item and I know she paid a few hundred dollars for it. I am stuck with what I would consider an unwearable item, and it's not returnable, nor is it a gift I ever would have wanted. Had I been able to return this particular item I would have, now it just takes up space in the closet.
I have returned a gift once. It was a high end coffeemaker (they had it and loved it) and we already had a perfectly working one, and were living in an apartment with minimal space. So I told the person who gave it to me that I was going to exchange it for another kitchen appliance that we could use, and I ended up getting a stand mixer. They may have been slightly disappointed but were not offended.
I buy most of the things that I would want anyways. This means I usually return or re-gift. This saves me money, but mostly saves me the headache of having so much junk in the house!
I will return a gift especially if it is something I wouldn't use or want. There is no point in cluttering your life and your hope with useless artifacts just because they were gifted to you. I have no qualms about exchanging gifts for cash.
My sis-in-law sometimes gives me really cheapie clothing items made badly and of very unnatural fibers. If I know where the gift came from, I absolutely will return it. We don't live close enough for her to ever see me wearing anything anyway, so she won't know.
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If I don't think the person who gave the gift would find out (or if they did, they wouldn't be offended), I would return it. There are exceptions to this: if it is more hassle to return the gift than it's worth or if I know someone who could get use out of the gift.
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I return it if I can or re-gift it if I can't. No sense keeping something that is of no value/use to me.
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I will return a gift if it doesn't fit or if I get duplicates that I can't use. If it's something I really don't like or can't/won't use I'll try to find someone who CAN use it before returning it. I never mind if someone returns a gift I gave them either if it truly doesn't work for them. I'm a big believer in gift receipts!
I am really easy to please, so I love whatever I get. I am the end of the regifting line...lol
I have never returned a gift. Unless you already own the item gifted then I think it's rude. I don't mind people donating items or using them for a swap or something. I just think returning them for money (or credit) crosses the line. If a person wanted to give a gift card then they would.
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JCV VC XV-N370B multi region. I also tried the instructions from DVDEXPLODER but it's a waste of money doesn't work
Most of the time, returns have to do with functionality. Your family member would not want to you keep a sweater that did not fit. Nor would they want you to have two items that were identical. It is OK to return things.
Our son usually doesn't ask for anything (except eggnog)..so our relatives ask what he's into. If he gets duplicates (like TAG books) we'll return it if there is a receipt. Also, we'll do this if the item is too small. If there is no receipt we pass it on to charity.
Now I did once receive a festive Christmas shirt from my MIL. On the front Santa was drinking a margarita in a hammock on the beach. The sleeves had little embroidered margaritas going down the sleeves with beads sewn on here and there for pop. I took a picture of it before we placed it in the donation bin.
Yes, I would and do return gifts if they don't fit with my self image, I wouldn't use it and/or it doesn't make me happy. I would much rather have something beautiful and useful and I don't mind if the receivers of the gifts I give do the same.
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I'll return something if there's a receipt. Otherwise, it goes to eBay or to my closet, depending on my productivity levels that day, possibly to be regifted again. They usually go to the back of my closet, especially because some people in my family are terrible gifters and buy things that few people would want.
I got married, and people started buying me all kinds of stuff that wasn't on my registry. If it was something we didn't register for and it clearly came from one of our registry stores, I returned it for store credit so we could buy something else off the registry.
Anything else I don't want gets thrown into the Goodwill pile. Our house is too small to accommodate stuff we don't truly love.
Last year I returned a gift basket that still had the price tag attached on the way home from the Christmas exchange. It was something that I didn't like and I had no one else that I knew that would have liked it. So back it went!
I only return things that don't "work" for one reason or another, and that's usually more of a trade for one that does (eg a shirt is too small or sheets that are the wrong size). Otherwise, I tend to re-gift or plain just give it away.
I'll regift something before I would return it (provided I have space to store it) ... unless a gift receipt is included and I can physically get to the store.
I have returned, exchanged, donated, and re-gifted things that were not quite "me". I don't think it makes sense (or cents) to leave things tucked in closets and drawers when they could be doing good in the community or brining someone else joy.
My favorite "re-gift" was for an autism auction - I "shopped" my basement for new and unused gifts that the organization was able to use in their auction gift baskets. Those gifts not only did good in the community - they now bring someone else joy!!
I sometimes keep gifts that I don't want, if I think they would be good gifts for someone else. Other times, I do return the items to receive a gift card, to buy something else.
Absolutly!! I see no good reason not to return something that is of no use. I was given this darling sheepskin jacket from my inlaws a few years ago, with a HUGE embroidery on the back. The embroidery is very specific to a particular group (which I am not a part of)there is little to no way to re-sell this item and I know she paid a few hundred dollars for it. I am stuck with what I would consider an unwearable item, and it's not returnable, nor is it a gift I ever would have wanted. Had I been able to return this particular item I would have, now it just takes up space in the closet.
I would absolutely return a gift--it's much better to get something you'll actually use than just have extra stuff laying around
I have returned a gift once. It was a high end coffeemaker (they had it and loved it) and we already had a perfectly working one, and were living in an apartment with minimal space. So I told the person who gave it to me that I was going to exchange it for another kitchen appliance that we could use, and I ended up getting a stand mixer. They may have been slightly disappointed but were not offended.
I buy most of the things that I would want anyways. This means I usually return or re-gift. This saves me money, but mostly saves me the headache of having so much junk in the house!